A delegation from the European Union is in Liberia for a meeting to discuss sustainability issues and the yellow card the country was given in May 2017. The EU has also held technical...
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IN BRIEF: Pacific Islands & NZ Discuss Sustainability At FFA Meeting
The next Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee meeting will be held in the Cook Islands. Representatives from the 17 members including New Zealand and Australia will be in attendance to...
FCF Also Gets Western Pacific MSC
Major Taiwanese tuna fishing and trading company, FCF Fishery Co., has achieved MSC certification for its skipjack and yellowfin free school purse seine catch in the Western and Central...
IN BRIEF: Canary Islands’ P&L Fishermen Join IPNLF
The fishing company Organización de Productores de Túnidos y Pesca Fresca has become the latest addition to the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF). Based in the Canary Islands, the...
MEPs Talk ‘Responsible’ Fishing, But MSC Not Mentioned
Industry members along with some MEPs will meet today to shed light on the responsible tuna fishing programs currently in place in the tuna sector. As they discuss the Spanish APR...
Pacifical Announces First Large Scale Tuna Blockchain Initiative
The marketing arm of the PNA MSC tuna fishery, Pacifical, has announced the launch of a blockchain initiative that will cover all of its MSC caught tuna from the vessel to the end consumer....
TU Europe & WWF FIPs In Motion, MSC Tuna Less Than 1%
Both Thai Union Europe (TUE) and WWF have released their Partnership Progress Report 2018, which demonstrates some progress in establishing Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs). However, the...
MSC Granted To South Pacific Longliners
Another tuna fishery has been given MSC approval, as French Polynesian longliners, operating in the South Pacific have passed all stages of assessment. No objections were raised by...
Rio Mare & WWF Jointly Host “Together For The Oceans”
Italian tuna leader Rio Mare and WWF are the joint hosts of a “Together for the oceans” event taking place next week in Italy. The idea is to confront the current state of fisheries stocks and...
IPNLF To Prioritize MSC Catch Despite Criticizing Standard
The 14 members of the IPNLF have made a commitment to “preferentially source” MSC certified one-by-one caught tuna over non-certified tuna, when it comes to Indonesian fisheries. This latest...
South African Tuna Fisheries Enter Unique MSC Project
Two South African tuna fisheries have been selected for pre-assessment against the MSC standard as part of a unique project. The Council will work with the fisheries to set them “on a path...
Most Canadian Retailers Below “National Average” On Sustainability
According to a new online platform that compares Canadian retailers’ seafood sustainability practices, most of the biggest retailers in Canada are performing below average on “making...
OPAGAC Claims MSC Far From Tackling Labor Issues
The Spanish tuna purse seine fleet representative, OPAGAC, has told Atuna the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will need to ensure its new labor requirements incorporate a series of measures...
Sustainability Challenges At Core Of Bangkok 2018 Talks
The traceability and sustainability of global tuna fisheries will be at the center of discussions when delegates meet in Bangkok in May, for one of the largest tuna industry gatherings in the...
How Big Is The Sustainable Certified Tuna Market Really?
There has been a notable rise in the amount of tuna fisheries and products with MSC certification, and while showing an increasing awareness of sustainability, can create challenges with...
Can EPO Tuna Fisheries Become Fully Sustainable?
Ensuring the sustainability of tuna fisheries in the Eastern Pacific is one of the crucial issues that will be deliberated at the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama later this month. Guillermo...
MSC Hits Back To ASMI For “Negative And Inaccurate Statements”
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reacted to the recent announcement that the US General Administration will remove the need of third-party certification for purchasing food under...
Bumble Bee Joins Clinton Initiative On Seafood Sustainability
One of the US big three tuna brands, Bumble Bee, has announced joint commitment with WWF to the seafood sustainability of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). It builds on the commitment of...
ISSF Denies Firm Commitment To MSC Tuna By 2017
ISSF has denied that the US Big three tuna brands have committed to only sourcing tuna which gained certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Yesterday, atuna.com stated that an...
MSC Tuna’s Future In The US Could Rest On Wal-Mart’s Alaskan Salmon Decision
This week saw the US General Services Administration update its guidelines and decide to remove the need of a third-party certification for purchasing food under government contracts. The...