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Suli canned tuna. (Photo: IMMP)
Campaign developed against Walmart Mexican tuna brand
(COSTA RICA, 4/10/2017)
Earth Island Institute’s International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) researchers are denouncing that in Costa Rica and other Latin American stores, Walmart is selling its own Mexico-sourced brand of tuna, caught by chasing, netting, injuring and killing thousands of dolphins annually.
IMMP claims that Mexican tuna fleets are disregarding Dolphin Safe fishing practices and instead catch tuna by deliberately chasing and herding dolphin pods with speedboats until the dolphins are exhausted.
The NGO's project states that fishermen encircle the dolphins and tuna together in mile-long nets, where many dolphins die due to injuries or stress, clarifying that baby dolphins are left behind, separated from their mothers during the chase, and they die of starvation or are eaten by sharks and are never even counted in the observed mortality.
IMMP considers that the giant international retailer prides itself on offering only environmentally responsible products including fish but by selling dolphin-deadly tuna, Walmart is reneging on their own environmental policy.
The entity explains that Walmart’s Suli brand of tuna is also being sold at other Walmart-owned stores in Costa Rica, including: Sam´s Club, Pali, Max X Menos, and Maxipali.
The NGO accuses the Mexican government and Mexican tuna industry of falsely claiming that their tuna is Dolphin Safe or Dolphin Friendly when, in fact, this is a deliberate lie to mislead consumers.
The environmentalists think that what observers reported to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in 2014, a minimum of 975 dolphins killed by tuna fishermen, drastically underestimates the true number of dolphins killed.
“Walmart must take responsibility for its supply chain and cease immediately from canning, importing and selling this dolphin-deadly tuna product. Walmart must not be allowed to get away with selling tuna stained with the blood of dolphins!” the NGO pointed out.
IMMP, which helped establish the standards for Dolphin Safe tuna, encourage Costa Rican consumers to stop buying Walmart’s Suli brand of tuna and to buy other brands supplying Dolphin Safe tuna, such as Calvo, Pronto, Sardimar, Tesoro del Mar and Gomes Da Costa.
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