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.

Campaign updates

Purse-seining season closes early for Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Greenpeace ships step in to stop bluefin tuna being fished to extinction © Hilton/Greenpeace Today, or at 11.59pm tonight, to be exact, the purse-seining...
Posted by Willie - 9 June, 2010 - 16:58 -

Purse-seining season closes early for Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Greenpeace ships step in to stop bluefin tuna being fished to extinction © Hilton/Greenpeace Today, or at 11.59pm tonight, to be exact, the purse-seining...
Posted by Willie - 9 June, 2010 - 16:58 -

Another attempt to free bluefin tuna from fishing nets

Earlier today, the Greenpeace team in the Mediterranean made another attempt to free bluefin tuna caught by the purse-seine fishing vessels. The good news...
Posted by jamie - 7 June, 2010 - 17:24

Another attempt to free bluefin tuna from fishing nets

Earlier today, the Greenpeace team in the Mediterranean made another attempt to free bluefin tuna caught by the purse-seine fishing vessels. The good news...
Posted by jamie - 7 June, 2010 - 17:24

Video: what happens when grappling hook meets leg

For a taste of the violence Greenpeace activists encountered on Friday as they tried to free bluefin tuna from purse-seine fishing nets, look no further than...
Posted by jamie - 7 June, 2010 - 13:48

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