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SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Adam Brennan New Sustainability Director For Thai Union
Global tuna company Thai Union Group has appointed Adam Brennan as the new Director to head the company’s sustainability initiatives. He will be stepping into the role vacated by Darian...
PNG-FIA Fishery MSC Cert Extended To Include Bigeye
SCS Global Services, the conformity assessment body of the PNG Fishing Industry Association (FIA) for MSC assessment has determined that the fishery’s scope extension to include bigeye should...
Can The Jelly-FAD Make FAD Fishing Sustainable?
For years, scientists have been working towards mitigating the environmental impact of drifting FADs (dFADs) given the sheer volume of these devices being used by the tuna purse seine...
10 Year Journey For Philippines Handline Fishery To Get MSC Cert
After a decade, the Philippines Small Scale Yellowfin Tuna Handline Fishery has become the first tuna fishery in the country to be MSC certified. The Marine Stewardship Council said that this...
Trillions Of Sustainable Funds Need Regulation To Prevent Greenwashing
Sustainable investment is becoming more prominent and more companies want a part of this action. However, there needs to be a stricter set of rules to regulate this financing, especially if...
Should Responsibility Of FADs Be On Buoy Operators?
Drifting FADs (dFADs) are once again at the forefront of conversations in the global tuna industry. This time a group of more than 100 NGOs and retailers published a report calling for...
Susan Jackson: ISSF A Necessity For The Tuna Sector
The greatest value of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is that it brings together different stakeholders in the tuna industry to work together on common goals. Susan...
MSC Reports Increases On Tuna But Gives No Insight In Whole Round Weight
Sales of MSC tuna products around the world have increased considerably in the past year, according to the Marine Stewardship Council. The organization is attributing the growth to the notion...
Spanish FAD Fleet Increasing Use Of Smart Buoys
The long-distance Spanish purse seine tuna fleet has been increasingly replacing traditional buoys with smart ones. This is according to a study carried out by technology company Satlink,...
Major Global Tuna Highlights September
September was a volatile month for the global tuna industry. The price of skipjack in trading hubs fell while the latest report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)...
‘Unlicensed’ Indonesian Gillnet & Troll Catches Skyrocket, Pole & Line Collapses
Pacific skipjack catches in the Indonesian gillnet and troll fisheries skyrocketed during 2020. Gillnet in particular reached a record high level that had not been seen before, without any...
Readers 100% Convinced Of Greenwashing Practice In Tuna Business
Investments in sustainable projects are growing and large sums of money are expected to become available in the coming years. However, there is the risk of greenwashing. Atuna polled its...
EU Wanting Higher Meat Tax A Call For More Sustainable Tuna?
In the EU, one of the methods that has been discussed to reduce carbon emissions and fight climate change is the imposition of higher meat taxes. The first draft of a new green deal was...
Fisheries Worried About Decline In South Pacific Albacore, Cuts Proposed
Albacore fisheries in the WCPFC convention area are worried as data from the RFMO’s Scientific Committee meeting shows a decline in spawning stock. This tuna is commonly targeted by longliners...
More Than 7 Tons Of IO Seiner Nets Changed Into Fashion Accessories
More than a year after the SARETU project started, it has turned out to be a success. The initiative was set up to give a second life to fishing tackle. More than seven tons of seiner nets...
Majority Of Galicians Care About Sustainability While MSC Lacks Presence?
In the region of Galicia in Spain, consumers' purchasing decisions are highly influenced by the environmental impact of products. This is partly what a study recently carried out by Jealsa’s...
Ex-TU’s McBain To Steer Singapore’s Green Finance Fund
On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, announced the formation of a new Sustainability Group and the appointment of Darian McBain as Chief Officer...
How Much Greenwashing Is There In The Tuna Sector?
Investments in sustainable projects are growing around the world and by 2025, Assets Under Management (AUM) financed globally in such funds and portfolios could reach USD 53 trillion. As this...
IPNLF Wants Bigger Cuts For Industrial Fleets On Overfished Atlantic Bigeye
Small-scale fisheries are disproportionately impacted by catch limit impositions in the ICCAT convention area, claims IPNLF. Thus, the Foundation is asking the RFMO to acknowledge this when...