![](https://fishfocus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Seafood-Processors-Issue-3.jpg")
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 […]
Unique New Zealand gear innovation project Throughout the year surface longline fishers are out on New Zealand waters chasing bigeye, yellowfin, bluefin tuna and other highly migratory species – and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GSSI welcomes Kyokuyo Co. Ltd to its Global Partnership. The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative is pleased to announce that Kyokuyo Co. Ltd has joined GSSI as a Funding Partner. Since […]
BlueNalu strengthens strategic partnerships. BlueNalu, a global leader in the development of cell-cultured seafood, announced today the extension and enhancement of its strategic partnerships with three multinational seafood industry leaders […]
EU approves management plan for bluefin tuna. MEPs have given their final approval on the bluefin tuna management plan in the eastern Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Under the new rules, […]
Norwegians successfully pen bluefin tuna. For several years, marine scientists have tried to live-stock the world’s largest tuna, the bluefin tuna. The breakthrough came recently when the researchers from the […]
SFPA notes conviction of Dingle food business operator fined €5,250 for ‘very serious’ breaches of food safety law and bluefin tuna regulations The food business operator, O Cathain Iasc Teoranta, […]
Minister Dara Calleary visits Marine Institute Newport facility Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary T.D. visited the Marine Institute‘s Newport Facility in Co Mayo. Welcoming […]
Report on tracking blue fin tuna off Jersey. A report, Tracking Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna, has been published detailing the movement and behaviour of bluefin tuna in Jersey. It outlines the […]
EFCA coordinates EU efforts to monitor the bluefin tuna fishing season. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is coordinating the European control campaign for bluefin tuna in the framework of […]
Scientific ‘catch-tag-release’ survey programme opens for charter skippers. Experienced charter skippers can apply for Ireland’s Bluefin tuna scientific survey programme, as scientists confirm that over 1,100 of the largest tuna […]
Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters. Bluefin tuna have been tagged with state-of-the-art acoustic tracking tags for the first time in UK waters. The huge fish, […]
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 […]
South Australia aquaculture industry reaching new heights. The value of South Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown to $229 million in 2019-20, however the value of commercial fisheries has slightly decreased, […]
Fish Focus is an online communications, marketing, news and information platform offering a wide range of services for the seafood sector covering all aspects of aquaculture, commercial fishing, seafood processing and the route to market. Follow us on social media platforms for Fish Focus, Aquaculture Focus and Seafood Focus.
