SCS Global Services, the conformity assessment body of the PNG Fishing Industry Association (FIA) for MSC assessment has determined that the fishery’s scope extension to include bigeye should...
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Can The Jelly-FAD Make FAD Fishing Sustainable?
For years, scientists have been working towards mitigating the environmental impact of drifting FADs (dFADs) given the sheer volume of these devices being used by the tuna purse seine...
Poor EPO Landings Steer Manta Skipjack Price Up
The first closure in the EPO ended at the beginning of October, which means that most seiners are now back at sea. Despite this, poor fishing continues to dominate which is driving the price...
OPAGAC Recommended For MSC Cert In IO & WCPO
It has been slightly over a year since the Spanish fishing group OPAGAC announced its intention to get simultaneous MSC certification in four oceans. And now, the certifier overseeing the...
Century Pacific Takes First Step Into Pet Food Biz
Century Pacific Food Inc (CNPF), the Filipino company well-known for its canned tuna brands such as Century Tuna, has decided to further diversify its portfolio and is venturing into the pet...
China Steps Up Effort In Data Compilation From Seiner Fleets
China is getting more serious about the compliance of its tuna seiners and longliners as well as other fishing vessels with more work being put towards data collection. The Shanghai Ocean...
Credit Suisse Fined Over USD 400 Million By US & UK Agencies Over Tuna Scandal
One Credit Suisse European unit pled guilty to wire fraud in a New York federal court on Tuesday. It will be paying a total of USD 475 million to both US and UK authorities for its role in the...
Will La Niña Soon Improve Catches In The EPO?
In parts of the EPO, the La Niña phenomenon is expected to become active in the last months of 2021. And in the zones where it has been already present, the event will evolve further. Although...
Calvo Aiming For Sustainable Goals While Sourcing Less Than 1% Of MSC Tuna
The Spanish Calvo Group has pledged to source all its tuna from sustainable and responsible origins by 2025. There is still a lot of work to be done as the latest annual Responsible Engagement...
10 Year Journey For Philippines Handline Fishery To Get MSC Cert
After a decade, the Philippines Small Scale Yellowfin Tuna Handline Fishery has become the first tuna fishery in the country to be MSC certified. The Marine Stewardship Council said that this...
IUU Fishing Bill Removes AIS Requirement For Small US Boats
The Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act was amended by a US congressional committee on October 13. Interestingly, the group approved that the prerequisite for boats longer than 50...
Unpacking Power Dynamics In IOTC May Lead To Better Decisions
Tuna RFMOs' decision-making has come under the spotlight especially in the past few years with various Commissions unable to reach consensus on several essential issues ranging from stock...
Iran Holds World’s Largest Number Of Canned Tuna Factories?
Canned tuna production has been ramping up in Iran as the demand from foreign nations is strongly increasing. Reports have noted that the nation hosts over 100 processing plants, which would...
Japan’s Pole-and-Line MSC Certification Recognized With Award
The Japan Sustainable Seafood Awards were given out during this year’s Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Symposium which took place from October 10 to 13. The Collaboration Award went to the Japan...
P+L Fishers Want Exception On Light Fishing For Live Bait
Pole-and-line fishers are asking the government of Ghana to grant them an exception and allow them to fish for their bait with lights. This fishing method is forbidden by national law,...
Astonishing Bycatch Surprises Tuna Crew
The captain of a tuna vessel operating in the Mediterranean must have scratched his head when he looked at the bycatch in his net. A gigantic sunfish 3.2 meters long and 2.9 meters wide was...
Trillions Of Sustainable Funds Need Regulation To Prevent Greenwashing
Sustainable investment is becoming more prominent and more companies want a part of this action. However, there needs to be a stricter set of rules to regulate this financing, especially if...
Mozambique Tuna Longliners Meant To Collect Data Of Criminals At Sea
The trial of 19 people who were allegedly involved in taking bribes in a billions-worth financial scandal – including USD 850 million in tuna bonds – is still ongoing. One of the accused said...
IATTC Gives It One More Shot To Agree On Tuna Conservation Measures
IATTC members will be meeting this week to try and reach conservation measures for tropical tunas in the EPO for the 2022-2024 period. This is the third attempt this year to get all the EPO...
Ecuador’s Seiners Now Trackable Via Global Fishing Watch
The Ecuadorian fleet is set on enhancing the transparency of its operations, thus a large number of its vessels are now trackable through the Global Fishing Watch (GFW) map tool. This is the...