The British Navy detained 10 Indian tuna fishermen near Diego Garcia Island, the largest archipelago of Chagos, in the Indian Ocean during the wee hours of Monday. The fishers, who hail from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, were accused of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) that defines the division between the maritime zones of two neighboring countries. Chagos was a UK territory but was handed over to Mauritius last year after years of dispute over its ownership. But the military base in Diego Garcia, jointly operated by the US and the UK, was retained.

The artisanal boat ‘Benadicta’ which was captured, was sailing with its owner, his family, and some crew members to catch tuna in the Indian Ocean. This vessel has previously been seized on two separate occasions for allegedly crossing international borders, reported Indian news sites. The Tamil Nadu state authorities have urged the central government in Delhi to take action and accelerate the release of the fishers.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Ocean Cookbook 2025 was released last week. This free digital cookbook is a collection of recipes featuring MSC-certified seafood curated by chef and cookbook author Bart van Olphen. This year’s edition includes three tuna recipes: Chili–Garlic tuna with mushroom broth from China, Spicy tuna bowl from Denmark, and tuna lasagna from the Netherlands.

Van Olphen said: “These delicious recipes only use seafood that comes from sustainable sources to protect our ocean for generations to come.” MSC has been publishing the Ocean Cookbook since 2022. Each year it features recipes from award-winning chefs and sustainably fishing fishers, and is part of the organization’s communications and marketing campaign for the new year.

StarKist American Samoa started production on Monday, the first day of operations for this year. According to a cannery official, there was a high turnout for work with 90 percent of employees returning to the plant. In previous years, the factory had difficulties meeting production quotas just after year-end holidays, reported Talanei. Last year, the cannery had to send a chartered vessel to retrieve its workers from Samoa as they refused to return to their jobs after the vacation.

The plant’s spokesperson, Tufuga Faafoi Palepua, said he is pleased with the employee turnout for the beginning of this year. He expects the rest of the workers after the next ship from Samoa returns on Thursday. StarKist offered tuna and food vouchers as incentives for employees to return on time.