Campaign developed against Walmart Mexican tuna brand
Suli canned tuna. (Photo: IMMP)
(COSTA RICA, 4/10/2017)
Earth Island Institute’s International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) researchers are denouncing that in Costa Rica and other Latin American stores, Walmart is selling its own Mexico-sourced brand of tuna, caught by chasing, netting, injuring and killing thousands of dolphins annually.
IMMP claims that Mexican tuna fleets are disregarding Dolphin Safe fishing practices and instead catch tuna by deliberately chasing and herding dolphin pods with speedboats until the dolphins are exhausted.
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