More than half of the world’s global tuna stocks are now Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, according to the agency’s recently released Annual Report 2025-26. Tuna remains the biggest...
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Sajo Boosts Compliance With Electronic Monitoring On Longline Fleet
Sajo Industries has become the first South Korean company to install electronic monitoring (EM) systems on its longline fleet. The company plans to expand the technology to additional vessels...
El Niño’s Global Toll: Indian and Atlantic Tuna Fisheries Also Feel Impact
Warming ocean temperatures have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and communities. Tuna fishers in the Pacific are already feeling the effects with low catches, but how does El Niño...
Nirsa Seiner Catches Fire At Sea, Crew Rescued
The Ecuadorian-flagged purse seiner ‘Drennec’ caught fire at sea when fishing close to the Galapagos Islands on August 20. The lightning-fast response to the distress signal and the presence...
Super El Niño Drives EPO Sea Temperatures To Critical Levels, Ecuador Tuna Sector Hit
The super El Niño is impacting food security across many nations in the eastern Pacific, including Ecuador. Warming sea surface temperatures (SST) are reaching critical levels, affecting tuna...
EU Harmonized Weighing Rules Standardize Unsorted Tuna Sampling
The European Commission earlier this month announced that it has harmonized rules for weighing fishery products across the EU, crucial for effective fisheries control. The new rules will apply...
NGOs Urge IATTC To Adopt MPs For Commercial Tuna
The 104th annual meeting of IATTC will take place from August 31 until September 4 in Lisbon, Portugal. Four NGOs and environmental protection organizations have submitted their position...
Venezuela’s Tuna Promise Is Taking Concrete Shape
Venezuelan-flagged seiner ‘Orinoco II’ recently unloaded 550 tons of EPO caught tuna in Sucre port, supplying local canneries and the domestic market. The shipment follows the August 2025...
WCPFC Scientific Committee Concludes With Special Session On Bigeye Management
The WCPFC Scientific Committee concluded its annual meeting on August 19, with scientists and ocean experts assessing critical data for the conservation and management of the world’s largest...
Japan Secures A 25 Percent Increase In Bluefin Quota
Japan secured a 25 percent increase in its Pacific bluefin quota for fish weighing at least 30 kg at the recently held RFMO meeting. Mexico, which had previously opposed the increase, agreed...
New Dashboard Offers Greater Visibility Into Tuna Supply Chain Risks
A newly introduced Tuna Sustainability Dashboard by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) provides greater visibility into the vessels operating within tuna supply chains and fisheries. The...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Climbs Higher
Frozen whole round skipjack prices are moving upwards in the Bangkok processing hub, but many Thai packers are resisting market pressure. The price of skipjack raw material has reached the USD...
Ghana Tuna Sector Makes EU Yellow Card Removal Top Priority
Ghana’s Fisheries Commission and tuna industry stakeholders met to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, compliance and responsible fishing in the country’s EEZ. The talks focused on...
Mexican EPO Seiners See Yellowfin Catches Weaken
Mexican seiners fishing in the EPO reported lower catches in the first half of the year, led by a decline in yellowfin, their main target species. Skipjack and bigeye landings were broadly...
Groups Warn Philippine Top Court Ruling Could Hit Key Tuna Exports
More groups want a repeal of the Philippine Supreme Court ruling that found mandatory 24/7 monitoring and reporting of commercial fishing vessels unconstitutional. The Coalition for Fisheries...
China Faces Bad Optics After Refusing Mombasa Declaration
The Mombasa Declaration was adopted on June 17 during the ‘Our Ocean Conference 2026’ event in Mombasa, Kenya, by 16 national governments. It is an international commitment to stop IUU fishing...
Thailand Skipjack WR Imports See Sourcing Change
Thai canneries’ imports of frozen whole round skipjack remained stable despite a supply shortfall from major WCPO fleets in the first half of 2026. Indian Ocean fleets delivered a lot of...
Ecuador Seiners Grapple With Persistent Skipjack Shortage
Ecuadorian purse seine operators continued to face weak catches in the EPO in the second quarter, extending a sluggish start to the year. Skipjack landings fell sharply, while yellowfin...
Ghana And Liberia Boost Tuna Fisheries Transparency Through FiTI
Ghana and Liberia recently became official Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) implementing nations, which will make their tuna fishing industry more public, structured, and independently...
NOAA Unveils Bigger Quota For US Bluefin Fishers
The US scientific and regulatory agency NOAA recently announced that it has raised the US bluefin quota by 14.7 percent, following the ICCAT limit permits, for fishers and tuna traders. The...