Peru has decided not to provide any harmful fisheries aid by joining the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) on July 19. By depositing its "instrument of...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Mauritius Objects To FAD Ban, Cites Economic Loss From Lower Tuna Supply
Mauritius officially submitted its objection to the FAD ban in the Indian Ocean, even though it stated that it fully supports conservation and management measures for the sustainable...
Study Reflects Minimal Macro Plastic Debris In Industrial Tuna Fishing Grounds
Coral reefs are under grave threat, and overfishing is considered one of the prime drivers of marine biodiversity loss. The science journal Nature recently published a study, ‘Plastic...
IOTC Wants To Know Who’s Catching Tonggol & How Much?
The IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT12) meeting in 2022 concluded that the tuna-like species are overfished in the Indian Ocean (IO) and stocks need improvement. Despite over a year...
TUNACONS EPO Skipjack MSC Certification To Revolutionize EU Tuna Market
The Ecuadorian tuna sector has reasons to rejoice as the Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery received an MSC certification for the scope extension of EPO...
TU Commits USD 200M To Sustainable Goals In SeaChange2030 Strategy
Thai Union Group wants to reshape the seafood industry through the launch of SeaChange2030, its next five-year sustainable strategy. It is committing THB 7.2 billion (USD 200 million),...
Cepesca Lauds UN Carbon Neutrality Goals, But Highlights Multiple Challenges
The Spanish boat owners' organization Cepesca has lauded the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) initiative to scale down carbon (CO2) emissions for all fishing vessels. But Javier...
New FIPs Announced Raise Questions
The Fishery Progress website recently mentioned the start of two FIPs, which are concerning. The Indian Ocean tuna longline (Fue Shin) fishery targets yellowfin while the species is...
US Insists Taiwan Increases Support For Sustainable Fisheries
The US is putting its foot down in combating IUU fishing. The country has arrived at a new deal with Taiwan to adopt conservation management measures for tuna and other fish and to...
German Retail Sales Volume Of MSC Canned Tuna Rose By 23% In 2022
It is no surprise that Germans have a preference for sustainable tuna and seafood, they are the world's biggest buyers of these products. In a survey conducted for MSC, nine out of ten...
New GTA Director Suddaby Determined To Shake Up RFMOs With End-Market Power
“Working with our partners in a really effective way to drive change is very critical to me,” said Daniel Suddaby, the new Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). He spoke to...
Gabon Joins WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
The World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) is receiving more support. Tuna-rich Gabon is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. The African country confirmed that it...
International Shipping Net Zero Emissions Needs Rethinking Says EU Tuna Sector
The international shipping sector will become climate neutral “on or around” 2050, said the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting that was held in London last week. The 175...
Dongwon Longline Fishery MSC Certified
The DFC/HEC Western and Central Pacific longline bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore tuna fishery has received an MSC certification. The Public Certification Report was recently published on the...
CAB Agrees American Samoa EEZ Longline Fishery Can Be MSC Certified
The South Pacific albacore and WCPO yellowfin, skipjack, and bigeye catches in the American Samoa EEZ longline fishery can continue to have the MSC logo. The assessment body, Control Union...
European Commission Will Take Action On Shark Fin Trade
The EU has agreed to come down hard on the practice of shark finning. The European Commission (EC) responded to the EU Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) – Stop finning, Stop the trade – to put an end...
Echebastar Goes For IO Skipjack MSC Reassessment
Spanish fishing company Echebastar wants an MSC reassessment for its Indian Ocean (IO) skipjack catches. The CAB, Bureau Veritas, published the Announcement Comment Draft Report (ACDR) in June...
Half Of Tri Marine Tuna Comes From MSC Fisheries
Close to half of the tuna traded by Tri Marine in 2022 was supplied by vessels participating in an MSC-certified fishery. The fishing company, owned by the Italian firm Bolton Group, holds...
American Samoan Politician Claims MPA Expansion Equals “Cannibalizing” US Fleet
Indigenous residents and politicians of American Samoa, who are strongly against the US decision to expand Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), are putting their foot down to ensure the Joe Biden...
Equal Access Principles Spearhead Criticizes WCPFC Operations
The global Equal Access Principles (EAP) campaign, started in January 2022, to expand access to the international fisheries decision-making process, is gaining momentum. Ryan Orgera, Global...