The article discusses the benefits and complexities of tinned fish, emphasizing its sustainability as it extends the product's shelf life and reduces food waste. It highlights the deep umami flavors that develop during preservation, making tinned fish a flavorful and thrifty option. The discussion encourages consumers to choose sustainably sourced tuna, looking for line- and pole-caught options and recognizing eco-labels like MSC, while also acknowledging the controversies surrounding these labels that push for better accountability within fishing practices.
Putting fish in a tin is a sustainable act (in principle, anyway), because it gives almost everlasting life to a product with an extremely short shelf life and an extremely high risk of waste.
When it comes to tinned tuna, the Ethical Shopper website's advice is to look for line- or pole-caught tuna, to choose skipjack and to avoid controversial brands.
There has been a fair bit of well-reported controversy over this eco-label, with Ocean Rebellion calling for more transparency and for the MSC to enact substantial reforms.
Controversy throws light on shady corners and, as a result, means we demand more of the bodies regulating something as crucial as fishing.
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