Swordfish

The issue:

How'd you feel if every time a cow was killed to feed you, two antelope were just shot somewhere randomly alongside, but not eaten? That's how it works for my poor friends the swordfish. In some fisheries, for every one swordfish caught, two sharks are taken. They catch swordfish using longlines miles long and covered in hooks. And it's not just sharks - dolphins and turtle are also caught in illegal driftnet fisheries, 17,000 dolphins a year, in illegal Moroccan fisheries.

Action:

In U.S. and Canada, harpoon and handline-caught swordfish are a best choice as these fisheries are well-managed. Some longline fisheries in the Mediterranean are trialling different hook designs, such as circle hooks, to reduce bycatch. But so far it's not possible for you to identify such swordfish. So be wary of swordfish from Morocco, Turkey and Italy, as it may well have come from an illegal driftnet fishery.