M&S, Sainsbury's, Waitrose call for management change in world's largest tuna fishery

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers and best-known tuna brands are urging powerful fishing nations to strengthen the management of the world’s largest tuna fishery when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convenes next month in Bali, Indonesia.

They want assurances that a number of crucial issues such as overfishing and overcapacity will be addressed in the fishery, which is valued at more than $7 billion (€6.6 billion) per year.

Retailers joining the call include Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, together with the pole-and-line tuna brands Fish4Ever and Fish Tales.

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