Tuna: on the brink of extinction

Last edited 10 June 2014 at 1:35pm

The UK eats more tuna than any other country except the USA. No wonder - it’s the UK’s most popular tinned fish. But tuna also provides a critical part of the diet of millions of people across the globe. Sadly, rampant overfishing is pushing some species, like the magnificent bluefin tuna, to the brink of extinction. Our appetite for cheap tinned tuna also puts other species like sharks, turtles and rays at risk through indiscriminate catch methods. We work to promote sustainable fishing methods, and to stop the fishing of endangered tuna species.

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The video the global tuna industry doesn’t want you to see

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...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 November, 2011 - 14:22 -

Vegetarians won’t change the fishing industry

Without fail, anytime I blog about more sustainable fish there will be at least one comment along the lines of ‘go vegan’ or ‘no one needs to eat fish anyway...
Posted by Willie - 24 October, 2011 - 14:35 -

Taking action for tuna on the high seas

Protecting tuna is not just about dressing up as sharks and exposing the companies selling unsustainable tinned tuna. Our ship the Esperanza is currently on...
Posted by mollybrooks - 6 October, 2011 - 15:28 -

Taking action for tuna on the high seas

Protecting tuna is not just about dressing up as sharks and exposing the companies selling unsustainable tinned tuna. Our ship the Esperanza is currently on...
Posted by mollybrooks - 6 October, 2011 - 15:28 -
Skipjack tuna caught by pole-and-line off Flores, Indonesia

Same fish, new business model

The hubbub has now died down since we announced that John West’s shift completed a clean sweep of change among major players in the UK tuna market. And it’s...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 August, 2011 - 17:40 -

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