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Spotlight shines on Northeast Asia’s tuna fleets at Our Ocean Conference. Ocean Outcomes and Global Fishing Watch leading charge to modernise high-risk tuna fleets with cutting-edge technologies. At this year’s […]
ISSF publishes 2024 Annual Report highlighting scientific achievements in sustainable tuna fishing – Science Leads the Way. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2024 annual report, Science Leads […]
Europêche Tuna Group urges IOTC to strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance. As the 29th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) opens in La Réunion from 13 April 2025, the […]
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 […]
87 percent of total global tuna catch comes from stocks at healthy abundance levels. Catch from overfished stocks decreased by eight percentage points versus November 2024 Report. Of the total […]
Ecuador’s Tuna Triumph: How Sustainable Practices Are Redefining Global Fisheries In the turquoise waters of the Eastern Pacific, Ecuador’s tuna fleet is scripting a sustainability success story that balances ecological […]
World’s largest retailers, food companies join the Tuna Transparency Pledge. The Tuna Transparency Pledge, which was launched just under a year ago and includes company and government pledges to 100% on-the-water monitoring of […]
Europêche spotlights fisheries Blue Tech as key to Oceans Pact MEP Isabelle Le Callennec, with Europêche’s collaboration, successfully hosted Competitive Blue Tech for Sustainable High Seas Fisheries at the European […]
New Guide Outlines Tuna Welfare Recommendations Growing momentum from policymakers, industry leaders, and public opinion underscores the urgency of addressing tuna welfare Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) has published their first-ever welfare guide specifically […]
Sajo Awarded MSC Certification for Longline Tuna Korean tuna company secures use of blue sustainability logo for best practices in bigeye, yellowfin and albacore tuna fisheries. 28 vessels catching a […]
EU tuna purse seine fleet reaffirms the importance of science-based decisions in RFMOs. The Europêche Tuna Group organised on January 21st in Bermeo its third meeting between industry and science stakeholders at […]
Joint approach to monitoring & control of fisheries of specific species agreed by Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority & Inland Fisheries Ireland. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) […]
ISSF releases updated report assessing global tuna stocks. 88% of Global tuna catch comes from stocks at healthy levels; 10% requires stronger management. Catch from stocks at healthy levels of […]
Landmark agreement for sustainable management of Atlantic tropical tunas. At the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Cyprus, the EU paved […]
ISSF urges the WCPFC to increase sustainability and improve fisheries management in newest statement. At annual WCPFC meeting, Pacific fisheries managers must boost monitoring and stock sustainability. The tuna fisheries in the western […]
Climate change and UK fisheries, what next? In this analysis, Fish Focus looks at the impact of climate change on UK fisheries. Climate change and how it affects our environment […]
FAO builds resilience in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Government of Norway, has taken a significant step […]
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 […]
Fisheries research overestimates fish stocks. The state of fish stocks in the world’s ocean is worse than previously thought. While overfishing has long been blamed on fisheries policies that set catch […]
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