NGO Tuna Forum issues worker rights guidance
The NGO Tuna Forum has recently published guidance on workers' rights for companies engaged in the tuna industry, following an intervention by Human Rights at Sea. Tuna are fished in more…
Supporting West Africa’s artisanal fisheries
European purse seine operators have committed to supporting initiatives for artisanal fisheries in West Africa. The Europêche Tuna Group and COMHAFAT, which represents articanal and other fisheries in 22 African…
EU objects to Indian Ocean FAD ban
The European Union has joined the group of nations lodging formal objections with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to Resolution 23/02 on the management of drifting FADs. Objecting nations are…
PNA starts MSC reassessment – FADs and Bigeye Included
The PNA has started the process of MSC recertification for its entire purse seine fishery, which will now be assessed against the new MSC standard (V2.01). The reassessment includes freeschool…
Pacific Island nations to develop advanced warning system for tuna migration
A Pacific Community (SPC) led NZ$25 million regional partnership aimed at enabling Pacific nations to adapt their tuna fisheries to the impacts of climate change has been announced by the…
Reefer refused port access for unlicensed fishing involvement
Reefer vessel Sunflower 7, with 4000 tonnes of frozen tuna on board, has been turned away by the authorities when docking in Thailand to discharge its catch. Sunflower 7 has…
ISSF reports 85% of global tuna catch from healthy stocks
Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 85% is sourced from stocks at ‘healthy’ levels of abundance, according to the latest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Status of the Stocks report. 11% of the total tuna catch came from overfished stocks,…
ISSF implements five-year strategic plan
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2023-2027 strategy, Continuously Improving Global Tuna Fishery Sustainability, which lays out the research and advocacy organisation’s mission and approach to achieving its…
FAD ban could jeopardise thousands of jobs
The continued existence of the purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean is at stake following the decision on Fish Aggregating Devices that was taken following a vote among Indian…
Scientists debate tropical tuna fishery’s future with purse seine operators
Scientists from French and Spanish institutes have met European tuna operators to discuss at a European level challenges facing stakeholders. Representatives of Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) in…
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