A recently published study analysed whether electronic monitoring (EM) can reliably estimate tuna catches on purse seiners in the Indian Ocean when compared with what is reported in the...
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Europêche Says EU Trade Deals Overlook Tuna Fleet Impact
Europêche, the EU fishing representative body, criticized the bloc’s plans to open its market to tuna from countries negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), saying the potential impact on...
SEAFDEC Outlines Steps To Strengthen Southeast Asian Tuna Sustainability
Southeast Asia accounts for a large share of global tuna production, making the region a key focus for the industry. Sampan Panjarat, Secretary-General of the Southeast Asian Fisheries...
FAO Praises RFMOs’ Climate Focus, Flags Gaps
Climate change is shifting fish abundance, distribution, and migration patterns, adding pressure on regional fisheries bodies (RFBs) to manage tuna and other seafood stocks sustainably, states...
“Persistent” Compliance Gaps In WCPFC Need Addressing Says Secretariat
The world’s largest tuna fishery is in the WCPO and robust compliance and monitoring are critical to maintaining conservation and management measures. The WCPFC’s 22nd Technical and Compliance...
MIFCO CEO Says Sustainability Keeps Maldives Tuna Competitive
Mohamed Anas, the new CEO of Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO), said the Maldives’ pole-and-line tuna fishery and its sustainability credentials remain key drivers of the country’s...
EU And Canada Launch Ocean Alliance With Millions In Commitments
The EU and Canada recently joined hands for global ocean conservation during the ongoing 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week, aimed at protecting marine life. The initiative is closely...
GFW Teams Up With Ai2 To Boost Monitoring Of Tuna Fleets
Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has joined hands with AI lab Ai2 to bring cutting-edge technology and AI agents to ocean monitoring and enforcement. The move would give authorities worldwide new...
MSC Certifies EPO Tuna Fishery Despite Dolphin Data Gaps
Panamanian firm Messinia Holding Group recently received MSC certification for its purse seine skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye catches in the EPO. This is the first dolphin set fishery to be...
SmarTuna Calls For Industry-Owned Shared Digital Traceability Infrastructure
Henk Brus, CEO of SmarTuna, has proposed a new model for tuna traceability built on shared digital infrastructure that is governed and ultimately owned by the tuna industry. Brus stated that...
European Commission Aims To Simplify EU Funding Rules For Fisheries
The European Commission has proposed simplifying fisheries and aquaculture funding. Tuna fleets and companies operating in other fisheries would be able to tap faster into the European...
Global Fishing Watch Provides Guide Setting Up Vessel Monitoring Systems
The Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has published the Vessel Tracking Best Practices Guide this month, a blueprint for governments to build more effective, integrated, and transparent...
Spanish Industry Reaches Out To Youth With Third Canned Tuna Campaign
Spanish processors’ organization Anfaco-Cytma is bringing back the ‘La Matriculata’ campaign to promote canned tuna and other seafood among college students across Galicia as a healthy,...
Jeff Bezos Backs Pacific Ocean Conservation With Extra USD 25 Million
The Bezos Earth Fund is putting USD 25 million behind efforts to protect tuna and marine life across more than 625,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. This will support ocean conservation...
Princes Warns Tariff Suspension Could Have “Unintended Consequences”
Neil Bohannon, Chief Procurement Officer at Princes UK, said that the UK government’s decision to cut tariffs on imported tuna products could lead to "unintended consequences". Speaking at the...
Australian Tuna Fishery Can Again Carry MSC Label
The Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF), which targets yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore, has been MSC recertified for the third time. Currently, 24 fishing vessels are in the certification...
Maldives Replaces Lost Anchored FADs To Support P&L Fishing
Maldives Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Ocean Resources is prioritizing the replacement of anchored FADs for pole-and-line skipjack fishing in its waters that have been damaged or have...
Fiji Becomes First Pacific Nation To Join FiTI
Fiji has become the first Pacific Island nation to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). Alitia Bainivalu, Fiji’s Fisheries Minister, and Sven Biermann, Executive Director of...
At-Sea Transshipments Decline In WCPO: Risks Persist
WCPFC has added interactive dashboards to its annual monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) reports of 2025 that give, at a glance, a good overview and insight into its work. The...
TUNA 2026 Wraps Up With Call For Sustainability And Industry Cooperation
The INFOFISH TUNA 2026 conference in Bangkok, which brought together industry stakeholders, government officials and RFMO representatives, concluded today after three days of discussions....