IOTC

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) recent Special Session to adopt a conservation and management measure on fish aggregating devices (FADs) in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries concluded with some enhanced management provisions…

7th February 2023

IOTC ‘lacked compromise’

7th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of an Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Special Session, taking place 3-5 February 2023, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement calling on the region’s fisheries managers to adopt a conservation and…

19th January 2023

ISSF: Strengthen FAD rules

19th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seafood company Thai Union Group PLC and global conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), have released the inaugural progress report on their partnership on a commitment to improve on-the-water transparency in global tuna…

16th January 2023

Tuna transparency measure

16th January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A fleet of vessels that have been fishing illegally across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans have been struck off Oman’s registry.

21st July 2022

Oman revokes fleet

21st July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s failure to reach agreements on reducing yellowfin and skipjack tuna catches and to adopt a new management measure for drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) has disappointed the…

26th May 2022

IOTC’s ‘missed opportunity’

26th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A fleet of tuna fishing vessels with a history of illegal activity has been blacklisted in the Indian Ocean by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

25th May 2022

Illegal fleet blacklisted

25th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norwegian insurance company Hydor has ended its contract with a fleet of vessels that were discovered fishing illegally across the Atlantic by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

23rd March 2022

Insurer ends IUU fleet cover

23rd March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Spanish fleet has been working on evaluating the feasibility of biodegradable fish aggregation devices (FADs) for some years, and the latest stage brings this research to Atlantic waters.

14th February 2022

Planning ahead for bioFADs

14th February 2022