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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A fishy 'heads up' to France over tuna

OK so I'm a day or two off the pace with this story (courtesy of a long weekend - well even we need a day or two off once in a while), and didn't find out...
Posted by jossc - 19 November, 2008 - 16:11

A fishy 'heads up' to France over tuna

OK so I'm a day or two off the pace with this story (courtesy of a long weekend - well even we need a day or two off once in a while), and didn't find out...
Posted by jossc - 19 November, 2008 - 16:11

Tinned tuna - a quick guide to fishing methods

Purse seined tuna Hook-and-line is a general term used for a range of fishing methods that employ short fishing lines with hooks in one form or another (as...
Posted by jossc - 17 November, 2008 - 11:51

Tinned tuna - a quick guide to fishing methods

Purse seined tuna Hook-and-line is a general term used for a range of fishing methods that employ short fishing lines with hooks in one form or another (as...
Posted by jossc - 17 November, 2008 - 11:51

Endangered, but still on the menu

Catch them while you can - endangered bluefin tuna © Greenpeace/Gavin Newman When we said a few weeks ago that customers of the Nobu chain of high-class sushi...
Posted by Willie - 26 September, 2008 - 13:39

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