French researchers conducted a study to identify the position of FADs, including those whose buoys have been remotely deactivated by the French tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean (IO). The...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Americans Want Next President To Stand Firm On Seafood Traceability
Americans will vote for a Presidential candidate who can address issues such as better transparency in the supply chain of tuna and other seafood and combating illegal fishing. The results of...
FisheryProgress To Test Human Rights Policy With New FIPs
FisheryProgress recently announced a pilot project for new Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) which will deepen the impact of its Human Rights and Social Responsibility (HRSR) Policy through...
TUNACONS Partners With NGO To Develop New FIPs In Galápagos
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery is collaborating with NGO Fundación Jocotoco for the conservation and management of tuna and other fish stocks and the...
Maldives’ Decision To Open Longline Fisheries Draws Flak From Many Sides
Maldives is all set to open its longline fisheries after a five-year hiatus but with restrictions. The government's decision, announced this week, has raised the ire of Maldivian yellowfin...
EU Calls Tuna Industry Stakeholders To Create ETP Support Group
The EU has called for stakeholders from the tuna and other seafood industries to establish a support group for the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP). This group will include coordinators...
Maldives Takes Steps To Open Longline Fishery After Five Years
The Maldivian government has announced its plans to reopen the nation's longline fishery but it will put in place a strict set of regulations including the introduction of a new license for...
FCF Longline Albacore Catches In Atlantic Ocean Gets Sustainable Tick
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF has received the MSC certification for longline albacore catches in the South and North Atlantic Ocean. The CAB, Control Union UK, published the Public Certification...
WCPFC Scientific Meeting Discusses Skipjack Management Strategy
The WCPFC Scientific Committee meeting began on August 14 and will run until next Wednesday in Manila, Philippines. The agenda appears to be full and experts will look into an overview of WCPO...
Micronesia To Focus On Foreign Investments To Grow Tuna Sector
Micronesia is eyeing on accessing new markets to increase its tuna fisheries revenue by strengthening relations with the EU and other Pacific Island nations such as Papua New Guinea and the...
FiTI Says Chinese Distant Water Fleet’s Transparency Needs Improvement
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has found that Chinese authorities have been successful in consistently collecting and publishing online information on its fisheries sector....
AGAC Push For Bigeye MSE Ahead Of ICCAT Annual Meeting
Tuna organizations and NGOs have begun submitting their position statements ahead of the IATTC 102nd Annual Meeting to be held from September 2 to 6 in Panama. Work plans for bigeye and...
US Agencies Sued For Not Implementing Bycatch Rule On Tuna Imports
Conservation groups have decided to sue several US governmental departments including the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and their respective leaders for failing to implement the...
EU Podcast Warns Of Ocean Heatwave Effects On Fish Stocks
Euronews podcast 'Ocean Calls' recently revealed that some areas of different oceans are witnessing temperature anomalies of 5, 6, or even 7 degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit not specified) above...
Spain’s First Marine National Park Is In Tuna-Rich Grounds
The Spanish government will soon announce Mar de Las Calmas, located in the southwest of the Canary Islands, as the country's first national marine park. This area, known for its scenic...
Blue Bond & Reducing Subsidies Integral For Chinese DW Tuna Fleet
China has the world's largest distant water fishing (DWF) fleet which has quadrupled since the 1950s. This makes it important for its tuna vessels, one of the crucial groups of species fished,...
Bangkok Tuna Prices Centre Of Discussion For Tri Marine Executive At TUNA 2024
Matt Owens, Sustainability Director at Tri Marine gave a detailed insight into the status of global tuna stocks, the impacts of climate change, and how skipjack and albacore pricing has...
Tuna-Rich Maldives Declares Two New Marine Protected Areas
The Maldives government has decided to add two new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at Boduhithi and Okkobe lagoons in Kaafu Atoll. Boduhithi, located in the North Malé Atoll of Kaafu, is known...
Well-Intentioned Consumer Program Showed Wrong Tuna
The Dutch consumer information program ‘Alles op Tafel’ recently discussed whether one can eat canned tuna responsibly. It was a well-meant show that busted the myth that bluefin is the only...
ISSF: RFMOs Improved In Well-Defined HCRs But Still A Long Way To Go
Harvest control rules (HCRs) and management systems to ensure tuna fisheries adhere to national and international laws still need improving, according to ISSF scientists. They compared how the...