Press Release (3/17/08): CALVO, European Tuna Company, Rejoins Dolphin Safe Program

News: Premier Will Block Western Provinces Capture and Export of Live Dolphins in Solomon Islands

News: Soltai concerned about Solomons move to resume dolphin exports

Press Release (8/2/07): Federal Court Ruling on Dolphin-safe Tuna Becomes Final
Bush Administration Forgoes Supreme Court Appeal

News Room (6/06/07): Solomons capture sparks fears of live dolphin exports

News Room (5/22/07): ASISERVY Restored to Dolphin Safe Company List

Press Release (4/27/07): Us Court Of Appeals Rejects Bush Administration Bid To Weaken The "Dolphin Safe" Tuna Label

Press Release (2/1/07): Food Lion Suspends All Purchase of Tuna from Mexican Dolphin-Deadly Brand
"Food Lion LLC, based in Salisbury, North Carolina, has agreed to immediately cease all purchases from Dolores Tuna, packed by PINSA of Mexico. The suspension was the result of documentation provided by Earth Island that the tuna is caught by the intentional chasing and capture of dolphins."

Press Release (1/18/07): Chicken of the Sea International Instructs Suppliers to Stop Doing Business with Far Ocean Sea Products of Singapore.
"Enforcing its long-standing policy on maintaining the sustainability of the world's oceans and stewardship of the environment, Chicken of the Sea International this week called on its tuna suppliers to suspend business practices with Far Ocean Sea Products of Singapore." From BusinessWire. Far Ocean of Singapore is not an approved Earth Island Tuna Supplier. Far Ocean is not on the list of Earth Island Dolphin Safe tuna companies and has not signed a Dolphin Safe Tuna Policy.

Press Release (7/13/06): US Tuna Industry's Dolphin-safe Fishing Practices Result in Tuna with the Lowest Mercury Levels
"Without doubt, the actions by American tuna companies to only sell tuna caught without setting nets on dolphins has also meant that US consumers are being provided with tuna with the lowest mercury levels," stated David Phillips, Director.

In the News (2/16/06): Top Conservation Group Opens Office in Honiara
International environmental group Earth Island Institute has established its office in Honiara, Solomon Islands, with local environmental activist Lawrence Makili heading it. From Pacific Island Report and The Solomon Star.

Press Release (12/01/05): Dolphin Protection Group Seeks Release of Information Of Possible Foreign Tuna Industry Bribes to Crooked Congressman Cunningham “In the wake of Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s admission that he took more than $2.4 million in bribes in trade for political favors, the environmental organization Earth Island Institute is seeking release of further records to determine whether bribes were made by the foreign tuna industry.”

In the News (11/23/05): A man with a mission “ALL the way from the United States of America Mark Berman comes here with a mission – to stop dolphin leaving Solomons and boost tuna export…” From the Solomon Star.

Press Release (11/18/05) Solomon Islands Tightens Ban on Dolphin Trafficking “On Friday, November 18^th, the Solomon Islands government tightened its ban against any exports of dolphins…” From the Save Taiji Dolphins campaign. UPDATE 12/06/05: Click here to download a copy of the new law (.pdf, ~20k).

Press Release (9/21/05): Calvo Tuna's EU Claim Challenged “…In response to a complaint filed by Earth Island Institute's International Marine Mammal Project, the Slovenian Advertising Arbitration Court has asked the tuna company Calvo to remove their advertising statement which falsely claims European Union “recognition” of Calvo's Dolphin Safe status. Calvo, based in Spain, is one of the largest tuna fishing companies in Europe…”

Press Release (6/1/05): Court of Appeals Unanimously Denies Intervention of Mexican and Venezuelan Tuna Industries  "...an important legal victory for dolphins in the US Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel unanimously turned down an attempt by the tuna industries of Mexico and Venezuela to intervene in the case on the side of the Bush Administration."