No Data, No Fish
The Long-Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) put forward a strongly-worded statement on its position ahead of the UNFSA session review conference that ended in New York yesterday.
Management measures rebuild tuna stocks
A paper by Maite Pons, Trevor A Branch and others published last week in Fish and Fisheries examines the current status of tunas and billfishes, concluding that fishing mortality has declined for most of these stocks over the last decade.
ISSF sets out its stall on Indian Ocean tuna
ISSF calls for continued advances towards Harvest Control Rules and protections for yellowfin stock as it issues a statement setting out its position ahead of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting scheduled to take place in La Réunion 23-27th May.
Friend of the Sea objects to Mexican tuna MSC certification
Friend of the Sea has filed an official comment to the Draft SCS Assessment for the MSC certification of the north-eastern tropical purse seine yellowfin tuna fishery.
PNA and ISSF set out co-operation framework
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) which represents tuna operators and processors, and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for mutual cooperation. The three-year MOU will establish a mechanism for working more closely together on shared activities to promote the sustainability of tuna fisheries, as well ecologically healthy and productive marine ecosystems, in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO).
IOTC to propose reduced yellowfin fishery
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is expected to propose a 20% reduction in catches of yellowfin tuna.
Maldives pole and line yellowfin certification suspended
As of yesterday, pole-and-line caught tuna from the Maldives can no longer be sold as MSC certified as certifier DNV-GL suspended the certification, while the MSC certification for pole-and-line caught skipjack was renewed.
Sapmer reduces losses
La Réunion fishing company Sapmer has announced loss of €6.10 million for the 2015 operating year, close to half the amount lost the previous year (€11.9 million). The company has been through some difficult years and appears to be struggling to make returns on its heavy investments in new tonnage in recent years.
Tuna workers union protests
Workers across the tuna industry are escalating the campaign to make sustainable jobs and respect for human rights an integral part of a sustainable fisheries industry.
Bluefin gaining strength
Bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and Atlantic are doing better, according to a report by the French National Committee for Fisheries and Fish Farming (CNPMEM). Although the situation today is not perfect, bluefin have not disappeared as some NGOs had loudly predicted would happen by 2012.