In response to the news, Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner David Pinsky said:
“Subway should be applauded for joining the International Pole & Line Foundation and moving toward more tuna from small-scale, sustainable pole and line fisheries. As global companies like Walmart continue selling the most destructively-caught tuna available, it is reassuring that Subway, one of the world’s largest tuna buyers, is working to source its tuna responsibly.
“Greenpeace encourages Subway to replace all destructively-caught tuna in its supply chain with tuna caught from best practice methods like pole and line, invest in communities rather than industrial fleets, and lessen its impact on the world’s oceans by refusing to buy tuna caught with destructive methods, such as purse seines fishing on FADs.
“If Subway is willing to invest in smaller-scale pole and line tuna fisheries, so too can major retail giants like Walmart and foodservice behemoths like Sysco. This is a great first step that will have real benefits for coastal communities, as well as for sharks, sea turtles and other marine life. We are hopeful that Subway will build on this and move quickly toward ensuring that all the tuna they sell is ethical and sustainable.”
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Contact: Perry Wheeler, Greenpeace Media Officer, P: 301-675-8766
