Tuna

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

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has adopted a new conservation measure requiring the coalition’s participating seafood companies to transparently report against progress in meeting the 5-year goal of the organisation’s new…

5th May 2023

New conservation commitment from ISSF

5th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seychelles Government has chosen technology developed by Spanish company Satlink to digitally monitor the catches of its fishing fleet, with the aim of strengthening and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the sector.

2nd May 2023

Seychelles chooses catch monitoring system

2nd 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

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

Thai Union has announced a commitment to only source tuna from vessels that are implementing best practices to protect ocean wildlife from by-catch. 

14th March 2023

Tuna giant ramps up by-catch protection

14th March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An international research study has examined how the combined effect of climate change may affect tuna and swordfish productivity and size in the future.

28th February 2023

Climate change shrinking tuna productivity, sizes

28th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cape Fish has achieved Best Seafood Practices and Best Aquaculture Practices certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), the first-ever seafood processing plant in South Africa to earn the distinction.

27th February 2023

First South African GSA

27th February 2023

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

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

There has been a profound loss of nature in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), but voluntary actions by tuna buyers can contribute to the recovery of vulnerable marine wildlife populations, suggests…

23rd January 2023

Deliver tuna best-practice

23rd January 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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan’s Tokai University and multinational company Fujitsu have revealed the successful development of a new technology to inspect the freshness of frozen tuna. 

21st December 2022

AI tuna quality test

21st December 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Spanish technology company Satlink has launched a new circular economy programme that repurposes lost gear that has been developed for sustainable fishing.

15th December 2022

Gear second life launch

15th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International non-profit Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on member governments of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to pass important conservation management measures for tuna stocks at the 19th Regular…

23rd November 2022

MSC urges tuna progress

23rd November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Indonesian government and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have signed an agreement aimed at moving the country towards a sustainable blue economy.

16th November 2022

Sustainability renewal

16th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In advance of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting, 14-21 November 2022, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statement, which calls on…

7th November 2022

Protect tuna, ICCAT urged

7th November 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 400 crew members on 12 Spanish tuna fleet vessels operating in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans are participating in the second stage of the first pilot project of a…

28th October 2022

Fleet advances telemeds

28th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As part of its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Por La Pesca, a new public-private partnership to support artisanal fishing in both Ecuador and Peru.

14th October 2022

Ecuador, Peru fishing boost

14th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Close to 2.5 million tonnes of tuna is being caught annually that’s certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing, according to new data published by the international non-profit…

14th October 2022

MSC tuna tops 2.4m tonnes

14th October 2022