Find out about tuna on your own store's shelves and what you can do to help dolphins!

Earth Island Institute monitors tuna companies around the world to ensure the tuna is caught by methods that do not harm dolphins and protect the marine ecosystem. Our standards prevent harm to dolphins and are adhered to by more than 90% of the world’s tuna companies.

In order for tuna to be considered “Dolphin Safe”, it must meet the following standards:

1. No intentional chasing, netting or encirclement of dolphins during an entire tuna fishing trip;
2. No use of drift gill nets to catch tuna;
3. No accidental killing or serious injury to any dolphins during net sets;
4. 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
5. 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.

For more information on Earth Island's international “Dolphin Safe” standards and for copies of our policies, see the links below.

SPECIAL CONSUMER ALERTS:
Want to protect dolphins and other marine life? DON'T BUY THESE BRANDS OF DOLPHIN-DEADLY TUNA:

• Click here to learn about Dolores Tuna from Mexico, sold in US & Latin America.
• Click here to learn about TUNY Tuna from Mexico, sold in the US & Latin America.
• Click here to learn about the Dept. of Commerce government “Dolphin Safe” label, sponsored by the US government.
• Click here to learn about the AIDCP “Dolphin Safe” label, sponsored by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.

Tuna Industry Safe List:

Want To Learn More About Dolphin Safe Tuna?

• International “Dolphin Safe” Standards for Tuna
• Estándares Internacionales “Dolphin Safe” Para El Atún (en Español) [MS Word format]
• Earth Island's 2007 Annual Report on our Dolphin Safe Tuna Monitoring Program [MS Word Format, or Acrobat .pdf]
• Earth Island's 2006 Annual Report on our Dolphin Safe Tuna Monitoring Program [MS Word Format, or Acrobat .pdf]
• Earth Island's 2005 Annual Report on our Dolphin Safe Tuna Monitoring Program [MS Word Format, Acrobat .pdf]
• Questions and Answers About Earth Island's Dolphin Safe Program
• Dolphin Safe Policy for Fishing Companies [MS Word Format]
• Dolphin-Safe Póliza De Compañías Pesqueras (en Español) [MS Word format]
• Dolphin Safe Policy for Importers/Processors/Brokers/Retailers [MS Word format]
• Póliza Dolphin-Safe Para Compañías Procesadoras, Importadoras, Agentes Y Distribuidores (en Español) [Word format]
• European Dolphin Safe Monitoring Organisation (EDSMO) and Logo

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