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what does dolphin safe mean on the tuna fish can?
On the label of the tuna fish can, it says dolphin safe under where it says that it is recyclable. What does that mean??
In the old days, when tuna were caught, dolphins were often caught in the nets and killed. Many organizations and people protested the killings and new rules were established about catching tuna to ensure safety for the dolphins. The new methods are not 100% effective, but it has drastically cut down on the deaths. I remember that time, and was one of thousands of people who supported the change and boycotted buying tuna from companies unless they complied. Really, it is about man's relationship with dolphins, their intelligence and the fact that they are mammals that made people rebel against the killings and got this to happen.
There are specific regulations to enable a company to claim dolphin safe:
No intentional chasing, netting or encirclement of dolphins during an entire tuna fishing trip;
No use of drift gill nets to catch tuna;
No accidental killing or serious injury to any dolphins during net sets;
No mixing of dolphin-safe and dolphin-deadly tuna in individual boat wells (for accidental kill of dolphins), or in processing or storage facilities; and
Each trip in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) by vessels 400 gross tons and above must have an independent observer on board attesting to the compliance with points (1) through (4) above.
http://www.earthisland.org/dolphinSafeTuna/consumer/
http://www.earthtrust.org/fsa.html
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