Luciano Pirovano, Global Sustainable Development Director at Bolton Food, will be giving two speeches on the first day of the upcoming INFOFISH 18th World Tuna Trade Conference &...
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GTA Will Aid French Retailers To Identify Risks In Their Tuna Sourcing
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) collaborates with French retailers in a new initiative launched ahead of the IOTC meeting this month in Bangkok. The 'Module Complémentaire’ introduced for GTA’s...
Scientists Warn Over State Of WCPO Yellowfin
Fisheries scientists, policymakers, and advisors from Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines (VIP) discussed the urgency to protect yellowfin stocks in the WCPO at a recent delegation. They...
Marshall Islands Longline Fishery Gets Blue Logo For Albacore
The Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) achieved MSC certification for its North Pacific albacore catches. The fishery’s yellowfin and bigeye catch were already certified in 2019. Last...
Greenpeace Calls On US Authorities For Action Against Bumble Bee
Greenpeace has again pointed an acussing finger at tuna coming from the Taiwanese longliner ‘Da Wang’ because of forced labor on board. Greenpeace issued an unprecedented call on May 1,...
ISSF Shows How Fishers Can Build Their Own Jelly-FADs
Jelly-FADs have proven effective in mitigating the environmental impacts caused by dFADs in oceans. On World Tuna Day, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published a...
MSC Tuna Sales Continue On An Upward Trajectory
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released its Sustainable Tuna Yearbook 2024 today giving an overview of certified products sold across the globe. In 2022/23, around 190,000 tons of...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
The much-awaited day to celebrate tuna, a fish that provides food security and livelihoods for millions of people across the globe, is here. The UN General Assembly, in December 2016, voted to...
Major Global Highlights April 2024
Skipjack prices in Bangkok and Seychelles witnessed a slight drop in April. In a historical move, the EU announced tightening regulations on human rights and environmental rules for tuna...
Cepesca Wants “Exceptional Aid” For Spanish Fishing Sector
The Spanish fishing association Cepesca wants the government to grant “exceptional aid” to the sector in 2024 considering the high fishing costs and market instability. It sent a letter last...
World Tuna Day Is Getting Closer
Next week, on May 2, the planet will celebrate World Tuna Day, a fish that secures the livelihood of many people around the globe and provides affordable protein to many consumers. The day,...
EU Parliament Tightens Human Rights & Environment Rules For Tuna Companies
The EU has strengthened the human rights and environmental rules in the "due diligence" that was approved on Wednesday in the Parliament. This will require all EU and non-EU tuna companies to...
MSC Forum At SEG 2024 Focuses On Relevant Sustainability Info Needs Of Consumers
The Seafood Futures Forum took place today at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona. The panel of experts focused on the global tuna and seafood consumption patterns and the need to engage...
NGO Hires Former Thai Union Executive For Lead Role
Ocean Outcomes (O2) announced that it has appointed Jeremy Crawford, a seafood and fisheries expert, to the new role of Asia Fisheries Director. He was the Responsible Sourcing Manager for...
Plant-Based Tuna: The Kick-Starter For “Alternative Seafood” And Beyond
- Viewpoint - The plant-based sector has been primarily looking to substitute meat. However, since three years, we have seen a plethora of players entering the plant-based tuna market....
ISSF Urges IOTC For Tighter FAD Management Ahead Of Annual Meeting
The IOTC annual meeting is inching closer and the industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has listed its recommendations. Strengthening FAD management is among its...
IOTC Should Move Beyond Historical Catch Allocation Claims
IOTC has been discussing the limits per country based on historical catch for years. A recent study advised its members to take a cue from other RFMOs that built the allocation process on...
FCF Takes Steps To Ensure Sustainability In Tuna Supply Chain
Taiwanese tuna trader Fong Chun Formosa (FCF) recently announced that it is providing training sessions to the captains and crew of several tuna fishing vessels in Mauritius within its supply...
Spanish Entrepreneur Seeks Funding To Promote Tuna Skin Bags
A Spanish woman has taken sustainability to another level by making bags from tuna skin. Luisa Fernanda Donoso Jimenez started the brand Skintunafish as a part of the Andalusian government’s...
ISSF Report Shows 10% Global Tuna Stocks Overfished
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) states that 86 percent of the total tuna catches worldwide come from stocks at ‘healthy’ levels. There was also a one percent...