World Trade Organization Rules in Favor of U.S. on Dolphin-Safe Labels

[Sea Save Foundation]

A recent ruling by the World Trade Organization “means that all tuna sold in the United States under the dolphin-safe label will come from fishing fleets that do not chase down and set nets on dolphins as a way of catching the schools of tuna that swim beneath the dolphins.” The dolphin-safe label had been weakened by lawmakers until the case was seen in federal courts. Tuna can still be caught using dolphins, but such products can't be labeled “dolphin-safe.

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