Dock workers unload frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna from a ship in Bangkok, bound for the Thai Union cannery, one of the world’s largest tuna processors.

“Very good day. I brought some yellowfin tuna home for us. I have school for the next three days so that’ll last us till next time I go out. Have you seen Zheng?”

However, the EU was recently labeled "hypocritical and neocolonial" for their refusal to implement measures against the overfishing of yellowfin tuna while being the largest beneficiary of their exploitation.

It added that it is “supportive of the adoption of a strong management measure for yellowfin tuna and other tropical species.”

Last year the commission failed to agree on what to do about concerns raised by the EU on issues like rebuilding yellowfin tuna stocks and new measures to manage drift nets.