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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Subsidising extinction

Bluefin tuna - sometimes you just can't believe how absurd the story gets. News today from WWF and a Green MEP show that over an eight-year period the EU...
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Subsidising extinction

Bluefin tuna - sometimes you just can't believe how absurd the story gets. News today from WWF and a Green MEP show that over an eight-year period the EU...
Posted by Willie - 4 December, 2009 - 11:39 -

Political flip-flops on bluefin?

As ICCAT souvenirs, delegates will be packing their bags in Recife with a delightful polo shirt emblazoned with 'ICCAT' and a bluefin tuna, and a pair of flip...
Posted by Willie - 16 November, 2009 - 11:36

Political flip-flops on bluefin?

As ICCAT souvenirs, delegates will be packing their bags in Recife with a delightful polo shirt emblazoned with 'ICCAT' and a bluefin tuna, and a pair of flip...
Posted by Willie - 16 November, 2009 - 11:36

ICCAT: complying through gritted teeth

The vultures were literally circling overhead as we approached the ICCAT meeting venue this morning… so something is on its last legs. So, with just one day...
Posted by Willie - 15 November, 2009 - 19:16

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