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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Are Italy and France backing down, and backing bluefin?

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A New Year, and a new position from the UK government on bluefin?

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Posted by Willie - 12 January, 2010 - 18:36

John West – changing their tuna?

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Posted by Willie - 16 December, 2009 - 15:36

Backing down on bluefin?

You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere someone decided to name a roller-coaster 'bluefin'. The ups, downs, twists, and turns are certainly hard to...
Posted by Willie - 16 December, 2009 - 14:57

Backing down on bluefin?

You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere someone decided to name a roller-coaster 'bluefin'. The ups, downs, twists, and turns are certainly hard to...
Posted by Willie - 16 December, 2009 - 14:57

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