Spanish canning association Anfaco-Cecopesca and Bilbao-based energy firm Iberdrola signed an agreement last week to "implement decarbonization solutions" for 255 companies in their industrial...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
NGO Recovers 137 FADs From Coral Reefs In Seychelles In One Year
New small-scale NGO Oceanika recovers stuck FADs from the Seychelles waters as it wants an underwater world with no human trace. The NGO is the only one in the world to dive for entangled FADs...
Several Fisheries In Line For MSC Logo In The Atlantic Ocean
The MSC announced that AGAC is close to adding skipjack to its certification in the EPO as well as the Atlantic. A small Canadian fishery in the Atlantic for albacore and yellowfin has...
WCPFC Celebrates 20 Years Of Tuna Sustainability Efforts
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The organization was formed in 2004 to conserve and manage tuna in the Western...
EU Begins Digitalization Of Its Fisheries & Vessels
The EU new rules for the fisheries control system entered into force on January 9. It is part of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and it is applicable to all EU vessels and those that are...
Pacific Islands Partner With Satlink To Recycle Buoys
Spanish company Satlink has been giving used sonar buoys a second life via its Project ReCon since last year. It has introduced this program in the Pacific Islands. The Pacific Community...
Ecuadorian Fishery Adds EPO Skipjack To MSC Certification
MSC published the updates for two tuna fisheries. The Ecuadorian fishery achieved the blue logo for its scope extension and the Japanese fishery is entering its final phase. The...
Earth Island Institute Begins Investigation On 2012-2022 Dolphin Bycatch In WCPO
The Earth Island Institute (EII) has urged the WCPFC to “provide more specific details on vessels involved in the netting of cetaceans." This is in the wake of the RFMO’s recently...
Satlink’s Retrieved Buoys Project Removes Four Tons Of Ghost Nets
ReCon, an initiative of Satlink, the Spanish satellite buoys provider, recently completed one year of operations. The team removed four tons of ghost nets from different oceans, thanks to the...
MSC Tuna Has Grown Exponentially In French Market
The French consume an average of 3.9 kg of tuna per year, making it the number one fish eaten in the country, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Cod and salmon come in second...
Seychelles-Based Brikole Is Making Products From Discarded Purse Seine Nets
The Seychelles-based circular business Brikole is garnering attention in the global tuna industry for recycling worn-out purse seiner nets into garments, bags, and hammocks. Kyle de Bouter,...
WCPFC Agrees On Dates For FAD Closure
The reduced purse seine FAD ban will come into place from next year onwards. In the recently concluded WCPFC annual meeting, members agreed on cutting down from the longstanding three-month...
Pacific Leaders Warn About Climate Change Impact On Tuna Stocks At COP28
At the UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP28), global warming and how it would affect tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean were among the hot topics for discussion. It concluded...
Indonesian Ports Do Not Comply With PSMA Despite Ratification
Indonesia continues to fail in implementing the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) in all its fishing ports despite ratifying it in 2016. Currently, there are only four PSMA-compliant...
WCPFC Reduces Purse Seine FAD Closure Period, Says Bigeye Doing Well
After a marathon session on the last day, a major change was adopted by the WCPFC: the reduction in FAD closure period for the purse seine fishery. This was welcomed by PNA and it will make a...
FCF Teaches Staff As Step Toward Sustainable Longline Fisheries
Taiwanese tuna trading company and owner of Bumble Bee, FCF, recently teamed up with ISSF to hold a training workshop for its employees in Kaohsiung. Hilario Murua, an ISSF senior researcher,...
Last WCPFC Day Took 19 Hours To Agree On CMM
The final day of the WCPFC meeting was a long one that ended on December 9 at 03:30 am. Finally, a consensus on the Conservation and Management Measures for tropical tuna was adopted. This...
NGOs Report US Fails To Meet Bycatch Standards In Tuna Imports
A group of NGOs has again accused the US of not meeting the bycatch standards when importing tuna. The organizations pushing the issue pointed fingers at 11 nations that sell tuna and other...
Stricter Rules Over At-Sea Transshipments Debated In WCPFC
Discussions over harvest strategy for tropical tuna species continued on the fourth day of the WCPFC meeting. Other topics were also on the table, including compliance of longline fisheries,...
North Atlantic Yellowfin & Albacore Fishery Inching Closer To MSC Certification
The MSC recently published updates of tuna fisheries in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) for the US North Atlantic yellowfin, albacore, and...