A total of 44 restaurants in Singapore are pledging to stop serving overfished species and introduce sustainable seafood dishes as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Responsible Seafood Festival, which runs from Oct. 3 to 25.

For example, bluefin tuna will be taken off the menu at Hinoki Japanese Dining for three weeks next month in an effort by the restaurant to be more environmentally sustainable, reported The Straits Times.

Its owner, Kevin Cheong, has been serving bluefin tuna sashimi and belly dishes since the restaurant opened in the Central Business District five years ago.

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