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I completely agree with you but the issue is not so much the problem with dolphins but that an industry can force the removal of labeling that help consumers make (somewhat) informed choices.

The silver lining in this cloud is that the removal of the labels means that it is inappropriate for people concerned about dolphins or the marine environment in general to be eating tuna at all, though, sadly, I don't think that is going to happen as a result of this.

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Remember when Monsanto sued a small dairy in Maine, because they wanted to label their milk as hormone free?

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/12/business/monsanto-sues-dai...

Hormones, btw, which are illegal in the EU.

IIRC then didn't the US gov / Monsanto take to court the EU for

a) making these illegal b) once forced to legalise, labelling it as such

I may be getting confused with another case, but I recall some trade episode as such

The issue could also be with advocacy and protection-minded lobbying groups petitioning for actions that would have ultimately caused more harm in their second-order effects than the good in their primary goal.

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