This weekend, the WCPFC's annual meeting starts in Vietnam. All eyes are on the event with the biggest topics on the table for debate -- harvest strategy and harvest control rules (HCRs) for...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
FCF Seiner Cert Bigeye Scope Receives Passing Score
The certification assessment body, SCS Global, has given a passing grade for bigeye for client group Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) in its Public Comment Draft Report...
ICCAT Adopting Harvest Strategy For Vulnerable Tuna Stocks
After nine days of intense negotiations, ICCAT has settled on several measures including adopting a management procedure for Atlantic bluefin stocks. Discussions over harvest strategies and...
Food Truck To Serve AENOR-Labelled Free Tuna To Madrileños
OPAGAC has come up with a novel marketing initiative with its “APR Takes the Sea to Madrid” event. A bus carrying the responsibly sourced tuna will be parked at Plaza de Felip II in...
Readers: GDST Implementation Not Likely Soon
After Pacifical was the first seafood company in the world to pass the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST’s) Capability Test, Atuna asked its readers their opinion on how...
ICCAT Bigeye TAC May Be Raised
Today, the ICCAT 23rd Special Commission Meeting in Portugal enters its last day after eight days of presentations, discussions, and negotiations. The official document with the conclusions of...
ICCAT Meeting Starts With SCRS Stock Status Report
The ICCAT 23rd Special Commission Meeting in Portugal kicked off on November 14 with a playful protest calling on support for the EU’s proposal to save mako sharks. The Standing Committee on...
Chinese Zheijang Ocean Family’s Fishery Aims For MSC In Three Oceans
Chinese Zhejiang Ocean Family is opting for MSC certification of its Pacific and Indian Ocean Longline Tuna and Swordfish fishery. The CAB, SCS Global Services, released three assessment...
Tri Marine Longline Fishery Attains MSC For Bigeye In WCPO
While the biggest purse seine tuna MSC fishery in the WCPO, that of the PNA, recently failed its scope extension for bigeye, Tri Marine-owned Solomon Islands Longline albacore and yellowfin...
EU Closer To Fully Adopting Stricter Green Standards For Tuna Supply Chain
The EU wants to put its money where its mouth is to prove its commitment to sustainability. On Thursday, the European Commission (EC) adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
Friend Of The Sea Steadily Expands Its Ecolabels
There are many ecolabels in the global market for tuna and seafood products. However, Friend of the Sea (FOS) states that it “has become the leading certification standard for products and...
MSC Tuna Global Retail Sales Hit Over USD 1 Billion
The retail sales value of MSC-labelled tuna sold globally was over a whopping USD 1 billion, according to the Marine Stewardship Council. However, the organization did not reveal its full...
FAO Launches New Harvest Strategy One-Stop Knowledge Hub
The Ocean Foundation (TOF) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a new website – HarvestStrategies.org. It is meant to serve as a knowledge hub that can help...
Alcampo Is First To Launch Own-Brand MSC Canned Tuna In Spain
Canned tuna with the MSC blue logo is uncommon on grocery shelves in Spain. For the first time, Alcampo, one of the biggest hypermarket chains in Spain has launched its own-brand MSC-certified...
Lisa Wallenda Picard Is The New NFI President And CEO
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI), a leading US trade association for the seafood community, has named Lisa Wallenda Picard as its new President and CEO. Former President John Connelly,...
On The Hook Says Consumers Have High Expectations & MSC Should Take Note
The UK-based NGO, On The Hook, said that Britons have high expectations for seafood ecolabels but there is a mismatch between their beliefs and what organizations like the Marine Stewardship...
Major Global Tuna Highlights October 2022
October brought several shocking news reports to the global tuna industry –from an MSC adjudicator ruling that PNA could not be certified for FADs and bigeye to Princes brand introducing a new...
Climate Crisis Likely To Affect Japanese Sushi
Global warming is a concern for the Japanese, as much of their diet (especially sushi) is based on seafood such as skipjack, mackerel, and salmon. Fisherfolk in Kochi, a small island in Japan,...
UK Authorities Want To Crack Down On Greenwashing
An increasing number of authorities around the world are cracking down on companies that mislead consumers saying they are sustainable. The UK is one of the latest to do so with a regulation...
Pacifical Highlights Why Real Tuna Is Better Than Plant-Based Alternatives
There is an increasing interest in plant-based tuna alternatives across Europe but there are not as many options as one would think. Furthermore, they cannot replace real tuna, said Henk Brus,...