Second blacklisting for tuna trio
Three fishing vessels with a murky history of dubious activity and hopping from one flag of convenience to another has been blacklisted by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at…
Industry body slams Blue Marine Foundation report on Indian Ocean tuna
With negotiations on tuna stocks in progress at the 26th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, European fishing industry Europêche has hit back at the Fishing Outside the Lines…
Pushing for yellowfin catch reduction
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement ahead of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) annual meeting this week, with a request for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of the yellowfin tuna in line…
Four Indian Ocean states want balanced tuna catch reductions within IOTC
Fisheries Ministers from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles met at the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Fisheries Ministerial Summit, where they analysed the potential socio-economic impact that some of the proposals…
Objections threaten progress on yellowfin
An interim plan by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to rebuild yellowfin tuna came into force on 17th December 2021 – but six objecting nations threaten to derail progress.…
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Minimal Progress on protecting Indian Ocean tuna
There has been cautious approval from the International Seafood sustainability Foundations (ISSF) following agreement at the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s annual meeting on steps needed to follow scientific advice. Describing…
Supply chain companies urge IOTC to implement yellowfin measures
More than sixty top supply chain companies have urged the Heads of Delegations to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to push for the adoption of an effective plan to rebuild…
ISSF sets out measures for yellowfin reduction
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced a new ISSF conservation measure (CM) requiring its participating companies to reduce annual sourcing of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna. ISSF Conservation Measure 1.3 IOTC Yellowfin Tuna Rebuilding becomes effective in the event…
Time to close drift net loopholes
European fishing industry body Europêche is demanding that the European Union and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission close the loopholes that have allowed fishing with drift nets to continue, despite…
European tuna operators are resisting calls for a further reduction or a ban on the use of FADs in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries
European tuna operators stand together
Tuna operators’ organisations ORTHONGEL, representing three French tuna companies, and Spanish tuna industry bodies OPAGAC and ANBAC, are adamant that their fleet sector is sticking to its commitments, as NGOs…