Blogposts tagged 'Princes'

Same fish, new business model

Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 August 2011 at 4:40pm - 1 Comment
Skipjack tuna caught by pole-and-line off Flores, Indonesia
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Skipjack tuna caught by pole-and-line off Flores, Indonesia

The hubbub has now died down since we announced that John West’s shift completed a clean sweep of change among major players in the UK tuna market. And it’s been a week since Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight: The Battle Continues reinforced this message, making people think about how we use and need to protect the extraordinary resources of the waters that dominate this globe.

Article tagged as: fads, Fish Aggregation Devices, fish fight, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, john west, princes, sustainable fishing, tinned tuna, tuna

A change in tuna policy: Morrisons move means all UK supermarkets switch

Posted by Willie - 12 April 2011 at 8:35am - 8 Comments
Tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean
All rights reserved. Credit: Alex Hofford/Greenpeace
Tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean

Brilliant news! Morrisons has announced a new policy on tinned tuna, committing to stop sourcing fish caught via destructive fishing methods: this means that now all major UK supermarkets have now changed their policy towards being more sustainable. This leaves John West as the last major supplier left that still needs to change its tuna.

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John West hasn't shifted on tinned tuna, neither has Morrisons. At least, not yet...

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 31 March 2011 at 10:25am - 5 Comments
Greenpeace climber and banner on the roof of Morrisons
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In 2006, we said Morrisons was the worst fish retailer. Now its failing on tinned tuna, just like John West

We had huge success earlier this month getting both Princes and Asda to clean up their tinned tuna. But the battle against the butchering of our oceans isn’t over: John West and Morrisons are still not off the hook (ahem).

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You did it! Princes will indeed change their tuna, and so will Asda

Posted by jamie - 9 March 2011 at 11:48am - 0 Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace/Kristian Buus

It's with enormous pleasure that I can reveal that Princes has (finally) got the message that bycatch is killing the oceans and has announced that it will clean up its tinned tuna.

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Princes tuna: 'the tin full of sin'

Posted by jamie - 22 February 2011 at 4:40pm - 6 Comments
Nice PR? Princes tinned tuna rebranded
All rights reserved. Credit: Alex Hofford/Greenpeace/B Darvill

Now I'm back in the office and finally warmed up after yesterday's trip to visit Princes in Liverpool, I've been able to browse through some of the slogan suggestions which have been sent in. There are some absolute crackers in the 1,000-plus ideas we've received.

Article tagged as: bycatch, destructive fishing, princes, tinned tuna, tuna

Infographic - destructive tuna fishing

Posted by jamess - 21 February 2011 at 11:51am - 2 Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace

Have a look at this great infographic to understand how ocean destruction can end up in your can. Here's a higher resolution version.

Article tagged as: fads, princes, purse seines, tuna

Sharks ask Princes: if you found Nemo, would you kill him too?

Posted by jamie - 21 February 2011 at 8:17am - 8 Comments
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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.

Article tagged as: bycatch, FAD, oceans, princes, rays, sharks, tuna, turtles

Princes selling endangered tuna for less than £1 a pop

Posted by jamie - 1 February 2011 at 6:10pm - 3 Comments
Bigeye tuna caught in the Pacific. Princes claims to use bigeye tuna from the In
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace/Alex Hofford
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.   

Article tagged as: bigeye tuna, endangered species, princes, sustainable seafood, tinned tuna, tuna

Princes responds to your emails but not your demands for sustainable tuna

Posted by jossg - 20 January 2011 at 6:12pm - 28 Comments
Turtle and FAD in East Pacific Ocean
All rights reserved. Credit: Alex Hofford / Greenpeace

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.

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Princes changes tuna labels but not its policies

Posted by jamie - 14 January 2011 at 5:44pm - 0 Comments

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.

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