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‘Tuna King’ pays record £2.4m for giant bluefin at Tokyo auction. A Japanese sushi magnate has paid a record-breaking £2.4 million for a giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo’s famous New […]
ISSF welcomes new members to its board of directors and scientific advisory committee. Expanded scientific, economic, and industry expertise strengthens ISSF’s global efforts to advance sustainable tuna fisheries. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation […]
Vietnam’s tuna on the brink of 0% tariffs in the U.S: Breakthrough potential but significant challenges remain. Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and […]
ISSF reviews WCPFC annual meeting outcomes in new article. Delivering on science while delaying on monitoring for Pacific tuna fisheries: ISSF’s response to the WCPFC annual meeting. By Holly Koehler, ISSF […]
ISSF reviews ICCAT annual meeting outcomes in new article. Mixed results at ICCAT 2025: Skipjack management procedure adoption marks progress, other key reforms slip to 2026 and beyond. By Dr. Victor […]
ISSF strengthens conservation measures for seafood companies to elevate transparency and accountability in global tuna supply chains. Updates to measures on at-sea transshipment oversight, bycatch mitigation, and FAD management underscore […]
FCF Co. Ltd. affirms decade-long commitment to sustainable tuna sourcing, validated by maintained Friend of the Sea Certification. FCF Co., Ltd. (FCF), a global leader and one of the world’s […]
Europêche welcomes new EU freezing-in-brine regulation as a major step for consumer safety and fair competition for EU fishing sector. Europêche welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1444[1] setting strict brine-freezing […]
Securing the Pacific’s tuna future: ISSF priorities for WCPFC action on FADs and transshipment. by Holly Koehler and Kerrie Robertson When the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets this December, […]
Building on progress: ISSF priorities for ICCAT 2025. As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) convenes its annual meeting from November 17-24, 2025, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is encouraged […]
Enhancing supply chain transparency in tuna, SFP, ISSF, and GFW join forces. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), Global Fishing Watch (GFW), and International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) are collaborating to improve […]
EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: Europêche warns against influx of Thai tuna following US tariff increase and calls for its exclusion from the FTA. Starting on September 29, the European Commission […]
Sustainable fisheries management yields results at IATTC. From September 1 to 5, 2025, the 103rd session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) marked a significant step forward in the […]
Securing the future of Eastern Pacific tuna: ISSF’s 2025 priorities for the IATTC. By Holly Koehler The Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is home to some of the world’s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying […]
ISSF releases 2025 snapshot of large-scale tropical tuna purse seine fishing fleets. Report Shows 3.8% Growth in Vessel Numbers with Minimal Capacity Increase; 74% of Vessels Listed on ISSF ProActive Vessel […]
Updated ISSF report assesses tuna stock sustainability against MSC criteria. 12 of 23 global tuna stocks meet MSC Principle 1 Benchmark; 7 of 23 stocks have harvest control rules for sustainable […]
Vietnamese tuna exporters lack raw material, hindering exports to Germany. Exports of processed and canned tuna (HS code 16) from Vietnam to Germany have been continuously declining during the first five […]
ISSF Annual Compliance Report highlights industry progress in tuna sustainability and new conservation requirements. Report shows 99.6% conformance by participating companies with 33 ISSF conservation measures and 77.5% conformance by […]
Only four of the largest 30 tuna fishing companies disclose catch data, exposing investors to supply chain risk. Planet Tracker has traced 2,153 fishing vessels to the world’s largest tuna […]
ISSF welcomes Vietnam’s KTCFOOD as a new participating company. Vietnam-based KTCFOOD has joined the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) as its newest participating company. By aligning with ISSF—recognised as a leading force in the long-term conservation […]
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