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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Greenpeace climber and banner on the roof of Morrisons

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

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...
Posted by Gemma Freeman - 31 March, 2011 - 11:25

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

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...
Posted by jamie - 9 March, 2011 - 12:48
Tuna and bycatch caught in the east Pacific

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

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...
Posted by jamie - 1 March, 2011 - 11:41
Nice PR? Princes tinned tuna rebranded

Princes tuna: 'the tin full of sin'

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...
Posted by jamie - 22 February, 2011 - 17:40

Infographic - destructive tuna fishing

Have a look at this great infographic to understand how ocean destruction can end up in your can. Here's a higher resolution version.
Posted by jamess - 21 February, 2011 - 12:51

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