Update, 9 March 2011: both Princes and Asda have committed to
removing tuna caught using fish aggregating devices in combination with
purse seine nets from their supply chains by 2014.Read more >>
By the time you read this, I'll be at the head office of Princes in Liverpool where a frenzy of sharks is demanding an end (a fin-ish?) to the dreadful fishing methods that kill other marine species like sharks, rays and even turtles which Princes relies on for its tinned tuna.
A Greenpeace boat tries to prevent whaling ship the Nisshin Maru from refuelling in the Southern Ocean, 2008
In this day and age, commercial whaling is out-of-date and should
be out-of-the-question. Sadly it isn’t, but maybe the
news that the Japanese whaling fleet might be cutting short its stay in the
Southern ocean is cause for some optimism.
This
weekend Nobu Matsuhisa, the eponymous chef behind the celebrity-favourite
restaurant Nobu, will
be in London. For a mere
£260 you could enjoy a unique dining experience, apparently. I wonder
what’s on the menu. Delicious black rhino, perhaps? Or tasty Amur tiger? Maybe
some melt-in-the-mouth mountain gorilla?
Bigeye tuna caught in the Pacific. Princes claims to use bigeye tuna from the Indian Ocean
Yesterday, some of my colleagues
met with executives from Princes to discuss the problems with their tinned
tuna. It was the first meeting for several months and certainly since Princes
came bottom of our league table. Needless to say, there was a lot to discuss.
Ron with activist alongside the MV Lung Yuin in Taiwan
While in the UK we're focusing on Princes and the consumer end of the tuna trade, in Taiwan the Rainbow Warrior has been exposing the problems with tuna fishing. Last week, the crew prevented a fish cargo ship from leaving port...
Update, 9 March 2011: both Princes and Asda have committed to
removing tuna caught using fish aggregating devices in combination with
purse seine nets from their supply chains by 2014.Read more >>
Princes sent out a message to almost 18,000 of you who emailed the company asking them to stop using fishing methods that kill sharks, turtles, dolphins and other fish in order to fill their cans with tuna.
I've taken the letter apart to explain what their response really means. The bottom line is they're still bottom of the tuna league.
Posted by jamie -
18 January 2011 at 5:28pm -
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It's been a good week for seafood
sales. The Guardian reports that supermarkets have been doing brisk business in
"sustainable seafood", particularly those featured in the various Big
Fish Fight shows on Channel 4.
Posted by jamie -
14 January 2011 at 6:44pm -
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So, what's been going on since our
tinned tuna league table was released on an expectant world at the weekend?
Quite a bit as it happens and already you've helped us score another small but
vital victory over the worst of the tuna companies, Princes.
