The latest 2022 Seafood Future Report from Bumble Bee shows that the US company has significantly expanded its MSC Chunk Light volume, a big deal in a market where progress for sustainable MSC...
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Dongwon Fisheries Goes For Longline MSC Assessment
Another fishery is aiming for an MSC certification in the WCPO. On June 1, Control Union (UK) Limited, the Conformity Assessment Body (CAB), published the Announcement Common Draft Report...
Major Global Tuna Highlights May 2022
In May, important events took place: the world celebrated World Tuna Day, EPO scientists finally cleared the skipjack stock, and IOTC failed to agree on robust yellowfin cuts to develop the...
Itochu Going For Second MSC Assessment In WCPO Area
The world’s third-largest tuna trader, Itochu Corporation, has announced that it will be entering an MSC assessment to certify purse seine catches of skipjack and yellowfin in the WCPO. This...
EPO Skipjack Healthy – What Does It Mean For Business?
Concerns about the health of the skipjack stock in the EPO were put to rest last week when the IATTC staff presented its latest stock assessment results during the annual meeting of the...
Majority Of Readers Expected Negative IOTC Outcome
Last Friday, the IOTC annual meeting concluded and, as the majority of our readers expected, no agreement was reached on future cuts in yellowfin catches. This is a great disappointment for...
Japanse Longline Fishery Goes For MSC Without Completing Its FIP
On May 13, Control Union (UK) Limited announced that Fukuichi Fishery Co., Ltd has started the process to obtain an MSC certification for bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore longline fishing in...
US Pacific Tuna Group Close To Certification in WCPO & EPO
The conformity assessment body (CAB), SCS Global Services, has determined that the US Pacific Tuna Group’s Eastern and Western Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna Purse Seine...
MSC And PNA React To Shark Guardian’s Shark Finning Allegations
MSC and PNA have reacted to the document published earlier this month by the UK NGO, Shark Guardian, which alleged that some vessels under the Tri Marine MSC certification in the WCPO had...
EPO Skipjack Stock Is Healthy, IATTC Staff Says After Stock Assessment
Most of the concerns regarding the health of the EPO skipjack have been put to rest by the latest IATTC stock assessment, which deems the stock healthy. The RFMO’s Scientific Advisory...
Tri Marine MSC Certified Vessels Allegedly Committed Shark Finning
A recently released study by the UK non-profit Shark Guardian has accused several purse seining and longlining vessels active within the Western Pacific under the Tri Marine MSC...
Pacifical First Tuna Company To Be GDST Ready
Pacifical, the only seafood company so far to take part in the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) beta-Capability Test, has successfully completed all the steps in the beta testing...
Will The Indian Ocean Soon Have A 3-Month FAD Closure?
Last year, there was a furious debate over the reduction in drifting FADs (dFADs) and several coastal states squared off with distant water fishing fleets over the issue. However, even talks...
IO Island Nations And Europêche United To Resist Tuna Catch Cuts
Delegations from the fisheries ministries of four Indian Ocean (IO) island nations and Europêche representing the EU fishing companies met in Seychelles last Thursday. They exchanged ideas to...
EU & Maldives Recommend IO Skipjack Reduction For Major Fleets
A major discussion at the upcoming IOTC meeting will be about ensuring that fishing nations do not exceed their skipjack catch limits in the Indian Ocean. The EU and Maldives have proposed...
ISSF: Member Firms Closer To 100% Compliant With Conservation Rules
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently released its annual report, emphasizing the efforts in achieving sustainable tuna fisheries and focusing on transparency in...
Presence Of MSC In Europe’s Largest Tuna Market Remains Meager
The production of MSC canned tuna in Spain has been consistently growing in the last couple of years. However, the vast majority is exported. Spain has one of the highest per capita...
PNA Wants FAD Buoys Registered Beginning In 2023
PNA members and Tokelau have agreed on the registration and tracking of electronic buoys attached to drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs), effective from January 1 next year. The parties...
Global MSC Tuna Sales Doubled In Five Years
On World Tuna Day, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has forecasted a sharp growth in the volume of sustainable tuna sold to consumers. Today, the Council announced that it foresees sales...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
Today is World Tuna Day, the time to celebrate the most commercial fish, which is a source of food for millions across the globe. One of the biggest topics that companies, NGOs, and...