Sydney, Australia: Greenpeace has accused Australian supermarkets of selling unsustainable fish which have been fished in a way which harms other sealife.

The report on tuna sustainability, released in March, highlights the dangers to turtles and sharks which tuna fishing engenders, and accuses several Australian retailers of stocking socially irresponsible tuna products.

Coles, Greenseas and John West have stopped using unsustainable tuna, but the largest Australian retailer Woolworths had not, along with Sole Mare and Aldi. The report recommends urgent action to improve the situation.

The EU has recently pledged EU 22 million to the management of fisheries in the Pacific, with one third of the funds to go towards the development of sustainable tuna fisheries.

The Marine Stewardship Council will be assessing the sustainability of 40% of the skipjack tuna fisheries of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement ( a regional agreement governing Pacific tuna fishing practices) , following a landmark agreement.

The decision will mean that if the tuna meets the MSC's standards, there will be a larger supply of certified sustainable tuna available for the large markets of Europe and North America.