The Spanish tuna industry group OPAGAC-AGAC has undertaken 28 research projects in the last four years, directly or in collaboration with third parties, to minimise the impacts of the tuna purse seine fishery on the…
Europêche has appointed Anne-France Mattlet as director of its newly established Tuna Group, set up to boost the organisation’s support for sustainable tuna fishing and to promote the voice of…
The owner of a New Zealand longliner has been hit with some heavy financial penalties after deliberately ensuring the required observer was left behind - and making a repeat visit…
A new report indicates that six tuna stocks achieve passing scores on MSC Principle 1, and most tuna RFMOs score well on MSC Principle 3. ISSF 2022-03: An Evaluation of…
Following the establishment of Piriou Reunion in 2018, the Piriou Group is continuing its development in the Indian Ocean and is setting up a base in Mahé in the Seychelles,…
The Spanish tuna fleet is spearheading research and development work in biodegradable FADs on a worldwide scale. A pilot project was started this year in the Atlantic makes his fleet…
In spite the numerous requests from the EU on all countries to take proportional effort and responsibility towards the good management and full recovery of bigeye tuna, according to European…
Pacifical, the market development company of the nine Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Pacific Island nations, and the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), have announced a partnership to implement the…
Philippines fishing company RD Fishing Group has achieved Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) certification for its fleet of twelve tuna purse seiners, while the tuna processing plant operated by Philbest Canning Co. has…
Italian and US consumers can now find tuna on their supermarket shelves carrying the AENOR Tuna from Responsible Fishing (or APR Standard) label promoted by Spanish tuna operators’ body OPAGAC,…