Message from Greenpeace is below...

Their "tuna retailers league table" can be found here:
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/oceans/the-tuna-retailers-league-table-2008
Sainsbury, Co-op and Sainsbury own brands of Tuna came out best, John West came
out worst.

QUOTE FROM A GREENPEACE REPORT:
"Killed alongside the skipjack tuna that finds itself in your tin is almost the
entire cast list of "Finding Nemo"!!"

Message to consumers from Greenpeace
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Hi there,

Tinned tuna is big business - there's a can in almost everyone's
cupboard. Here in the UK we can't get enough of it - we're the second
biggest consumer in the world after the USA. Globally tuna exports
are worth more than any other fish species, at around $2.7 billion
per year.

But there are big problems with the way tuna is caught. Our new
briefing paper, Tinned Tuna's Hidden Catch, explains how sea turtles,
sharks and other fish species are all being wiped out in their
thousands - caught in the nets and on the long-lines of the global
tuna industry. In 2005 this 'accidental bycatch' amounted to some
100,000 tonnes worldwide. And tuna is in trouble itself, with some
species critically endangered by overfishing.

Some of Britain's top selling brands, like John West and Princes, are
among the worst at ensuring the fish they sell are caught using
sustainable methods. So we've produced a league table ranking these
large tuna retailers according to various sustainablility criteria,
and John West, the nation's biggest tuna brand, is languishing right
at the bottom. Until things change, John West are officially John
Worst.

Please help us to press for change in the UK tinned tuna trade by
using the league table as a guide to choosing the tinned tuna that
you buy, and steering clear of the brands that are sourcing tuna
irresponsibly. You can also help by writing to the CEO of John West's
parent company, MW Brands, and telling him that it's time that John
West stopped trashing the oceans for the tuna in their tins.

Thanks for your help,

Joss Cope
Greenpeace UK
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk
13 August 2008
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John West's response:
http://www.john-west.co.uk/john-west-s-response-to-greenpeace-report/

For the latest on this debate see:
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/oceans/john-west-update-20080822