We’ve ranked the major Australian canned tuna brands and supermarkets on their commitment to sustainability and human rights.

Since our first guide, every brand in our ranking has committed to stop using destructive FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices) and many have made other big improvements. But who isn’t keeping their promises?

Australians eat about 50,000 tonnes per year, but the global tuna industry is plagued by destructive fishing practices, illegal fishing, human rights abuses, and wasteful ‘bycatch’ from the use of FADs that kill sharks, turtles and other marine life.

Brands and retailers are ranked on a number of criteria, including sustainability policy, fishing methods used, tuna species caught, traceability, labelling, support for marine conservation, fairness, legality, as well as human rights and supply chain labour issues.

Our guide makes it simple: GREEN options are the better choices for responsibly sourced tuna, YELLOW options need improvement and RED are the worst choices currently on Australian shelves.