The Kenyan tuna sector recently held a national management workshop in Mombasa. According to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), which was one of the participants, Kenya’s tuna...
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Major Global Highlights March 2024
In March, Bangkok bottleneck hit the processing hub after months of speculation. The NGO, Environmental Justice Foundation, released a report that accused Chinese company Zhejiang Ocean Family...
Recent Hearing Revives PNG Communities’ Fear Over Mining Project
Papua New Guinean communities feel a strong connection to the ocean and are irked now that the deep-sea mining Solwara 1 project is being discussed again, when they had hoped to have defeated...
European Fishing Groups Laud New Law On Forced Labor Products
The EU recently reached a provisional agreement to apply rules prohibiting products with forced labor from entering the bloc. Fishery organizations Europêche and Cepesca welcomed the news....
100 Percent Electronic Monitoring On Tuna Vessels Must Cross Several Hurdles
Electronic monitoring (EM) is one of the most efficient methods to monitor, control, and survey fishing operations at sea, but its compulsory implementation on all tuna vessels is moving at a...
Jung-re Riley Kim Adds Another RFMO Chair Role To Her Resume
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization elected Jung-re Riley Kim as the next Chair at its general meeting held in Ecuador. She is the Director of International...
Accountability.Fish To Shine Light On RFMOs “Obscure Fisheries Management”
US NGO Accountability.Fish has begun an online campaign “to challenge the current fisheries management regime to move towards greater accountability and openness.” The organization highlighted...
Seychelles Ratifies UN High Seas Treaty To Protect Tuna Resources
The Seychelles National Assembly ratified the United Nation’s High Seas Treaty last week, becoming the first African nation and third in the world, after Palau and Chile, to help protect its...
FiTI Report: Cape Verde’s Tuna Fisheries Lack Transparency
Cape Verde recently published its first Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) report which highlighted several challenges in its marine fisheries sector. Data relating to tuna vessels...
Does Climate Change Influence Interaction Between Tuna & Their Prey?
The impact of climate change on the marine ecosystem is complex but does it influence marine food web dynamics? Researchers found that identifying prey groups and their behavior will predict...
ISSF Wants All RFMOs To Strengthen Work On Harvest Strategy & EM
Industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has put forward critical recommendations for the four RFMOs for 2024 to improve tuna fisheries sustainability. It has urged...
Japanese WCPO Longline Fishery MSC Certified
The longline fishery of a Japanese client, Fukuichi Fishery Co., has received the MSC certification for its bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore catches in Papua New Guinea (PNG) EEZ and the WCPO...
PNA MSC Reassessment Enters Dispute Process
The Final Draft Report for the PNA tuna purse seine fishery to achieve reassessment of its MSC certification has entered the dispute process after receiving objections from the Coalition for...
Responsible Recruitment Of Migrant Fishers High Priority For FCF
Taiwanese tuna trader and fishing company FCF supported a workshop to foster companies in the sector to improve their recruitment of crew and protect workers' rights. The gathering took place...
Pacific Leaders Tell WTO That Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Must Stop
Pacific ministers want an end to harmful fisheries subsidies that lead to overcapacity of vessels and overfishing of tuna that pose a threat to WCPO stocks. Their call comes amid talks at the...
Deep-Sea Mining Needs Ocean Governance Before Starting, Argues Tuna Expert
Mining of minerals from the ocean bed is a controversial issue among Pacific Island nations. Transform Aqorau calls for caution in developing this business to first research the effects on the...
Last Grupomar Tuna Vessel To Turn Into Artificial Reef
In a few months' time, Grupomar's decommissioned vessel ‘Marflota II’ will begin to grow into an artificial reef. The Mexican fishing company donated its third vessel to be sunk in Manzanillo...
Anfaco Steps Up Fight Against Vegan Tuna
The Spanish canning association Anfaco has stepped up its fight against plant-based tuna products. It has begun the "#EveryThingByItsName" initiative to raise public awareness about the true...
NGOs Urge White House To Take Over SIMP Review
A group of NGOs recently penned a letter to the White House asking the Executive Office of the President to directly review the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) initiated by NOAA and...
EU Gets Tough On Polluting Fishing Vessels, Expands Eco Crimes List
The EU has yet again agreed to update its rules on preventing pollution from tuna and other vessels in European waters and ensure that perpetrators face hefty fines. The Parliament and Council...