GUILT FREE TUNA

JUNE 1st, 2010

Jessica Simpson once memorably described tuna as the chicken of the sea. This is not a line of thought that it is wise to pursue too far, however one can see her point, tuna is versatile and tasty. It is also dangerously over fished and despite the dolphin friendly signs on your tins of tuna, fished irresponsibly and unsustainably by many fishermen.

Amidst distressing reports of bluefin tuna possible heading towards commercial extinction in the meditarannean, it is all the more important to check to see that the tuna in your can is caught by pole-and-line. If you are a sandwich fan, then M&S and Pret a Manger are the only high street chains with guilt free tuna sandwiches. Sainsbury’s are also poised to make the switch. Tesco however are lagging behind and have only just committed to making sure ten percent of their tinned tuna is caught by pole-and-line.

Source: Greenpeace

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