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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Tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean

A change in tuna policy: Morrisons move means all UK supermarkets switch

Brilliant news! Morrisons has announced a new policy on tinned tuna, committing to stop sourcing fish caught via destructive fishing methods: this means...
Posted by Willie - 12 April, 2011 - 09:35 -

You did it! Princes will indeed change their tuna, and so will Asda

It's with enormous pleasure that I can reveal that Princes has (finally) got the message that bycatch is killing the oceans and has announced that it will...
Posted by jamie - 9 March, 2011 - 12:48
Tuna and bycatch caught in the east Pacific

Skipjack tuna is cheap and plentiful... or is it?

Of all the tuna species, skipjack is seen as the most plentiful and the most sustainable. The speed with which it reproduces and matures has meant stocks are...
Posted by jamie - 1 March, 2011 - 11:41
Nice PR? Princes tinned tuna rebranded

Princes tuna: 'the tin full of sin'

Now I'm back in the office and finally warmed up after yesterday's trip to visit Princes in Liverpool, I've been able to browse through some of the slogan...
Posted by jamie - 22 February, 2011 - 17:40 -

Infographic - destructive tuna fishing

Have a look at this great infographic to understand how ocean destruction can end up in your can. Here's a higher resolution version.
Posted by jamess - 21 February, 2011 - 12:51 -

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