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 […]
ISSF launches fishery improvement resource – ISSF (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation) has launched its FIP Resources Finder, an online tool for fisheries that matches more than 200 ISSF reports, guidebooks, […]
A new Southern Bluefin Tuna survey taking place in South Australia has invited recreational fishers to provide information to help measure the recreational harvest. The Australian Department of Agriculture and […]
First Indonesian tuna fishery achieves MSC Certification – The PT. Citraraja Ampat Canning, Sorong Pole and Line Skipjack and Yellowfin Tuna (PT CRAC) has become the first fishery in Indonesia, […]
Disappointment for Europêche as no consensus is reached on tuna. After nine days of intensive discussions on Atlantic tunas at the plenary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation […]
ICCAT agrees tuna management plan – ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) has agreed on a reviewed multi-annual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic […]
Indian Ocean tuna fishery achieves MSC certification. The Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery, owned by Pesqueras Echebastar, a Basque company based in Bermeo, Spain, includes five purse seiners […]
Friend of the Sea certification for Spanish tuna trader Actemsa, for traded skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna. All the Spanish import/export seafood company’s certified tuna originates from pole and line and purse seine […]
Adjudicator confirms recommendation to certify tuna fishery. The recommendation by conformity assessment body (CAB) Acoura Marine to certify the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery to the MSC Fisheries Standard has been […]
Fishing Agreement with The Gambia signed by EU. The EU and The Republic of The Gambia have signed a new Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, 22 years after the […]
Tsukiji seafood market relocates Tsukiji seafood market relocates to a new location in Toyosu which promises state-of-the-art facilities. Special doors will help keep halls cool and sterile, while gawping tourists […]
The return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to UK and Irish waters has been highlighted in a recent report In an article for British Wildlife magazine, authors Tom Horton, Lucy Hawkes […]