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Sign petition to stop Bumble Bee, Starkist, and Chicken of the Sea’s destructive fishing
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companies are plundering the ocean using unsustainable industrial fishing practices, even while competitors leave these outdated methods behind.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.
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.
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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Four opportunities to go pro in 2024 with Dive Friends Bonaire
Dive Friends teaches the Instructor Development Course (IDC) several times a year to students who are eager to share their passion for diving with the world.
Dive Friends is known for the personal approach throughout the course. Their in-house course director will lead the students through every essential step, mentoring them to achieve their fullest potential as a dive instructor.
Applications for the following IDC start dates are now open:
- 12 April
- 5 July,
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- 29 November
Partnership with Casita Palma
If the student opts for the IDC-Deluxe or IDC-Supreme package, their accommodation will be arranged for them at Casita Palma. This small and quiet resort is within walking distance from Dive Friends Bonaire’s main dive shop location and has everything you need to relax after an intense day of IDC training. Breakfast is included, so the student will always be fuelled and ready for their day.
Contact Dive Friends Bonaire’s Course Director Eddy for more information: coursedirector@divefriendsbonaire.com.
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Stay at the Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge when you visit! For more information, visit www.thebreakers-somabay.com.
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