All tag results for 'tuna'

This would be a good idea…if the giant ball of fish WENT somewhere!

Mackerel perform a natural defense mechanism called a bait ball. Giant schools of mackerel rush together and swim in a giant circle.

The idea behind to move is to

Tags: bait ball, birds, dolphin, food, mackerel, nature, ocean, tuna, wildlife

Oh no! Danger! Cuteness levels are critical!

If that cat stands up and hugs him we're gonna die.

Tags: adorbz, amazing, cat, cute cute, cuteness, home, hug, kitty, movie, play, talented, trained, tuna

In Japan, Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Sushi-Zanmai, a Japanese sushi chain, bought a 593-pound bluefin tuna.

And it cost him $736,000!!!!

It broke the record for most expensive fish ever sold, with the previous record only being $416,000.

Bluefin tuna are government controlled when it comes to how many can be caught each year and this one was particularly huge so that's why the price was so high.

On his reason for spending so much for a single fish, Kimura said:

Tags: auction, bluefin tuna, expensive, fish, giant, japan, price, restaurant, sushi, tuna, world record

A GRAPHIC video from Greenpeace shows footage taken by a helicopter pilot who works with tuna fishers to help find large groups of tuna.

The fisherman use Fish Aggregation Devices which attract not only tuna, but all other types of marine life.

As a by product, sea turtles, whales, sharks, manta rays and more are caught and killed as "by-catch."

Check out the above video to see an anonyomous helicopter pilots expose on the tuna industry and his call for change.

And again, BEWARE… it is GRAPHIC!

Tags: by catch, expose, fishing, graphic, greenpeace, helicopter, pilot, tuna, whistle blower

Greenpeace has just released a new campaign to inform consumers about the negative side of the canned tuna industry.

The organization hired Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore to work on the viral video and get their message across.

According to the Greenpeace website:

Here's the issue: catching tuna in a manner that keeps the price hovering around $1-$2 per can is difficult. It's a challenging process for a number of reasons, not least of which is that most species of tuna are constantly on the move across the vastness of the open ocean. Chasing these schools around is a time- and resource-intensive process – especially with oil prices on the perpetual upswing – but the tuna industry has found a way to cut some pretty significant corners. Unfortunately, this has led to any number of nasty consequences, and those smiling bumblebees and luxuriating mermaids on the tuna cans at your neighborhood grocery store have done a great job covering them up… until now.

Watch the video about to learn more and then check out Greenpeace.org.

Tags: campaign, fish, movie, ocean, seafood, sealife, tuna, video