The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is calling on countries to endorse a Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, after reports found that tuna and other seafood from Chinese vessels,...
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Challenges In DFAD Register & Skipjack Limits On IOTC Agenda
Catch limits for skipjack and yellowfin, the progress on various conservation and management measures, and the implementation of the DFAD register are major discussions lined up for the...
Brussels Throws Lifeline To Beleaguered EU Tuna Sector
The European Commission activated the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) on April 16, allowing member states to compensate tuna and other seafood fishers, processors,...
Colombia Must Address Infrastructure & Sustainability Gaps
Colombia’s tuna industry stands at a crossroads, balancing the demands for sustainability, infrastructure, and global competition. With the requirement for more tuna across the world, the...
World Tuna Day Puts Spotlight On Fishing And Sustainability
Tuna companies and organizations took to social media to share their recognition of World Tuna Day, which was on May 2. Sustainability in tuna fishing emerged as the defining priority for the...
MSC Yearbook 2026: Tuna Sales Break Records
The global market for MSC-labeled tuna has grown strongly in the last 10 years, with a 33 percent growth YoY. It reached its highest level in a decade in the period from April 2025 to March...
INFOFISH Opens Registration For World Tuna Conference
Registration is now open for the biennial 19th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition, set for September 14 to 16, 2026, in Bangkok. More than 500 participants from across the...
Is Eastern Pacific Yellowfin Abundance Driven By WCPO Stock Inflow?
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...
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...