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Monday, August 15, 2011

Tuna Industry

I haven't posted in a while but this little video draws attention to a big issue. I dont think the video is particularly informative but Greenpeace put it out there hopefully to spark an interest. Watch the video here: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/tuna_secret/

Tuna inst just tuna... its a lot more...for years, the tuna industry used the practice of "dolphin circling" to catch tuna, resulting in the deaths of more than 100,000 dolphins each year.  With "Dolphin-safe" labels are cropping up everywhere; however, these labels conveniently ignore the fact that tuna fishing collaterally destroys thousands of other sea creatures including sea turtles, sharks, and rays. In addition, overfishing within the tuna industry is destroying itself. It's estimated that 90% of the world's tuna stock has already been harvested. At this rate, tuna will be entirely extinct within the next few years.
 Find Out More:
http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=69711038520
http://www.reportage-enviro.com/2010/09/why-is-the-tuna-industry-so-blue/

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