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Pew commends Pacific fisheries managers for adopting landmark policy for skipjack tuna but calls non-binding plan ‘disheartening’. Despite adoption of significant new management structure, no requirement for participation will complicate […]
Europêche says ICCAT another missed opportunity. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 23rd ordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) which just […]
IPNLF Closing Statement ICCAT Annual Session 2022. What does progress at ICCAT Annual Session 2022 mean for Atlantic tuna and fishing communities? After 9 days of negotiations, the Annual Session […]
Conflict of interest claim in tuna fishing sector. BLOOM and ANTICOR warn of a case of public-private transfer that causes a clear conflict of interest in the tuna fishing sector. […]
New fisheries agreement between the EU and Madagascar. The EU and Madagascar have agreed on the text of a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA), together with its implementing protocol. This […]
European Parliament adopts new rules for tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean. The European Parliament approved report on tuna fishing measures in the Indian Ocean with 596 votes against 4 […]
Progress made to reform Eastern Pacific fisheries management, increase transparency. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting ended today with progress to reform governance and oversight of its fisheries. Action […]
Europêche tuna group slams report accusing the EU fleet of illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean As per EU, Seychelles and Mauritius fisheries control processes, catches declared in logbooks by […]
New collaboration for Global Tuna Alliance. Fourteen companies have joined the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) because of a new collaboration with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), expanding the GTA’s membership by […]
Launch of the first satellite buoy for tuna fishing with AI. Marine Instruments launches the M3iGO, the first satellite fishing buoy with Artificial Intelligence. • The buoy, which has already been […]
Europêche appoints new tuna group director. Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, strengthens its team to boost the organisation’s support for sustainable tuna fishing and […]
Significant step forward for tuna sustainability in Taiwan. Ocean Outcomes (O2) and Fue Shin Fishery Ltd. (FSF) of Taiwan are expanding the sustainable seafood movement to Taiwanese longline tuna fisheries. […]
Insurer ends coverage for illegal fishing fleet in progressive step. Insurance company Hydor has ended its contract with a fleet of vessels that were discovered fishing illegally across the Atlantic […]
Bluefin tuna in the UK. Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters. Status of bluefin tuna Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna is a highly migratory species […]
Seafood sector veteran Kevin Bixler to chair ISSF board. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation appoints Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Group Fish Procurement to chair; William Gibbons-Fly, former U.S. Department […]
ISSF Status of the Stocks: 87.6% of Global Tuna Catch Continues to Come from Stocks at Healthy Levels, While 9.6% Require Stronger Management. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, […]
New ISSF Report Benchmarks Tuna RFMO Performance against the U.N. FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) From Minimum Standards for Inspector Training to Advance Notice of Port entry, Report […]
Urgent Curbs on Drifting FADs – More than 100 organisations call for urgent curb on destructive drifting-FADs to rebuild tuna stocks and protect fragile marine ecosystems. An urgent call was […]
New chair for IPNLF The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the global charity that is focused on promoting sustainable development, by working with, and promoting environmentally sustainable and socially […]
IOTC agrees dedicated 2021 session to address yellowfin tuna – The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) met for its 24th Session between the 2nd and 6th November 2020. The meeting […]
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