Dolphin-Safe Tuna

Background

In the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), some schools of yellowfin tuna associate with dolphins. Fishermen there have consequently found that setting nets on dolphins to catch the tuna swimming underneath is a lucrative technique for tuna fishing, despite the fact the practice is extremely injurious to dolphins. In the past 40 years this practice led to the deaths of over 7 million dolphins.
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Take Action

Urge your favorite store to commit in writing to only selling tuna that is safe for dolphins and that is not caught in association with the encirclement of dolphins. Write letters to the three biggest tuna companies in the US to urge them to STAY dolphin safe.
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