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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Ron with activist alongside the MV Lung Yuin in Taiwan

Defending Pacific tuna in Taiwan

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Posted by jamie - 31 January, 2011 - 16:07

Sales for 'sustainable' seafood soar, but is the problem shifting elsewhere?

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Posted by jamie - 18 January, 2011 - 17:28 -

Sales for 'sustainable' seafood soar, but is the problem shifting elsewhere?

It's been a good week for seafood sales. The Guardian reports that supermarkets have been doing brisk business in "sustainable seafood", particularly those...
Posted by jamie - 18 January, 2011 - 17:28 -

Princes changes tuna labels but not its policies

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Posted by jamie - 14 January, 2011 - 18:44
Tesco was bottom of our tinned tuna league table before a nifty u-turn

Tesco escapes last place in new tinned tuna league table with spectacular policy u-turn

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