In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, yellowfin catches have exceed every expectation, while purse seiners in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are hardly catching any large yellowfin. WCPO boat...
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Zunibal Diversifies: Blue Earth Capital Joins Investors
Spanish Zunibal is broadening its role in marine technology and ocean intelligence, with Blue Earth Capital joining Nazca Capital to support this next phase of development. Zunibal's focus...
World Tuna Day Celebrations Begin
World Tuna Day will be celebrated tomorrow on May 2, and 2026 marks the 10th year since the UN declared this day for the most consumed wild-caught fish in the world. Tuna is not just a source...
European Commission Says Common Fisheries Policy A Critical Tool
The European Commission has concluded that the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) remains “a very important and relevant tool,” but inefficiencies and gaps remain, according to the evaluation...
Spain Announces Increased BF Quota For Its Atlantic Fleet
Spain on Tuesday approved new catch allocations for Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic bluefin fishing, raising the national quota and widening fleet access to the tuna. Spain clinched...
Maldivian Tuna Targets Big Markets With Fair Trade Certification
Swiss seafood trading company BlueYou recently announced, ahead of the World Tuna Day on May 2, that it has launched the Fair Trade Certified tuna program in the Maldives in partnership with...
Management Procedure, Observer Coverage Top Demands To IOTC
Tuna fishing groups and NGOs have urged the IOTC to ensure yellowfin catches do not exceed limits, and management procedure for several species are adopted. They called for better monitoring...
Poor Catch And High Fuel Costs Force IO Seiners To Stop Fishing
Indian Ocean purse seiners have been catching small volumes of tuna, the value of which, despite a price increase, does not cover a seiner's operational costs. Boat owners are on the verge of...
Poll: Is Global Tuna Fishing Heading For Wider Operational Halts?
The Middle East conflict is rattling the global tuna industry, disrupting fishing and processing operations as fears grow that the war could drag on. Bangkok processors are already grappling...
Planet Tracker Details Metrics Used To Assess Tuna Companies
Planet Tracker recently added a portfolio tool to its seafood database that assesses seafood companies, using environmental and sustainability indicators. Francois Mosnier, Head of Nature at...
Ecuador Tuna Sector Faces Rough Start To 2026
For Ecuador, 2026 is shaping up to be tougher, with various challenges clouding the outlook, according to Guillermo Morán, Executive Director of the TUNACONS Foundation. The nation's tuna...
Global Workers Union Accuses MSC Of Obscuring Labor Abuses
The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) social policies and practices are obscuring labor abuses in tuna and other seafood supply chains by undermining efforts and reducing scrutiny, according...
Fiji To Seek Bigger Share Of Its ‘Blue Gold’
Fijian Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu recently underscored the importance of the South Pacific albacore management procedure (MP) adopted at last year’s WCPFC meeting, describing it as...
Countdown Begins For World Tuna Day
Pacific Islands’ governments, tuna firms, organizations, and NGOs across the globe are lining up events before May 2, World Tuna Day, marking a decade since the United Nations established the...
Delays Continue To Drag Down Andaman And Nicobar’s Tuna Industry
India’s large-scale tuna industry in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, located in the Indian Ocean, remains constrained by limited policy momentum. A shortage of modern fishing vessels,...
US Consumers’ Preference For Canned Tuna Drops
US tuna and seafood consumption fell in 2023, with per capita intake down 1.7 pounds (0.78 kg) year on year, according to data from the National Fisheries Institute (NFI). Canned tuna held the...
Scientists Say New Insights Could Reshape Atlantic Bluefin Conservation
A team of international scientists conducted a three-decade-long study to track the movement of Atlantic bluefin stocks between the eastern and western Atlantic. Their analysis has been...
EUMOFA Says EU Canned Tuna Demand Stable Amid Major Global Disruptions
From 2019 to 2024, Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture industry navigated through three major disruptions which upended their operations – the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Russian...
Planet Tracker’s Seafood Tool Flags Transparency Gaps In Tuna Companies
Financial think tank Planet Tracker has introduced a portfolio tool within its seafood database, enabling investors and lenders to assess, measure and rank sustainability risks tied to tuna...
IOTC Raises Skipjack Catch Limits In Indian Ocean
The IOTC recently announced that skipjack catch limits for fleets operating in its convention area in 2026 have been changed due to Indonesia revising its catch data. EU argued changes should...