Always low prices. Not always sustainable.

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Casson Trenor

Skipjack tuna and bycatch caught in the net of a purse seiner using fish aggregation devices (FADs)

Walmart’s own brand of tuna might be low cost. But it comes at a high price to our oceans.

That’s because what you’ll find inside a can of Walmart’s ‘Great Value’ tuna has been caught in the some of the most destructive ways imaginable. These destructive fishing practices unnecessarily kill tens of thousands of sharks, sea turtles, rays and other sea creatures every year.

It doesn’t have to be this way — even for a company as big as Walmart. Continue reading →

F.A.D.-Free Tuna Comes to Safeway – Affordably

Posted on October 2, 2012 by admin

Read the original version of Mark Bittman’s New York Times piece and Greenpeace’s announcement of this great news!

Casson Trenor, senior markets campaigner for Greenpeace USA, has a bit of a victory to report: U.S. consumers can now buy “environmentally preferable” tuna without spending any extra cash.

Safeway, one of the largest food retailers in the United States, is now stocking“Responsibly Caught” skipjack, sourced solely from tuna vessels that do not employ the use of Fish Aggregating Devices(F.A.D.s). Continue reading →

It’s Time to Think Outside the Can

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Casson Trenor

Vegan "Tuna" Salad Sandwich!

When my partners and I set out to start a restaurant in San Francisco, we had a novel idea: to give people the opportunity to savor the beauty and delicacy of Japanese cuisine while at the same time protecting the fragile biodiversity of the world’s oceans. We immersed ourselves in the art of sustainable sushi, came up with a remarkable number of delectable alternatives environmentally dubious choices like bluefin tuna, eel, and hamachi — and in the process became a major cuisine destination for the Bay Area.

It is possible — in fact, it is imperative — to find ways to enjoy the foods we love without destroying the oceans. Unfortunately, this lesson is lost on some of the major seafood brands like Chicken of the Sea. These companies continue to employ destructive fishing practices such as fish aggregating devices (FADs) and conventional longlines, despite the overwhelming evidence that they are ripping up the oceans.

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Great news for the ocean: Safeway breaks new ground in sustainable tuna

Posted on February 10, 2012 by John Hocevar

Skipjack tuna and bycatch caught in the net of a purse seiner using fish aggregation devices (FADs)

Greenpeace has been working to get the tuna industry to stop using fishing methods that catch unacceptably high amounts of bycatch – particularly of imperiled species like bigeye tuna, sharks,rays, and many others. Chicken of the Sea has been fighting us on this every step of the way, unfortunately, instead of acknowledging the problem and acting responsibly. Continue reading →