The Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), earlier this month, highlighted a pre-assessment of a longline tuna fishery against the MSC standard, setting out a roadmap toward a...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Stock Assessments & FADs Take Center Stage at WCPFC Scientific Meeting
This week, Pacific scientists and ocean experts are meeting in Samoa for the WCPFC Scientific Committee Meeting. They are reviewing key data for the conservation and management of the world’s...
Spain Allots Quota For Incidental Bluefin Catches
The Spanish Fisheries Ministry on Tuesday published, in its Official State Bulletin (BOE), conditions for the incidental catches of bluefin in 2026. It allowed a quota of 233.92 tons for...
EU Advisory Group Calls For CATCH System Improvements
The EU’s CATCH system is delivering benefits, but underlying operational challenges are threatening its effectiveness. The Market Advisory Council (MAC) has urged the European Commission to...
Philippines Top Court Rules VMS For Commercial Boats “Unconstitutional”
The Philippines Supreme Court has ruled that 24/7 monitoring and reporting of commercial fishing vessels is unconstitutional. This applies to Philippines-flagged vessels targeting migratory...
MSC Certification Altered After Tokelau Leaves PNA
Tokelau's exemption from PNA has led to changes in the fishing of the PNA WCPO MSC-certified fishery. The US Pacific Tuna Group wants an MSC reassessment of its tuna catches in the WCPO and...
Vietnam Cracks Down On IUU Fishing As EU Inspection Nears
Vietnam has stepped up efforts to address recommendations from the European Commission (EC) ahead of an upcoming EU inspection of its measures to combat IUU fishing. The country has been...
China Hits Back At NOAA Report Over Illegal Tuna Fishing
NOAA has pointed fingers at China for its illegal fishing practices in tuna fisheries in its recently released report. The Chinese government refuted the findings and stated that it was...
ISSF Flags Tuna Stock Management Gaps Under MSC Criteria
Tuna stock status and harvest control rules (HCRs) in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans still need improvement, according to an ISSF assessment which used MSC criteria. The analysis found that...
INFOFISH Announces Speakers For World Tuna 2026
The organizer of the World Tuna Trade Conference in Bangkok has started revealing the names of the speakers who will contribute to the three-day event starting on September 14. INFOFISH...
WCPFC Weighs Mandatory Biodegradable FADs As Jelly-FAD Trials Show Promise
Tuna RFMOs increasingly require non-entangling and biodegradable FAD designs to be used by purse seine fishing fleets. This year, WCPFC has to decide on the implementation of mandatory...
Pacific Islands Gain Millions Of Dollars Under Latest US Tuna Deal
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) on Monday finalized the second distribution of funds for 2026 under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT), amounting to USD 50.42 million, for...
Amazon Faces US Lawsuit Over Tuna Greenwashing Claims
A class-action lawsuit filed last week in a Seattle federal court accuses Amazon of misleading consumers with environmental and sustainability claims on labels of tuna and other seafood...
Major Global Highlights July 2026
The price of raw materials in the main Bangkok and Manta processing hubs continued to remain high. Asian processors fret over the latest round of US tariffs. The PP Group makes its presence in...
GFW Updates Detection Tools & Reveals A Data Upgrade
Digital vessel tracking platform Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has extended its performance to track the movements of small tuna vessels in coastal waters. It has launched a new IUU fishing risk...
CFTO & SAPMER Seiners’ IO Catches Get MSC Certified
CFTO and SAPMER seiners in the Indian Ocean have received the MSC certification for their skipjack and yellowfin catches. A Korean longline fishery recently applied for the sustainability...
Vietnam Begins Path To Full WCPFC Membership
Vietnam and WCPFC delegates met Tuesday to advance discussions on the country's path to full WCPFC membership while assessing its tuna fisheries and processing sector. Vietnam currently...
Will IATTC Reduce Annual Tuna Fishing Closure Days?
The IATTC scientific staff has proposed cutting the annual purse seine fishing closure in the convention area, citing an assessment that shows tropical tuna stocks are in a healthy biological...
EU Risks Losing Key Tuna Foothold In Mauritanian Waters
Spanish tuna fishers are increasingly concerned that the EU-Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) will not be renewed before it expires in November, potentially forcing...
Warming Seas Threaten Livelihoods Of Solomon Islands Tuna Fishers
Small-scale fishers in the Solomon Islands say ocean warming is disrupting tuna catches and impacting their livelihoods, with skipjack and yellowfin, their main catches, increasingly shifting...