Thai Union published its 13th sustainability report last week with the progress that the company made in 2025 in its sustainability commitments. The report covers Thai Union’s performance from...
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Report Calls On Tuna Industry To Move Beyond Certification-Based Sourcing
Tuna companies are expected to identify, prevent, and address risks in their supply chains rather than relying solely on third-party certifications, such as MSC, according to a new report...
Africa Advances Tuna Monitoring Commitments At ‘Our Ocean Conference’
More than 100 governments, companies, and civil society groups pledged USD 6.4 billion for 320 commitments focused on targeting ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, climate resilience,...
NZ Law Charity Challenges Use Of Tax Money For Fisheries Research
New Zealand Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) is challenging the government over what it considers to be under-levying of the fishing industry and the reduced deployment of fishery observers...
Jealsa Launches Canned Tuna In Tetra Pak
Spanish seafood company Jealsa has partnered with Tetra Pak to launch what it describes as “the industry's first shelf-stable tuna in carton packaging”. This replaces the traditional metal...
Dutch Preference For Sustainable Tuna Keeps Rising
MSC-certified tuna sales in the Netherlands has been growing rapidly, with skipjack and yellowfin being the preferred tuna species among consumers in this market. In its Tuna Yearbook 2026...
South Koreaan Fish Die-Off Sparks Debate As Bluefin Numbers Rise
Hundreds of dead fish washed up on South Korea’s east coast this week, an unusual event that coincides with a reported increase in Pacific bluefin in local waters, raising various theories...
Tuna Australia CEO Says Industry Growth Faces Multiple Headwinds
Australia’s tuna industry is grappling with mounting pressures that threaten growth, ranging from meeting export-market demands for traceability, sustainability, and competitive pricing to...
FCF Seeks MSC Certification For More Seiners In WCPO
Taiwanese tuna trading company FCF Co. Ltd. wants two more vessels in the MSC certification of the already certified WPSTA Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Purse...
US Opens Pacific Marine Protected Areas For Tuna Fishing
The White House on Thursday announced that US President Donald Trump has given the green light to reopen parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to US commercial tuna...
Frabelle Denies RNZ’s Accusation Over Illegal Dolphin Catch By Tuna Seiner
Philippines-based Frabelle Group has told Atuna that its purse seiner did not illicitly catch any dolphins in Papua New Guinea’s Manus Province. RNZ Pacific published news on June 11 stating...
Spanish Tuna Buyers Give Little Weight To Fisher Welfare, Study Finds
Spanish buyers place little weight on the welfare and working conditions of fishermen when purchasing tuna products, exposing a significant disconnect between consumer awareness and labor...
Environmental DNA And The Future Of Tuna Fisheries Monitoring
- VIEWPOINT - The future of sustainable tuna management relies on improved stock assessments, which remain the backbone of scientific advice for fisheries management. These assessments...
US Senators Propose Bill To Curb Flags Of Convenience
Two US Senators last week introduced a bipartisan Senate bill, ‘Protecting US Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act,’ to crack down on foreign tuna and other fishing vessels that exploit...
Tuna RFMOs Face Key Gaps In Meeting FAO Transshipment Standards
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released a report recently pointing out that none of the five tuna RFMOs fully implements the 2022 FAO Voluntary Guidelines for...
Port Victoria Meets Conditions To Handle EU Margin Of Tolerance On Tuna
The European Commission last week listed Port Victoria in Seychelles, a major hub for European tuna fleet operations in the Indian Ocean, as meeting strict conditions required to apply the...
Albacore Quota & Deep Sea Mining Key Topics In WPRFMC Meeting
South Pacific albacore quotas, bigeye management reforms, and deep-sea mining developments near American Samoa are expected to take center stage at the 207th Western Pacific Council’s latest...
IATTC Scientific Meeting To Discuss Bigeye Stock & Harvest Strategies
The IATTC Scientific Advisory Committee meeting began today and will run until June 12. Discussions over the 2025 EPO tuna fishery, updates to the stock assessment of bigeye, harvest...
OPAGAC Rolls Out EPO DFAD Recovery Program
The Spanish purse seine fleet, grouped under OPAGAC and other tuna industry associations, recently announced a collaboration to launch an Ocean FAD Recovery Foundation. The groups claim it is...
Sustainable Oceans Key To The Future Experts Say
Working on sustainability for healthy oceans forms the crux of this year’s World Oceans Day, celebrated on June 8. This year’s theme, according to the UN, is ‘Reimagine: Beyond the world we...