Of the worldwide commercial tuna catch, 86% comes from stocks at healthy levels, according to the newest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) – while 10% requires more robust management. The lates ISSF Status of the Stocks report shows…
A key milestone in the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States has been reached with a fishing access arrangement for 2024 signed off. The…
The latest addition to the portfolio of MSC blue ticks held by the fleet represented by OPAGAC is MSC certification for the Eastern Pacific skipjack tuna fishery. This means that…
Japanese fishing and processing company Meiho Co, based in Shiogama City, has become the GTA’s latest Partner and its first ever in Japan. This a significant development for the GTA…
Troubled Reunion fishing company Sapmer is expanding its shareholder base with the addition of new local partners, while also receiving a capital increase of €20 million. This comes with a…
Tuna industry representatives and scientists were able to compare notes and listen to each others’s concerns at meeting held by the Europêche Tuna Group in Montpellier. This isn’t the first…
There are some uneven outcomes from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries management meeting, according to ISSF representatives – welcoming progress on tuna conservation measures and observer coverage,…
Tuna operator Via Océan, part of the Bolton Group, is being shut down, as it has faced increasing costs coupled with a decline in the demand for canned tuna. The…
The Global Tuna Alliance has announced a new partnership with the Green Fish Company, which harvests tuna from waters around the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. The partnership…
French tuna industry body Orthongel has registered its disappointment at the failure yet again at the 28th ICCAT meeting last week of the Tropical Tuna Sub-Commission was once again unable…