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Is Dolphin Safe Tuna Really Better?

Here is a very well thought out and extremely persuasive argument for why dolphin safe might be a horrible misnomer.

Most environmental activists (indeed, most people) have heard the phrase “dolphin safe tuna”, but few know the details other than that it is tuna captured in a way that is better for dolphins.

Before we get into the ethical debate itself, here’s some background on the tuna fishery, and on what “Dolphin safe” actually means.

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The big problem with this method is that floating objects don’t only attract tuna. EVERYTHING is attracted to floating objects, including sea turtles, sharks, seabirds, billfish, and, yes, dolphins!

Read the article, and you will quickly see that the most obvious answer is to stop eating tuna…but really are people going to do that?