O'Barry resigned from his position at the Earth Island Institute in September 2014, due to disagreements with its management regarding the acceptance of funds from the tuna industry, and its use of Fish Aggregation Devices.
O'Barry於2014年9月辭去了他在地球島研究所的職位，原因是管理層對從金槍魚業接受資金以及使用魚類聚合設備存在分歧。