Is all canned tuna, legally sold in the U.S., dolphin-safe?
No. While the vast majority of the canned tuna sold in the U.S. has been certified as dolphin-safe, Federal Regulations allow U.S. processors and importers to purchase and sell non dolphin-safe tuna. The tuna must have originated from a U.S. purse seine vessel in sets where dolphins were accidentally killed or seriously injured, from a U.S. purse seine vessel with an AIDCP Dolphin Mortality Limit (DML), or from foreign purse seine vessels flagged by a country that has obtained an affirmative finding from the Assistant Administrator. However, non dolphin-safe tuna products must not bear any marks or labels that indicate otherwise. It should be noted that no U.S. purse seine vessels currently have an AIDCP DML.
