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Tuna. Whether tinned or fresh, in sandwiches or sushi, there’s no denying it’s among the most popular and commercially valuable fish around.
Sales of certified sustainable tuna globally are on track to surpass 100,000 tonnes for the first time, with a 38% rise in tuna products carrying the blue MSC ecolabel in 2020-21 over the previous year.
This rapid increase in sales of MSC labelled sustainable tuna is the result of transformations within the fishing sector. Almost 30% of the global tuna catch is now certified to the MSC’s Standard for sustainable fishing, compared with 14% in 2014.
These changes have been driven by increasing retailer and consumer demand. Read more here.
This essential handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the state of global tuna stocks, the issues surrounding its sustainable harvest, global market demand and certified sustainable tuna fisheries. It was developed with input from major tuna producers and brands in the UK and aims to guide those sourcing and buying tuna towards sustainable choices.
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