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Tuna Fisheries Sustainability Formed The Crux At FFC Meeting Last Week
Eighty fisheries officials from 17 Pacific Islands gathered in Niue last week for the 138th Annual Officials Meeting of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC). The focus of the discussions was on...
“Reduce Fish” Intake Message By NGO Is Misleading Says Europêche
Environmental non-profit Seas At Risk encourages “European consumers to reduce their fish intake” to protect marine ecosystems. It stated that the European appetite for tuna and seafood is...
Seychelles And Oman Start Collaboration On Fisheries And Blue Economy
The Ministers of Indian Ocean tuna nations Seychelles and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding last month to establish a framework to collaborate in fisheries and the blue economy. “This...
MSC Million Dollar Funds For Tuna And Other Fisheries
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced USD 2 million for sustainable fishing "to support innovation and research in marine life protection" in 2025. Out of the 12 projects for which...
Pakistan’s Big Ambitions To Revamp Its Tuna Fishing Industry
The 25,000 tons of tuna fishing quota that Pakistan secured during the IOTC annual meeting last month has prompted the nation to work on a new fisheries policy. The government claimed to have...
Will US Senate Approve Much-Anticipated Amendments To Pacific Tuna Treaty?
Earlier this week, a breakthrough was made in the amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). It was passed in the US House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate for...
Thai Union’s Pte Label Tuna Sales Took A Hit In Q1
Thai Union’s ambient segment, which comprises largely canned tuna, did not perform well in the first quarter of this year. The company sold 80,069 tons of ambient items in Q1 2025, a 7.1...
Portuguese Demand For MSC Tuna Fell Last Year
The volume of MSC tuna sold in Portugal dropped in 2024/25. This market already has meager levels of sustainable tuna available for consumers. Canned skipjack was the most preferred product....
Making Seafood “Sexy” For Young Consumers Is Difficult But Can Be Done
Attracting young consumers to eat more sustainable tuna and other seafood is a challenge faced by many companies. During the MSC Seafood Futures Forum at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona...
Mauritania Makes Progress In Tuna Fisheries Transparency
Mauritania has become the second country, after Seychelles, to achieve a ‘compliant status’ in implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) standard. This underlines the nation's...
Other RFMOs Will Not Adopt Skipjack TAC In Near Future
IOTC adopted a historic skipjack quota for fleets at its Annual Meeting that concluded in April. No other tuna RFMO has such limits. Though skipjack in the Indian Ocean is not overfished, the...
IUU Fishing Coalition Analyzed Import Control Rules Of Major Tuna Buying Nations
The EU IUU Fishing Coalition recently released a report outlining the importance of major tuna and other seafood buying nations to strengthen their harmonized import controls. The study...
Pacific Islands Laud Decade Of Cooperating In Monitoring Tuna Fisheries
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) stated that at the 7th Meeting of the Parties in Niue last week, fisheries officials from the 17 tuna-rich Pacific Island nations celebrated a decade of...
Italians Preference For MSC Tuna Dropped In 2024
The demand for MSC tuna witnessed a dramatic drop in the Italian market during the 2024/25 period. For the first time, skipjack in cans became the most sold item, overtaking yellowfin, which...
Cape Verde Fisheries Official Calls EU Deal “Mature Agreement”
Cape Verde has granted licenses to 21 EU fishing boats to catch tuna in its EEZ, which would add millions of euros to the African nation’s coffers. Carlos Monteiro, National Director of...
Somalia Miffed At IOTC Over New Skipjack And Bigeye Quotas
Somalia officially submitted its objection to IOTC’s new skipjack quota and allocation of a 15 percent increase in bigeye for all fleets. The African nation stated that the move “severely...
Australia’s Walker’s Tuna Latest To Sign Transparency Pledge
Australian company Walker’s Tuna announced on May 2, World Tuna Day, that it had signed the Tuna Transparency Pledge, to combat IUU fishing in the tuna industry. The global initiative by the...
How Trustworthy Are Sustainable Labels On Canned Tuna In Australia?
Are canned tuna sold in Australia as sustainable as they claim in their packaging? Aussie researchers who are analyzing greenwashing in the tuna sector recently conducted a study. They...
Seafood Futures Forum Underlines Expansion Of MSC Tuna Worldwide
Consumer awareness of the MSC sustainable blue logo has grown over the years. Last year, 50 percent of surveyed consumers worldwide said they recognized the blue tick on their tuna and seafood...