FED:Greenpeace's sustainable tuna rankings

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2011
FED:Greenpeace's sustainable tuna rankings

SYDNEY, Aug 10 AAP - Greenpeace's sustainability ranking of Australian tinned tuna brands.



1 - Fish 4 Ever - Uses selective pole and line fishing method; has established sustainable
tuna fisheries; provides all information consumers need to choose a sustainable product;
BUT still sells a small amount of threatened yellowfin tuna.



2 - Safcol - Dropped purse seine nets in favour of pole and line method; publicly promotes
sustainable fishing and the conservation of overfished species; BUT its pole and line
tuna not available in stores yet.



3 - Coles Tuna Chunks - Has shown leadership by improving the sustainability of its
tuna; does not sell unsustainable Yellowfin tuna; BUT continues to source tuna from purse
seine methods



4 - John West - Has switched to 100 per cent sustainable Skipjack tuna from Western
Central Pacific Oceans; BUT continues to source most of its range from purse seine vessels.



5 - Greenseas - Sources 100 per cent sustainable Skipjack tuna BUT continues to use
purse seine vessels and methods that result in by-kill.



6 - Aldi - Aldi relies heavily on threatened Yellowfin tuna; sources its range from
purse seine vessels; BUT plans to introduce a sustainable range of pole and line caught
Skipjack tuna.



7 - IGA Signature - Doesn't guarantee it won't source fish from proposed conservation
areas; continues to sources its range from purse seine vessels; BUT does source 100 per
cent sustainable Skipjack tuna.

8 - Sirena - Continues to sources its range from purse seine vessels; trades in threatened
yellowfin tuna; makes misleading claims about sourcing fish from local producers.



9 Woolworths - Continues to sources its range from purse seine vessels; its seafood
policy does not include canned tuna and may mislead customers; offers no confirmation
that it can guarantee sourcing from reputable operators; BUT does offer a pole and line
caught Albacore product.



10 Sole Mare - Trades in overfished Yellowfin tuna; does not provide information on
catch method or area; lacks supply chain transparency.

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