In the EPO, fleets have increasingly deployed drifting FADs compared to retrieving them over the years, despite several initiatives to retrieve these devices. Furthermore, thousands of these...
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US Bill Intends To Curb Presidential Power Over Monument Fishing
The US Congress is considering a legislation that would bar presidents from unilaterally banning commercial fishing in marine protected areas (MPAs), requiring such activities to be managed...
Global Voices Call For Tougher Action Against IUU Fishing
Stricter enforcement and tougher penalties for offenders are among the key demands marking the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing,...
EPO Purse Seine Fishery’s FAD Sets Rise
The EPO tropical tuna fishery is one of the largest in the world and a majority of purse seine operations utilize drifting FADs. The IATTC FAD working group meeting began on June 3 and will...
US To Descope Critical Climate Deep Ocean Sensors Amid El Niño
The US will soon be removing a vast system of deep-ocean sensors in the Pacific Ocean, raising alarm in the country’s scientific community. The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) announced...
Leading FAD Buoy Producers Start Sustainable Echosounder Buoy Stewardship
Marine Instruments, Satlink, and Zunibal recently signed a deal which they claimed is a “major step towards more responsible and collaborative dFAD management in tropical tuna fisheries.”...
Italy’s Appetite For MSC-Certified Premium Tuna Reaches Five-Year High
Italian consumer demand for MSC ambient tuna has grown in the past five years with more availability in products, especially yellowfin, sold by brands and private labels from retailers. Over...
FFA Highlights Key Lessons From 20 Years Of Tuna Fisheries Management
A newly released report charts the transformation of the Pacific tuna industry over the past two decades, highlighting how science-based management measures have strengthened the region's...
Pacifical CTO Urges Tuna Industry To Advance Traceability
The European Tuna Conference 2026 (ETC26) that concluded in April highlighted creating value through intelligent data exchange in the tuna industry. Julian Hanssen, Chief Technology Officer of...
Spanish Consumer Preference For MSC Tuna Grows
Sales of MSC-certified tuna in Spain climbed to a five-year high from April 2025 to March 2026, fueled by robust demand for canned skipjack carrying the sustainability label. While MSC data...
IATTC Scientists To Review Movement of 100,000 FADs & Tuna Stock Health
IATTC scientists and experts will be gathering at the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting next week to discuss critical data about tuna stocks. There are also several other pre-events...
Major Global Highlights May 2026
The global tuna world saw many ups and downs in May. The price of raw material in Bangkok eased, but trade in the Indian Ocean processing hub continued to remain volatile. The IOTC meeting...
How Predictive AI Gives Fishing Companies A Competitive Edge
Icelandic company GreenFish is redefining the future of commercial tuna fishing through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) designed tools for the sector. With its developed predictive...
FCF Moves To MSC-Certify WCPO Supply Chain Vessels
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF is seeking two MSC certifications for vessels in its supply chain operating in the WCPO. The CAB, SCS Global Services, published the Announcement Comment Draft...
PNG Designates MPA: Opens Access To Blue Carbon Market
The designation of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Western Manus province of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will boost the nation’s commitment to the High Seas Treaty, and also open an option to...
US Imposes Visa Ban On Foreign Nationals Tied To IUU Fishing
The US wants to "send a clear message" as it has begun imposing visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals “responsible for, complicit in, facilitating, or benefiting from IUU fishing-related...
Germany Leads In MSC Tuna Sales, Demand Continues To Grow In DACH Region
MSC tuna sales in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) rose between April 2025 and March 2026, with Germany retaining its position as the world’s largest MSC market last year....
WCPO ‘Operation Tui Moana’ Identifies Two IUU Boats
The three-week annual 'Operation Tui Moana 2026' (OPTM26) held from May 4 to 22 flagged two vessels operating in the WCPO for suspected IUU fishing. Authorities verified more than 200 boats,...
Study Flags Harvest Strategies As Key To Managing WCPO Tuna Fisheries
A recently published study evaluated the importance of harvest strategies in the WCPO tuna fisheries, three in particular. The findings can benefit WCPO tuna stakeholders by giving a clearer...
Tesco Achieves 100 Percent MSC, Young Consumers Driving Sales
UK retailer Tesco said this week that it has fulfilled its commitment to source 100 percent of its tuna from MSC-certified fisheries. The supermarket chain said tuna sales have climbed nearly...