IOTC

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Accountability.Fish has shared the results of the 28th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission held in Thailand on 13 to 17 May.

3rd June 2024

Accountability.Fish shares IOTC decisions

3rd June 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

OPINION

OPINION

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges industry to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring.

9th February 2024

Op-Ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries

9th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) has been signed by the European Union and Madagascar which will allow 65 tuna fishing vessels from EU member states to access Madagascar waters for…

4th July 2023

EU, Madagascar agree fisheries partnership

4th July 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

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting in Mauritius (8-12 May 2023) is being urged by WWF to reduce the annual catch of yellowfin tuna by 30% – in line with analysis…

8th May 2023

Call for 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Four proposals to improve the conservation of tuna and the management of fisheries for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session, taking place from 8 to 12 May 2023, have been…

13th April 2023

EU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The tuna purse-seine fishery’s existence in the Indian Ocean is now at stake following the decision taken by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to phase out drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs),…

9th February 2023

Europêche: Fleets at risk

9th February 2023