Tuna

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86.4% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)…

6th September 2022

Tuna stocks health improves

6th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The number of purse seine vessels has decreased slightly, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

8th August 2022

Purse seining decreases

8th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement ahead of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) annual meeting, which takes place 1-5 August 2022.

27th July 2022

ISSF urges tuna protection

27th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Association of National Organizations of Fishing Enterprises in the EU (Europêche) insists that Europe’s control rule on margin of tolerance is incompatible with fishing operations in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery.

15th July 2022

EU tuna fleet threatened

15th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Tuna purse seine company Caroline Fisheries Corporation has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a Funding Partner, becoming the organisation’s first partner from Micronesia.

7th June 2022

Caroline Fisheries joins GSSI

7th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A final rule to modify the annual US quota and sub-quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna as well as the annual US North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota have been announced by…

1st June 2022

US tuna quota changes

1st June 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

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sashimi-grade tuna specialist Toei Reefer Line recently switched its satellite service provision for four internationally-trading ships to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress solution, with the move recognising the importance that reliable and enhanced connectivity can play…

24th May 2022

Inmarsat connects tuna crews

24th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has made a CAD 10 million investment in Mara Renewables Corporation as part of the Nova Scotia, Canada-based company’s CAD 39.5 million growth funding round, joining…

19th May 2022

New backing for Mara

19th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Total seafood production in Vietnam in the first four months of this year is estimated at 2.6 million tonnes, representing an increase of 2.6% over the same period of 2021, according to…

17th May 2022

Vietnam production climbs

17th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To improve the long-term sustainability of global tuna fisheries, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced improvements to its conservation measures that help ensure best practices for protecting sharks, sea turtles…

4th May 2022

ISSF conservation updates

4th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global tuna marketing company Pacifical has called on those fishing companies in its partners’ Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) supply chain to adopt the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).

28th April 2022

Tuna vessel responsibility

28th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite heavily interrupted trade with Russia – brought by the ongoing Ukraine conflict – and increased costs, Vietnam exported around US$920 million worth of seafood to overseas markets in March, thereby achieving a…

20th April 2022

Vietnam export surge

20th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)…

18th March 2022

Global tuna health decline

18th March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a new online, interactive tool that provides a visual evaluation of methods to reduce wildlife bycatch in tuna longline fisheries.

15th March 2022

Tuna longline sustainability

15th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US cell-cultured seafood company Finless Foods has closed its Series B funding, achieving a total $34 million – led by Hanwha Solutions, bringing the total raised by the business to nearly $48…

8th March 2022

Plant-based bluefin funding

8th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK-headquartered international food and drink group Princes has fulfilled its 100% responsibly sourced tuna commitment, whereby all of the tuna that it purchased for its brands in the UK, the Netherlands and…

3rd March 2022

Princes meets 100% goal

3rd March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Spanish tuna fleet has become the world’s first fishery to run an onboard telemedicine project for its crews. This initiative, which forms part of the social sustainability policy the fleet pursues…

2nd March 2022

Onboard telemedicine first

2nd 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

NEWS

NEWS

The annual New Year tuna auction in Tokyo, Japan, saw the first bluefin of 2022 sold for just under JPY 16.9 million (US$ 145,996).

7th January 2022

Tokyo’s first bluefin tuna sale of 2022 fetches modest $146k

7th January 2022