The FFA organized a three-day Judicial Symposium 2025 in Honiara, that concluded today. The event aimed to enhance judicial awareness about IUU fishing, maritime boundaries, climate impacts,...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Marshall Islands Says No To Deep-Sea Mining
The Marshall Islands have officially joined the list of countries that is calling for a deep-sea mining moratorium. President Hilda Heine announced this at the UN Ocean Conference that...
EU-Initiated Study Throws Light On Tuna Alternatives And Threats
The results of an EU-initiated study focused on the plant-based seafood substitute market and the challenges it has generated for the EU fisheries sector, in terms of labeling, were published...
Malaysia Takes Stronger Steps To Curb IUU Tuna Fishing
Last week, the Malaysian Coast Guard detained a fishing vessel for having illegally anchored in the nation’s EEZ, near Penang, without prior permission. Upon inspecting the boat, which Chinese...
Ambitious Commitments Assured At UN Ocean Conference
The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) ended last Friday. Accelerated progress in the implementation of the High Seas Treaty and the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, concerns about deep-sea mining,...
EM Made Compulsory For US Longliners Amid Cost Concerns
After much discussion, electronic monitoring (EM) has been made mandatory for Hawaii and American Samoa longliners. However, uncertainty over installation costs prevails. The topic was...
Rising Demand For MSC Logo For IO Yellowfin Catches
A Maldivian pole-and-line and handline fishery is going for a scope extension to add yellowfin to its already certified Indian Ocean skipjack catches. AGAC Four Oceans Integral Purse Seine...
Marine Instruments Launches Recovery Program For Its Buoys
To support the tuna fishing industry’s circular economy, Marine Instruments launched its Blue Recovery Program to recover FADs and recycle satellite buoys, reducing waste and environmental...
Greenpeace Claims To Have Brought Spanish Longliner’s IUU Fishing To Light
International NGO Greenpeace claims to have disrupted the tuna fishing operations of a Spanish longliner, which the NGO alleged to have engaged in IUU fishing in the South Pacific Ocean last...
FAO Says Global Tuna Stocks Doing Well Because Of Effective RFMO Management
New data shows 64.5 percent of all fish stocks worldwide in 2021 were exploited within biologically sustainable levels. In terms of deep sea species, global tuna stocks stood out as 99 percent...
Pacific Islanders Fret As Climate Change Pushes Tuna Eastwards
Climate change is slowly yet significantly impacting the livelihoods of Pacific Islanders. The tuna moving east towards the high seas and away from the EEZs of Pacific Island nations is one of...
Zunibal Awarded For Its Sustainable Biodegradable FAD
The SDG Planet Award went this year to Zunibal for its dedication to developing technologies that contribute to the protection and conservation of marine ecosystems. The award was established...
Anfaco Tuna Awards Registration Open For Innovations
Companies and organizations rethinking the future of tuna innovations will be honored at Anfaco-Cecopesca's third edition of the Tuna Awards. The accolades will be given to those working on a...
A Little-Known UN Treaty Is Quietly Making Significant Conservation Progress
- VIEWPOINT- Amid the complexities of global economics lies a simple truth: Countries that hope to reap long-term benefits from shared resources must work together to manage them sustainably....
EU And Ivory Coast Renew Tuna Fisheries Partnership
After almost a year of expiration, the EU and Ivory Coast are all set to resume the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) after a ratification process has been completed by both...
Safeguarding Ocean Health Prioritized At UN Ocean Conference
The much-awaited one-week-long UN Ocean Conference began yesterday in Nice, France. It has many important items on the agenda such as the Marine Biodiversity treaty, the BBNJ Agreement,...
WPRFMC Meeting To Review Trump’s Actions And Impacts On Pacific Fisheries
Federal policy changes in the Pacific Islands and actions on critical tuna and other fishery management measures will form the crux of discussions at the ongoing 203rd Western Pacific Regional...
EU Agrees To Stricter Rules On IUU Fishing
This week, the European Council reached a provisional agreement on improved rules with the European Parliament to tackle non-sustainable fishing practices. This includes activities such as...
Low “Economic Benefits” Push Gabon To Denounce Tuna Deal With EU
Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema recently warned of his nation all set to unilaterally denounce the tuna sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) with the EU. According to him,...
World Oceans Day Marks Beginning Of Week-Long UN Conference
June 8 is celebrated as the World Oceans Day. The upcoming UN Ocean Conference, beginning on June 9 in Nice, France, makes the day even more special. Art contests, photo exhibitions, and other...