Plea for sustainable management of albacore tuna. Proposals on the table at the 101st Session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to secure albacore tuna stocks and improve transparency […]
On 31 May, BLOOM and Blue Marine Foundation have lodged a complaint with the Public Prosecutor at the Paris judicial Court against all 21 vessels in the tropical tuna fishing fleet […]
Human rights abuses: the brutality contained in a tuna can. Persistent. Endless. Relentless. Human rights abuses are pervasive in the tuna industry. This is the conclusion of a report that […]
Tuna supply chain transparency report released. Thai Union Group PLC, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, and leading global conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), have released the inaugural […]
Spanish tuna association achieves global first for MSC certification in all four oceans. Spanish ministers, fishing industry representatives and marine scientists gathered today in Madrid to recognise the simultaneous certification […]
EU must end dangerous funding of fossil fuels for fishing industry. Reacting to the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) mitigation report, Our Fish Programme Director Rebecca […]
Transnational Institute report on fishing criticised. The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association has responded to the recent TNI report ‘Dangerously efficient industrial fishing: the threat of multinational Dutch fishing companies to European […]
Tuna species recovering despite growing pressures on marine life. Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks to the enforcement of regional fishing quotas over the last […]
New global commitment for sustainable tuna. A new global commitment aiming to clean up global tuna fisheries, the 2025 Pledge towards Sustainable Tuna (25PST) has begun its sign-on. It is convened […]
16 tuna stocks not meeting criteria for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Sustainability Standard. Now including bluefin tuna stocks, report reveals that seven stocks achieve passing score on MSC Principle 1, […]
Newest ISSF Participating Tuna Company Compliance Report Shows 99.4 percent Conformance with ISSF Conservation Measures 24 of 25 companies were fully compliant with all 27 measures audited, compared to 22 […]
Sustainable tuna success as demand soars. Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship […]
Overfishing of the world’s major tuna stocks going down A five-year, $50-million Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded programme rolled out by FAO and partners has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters’ biodiversity […]
Call for tuna commission to develop sustainable strategy. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to make progress on important elements of […]
WWF – unclear EU fishing deals compromising sustainability. A lack of accountability and transparency around EU fishing activities outside EU waters is contributing to overfishing and endangering local food supply, […]
Little progress made on tuna conservation, says ISSF. Here, Dr. Gala Moreno, Holly Koehler, Pablo Guerrero of the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation, reflect upon the recent Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which […]
Tuna Alliance to enhance sustainability – Organisations at the forefront of Indonesia’s sustainable fishing movement have announced the official launch of the One-by-One Indonesia Tuna Alliance. The Alliance brings together […]
Report shows good fishing sustainability conformance. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its ISSF Annual Conservation Measures & Commitments Compliance Report, which shows a 98.5 percent conformance rate by […]
Greenpeace ranks South East Asian tuna canneries, evaluating 23 canneries and brands from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia based on their policies on sustainability, transparency and equitability. In the Sea […]
Seafood giants double traceability commitments, but the majority lack implementation plans. FAIRR-led investor engagement helps spur growth in seafood traceability commitments, but current implementation strategies are not yet sufficient […]