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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A tale of two fishies

Imagine you were in a car that was rolling quickly towards the edge of a cliff. The sensible thing to do would be to slam on the brakes as much as...
Posted by jossc - 25 November, 2008 - 13:07 -

A fishy 'heads up' to France over tuna

OK so I'm a day or two off the pace with this story (courtesy of a long weekend - well even we need a day or two off once in a while), and didn't find out...
Posted by jossc - 19 November, 2008 - 16:11

Tinned tuna - a quick guide to fishing methods

Purse seined tuna Hook-and-line is a general term used for a range of fishing methods that employ short fishing lines with hooks in one form or another (as...
Posted by jossc - 17 November, 2008 - 11:51

London Sushi Awards ban endangered bluefin

Entries at the Milan Sushi Awards earlier in the year (image by Thomas Lu, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0) Working at Greenpeace often...
Posted by sarah - 7 October, 2008 - 18:06 -

Endangered, but still on the menu

Catch them while you can - endangered bluefin tuna © Greenpeace/Gavin Newman When we said a few weeks ago that customers of the Nobu chain of high-class sushi...
Posted by Willie - 26 September, 2008 - 13:39

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