Tropical tuna purse seine fishing fleet expands

Some 675 large-scale purse-seine (LSPS) vessels were fishing for tropical tuna species as of June 2025 – an increase of 3.8% compared to last year – with a combined fish hold volume (FHV) of over 864,000 cubic metres, representing a less than 0.2% increase from last year in overall fishing capacity, finds the updated Snapshot of the Large-Scale Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Fleets report, compiled by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).