Greenpeace 2012 Canned Tuna Guide

The 2012 canned tuna guide compiled by Greenpeace supersedes the 2011 guide. There are fewer choices contained therein, but a lot more pole and line caught options.  It seems Greenpeace is not presenting the brands purely using FADs (Fish aggregating devices) for fishing.  

The Greenpeace website offers an explanation of the ranking system and includes some of the following criteria.

• 100% pole and line caught tuna.
• Promotes sustainable tuna in political, industry and consumer fora.
• Supports local coastal fisheries and pays a premium price to local fishers.
• Clear, honest, comprehensive labelling.
• Could improve on baitfish management.
• Should phase out overfished yellowfin
• Exclusively uses overfished yellowfin tuna.
• Does not provide information on the fishing method it uses or the catch area.
• No guarantee not to source from high seas pockets.
• Has provided no evidence that it has full traceability of its supply chain.

The link to this page is on the Nourishing Nosh Sustainability page