The state of the bluefin tuna is a good lens through which to see how globalization has resulted in serious environmental consequences. Ted Bestor, anthropologist and author of Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World, uses “commodity chain analysis” to explore the impact of globalization – more specifically, the realignment of labor and capital in response to international regulation and global trade. Watch the video below, and read this article (need access to JSTOR).
More about the state of the bluefin tuna from the NY Times.