The MSC in partnership with Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced the winners of their annual Sustainable Seafood Awards in Australia and several companies and people in the tuna...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Carriers Deploying FADs, Who Controls Them Is A Grey Area
Who is responsible for monitoring and regulating FADs drifting in the ocean? The flag state of the seiner or transporter or the coastal state whose waters the FADs float through? Atuna spoke...
EU Cracks Down On Rampant Greenwashing, Wants Firms To Substantiate Eco Claims
The European Commission (EC) has stepped up its consumer protection efforts in cracking down on greenwashing. It has proposed common criteria so that companies have to substantiate any...
Seychelles Prepares For Second FAD Cleanup With Fisheries Students
The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) conducted a “mission briefing” on Monday before its upcoming coastline FAD retrieval program beginning on March 27. The clean-up drive will be conducted by the...
Healthy Ghanaian MPAs Crucial To Protect Tuna
Many countries around the world have taken the UN pledge to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by creating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). According to...
New Movement Wants Open Access To RFMO Meetings
A new movement, Equal Access Principles, recently stepped forward and called on stakeholders in the tuna business to endorse its 12 fundamentals. It seeks more public access for parties (other...
Seychelles’ Objection To IOTC FAD Ban Is Derived From Multiple Barriers
Seychelles has come forward to object to the IOTC FAD rule that was put into place in February. The archipelago has cited multiple reasons including consequences for its canneries, local fish...
Study Finds Pacific Marine Parks Hardly Contribute To Tuna Conservation
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) and other Pacific marine protected areas (MPAs) have no discernible conservation benefits or so-called 'spill-over effect' for skipjack and bigeye...
Bolton Accelerates Tuna Sales With APR Logo
Bolton Foods has increased sales of its tuna products with the AENOR APR (Tuna From A Responsible Fishery) logo available in Spanish supermarkets. Its Isabel canned tuna brand -- with the logo...
Will High Seas Treaty Raise Tuna Prices Over The Long Term?
This month, the UN member states settled a historic treaty that will protect marine diversity on the high seas. The goal is to safeguard 30 percent of the oceans, coastal areas, and inland...
Thai Union Extends Timeline For 100% Monitoring Of Tuna Longliners
Thai Union (TU) has pledged its commitment to sustainable oceans and 100 percent monitoring of its vast tuna supply chain by 2030. It especially concerns albacore caught by longliners. The...
UN Inks Historic High Seas Treaty But Tuna Sector Might Not Rejoice
After a rocky ride and almost two decades of negotiations, UN member states settled on a historic agreement that will protect marine diversity in the high seas. The deal was finalized late...
NOAA Rejects Proposal To Alter Hawaii MPA Fishing Rule
The 194th annual meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) is approaching. NOAA has blocked an attempt by the Council to allow the sale of fish caught inside...
Ghana Sees Technology As The Way To Get EU Yellow Card Lifted
Ghana is gearing up its Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) to achieve 100 percent transparency across its commercial fisheries by 2025. The African country's fleet will make full use of modern...
ISSF’s New 5-Year Plan Focuses On MSC & FIPs Sourcing
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published its five-year strategic plan this week. One of its goals is to ensure that by 2027, its members source from tuna fisheries...
One More Try, PNA’s MSC Reassessment Includes FADs & Bigeye
The world’s largest tuna fishery, PNA, is adamant about getting a more significant piece of the MSC cake in the Pacific. While it has held MSC certification for its free school skipjack and...
NGO And Stakeholders To Meet At First Fiji Tuna Conference
Fiji is all set to organize its first tuna conference. Conservation International (CI) is collaborating with the Ministry of Fisheries, the Fiji Fisheries Industry Association, and WWF for the...
Major Global Highlights February 2023
February was a month of major news – from the trading in the Bangkok processing hub remaining slow to the IOTC establishing a 72-day FAD ban which will impact the catches of major seiner...
Readers Divided Whether EU Will Object To IOTC FAD Ban
The adoption of a 72-day ban on dFADs in the Indian Ocean caused quite a stir. Fleets, industries, representing organizations, and nations were aghast by the way the decision was arrived. The...
New Research Based On 2050 Model Reveals The Adverse Effects On Tuna Species
Tuna migration patterns have always been an interesting topic for researchers. The Spanish center AZTI recently conducted a study. It concluded that climate change and the pressure of heavy...