The EU has taken a step further to ban greenwashing and misleading product information for tuna and other items on retail shelves. The EU Internal Market and Environment committees last week...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Rumors Rife That Cell-Based Tuna Producer “Goes Into Hibernation”
Finless Foods, a US-based cell-cultivated tuna and seafood company, is laying off its employees because the “funding environment has deteriorated.” Co-founder Mike Selden has not responded to...
43 MSC Fisheries Get Greenlight On Harvest Strategy
The Marine Stewardship Council announced this week that 43 fisheries, mainly in the WCPO, should be certified under the early adoption of Section SE process that covers developing and...
Myth Buster: We Are Running Out Of Tuna
The health of tuna has been a hot topic of discussion for many years among NGOs, environmentalists, social media activists, and lately even film-makers. A simple online search leads one to...
Bloomberg Accuses TNC Of Opening Palau MPA For Own Tuna Firm, NGO Refutes Claims
On January 18, Bloomberg Green published a controversial piece, ‘The Environmental NGO Behind Palau’s Plan To Shrink Its Ocean Reserve’. It questioned the proposal to cut back Palau’s National...
UK MSC Tuna 2023 Market Grew, Retailers Offered More Products
Tuna is the second most consumed seafood by the Brits after salmon. The sale of MSC certified sustainable tuna especially in the canned segment has been on the rise and in 2022/23, it hit the...
Friend Of The Sea Logo Found On IUU Catch
In September, Gambian authorities arrested an Italian company-owned trawler ‘Twenty’ for several infringements including using illegal gear. They seized cartons of shrimp which also spotted...
Clover Leaf Actively Promoting MSC Tuna
Canadian brand Clover Leaf Seafoods has kick-started a new advertising campaign focusing on sustainability and the health benefits of tuna. The brand is marketing its products with the MSC...
Bolton Food And Universities Partner To Fund Sustainability Courses
The Bolton Food Group is partnering with Italian colleges to support students and academics for training and research in the tuna sector and sustainability. It recently tied up with the...
AGAC EPO Skipjack Fishery Receives MSC Blue Logo
The AGAC Four Oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery recently received the MSC blue logo for FAD and free school caught skipjack in the EPO. It was first assessed in 2021, skipjack...
EU Fishing Sector Warns Of Potential Distortion Of Advice On Tuna Stocks
The European tuna purse seine industry and scientists recently had a second meeting concerning tuna stocks and the importance of accurate data for the various species. The fishing sector...
Iridium CEO Responds To Coalition: “Not Responsible For What End Users Do”
US-based Iridium Satellite responded to allegations made by a coalition of environmental NGOs that said the company is "reaping vast profits" by providing GPS tracking for dFADs for tuna...
NGO Coalition Puts Pressure On Iridium “To Stop Satellite-Assisted Slaughter” In IO
A global coalition of environmental NGOs has urged the UK office of American company Iridium Satellite to stop providing GPS tracking to tuna purse seine vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean...
Earth Island’s WCPO Dolphin Bycatch Investigation Moving At Snail’s Pace
WCPFC’s bycatch data presented in its annual meeting in December last year highlighted an alarming number of cetaceans netted by purse seiners between 2012 to 2022. David Philips, Director of...
DFADs Drift Pattern Varies During El Niño, May Impact Tuna Fishing
It is estimated that in the Pacific Ocean around 35,000 to 65,000 dFADs are deployed by tuna seiners each year. A group of scientists have used a mathematical model to understand the virtual...
WCPFC Tackling Future Challenges While Keeping Island States’ Needs At Heart
- Viewpoint - WCPFC’s origins are rooted in ambition, much like its sister tuna RFMOs. But its uniqueness lies in its modern provisions, with its Convention having the benefit of being...
Seychelles-Based Initiative Collects 13 FADs & 6.1 Tons Waste
The third FAD retrieval initiative in Seychelles concluded in December and the 20-member team managed to recover very little devices but cleared 6.1 tons of waste from Aldabra Atoll. It is the...
ISSF Appoints Tuna Experts As Science & Sustainability Advisors
Industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has added two tuna fisheries experts to its scientific and environmental committees. Ana Parma will be joining the...
EU Tuna Vessels Heavily Reduced Carbon Dioxide Emissions In 30 Years
The EU tuna and other fishing vessels have reduced their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 52 percent between 1990 to 2011, falling from 8.9 to 4.3 million tons of carbon dioxide. However,...
Seiner Fleets See Future In Testing Jelly-FADs For Efficacy
Thousands of drifting FADs (dFADs) are placed into oceans by tuna vessels each year and science has proven that these devices are impacting habitats and can end up being ghost gear. However,...