Tuna

The final countdown: we’re on the road to clean tuna

Posted by Ariana Densham — 13 June 2014 at 1:15pm - Comments

Skipjack Tuna in East Pacific Ocean

If they thought they had avoided Greenpeace’s scrutiny, they were wrong. For the first time, we are checking what’s in the tuna tins in Aldi, Lidl, Ocado, Iceland, Budgens and Booths. They join a growing list of supermarkets we’ve surveyed about the tuna they use in their tins, and how it’s caught.

Article tagged as: bycatch, fishing, oceans, purse seines, rays, sharks, supermarkets, sustainable, tuna, turtles

Great news on tuna from UK supermarkets

Posted by Ariana Densham — 23 May 2014 at 11:45am - Comments

Green turtle swimming in the Maldives

Can you see the sharks shaking their tail fins and turtles clapping their flippers? CAN you?!

They’re doing their happy dance because of the recent good news from Asda.

The supermarket – which is part of the global Walmart group - has committed to applying the same sustainability standards to all the brands of tinned tuna they sell, not just their own brand.

Article tagged as: ASDA, by-catch, marks and spencer, oceans, rays, sainsbury's, sharks, supermarkets, sustainable, the Co-op, tuna, turtles, waitrose, walmart

Ocean heroes in a half shell: it’s World Turtle Day!

Posted by Willie — 23 May 2014 at 12:12am - Comments

Sea turtles live in the ocean. They don’t loiter around so much as cruise the whole sea, taking in shallow coastal lagoons, stopping by seamounts, and crossing the open ocean on high seas highways, only ever returning to land to lay eggs.

They are truly creatures of the ocean. And they are pretty special.

Today is World Turtle Day – so what better excuse to shell out a bit of love and respect to these most iconic ocean ambassadors?

Article tagged as: bycatch, endangered, fishing, hawksbill, jellyfish, leatherback, loggerhead, ocean sanctuaries, tuna, Turtle Day, turtles, World Turtle Day

In pictures: It's World Tuna Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 2 May 2014 at 10:02am - Comments

Captive bluefin tuna inside a transport cage which is being towed by a tug from fishing grounds in Libya to Tuna farms in Sicily, 2006.

Last Friday was the penguins' special day. Now this Friday is World Tuna day; and whilst the world's most popular fish might not be as cute as the waddling creatures, they are amazing wild species that are vital to the ocean ecosystem and deserve to have their story told.

Article tagged as: bycatch, oceans, Pole and Line, slideshows, sustainable fishing, tuna

Tuna are for life, not just for lunch.

Posted by Willie — 2 May 2014 at 12:00am - Comments

Tuna are awesome. We don’t get to say that enough, so since it’s World Tuna Day, I want to make amends. These fish are majestic ocean wanderers, who have earned their place in history, but today they are sadly the icons of global overfishing & dodgy fishing methods, and a globally-traded commodity.

Article tagged as: albacore, bigeye, bluefin, bycatch, dolphin friendly, long lining, overfishing, Pole and Line, purse seining, sharks, skipjack, tigers, tinned tuna, tuna, yellowfin

Name that tuna

Posted by Willie — 30 April 2014 at 1:51pm - Comments

Tuna are fish, and they are wild animals. But to many people, they are simply understood as food. It can be a bit confusing when the short hand of ‘tuna’ is used, as it covers a whole family of species, from the relatively-tiddly and widespread skipjack, right up to the majestic but beleaguered bluefins.

Article tagged as: albacore, albatross, bigeye, bluefin, endangered species, fads, fishing, oceans, Pole & LIne, seafood, sharks, skipjack, supermarkets, sushi, tuna, turtles, yellowfin

IPCC's global warning means it’s time to get serious about protecting our oceans

Posted by Willie — 31 March 2014 at 11:10am - Comments

We know climate change is the biggest threat facing our planet, which is why it is Greenpeace’s priority campaign across the world. Today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s highlights the enormous impacts and consequences climate change is having on our oceans. This must act as a wake-up call for everyone who depends on, or cares about our oceans and the vast array of life within them.

These are the most important messages from report - and they mean for our oceans.

Article tagged as: antarctic, arctic, bycatch, climate change, coral, fishing, food security, great barrier reef, IPCC, krill, marine reserves, ocean acidification, ocean sanctuaries, pollution, tuna, whales

3 ways Tesco is lying to its customers

Posted by Ariana Densham — 28 March 2014 at 6:49pm - Comments

Busted: Tesco are dishing out fishy lies again. And they’re hoping that we’ll all swallow it, hook, line and sinker.

Article tagged as: lies, oceans, oriental and pacific, Pole and Line, sustainable fishing, tesco, tinned tuna, tuna, unsustainable fishing

"Why are sharks, turtles and rays more important than tuna?"

Posted by Willie — 20 March 2014 at 11:32am - Comments

Is this shark more important than the other fish?

Here’s a question which has cropped up from some supporters about our work on tinned tuna.

‘Why are sharks, turtles and rays more important than tuna?’

Article tagged as: bluefin, bycatch, fads, overfishing, rays, sharks, skipjack, tinned tuna, tuna, turtles

That tuna doesn't belong there!

Posted by victoriah — 11 March 2014 at 3:52pm - Comments

Dirty, unsustainable tuna like Oriental and Pacific doesn’t belong on Tesco shelves (for more about why that is, check out this story, or read on!)

Which has got a lot of people thinking. Where else does Oriental and Pacific not belong?

Well for one, it certainly doesn't belong hidden in other parts of the shop. Does it?

Article tagged as: oceans, oriental and pacific, sustainable fishing, tesco, tinned tuna, tuna

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