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.

Campaign updates

Purse-seining season closes early for Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Greenpeace ships step in to stop bluefin tuna being fished to extinction © Hilton/Greenpeace Today, or at 11.59pm tonight, to be exact, the purse-seining...
Posted by Willie - 9 June, 2010 - 16:58

Another attempt to free bluefin tuna from fishing nets

Earlier today, the Greenpeace team in the Mediterranean made another attempt to free bluefin tuna caught by the purse-seine fishing vessels. The good news...
Posted by jamie - 7 June, 2010 - 17:24

Video: what happens when grappling hook meets leg

For a taste of the violence Greenpeace activists encountered on Friday as they tried to free bluefin tuna from purse-seine fishing nets, look no further than...
Posted by jamie - 7 June, 2010 - 13:48

Taking action - and taking blows - to protect bluefin tuna

Greenpeace took action in the Mediterranean yesterday to stop some French purse-seiners catching bluefin tuna. And it's fair to say, things kicked off a bit....
Posted by Willie - 5 June, 2010 - 13:09

Greenpeace activist injured and boats sunk in attempt to halt bluefin tuna fishing

Activists are pulled from the sea as one of our inflatables sinks © Parsons/Greenpeace Some disturbing news is coming in from the Mediterranean where, for...
Posted by jamie - 4 June, 2010 - 15:34

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