Blogposts tagged 'Pacific Ocean'

Skipjack tuna is cheap and plentiful... or is it?

Posted by jamie - 1 March 2011 at 11:41am - 0 Comments

Tuna and bycatch caught in the east Pacific

Of all the tuna species, skipjack is seen as the most plentiful and the most sustainable. The speed with which it reproduces and matures has meant stocks are more resilient to our industrial fishing fleets than its bluefin and bigeye cousins, and has guaranteed its place in the sandwiches and baked potatoes of the nation. Or at least, that has been the case until now.

Article tagged as: bycatch, IATTC, overfishing, pacific ocean, skipjack tuna, tinned tuna, tuna

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Defending Pacific tuna in Taiwan

Posted by jamie - 31 January 2011 at 4:07pm - 0 Comments

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...

Article tagged as: illegal fishing, oceans, overfishing, pacific ocean, taiwan, tuna