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Major new tuna fisheries initiative, launched by The Nature Conservancy. Walmart, Albertsons Companies, Thai Union, Belize, and the Federated States of Micronesia join the Tuna Transparency Pledge, aiming to achieve […]
ISSF Releases Global Tuna Report – 86% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Levels; 10% Requires Stronger Management. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86% comes […]
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 […]
Germany company focuses on innovative aquaculture for tuna. Tuna is the most appreciated aquatic food item in the EU. Worldwide, the consumption of tuna species amounts to 7.5 million tonnes […]
Growing volume of tuna catch is now MSC certified. The growing number of brands and retailers, both in the UK and around the world, making commitments to sourcing and selling […]
Mercury levels in tuna remain nearly unchanged since 1971, study says. Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide. But this protein-rich fish can build up high levels of […]
First ever Japanese partner for Global Tuna Alliance. The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) hailed a “major breakthrough” with its announcement that Meiho Co Ltd., a fish processing company based in […]
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 […]
British shoppers ‘confused’ about sustainable tuna claims but wish to do the right thing for the ocean. Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods in the UK, but shoppers remain […]
Collaboration to achieve enhanced tuna stock assessments. EU tuna purse seine fleet representatives and scientists to continue collaboration to achieve enhanced tuna stock assessments. The Europêche Tuna Group organised on January […]
Recreational fishing for Atlantic bluefin tuna set to start in English waters next year. New permitting regimes for recreational catch and release fisheries in UK waters expected to be in […]
Pioneering research method reveals bluefin tuna’s fate. The return of bluefin tuna to Northern European waters is a conservation success story, but rising sea temperatures in their Mediterranean nursery grounds mean […]
Climate change and unsustainable fishing practices will wipe out tuna profits in Indonesian waters unless companies implement nine nature-positive actions A new investigation by Planet Tracker reveals that profits in […]
Global Tuna Alliance and The Green Fish Company join forces amidst key ICCAT meeting. As the world’s eyes turn to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) […]
Canned hypocrisy: The UK retailers selling tuna caught with destructive FADs. Blue Marine Foundation has published the results of a six-month investigation, undertaken with French NGO BLOOM Association and Greenpeace UK, into the […]
BLOOM urges Carrefour to take responsible steps on tuna sourcing. After months of research and ‘appalling revelations’ about the destructiveness and multi-dimensional abuses of tropical tuna fishing BLOOM says it is […]
New shark conservation report launched at Atlantic tuna meeting targets troublesome gaps. Analysis details problems and recommends remedies for aligning nations’ commitments and actions. A new Shark League gap analysis […]
Vietnam tuna exports drop. In September 2023, Vietnam’s tuna exports reached 72 million USD, down 8% over to the same period in 2022 and down 18% over to August. Regarding […]
Call to open discussion on EU bluefin tuna allocation. Ireland’ Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, attended the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week […]
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