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Southern Bluefin Tuna rebounds as sustainable fishing gains momentum. Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) has made a huge leap towards sustainability in recent years. The once overfished species ranges widely across […]
UK’s growing bluefin tuna fishery opens for 2026. The bluefin tuna (BFT) fishing season opens next week in parts of the UK, giving authorised commercial and permitted recreational fishers the […]
2026 Bluefin tuna commercial fishery. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has informed applicants of the outcome of the ballot for commercial bluefin tuna authorisations for the 2026 fishery. MMO received 155 […]
Bluefin tuna fisheries 2026. Skippers and masters who succeed in this year’s application process for a bluefin tuna (BFT) catch and release permit for English waters will now have to […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna will shift north as ocean warming accelerates. An international study led by researchers at AZTI examines how ocean warming is pushing Atlantic bluefin tuna northwards, while ecologically […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna catch-and-release recreational fishery 2026: Trainers wanted. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), in partnership with the Angling Trust, Cefas, Natural England and Defra, is supporting the delivery of […]
Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery (CRRF) Statistics published. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery (CRRF) Statistics 2024. Key statistics include: The 2024 […]
More Pacific bluefin tuna to hit US market next year. Commercial Pacific bluefin tuna vessels in the United States can harvest almost 80 percent more fish in 2025–2026. The Inter-American Tropical […]
Spain will test submersible aquaculture facilities to jumpstart bluefin tuna fishery. Two new submersible aquaculture facilities are set to be installed off the coast of Getaria, Spain, as part of […]
Falmouth hosts first UK Bluefin Tuna Championship. The inaugural UK Bluefin Tuna Championship was held in Falmouth this weekend (September 28 & 29). The event was the first ever catch-and-release […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland records first tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2024 Inland Fisheries Ireland has recorded the capture and tagging of the first Atlantic bluefin tuna of 2024. The […]
Cornish bluefin tuna project. Eloise White, a Masters Conservation student at the University of Plymouth, is conducting a survey on attitudes to the trial Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery in the […]
Cepesca requests court to rule on illegal bluefin tuna scheme and laundering of profits. Cepesca values the statements of the Minister Luis Planas: “this is not the reality of our […]
Pacific bluefin tuna stock rebounds to new highs. The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule. The rebuilding […]
Morphological differences between Atlantic bluefin tuna and bigeye tuna. SFPA publishes New Fisheries Information Notice. The Sea-Fisheries protection Authority (SFPA) recently published a new Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) on the […]
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is coordinating the fisheries control for bluefin tuna campaign in the framework of its Joint Deployment Plan (JDP) from the end of May until […]
Wanda Fish unveils its first cell-cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi. Cell-based seafood maker Wanda Fish, Ltd. Has unveiled its first cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi. The creation of this prototype […]
Norway announces 386.4 tonnes bluefin tuna quota. Norway will be allowed to fish 386.4 tonnes of bluefin tuna in 2024, which corresponds to last year’s quota level. Small-scale coastal vessels […]
Three-year English bluefin tuna research hailed a success. A three-year research programme, co-designed by scientists, policymakers, recreational anglers, skippers and conservationists, to unlock understanding of Bluefin Tuna (BFT) populations in […]
MEPs have updated the conservation and control measures in the ICCAT area as well as the multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The plenary gave […]
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