Residents living near Cerralvo Island in Mexico alerted the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) about the suspicious presence of an industrial fishing vessel, likely...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
New Galapagos Bond Good For Conservation And Ecuador’s Sovereign Debt
Ecuador issued a new blue bond that will ensure USD 12 million annually for 20 years to conserve the Galapagos Islands, one of the world’s most valuable ecosystems with tuna-rich waters. The...
DFADs Debate Still On Going In IOTC, New Exec Secretary Approved
The debate over the management of drifting FADs is still ongoing at the IOTC annual meeting. Yesterday, the Commission recapped the second day's discussions including the recruitment of the...
Ricardo Fuentes Group Extends Carbon Neutrality In Tuna Farms
The Spanish bluefin farming company, Grupo Ricardo Fuentes, is taking a further step towards carbon neutrality. For its second solar project, the company installed 2,609 new solar panels in...
Higher Reward Encourages PNG Fishers To Return Tuna Tags
Fishers in Madang are more eager to return the tags found on the tuna they caught, as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has increased the reward ranging from USD 10 to USD 250...
IOTC Meeting 2nd Day: Oman Wants To Reverse YF Objection, EU Puts Forth Tuna MP
On the second day of the IOTC meeting, several major proposals were debated including the multi-annual conservation management plan for tropical tuna submitted by the EU. This is a much-needed...
Togo Passes Bill To Join ICCAT
Last week, the Togolese National Assembly adopted a bill allowing the country to become a member of ICCAT. The government expects that joining the RFMO will develop the nation’s tuna industry...
Greenpeace’s Praise For Hy-Vee Over Tuna Traceability Too Much?
Hy-Vee, the US-based supermarket chain, recently published a report on its tuna supply chain for its private label, for the second consecutive year. Greenpeace has praised the retailer for...
IOTC Meeting Kicked Off In Mauritius
The 27th IOTC session began today, chaired by Jung Re Kim. Some of the vital topics the commission will touch upon are conservation and management measures for yellowfin, including allocation...
How Data Sharing In Tuna Fishing Should Go Along With Confidentiality
Last summer, representatives of tuna boat owners and processors, academics, and experts from longline, purse seine, and squid fisheries across the Pacific Ocean gathered at a workshop to talk...
Poll: Should Members Be Able To Opt Out Of RFMO Decisions?
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of debate about several countries in the IOTC objecting to the 72-day FAD ban in the Indian Ocean (IO) that would come into force in 2024. They...
Seven Tuna Cities Ink Deal For Sustainable Management At Bilbao Forum
The first edition of the Bilbao Tuna Forum was organized for May 2, coinciding with World Tuna Day, in the Spanish region of Basque Country. Seven cities with tuna businesses as the backbone...
IOTC Objection Strategy Draws Flak From NGOs
The IOTC 27th annual meeting is drawing closer. NGOs have submitted their statements regarding the 72-day dFAD ban that will come into force in 2024 and several other issues that they think...
EU Declares Real-Time FAD Location Will Place Undue Burden On Seiners
Despite its objection to the IOTC dFAD ban, the European Commission (EC) submitted a FAD management plan to be discussed during the RFMO’s Annual Meeting next week. MP Marie Toussiant...
The Guardian Article On EU Tuna Fleet One-Sided
The Guardian is running a new series of articles drawing attention to the dramatic changes taking place in oceans and the innovations underway to tackle them. On April 26, it published...
US Retailer Underlines Commitment To Transparency Of Tuna Supply Chain
US-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee joined hands with non-profit seafood sustainability consultancy FishWise, for the second consecutive year, to publish a report with information on tuna...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
Today is World Tuna Day, which shines a spotlight on the importance of tuna, the backbone of economies of many nations, and a source of protein to millions of people across the globe. Atuna...
Aussies Love Canned Tuna But Confused Over Ecolabels
Australians have a huge appetite for canned tuna with sales in the country reaching AUD 400 million in 2022. Although 57 percent of Australian consumers seek sustainable tuna, nearly two in...
Who’s Celebrating World Tuna Day Tomorrow?
Tomorrow is World Tuna Day (WTD), dedicated to celebrating the most commercial fish on the planet. It was in 2016 that the United Nations General Assembly established May 2 as the day to raise...
MSC Fisheries Standard Version 3.0 Comes Into Force Today
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard Version 3.0, for tuna and other wild-caught fish, comes into effect today. Certified fisheries have at least three years before they are...