Norwegian bluefin tuna swims 15,000km in a year. A satellite-tagged bluefin tuna swam 15,000 kilometres in a year and ended up at the same spot, at the same time where […]
Bluefin tuna in the UK. Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters. Status of bluefin tuna Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna is a highly migratory species […]
English skippers complete bluefin tuna tag and release training. Some 40 skippers and crew members from fishing ports across South-West and Southern England have successfully completed their specialist training to […]
Control campaign for Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery. The European Fisheries & Control Agency (EFCA) is coordinating the control campaign for the bluefin tuna fishery (BFT) in the Mediterranean Sea for […]
UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna. Marine scientists in the UK and Ireland have analysed multiple datasets, spanning a 16-year period, to document the increase in bluefin, […]
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery now MSC certified. A small-scale, artisanal fishery based in the South of France has achieved certification to the global standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship […]
Japanese bluefin tuna fishery now certified as sustainable. A Japanese longline bluefin tuna fishery, Usufuku Honten Co. Ltd, has formally become the first in the world to achieve certification to the […]
New measures to protect bluefin tuna. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has announced measures that provide more fishing opportunities for vessels targeting Atlantic swordfish and some tuna species, but which will also […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna, the largest tuna in the world, frequent Irish coastal waters to feed during its annual migration through North Atlantic waters. The bluefin tuna is prized by sea […]
MSC receives objection over bluefin tuna fishery. The MSC has received an objection from WWF to the recommendation of independent assessors, Control Union Pesca Ltd, to certify the Usufuku Honten […]
Migratory habits of Atlantic bluefin tuna. A new Norwegian study has been researching where Atlantic bluefin tuna live and their migratory habits. An article Erlend A. Lorentzen on the Institute […]
Limit for NZ bluefin tuna fishery. Fisheries New Zealand has announced the introduction of a daily bag limit in the recreational southern bluefin tuna fishery. From 1 June 2019, the […]
Irish anglers to participate in bluefin tuna data tagging. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced that he has secured approval at EU and […]
Growing numbers of bluefin tuna appearing in UK waters – Increasing numbers of bluefin tuna are now appearing in UK waters because of the warming impact of a long term […]
A new Southern Bluefin Tuna survey taking place in South Australia has invited recreational fishers to provide information to help measure the recreational harvest. The Australian Department of Agriculture and […]
French bluefin tuna fishery enters MSC assesment. The artisanal longline and handline fishery representing small Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) boats, entered assessment against the MSC Fisheries […]
The return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to UK and Irish waters has been highlighted in a recent report In an article for British Wildlife magazine, authors Tom Horton, Lucy Hawkes […]
Updated ISSF report rates state of tuna stocks worldwide. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the newest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the […]
USA wins new conservation measures for Pacific tuna. Tropical tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean gained renewed protections and science-based catch levels under resolutions advocated by the United States. They […]