The fifth edition of the World Maritime Week (WMW) took place in Spain last week. Stakeholders from the tuna and seafood fisheries, ports, and shipping sectors gathered to discuss the...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Operation Rai Balang Detects IUU Fishing Activities In WCPO
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) held Operation Rai Balang 2025 from March 3 to 21 to identify IUU fishing in the tuna-rich grounds of the WCPO. During the Operation FFA members conducted 96...
Ensuring Tuna Stock Sustainability The Nub Of GTA’s Five-Year Strategy
Last week, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) launched a new five-year strategy at the Seafood Expo 2025 in Boston. It is based on three core areas—Blue Resilience, Blue Community, and Blue...
Documentary Fatal Watch Shines Spotlight On Observer Safety
A new documentary, Fatal Watch, which was released today could not have come at a better time, given the tuna industry is increasingly being pushed or making steps towards better observer...
Greenpeace Found Liable In Millions In Dakota Pipeline Case, Can The NGO Survive?
In shocking news earlier this week, a North Dakota jury of nine found Greenpeace liable for over USD 660 million in damages over the 2016 and 2017 Standing Rock protests against the Dakota...
Costs Hampering 100 Percent Electronic Monitoring On US Longliners
The shortage of human observers in the Hawaii and American Samoa tuna longline fisheries is a real issue. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s (WPRFMC) Scientific and...
Zunibal’s “First 100 Percent Biodegradable” FADs
Manufacturer of satellite buoys Zunibal and Spanish research company AZTI have joined hands to produce 100 percent drifting biodegradable FADs. These aggregating devices have been deployed in...
New Reduced FAD Ban In Atlantic Ocean Comes Into Force
The FAD fishing closure in the ICCAT convention area began on March 17 so all vessels now rely on free school tuna fishing until the deadline is over. This replaces the 72-day FAD ban from...
Will DOGE Layoffs Significantly Affect NOAA’s RFMO Participation?
The federal officials' layoff wave by the Trump administration has also hit the fishery science and management body NOAA Fisheries part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Fight Against IUU Fishing Forms The Crux Of Philippines-Palau Tuna Fisheries Deal
The Philippines and Palau recently joined hands to work together for sustainable development of their tuna and other seafood fisheries and to safeguard the fish stocks. A Memorandum of...
Bloom Claims Suing Carrefour’s Tuna Sourcing Policies Is “Inevitable and Necessary”
European non-profits Bloom and Foodwatch have again made harsh accusations against French retailer Carrefour. Bloom recently released a report ‘Drowning the Catch,’ listing out the drawbacks...
Indonesia Withdraws Its Objection To IOTC Yellowfin Plan
Indonesia has withdrawn its objections to the 2021 interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock. Adjustments in data discrepancies led to this decision. In 2021, Indonesia...
ISSF Report Shows Drop In Global Tuna Stocks’ Health
Approximately, 87 percent of the global tuna catches come from stocks at healthy levels, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). It recently released its first...
More Nations Are Transparent With Fisheries Information But Have A Ways To Go
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) was established in February 2016 and has been making slow yet steady progress in getting countries to be more transparent with their tuna and other...
Spanish Firm Recycles Tuna Nets For Aquaculture
Spanish company R de Lorenzo Cordelería, which makes ropes for mussel raft farming from recycled tuna nets, recently announced that it has expanded its work. The firm bought new machinery and...
French Tuna Vessel Owners Take A Forward Step In Decarbonization
French tuna vessel owners recently committed to decarbonizing through the ‘Pêche 4 Ever’ (P4EVER) project. The initiative aims to support the ecological transition of the fishing sector by...
All TUNACONS EPO Catches Are MSC Certified
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) announced last week that its purse seine fishery has received the MSC sustainable logo for bigeye catches. This latest turn of events makes...
FiTI Lauds Seychelles’ Fisheries Transparency Compliance
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) recently announced that Seychelles is the first country to be “compliant” with its standards. It means that the nation has made considerable...
Dongwon WCPO Bigeye Gets Blue Tick And IO Catches In Assessment
Dongwon's MSC reassessment to add purse seiner bigeye catches in the WCPO was MSC certified. The Korean company has also sought the blue logo for its Indian Ocean (IO) purse seine skipjack and...
Nauterra Takes A Step Toward Carbon Neutrality
Tuna company Nauterra has partnered with energy company Energias de Portugal (EDP) to reduce carbon emissions at its Cabello plant in A Coruña. Nauterra announced that installing solar panels...