The curtain is all set to rise for the 29th Session of the IOTC in La Réunion, France, from April 13 to 17. NGOs have submitted their position statements ahead of the meeting. Europêche, the...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
The Global Tuna Trade Tornado – What’s The Damage and Who’s Still Standing?
The tuna supply chain has been heavily hit by the import tariffs tornado US President Trump caused on April 2, with far-reaching consequences and major immediate damage for two major exporting...
ISSF Kick-Starts New Measures For PVR Vessels – Only NEFADs Allowed
Last September, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) introduced new conservation measures for boats in its ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) and Vessels on Other...
Dongwon Seeks MSC Certification For Its WCPO Longline Catches
Dongwon is undergoing assessment to get its longline yellowfin, bigeye, and North Pacific and South Pacific albacore catches in the WCPO MSC certified. A Chinese longline fishery has asked for...
IOTC Modifies 2025 Quota After Indonesia Drop Yellowfin Objection Plan
The IOTC announced last week that the allocated catch limits for yellowfin in 2025 have changed after Indonesia withdrew its objections to the 2021 interim plan for the stock. The RFMO...
EU Due Diligence Reporting Takes A Back Seat
EU tuna companies now have more time to implement human rights and environmental protection measures across their supply chains. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on Thursday to...
EU Inches Closer To Delaying Due Diligence Rules
The EU is one step closer to revising its strict regulations to mitigate the impact of businesses on people and the environment. A majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted...
Canadian Company Negotiating With Trump To Mine Seabed In Pacific
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) recently announced that it has begun talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration to gain authorization from the US to mine in...
Number Of IO Longliners At-Sea Operations Declined
The number of at-sea transshipments by large-scale tuna longliners and the volumes they transferred into carriers declined in 2024. The number of operations and tonnages has been falling for...
Winners and Losers – What Does A Deep Dive In European Trade Data Tell Us?
That 2024 has been an extremely unusual year in tuna trading has become clear to many of us. But what shifts in trade were caused, which processors benefited from major changes in tuna...
Major Global Highlights March 2025
Low catches in the WCPO led to an increase in the price of skipjack in Bangkok. Trump imposing heavy tariffs on Mexico was a cause of concern for its canners. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch has once...
NGOs Should Not Have Say In Retailers’ Tuna Sourcing Policies
NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch have once again pointed fingers at French retailer Carrefour, and this time, for its tuna sourcing policy. Bloom recently released the report ‘Drowning the Catch,’...
MEPs Will Vote On Weakening Sustainability & Due Diligence EU Rules
In what can be called a blow to sustainability, members of the European Parliament will vote on whether to delay strict regulations to reduce the impact of businesses on people and the...
Certification Serves More Than One Purpose
-VIEWPOINT- Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) have increasingly developed harvest strategy work plans and adopted management plans in recent years to manage healthy tuna...
Can Artificial Feed Be A Game Changer In Maltese Tuna Sector?
Maltese bluefin fattening companies are considering introducing artificial feed for the fish. A recent study by experts revealed that changing traditional feeding practices could help reduce...
Push For EM On American Samoa And Hawaii Longline Fisheries Intensifies
The much-anticipated cost allocation, funding strategies, and economic viability of electronic monitoring (EM) in the American Samoa and Hawaii tuna longline fisheries were the prime topics of...
Will Fiji Take Cue From Koreans To Sustainably Manage Tuna Fisheries?
Fiji wants to urgently address marine pollution in its tuna-rich EEZ, thus asserting its sustainability commitments. The island nation is eyeing solutions used by Korean fishers, such as...
Seychelles Made Strides In Fisheries Transparency, Beneficial Ownership Data Lacking
Seychelles published its fifth Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) report last month, setting a standard for transparency and accountability in the sector. It covered data about the...
EU Still Delaying List Of Ports In Margin Of Tolerance Issue
Last year, the European Commission issued two executive acts enabling European tuna seiner, small pelagic, and industrial fleets to apply a 10 percent margin of tolerance on total catches in...
NOAA To Combat IUU Fishing With New DNA Tool
US fisheries officials will soon be able to verify over 100 seafood species, including tuna, within a few hours using the new rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device. The tool could play...