Greenpeace’s New Zealand division is calling out a major tuna company there for supporting the use of Fish-Aggregating Devices (FAD)s.
Greenpeace said Sealord, New Zealand’s largest tuna company, “has refused” to stop sourcing tuna from fishermen who use FADs to corral fish into purse seine nets. According to Greenpeace, this procedure produces a destructive level of bycatch.
“Sealord, which trades on its image of sustainability, should have led the way in ending this deadly practice,” Greenpeace said in a statement. “Now, it’s the lonely cheerleader for a destructive fishing method being rejected by all its local competitors and by tuna brands around the world.”
Greenpeace cited other companies, including Aldi, Woolworths Limited, Greenseas and John West, who have pledged to end support of this practice, and called on consumers to pressure Sealord to follow suit.
