462,000 signed up to the petition now ! and it appears to be increasing at something like 20 per min when I last looked
512,000 just now 16.07 17th Jan.
Crackling support 
anyone put this on twitter or facebook yet?
Did anyone see the one last night on the sharks?
What a bloody criminal shame
I could not believe the sight of all those small shark fins lined up drying. Or the sight of a big shark being mutilated, so that some far eastern person could eat it and think he was upper class.
I tasted it once in Hong Kong before I realised that it takes one fin to make a bowl.
When I found that out I swore I would never eat it again. 
I agree with Gordon Ramsey its not that good anyway. 
For the price of the soup you could get a decent meal in another restaurant.
My advice, do exactly that and boycott any restaurant that serves it.
Charlie
I agree 100% Charlie,it was sickening
second that!!!
Posting this for codpiece
reply from Princes on sustainability
Thank you for contacting us recently and voicing your concern. Princes has
> a serious and genuine commitment to improving sustainability within the
> tuna fishing industry and your feedback on this important issue is
> welcome.
>
> We would like to provide you with a response to your email and additional
> information about our latest activity and progress in relation to
> sustainability. This progress is being made alongside our high standards
> relating to food safety, traceability and quality.
>
> Although Princes does not own or operate any fishing boats, we acknowledge
> that all fishing methods result in some level of by-catch and we therefore
> support the need to develop and implement ways of mitigating the impact of
> commercial fishing on non-target species.
>
> Our view, which is shared by a large section of the scientific community,
> other environmental non-governmental organisations and the majority of the
> international canned tuna industry, is that a joined-up approach is
> required to bring about long-term improved sustainability across all
> global tuna catch areas.
>
> Consistent with this view, Princes is a co-founder of The International
> Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), and we fully support the
> conservation initiatives of this organisation as part of our long-term
> commitment to improving industry best practice.
>
> The ISSF is a global partnership among leaders in science, the tuna
> industry and WWF, the world's leading conservation organisation. The ISSF
> undertakes science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and
> sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing by-catch and promoting ecosystem
> health. These initiatives currently include a globally coordinated at-sea
> research project to identify best practices, new techniques and enhanced
> technologies that will allow fleets to minimise the amount of non-targeted
> fish and other marine life captured as a result of fishing for tuna. This
> research is being shared with crew members through workshops hosted in
> communities around the world. Long-line, gill and drift net fishing
> methods are not permitted in our specifications and we will not trade with
> companies or vessels that have not banned the practise known as shark
> finning. Princes recognises concerns over fish aggregation devices (FADs)
> and supports the need to minimise the by-catch associated with their use.
> We also support measures which seek to reduce operational waste, discards,
> and abandoned or lost fishing gear.
>
> As you will know, Greenpeace is currently campaigning to encourage UK tuna
> retailers and brands to source tuna caught using the pole and line fishing
> method. Although Princes does source some tuna caught using pole and line,
> this method also results in some level of by-catch of non target species.
> There is also the consideration that this method requires the use of bait
> fish. These bait fish are caught close to shore and used at sea to attract
> tuna shoals to fishing boats. Studies suggest that 1kg of bait fish (which
> could be considered a form of by-catch) is required to catch 10kg's of
> tuna. The ISSF's science committee is currently researching the ability of
> bait fisheries to supply pole and line tuna fisheries and the fuel
> consumption of all vessel gear types used to fish for tuna.
>
> On this point, Greenpeace has acknowledged to us in writing that that the
> expansion of pole and line fishing for tuna could have negative
> consequences for marine sustainability and stated that "pole can only ever
> account for a fraction of the global market and that if pushed too far,
> pole and line could itself become unsustainable."
>
> In addition to the points already mentioned, Princes has also taken a
> number of other key actions and commitments on seafood sustainability,
> including:
>
> a.) Supporting the principle of using scientifically-based protective
> closed ocean areas, including no-take marine reserves, to accomplish clear
> conservation objectives for fish populations and the ecosystems upon which
> they depend.
> b.) The development of new supply partnerships with pole and line and
> purse seine fisheries that do not use fish aggregation devices (FADs).
> c.) A recent commitment to declare species on Princes-brand tuna labels -
> the new labels will be introduced during 2011.
> d.) Through our own tuna processing facility in Mauritius, Princes has
> financially supported a feasibility study for the realisation of a marine
> protected area (MPA) in the lagoon along the South West coast of
> Mauritius. Turning the lagoon into an MPA requires encouraging fishermen
> to go fishing outside the lagoon. The feasibility study is being conducted
> by the MMCS (Mauritius Marine Conservation Society) and will be completed
> by the end of January or early February. Our manufacturing facility in
> Mauritius has also supported the building and equipping of a new type of
> fishing craft, suitable for artisanal fisheries outside the lagoon.
>
> Finally, our updated Wild Caught Seafood Sustainability Statement, which
> details these and other commitments, is available to download from our
> website at:
>
> http://www.princes.co.uk/downloads/Princes...ment_175220.pdf
>
> I hope that this is a useful update in response to your enquiry.
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Customer Care Team
The link makes interesting reading, no mention of accidental by-catches when Princes mackerel and sardines are caught by trawlers etc - and their corporate responsibility (CR)statement referred to appears not to exist when I try to find it - perhaps it's my age..
Stuart
Hi Stui, Could not agree more having said that at least they spoke to me, i know it wll be a standard reply to all but at least they sent it quite a rarity. Derek. 