Blogposts tagged 'Pole & Line'

And then there were none: John West changes its tuna to drop FADs

Posted by simon clydesdale - 26 July 2011 at 12:00am - 5 Comments

A Greenpeace activist cuts the lines on a fish aggregating device (FAD) - curren

A Greenpeace activist cuts the lines on a fish aggregating device (FAD) - banned in pockets of the Pacific Ocean

You did it! Today John West, the last of the major UK players to resist a shift to sustainable tuna, finally committed to change their tuna. After more than 51,000 emails, a lot of negotiation, some interesting stickering initiatives, and becoming utterly isolated amongst the UK industry, John West have changed their policies.