FAD

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Combining research and industry expertise from across Europe, EU-funded project SEARCULAR is trialling circular fishing gear solutions, which, if scaled up, could prevent thousands of tonnes of marine plastic ending up in…

11th November 2024

Project tackling marine plastics problem with circular fishing gear

11th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of the next annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), taking place 11-18 November 2024, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling on members and cooperating non-members to prioritise…

29th October 2024

ICCAT urged to implement stronger tuna management

29th October 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have become a vital tool for tropical tuna fisheries and a need has developed to modify and simplify their construction to reflect the demands of both the industry…

12th September 2024

Biodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries

12th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)’s 28th session, held 13-17 May 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, ended on a bitter note for the European fleet, according to fishing body Europêche. The organisation said…

20th May 2024

Europêche: European tuna fleet hit hard by IOTC’s double standards

20th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of the annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting, taking place in Bangkok 13-17 May 2024, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has called on the commission to improve the management of…

9th May 2024

IOTC pressed to adopt FAD management best-practices

9th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is being urged to adopt stronger tuna conservation measures, bolster compliance and also clarify regulations for fish aggregating devices (FADs) at its next…

9th November 2023

ISSF calls for stronger tuna management from ICCAT

9th November 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Fish aggregation devices (FADs) that are biodegradable and non-entangling have been the subject of a trial funded by the EU, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and the US, through a Western…

16th August 2023

Jelly FADs present a sustainable solution

16th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

When Thai authorities prohibited the landing of more than $7 million worth of tuna from the South Korean fish carrier Sun Flower 7, they were working with data that came from New…

28th June 2023

Maritime intelligence identifies potential illegal fishing

28th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Nine resolutions, including one on the protection of bigeye tuna, were adopted by consensus at the 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) which was held in Mauritius 8-12 May 2023, European Union…

15th May 2023

IOTC adopts tuna catch limits, reductions

15th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With all new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries certifications shifting to version 3.0 of its fisheries standard from 1 May 2023, the non-profit organisation has confirmed there will be important changes for tuna fisheries relating to…

21st April 2023

Changes ahead for certified tuna fisheries

21st April 2023