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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Cheap seafood costs too much in human suffering

About 8 years ago, I had the joy of doing a live news interview from a fish processing factory in Grimsby. Being in a fish processing factory in Grimsby was...
Posted by Willie - 14 December, 2015 - 13:09

Cheap seafood costs too much in human suffering

About 8 years ago, I had the joy of doing a live news interview from a fish processing factory in Grimsby. Being in a fish processing factory in Grimsby was...
Posted by Willie - 14 December, 2015 - 13:09

Customer outrage over tuna giants John West and Thai Union

Tuna has finally gone mainstream, following the outcry in the media that John West* has broken its sustainability and traceability promises. We’ve reached...
Posted by Ariana Densham - 21 October, 2015 - 10:56

Customer outrage over tuna giants John West and Thai Union

Tuna has finally gone mainstream, following the outcry in the media that John West* has broken its sustainability and traceability promises. We’ve reached...
Posted by Ariana Densham - 21 October, 2015 - 10:56

John West's broken promises

It’s only been a few days since our tuna league table exposed John West’s broken promise to only source sustainable tuna, but it’s been making waves everywhere...
Posted by Ariana Densham - 12 October, 2015 - 10:35

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