Tuna: on the brink of extinction

Tuna - one of the world's favourite fish - provides a critical part of the diet of millions of people across the globe. It is also the core of the luxury sashimi markets. But rampant over-fishing is pushing these incredible creatures to the brink of extinction; there simply aren't enough fish to sustain the world's voracious appetite for tuna.

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The video the global tuna industry doesn’t want you to see

Today we've released shocking footage of ocean life dying in gruesome ways at the hands of industrial tuna fishers in the Pacific Ocean. The footage was...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 November, 2011 - 14:22

Vegetarians won’t change the fishing industry

Without fail, anytime I blog about more sustainable fish there will be at least one comment along the lines of ‘go vegan’ or ‘no one needs to eat fish anyway...
Posted by Willie - 24 October, 2011 - 14:35

Taking action for tuna on the high seas

Protecting tuna is not just about dressing up as sharks and exposing the companies selling unsustainable tinned tuna. Our ship the Esperanza is currently on...
Posted by mollybrooks - 6 October, 2011 - 15:28
Greenpeace New Zealand tell Sealord to change it's tuna - with a giant tin

NZ company Sealord told, 'Change your tuna - not just your logo'

After the success of the UK Change Your Tuna campaign, where all our major tinned tuna brands have now pledged to phase out the worst fishing practices, our...
Posted by nick_gp - 30 August, 2011 - 15:36
Skipjack tuna caught by pole-and-line off Flores, Indonesia

Same fish, new business model

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...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 August, 2011 - 17:40

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