Stocks of the most iconic and valuable tuna, like bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin and albacore are on the brink of collapse. Our appetite for tuna is pushing the fish closer and closer to extinction.
As more and more people consume tuna there has been a surge in the number and capacity of tuna-fishing vessels across the world. As tuna becomes scarcer, the fishing fleets are fishing further and further from their home ports and are squeezing the last remaining tuna out of the ocean.
The crew in the video is using what are known as fish aggregating devices (FADs) to increase their catch. But as the video clearly shows, FADs attract a lot more than just tuna. Sharks, sea turtles, rays, and dolphins are all brutally murdered for the sole purpose of getting canned tuna on the grocer’s shelf.
Helicopter Pilot Blows Whistle on Tuna Industry
WATCH VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JlKwoUtMk4
Tell Chicken of the Sea to stop purchasing or selling tuna caught using FADs.
SOURCE:
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/oceans/tuna/
John Signorino
Chicken of the Sea, CEO/President
P.O. Box 85568San Diego
CA USA 92186
Phone: 858-558-9662
Email: johnsignorino@chickenofthesea.com
Stocks of the most iconic and valuable tuna, like bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin and albacore are on the brink of collapse. Our appetite for tuna is pushing the fish closer and closer to extinction.
As more and more people consume tuna there has been a surge in the number and capacity of tuna-fishing vessels across the world. As tuna becomes scarcer, the fishing fleets are fishing further and further from their home ports and are squeezing the last remaining tuna out of the ocean.
Fishing crews use what are known as fish aggregating devices (FADs) to increase their catch. But FADs attract a lot more than just tuna. Sharks, sea turtles, rays, and dolphins are all brutally murdered for the sole purpose of getting canned tuna on the grocer’s shelf.
Stop purchasing or selling tuna caught using FADs.
