Posted by simon clydesdale — 30 January 2012 at 1:19pm
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After the huge success of our UK tinned
tuna campaign, described by the Independent
as "one of the most successful environmental campaigns in years", it was great
to hear a big European tuna brand - Bolton commit to completely clean up its act.
Posted by simon clydesdale — 17 November 2011 at 2:22pm
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Today we've released shocking footage of ocean
life dying in gruesome ways at the hands of industrial tuna fishers in the
Pacific Ocean. The footage was shot by a New Zealand helicopter pilot turned
whistleblower, who undertook aerial reconnaissance for tuna boats in the
Pacific in 2009.
Posted by jamie — 21 February 2011 at 9:17am
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Update, 9 March 2011: both Princes and Asda have committed to
removing tuna caught using fish aggregating devices in combination with
purse seine nets from their supply chains by 2014.Read more >>
By the time you read this, I'll be at the head office of Princes in Liverpool where a frenzy of sharks is demanding an end (a fin-ish?) to the dreadful fishing methods that kill other marine species like sharks, rays and even turtles which Princes relies on for its tinned tuna.
Posted by Willie — 18 May 2010 at 3:41pm
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When good things go bad: a purse-seine in action
Greenpeace is not against purse-seining, which
may surprise some people. Sure it's a big industrial-looking fishing operation,
involving huge nets and catching lots of fish. But that's not always a bad
thing.
If we are to assume we're still going to
catch and eat fish, then purse-seining as a method is probably going to be
something that continues. Purse-seining
involves setting a large circular wall of net around fish, then 'pursing' the
bottom together to capture them. Where purse-seining is best used is with large
single-species schools of fish, that shoal tightly together. Examples like
herring or mackerel
spring to mind. These can be caught relatively 'cleanly' by
purse-seining.
Posted by jossc — 30 September 2009 at 1:51pm
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The crew of the Esperanza, still out patrolling the Pacific against the overfishing of tuna, just sent us this video update. They have been monitoring and confiscating fish aggregating devices (FADs) where ever they come across them. FADs are still being widely used by tuna fishing
fleets throughout the Pacific Ocean - despite their use being illegal for
most nations over the summer months.