Monday, 18 November 2013

1000 Flowers for the Planet - #43 Query 'Dolphin Safe' Products


1000 Flowers for the Planet - #43 Query 'Dolphin Safe' Products

It’s easy to think that by purchasing a product that ensures the safety of a particularly loved marine animal that we are doing the right thing by that animal and the environment. Sadly, this is not the whole picture. Labels can be misleading. Can you be sure that the dolphin safe product, for example, tuna, was even caught in an area where dolphins were at risk. If no dolphins were even in the area, the claim on the label is irrelevant. It doesn’t cover the possibility that many other types of marine creatures could be in the area where tuna is netted. It’s all explained at:
http://theconversation.com/dolphin-friendly-tuna-were-worrying-about-the-wrong-species-12760
Have a read, and have a think.

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