Only five months after the Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG received its MSC certification, the fishery has now requested an expansion of the scope to include 20 new purse seiners,...
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
IPNLF Afraid Of Retailers’ Ban On IO Yellowfin
As the matter of the health of the yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean (IO) remains unresolved, retailers are starting to take a stronger stand, and some are stopping their tuna sourcing from...
OPAGAC’s FIPs Not Successful, But Ready For MSC Certification?
The vessels that form the Spanish Association of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC) recently entered an unprecedented MSC full assessment in four oceans simultaneously. To prepare for the...
MSC Extends Fisheries Standard Review
The MSC Fisheries Standard Review has been pushed back by six months to late 2022. The open consultations to revise the development of new standards for the harvest control started in 2018 and...
Will MSC Tuna Perform Better Next Year?
Tuna is one of the world’s most consumed wild species but surprisingly, the tuna sector trails far behind when it comes to marketing the fish as sustainable. According to the latest MSC Annual...
CAB Invites Comments On Indonesian Pole & Line Fishery For MSC
The independent assessment body, SAI Global, has invited stakeholders to give their views on the recently published Public Comment Draft report on its client, the Indonesian Pole-and-Line and...
Another Med Bluefin Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
A second bluefin fishery, the French SATHOAN in the Mediterranean, has been recommended for the MSC blue logo by the third-party Conformity Assessment Body (CAB), Control Union Pesca Ltd. This...
Ecuador’s Industry Aims To Get MSC For 22% Of IATTC Tuna Catches
Over a year after TUNACONS revealed its plans to enter MSC full assessment in the EPO, the news is now finally official. MSC has published the Announcement Draft Report, which shows that the...
Philippine Yellowfin Handline Fishery Goes For MSC Assessment
The conformity assessment body, SCS Global Services, announced the Comment Draft Report for the Philippine small-scale yellowfin handline fishery operating in the country’s EEZ. The client...
Tuna Grossly Underperforming On MSC Compared To Other Species
Tuna might be, according to FAO, the world's most consumed wild ocean species. However, when it comes to it being marketed as sustainable-certified, the tuna sector is far from being a leader....
John West Wins MSC UK Canned Brand Of The Year
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has named John West as the 2020 UK Canned Brand of the Year. It was awarded for the number and volume of products certified as sustainable by MSC and for...
Calvo Sourcing More Yellowfin While Working Towards Sustainable Goals
The majority of the tuna used by the Calvo Group in 2019 was sourced from the EPO, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, and then the WCPO. This is what the company’s recently published Annual...
IO Skipjack Breaking Harvest Control, Won’t Affect MSC Certs
Catches for skipjack in the Indian Ocean (IO) dropped in 2019 but were still over the volume that the IOTC's harvest control rule (HCR) set for the area. The question that immediately arises...
NOAA FishWatch As A Sustainable Third Party Certification For US Products?
Last week, the second biannual Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting of the eight US Regional Fishery Management Councils took place by video conference. The goal was to discuss ways to...
Atuna Readers: OPAGAC’s MSC Plan Is Too Ambitious
OPAGAC's colossal undertaking of simultaneously entering MSC full assessment in four oceans for skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye fished both on FAD and free school sets has never been attempted...
UK Lidl Going MSC For All Wild Seafood Except Canned Tuna
Lidl GB has decided to disclose the origins of all its wild-caught and farmed seafood in a move to be transparent and show its commitment to sustainability. However, the latest update reveals...
First MSC Bluefin Auctioned At Toyosu Market
The first MSC certified bluefin was sold at Toyosu fish market last week for double the price than usual for this tuna at 6,800 JPY (USD 64.1) per kilogram because of its...
Canadian Scout Brand Launches 100% MSC P&L Albacore Cans
Canadian seafood brand Scout has launched its first MSC certified canned albacore tuna line with the fish sourced from small-scale and sustainable fisheries in the country and the US. The...
WWF’s Move Towards Business Sector Funding Divisive
In 2018, global NGO, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) had a total worldwide income of USD 752 million. Non-profits like WWF are increasingly looking at corporate funding and this is a divisive...
Are OPAGAC’s MSC Plans Too Ambitious?
In late August, it was revealed that OPAGAC was entering MSC full assessment simultaneously in four different oceans. The massive certification involves skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye FAD and...