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Sign Petition To Stop Bumble Bee, Starkist, And Chicken Of The Sea’s Destructive Fishing

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Imagine — thousands upon thousands of sharks, sea turtles, even seabirds, hooked… stuck… often killed or injured and tossed back to sea.

Year after year. It’s the side of the massive canned tuna industry that the public never gets to see. But to tuna brands like Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and Starkist, it’s just business as usual.

Take action now to tell Bumble Bee, Starkist, and Chicken of the Sea to stop destructive fishing! 

Greenpeace surveyed US tuna companies to release their first Canned Tuna Guide and exposed what these three big tuna brands don’t want consumers to know. These companies are plundering the ocean using unsustainable industrial fishing practices, even while competitors leave these outdated methods behind.

This gruesome picture can be changed. With enough consumer pressure in the US these companies can be forced to clean up their act and start fishing for tuna more sustainably. Other companies have already done it thanks to people speaking out — they realize that what’s good for our oceans is also good for business.

Send a message to Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and Starkist now to tell them that the pressure’s on: they must stop destroying our oceans!

Humans depend on healthy oceans to survive. But these three big tuna brands — which together own 80% of the tuna market — are destroying delicate ocean ecosystems without a second thought. Bumble Bee alone has been linked to destructive fishing practices, and even shark finning.

Of course, all three big tuna brands refuse to provide consumers any information about their supply chain. They’re even withholding basic labeling information like what species is actually in the can!

It’s clear these big brands don’t care about bycatch, but they do care about the bottom line. That’s why your voice as a consumer is so important right now.

Join thousands of others who care about the health of our oceans. Send a message to Bumblebee, Starkist, and Chicken of the Sea: stop destroying our oceans!

This is truly a crisis point for the World’s oceans. Globally, the effects of overfishing, climate change, and pollution are bringing ocean ecosystems to the brink of ecological collapse. And there isn’t much time to reverse course.

That’s why Greenpeace is campaigning to convince all who affect the ocean — from tuna companies to governments — to stop acting as if they are bottomless. Now.

It is a hard fight, but it’s never been more important.

Canned tuna giants Bumble Bee, Starkist, and Chicken of the Sea are killing tens of thousands of rays, sharks, and sea turtles each year with their fishing practices. Send them a message now to change their gruesome methods.

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Double Bubble for Basking Sharks

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The Shark Trust is excited to announce that, for two more days only, all donations, large or small, will be doubled in the Big Give Green Match Fund!

Donate to Basking in Nature: Sighting Giants

The Shark Trust is hoping to raise £10k which will be doubled to £20k. This will go towards Basking in Nature: Sighting Giants. And they need YOUR help to reach they’re goal.

The Shark Trust’s citizen science project is to monitor and assess basking sharks through sightings; encouraging data collection, community engagement, and promoting nature accessibility. This initiative aims to enhance health and wellbeing by fostering a deeper connection with British Sharks.

Campaign Aims

  • Increase citizen science reporting of Basking Sharks and other shark sightings to help inform shark and ray conservation.
  • Provide educational talks about the diverse range of sharks and rays in British waters and accessible identification guides!
  • Create engaging and fun information panels on how to ID the amazing sharks and rays we have on our doorstep! These can be used on coastal paths around the Southwest. With activities and information on how you can make a difference for sharks and rays!
  • Promote mental wellbeing through increasing time in nature and discovering the wonders beneath the waves!

Donate, and double your impact. Click Here

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Leading UK-based shark conservation charity, the Shark Trust, is delighted to announce tour operator Diverse Travel as a Corporate Patron

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Corporate Patrons provide a valuable boost to the work of The Shark Trust. The Trust team works globally to safeguard the future of sharks, and their close cousins, the skates and rays, engaging with a global network of scientists, policymakers, conservation professionals, businesses and supporters to further shark conservation.

Specialist tour operator Diverse Travel has operated since 2014 and is committed to offering its guests high quality, sustainable scuba diving holidays worldwide. Working together with the Shark Trust will enable both organisations to widen engagement and encourage divers and snorkellers to actively get involved in shark conservation.

Sharks are truly at the heart of every diver and at Diverse Travel, we absolutely share that passion. There is nothing like seeing a shark in the wild – it’s a moment that stays with you forever!” says Holly Bredin, Sales & Marketing Manager, Diverse Travel.

We’re delighted to celebrate our 10th year of business by becoming a Corporate Patron of the Shark Trust. This is an exciting partnership for Diverse and our guests. We will be donating on behalf of every person who books a holiday with us to contribute towards their vital shark conservation initiatives around the world. We will also be working together with the Trust to inspire divers, snorkellers and other travellers to take an active role – at home and abroad – in citizen science projects and other activities.”

Paul Cox, CEO of The Shark Trust, said:

It’s an exciting partnership and we’re thrilled to be working with Diverse Travel to enable more divers and travellers to get involved with sharks and shark conservation. Sharks face considerable conservation challenges but, through collaboration and collective action, we can secure a brighter future for sharks and their ocean home. This new partnership takes us one more valuable step towards that goal.”

For more information about the Shark Trust visit their website here.

For more about Diverse Travel click here.

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