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The International Marine Mammal Project condemns the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for granting an “eco” certification to the Mexican tuna industry that uses the fishing method of intentionally chasing and capturing dolphin pods in order to catch tuna.

Earth Island’s Executive Director David Phillips called it “an appalling decision that rewards the senseless killing of thousands of dolphins every year and destroys the credibility and reputation of the MSC. Giving an eco-label to canned tuna caught by intentional netting and killing dolphins is consumer fraud, an illegal deception and is a prime example of greenwashing. Shame on the MSC. ”

More than 7 million dolphins have been killed by this cruel fishing method since it was initiated in 1960. This represents the largest marine mammal mortality associated with a fishing method in world history and has depleted at least two dolphin species to critically low levels.

More than 95% of the world canned tuna industry has renounced any purchase of tuna caught by this fishing method through the International Marine Mammal's Dolphin Safe tuna program.

However, the Mexican tuna industry continues to use the unneccessary practice of chasing and netting dolphins.

Send a letter to MSC officials demanding that they stop greenwashing the dolphin-killing tuna fleets!