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ISSF Members Went Behind In Compliance
ISSF published its annual report showing a 98.95 percent compliance with all 33 conservation measures in 2023. This is a slight decline of 0.8 percent compared to last year. The International...
TUNACONS Wants MSC Scope Extension For Bigeye In EPO
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery is pursuing an MSC scope extension of its skipjack and yellowfin certification by adding bigeye for all vessels operating...
Several Longline and Pole & Line Fisheries Aiming For MSC Logo
MSC announced that four tuna fisheries made further steps in their assessment to achieve an MSC certification in the WCPO, EPO, or Atlantic Ocean. Silla WCPO longline tuna fishery The Final...
Govt’s And NGOs Must Collaborate To Secure Food Security
Governments and NGOs must not ignore the importance of tuna and other seafood products to feed the growing world population. Both parties must work together to ensure food security for the...
EM Has Limitations And Cannot Replace Human Observers
Electronic monitoring in Hawaii tuna longline fisheries has been a topic for years. Since 2009, vessels have voluntarily participated in EM projects. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center...
Readers Convinced PNA Will Get Re-Certified This Year
The PNA again went into MSC reassessment early this year after its previous attempts were objected by the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF) which again claimed that PNA does not...
Grupo Consorcio Steps Up On Traceability
Spanish brand Grupo Consorcio has introduced a tool on its website to trace the origin of its tuna products. This initiative, which aims to promote transparency from net to table, is called...
Long Road Ahead For Portuguese MSC Tuna Market
There are over 420 seafood products with the MSC sustainable logo on Portugal retail shelves but MSC is still comparatively low. However, it is showing some progress with a 133 percent...
Are South Korean Reefer Carriers Once Again Deploying FADs In WCPO?
Three reefer carriers belonging to South Korean Ji Sung Shipping Company have made suspicious sailing patterns in the WCPO and EPO, similar to those made last year by the ‘Sun Flower 7’, owned...
Indonesia’s Long Road To Harvest Strategy
Indonesia is working on a long-term harvest strategy (HS) launched last year for the three commercial tuna species, skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. Being one of the largest tuna producers in...
GDST And FishWise Collaborate To Enhance Seafood Traceability
The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) have partnered with sustainable seafood consultancy FishWise to “promote the implementation of interoperable, digitized traceability systems...
GFW And African Nations Join Hands To Fight IUU Fishing
Global Fishing Watch (GFW) collaborates with African countries, that are part of the Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission (COREP), in a new partnership that aims to bring down the...
Tuna Industry Celebrates World Oceans Day
Tomorrow, June 8, is World Oceans Day and the theme for 2024 is “Catalyzing action for our ocean and climate.” Several tuna organizations are celebrating this day reflecting on the importance...
Researchers Conducted Acoustic Study To Improve Tuna Stock Sustainability
A Spanish study found acoustic differences in three tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. A detailed understanding of the acoustic characteristics of these fishes could be...
Will PNA Fishery Keep Its MSC Logo?
Early this year, the world’s largest tuna fishery, the PNA, was determined to have passed its re-assessment for the MSC certification. But soon after, the Coalition for Transparent Tuna...
Greenpeace Bashes Tuna RFMOs For Mismanagement
RFMOs are a vivid example of the “broken system” of global ocean governance, states Greenpeace in its latest report. “Un-Tangled, How the Global Ocean Treaty Can Help Repair High Seas...
Sustainable Tuna Market Is “Constantly Growing” In Italy
The MSC tuna market in Italy is growing exponentially, according to the 2024 sustainable tuna market report for the country. Italians consumed 15,000 tons of sustainable tuna between April...
New Assessment Says Pacific Bluefin Has Recovered
The Pacific bluefin’s population has improved according to the 2024 stock assessment by Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group (PBFWG). The tuna species population (spawning stock biomass) has...
PNA Fishery Still Facing Objections Over MSC Recertification
The largest tuna fishery in the world, PNA, is still undergoing the MSC adjudication process. The independent adjudicator stated in a notice that there could be an in-person hearing in June...