Sustainability of Tuna Questionable if Better Care Not Taken

Remember the days when in South Africa a can of solid pack light meat tuna was as stated on the tin, a block of solid tuna. In those days it was always yellowfin or longfin tuna, or a cheaper product was shredded tuna. These days the cheaper product, generally skipjack or smaller tuna and yellowfin offcuts appears on the shelves as “solid pack tuna” or “tuna chunks”.* Will it be there in the future? The sustainability of the tuna resource is at risk thanks to rampant overfishing and a lack of political will. But you can sign the 2025 pledge…