Mediterranean leaders urged to save tuna
Atlantic Bluefin tuna populations have declined alarmingly over the past few decades due to overfishing fuelled by an increasingly expensive industry.
A new WWF report shows that the international fleets hunting this species to extinction in the Mediterranean.
If you want to buy a tin of tuna off the supermarket shelf don't worry - you almost never find bluefin tuna in a tin. Most tinned tuna is yellowfin or skipjack. For fresh tuna ask your restauranteur or fishmonger if the Atlantic Bluefin tuna was caught in the Med. If so, avoid it.