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,…
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…
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 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…
The first-ever quantitative evaluation of the contribution of no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to the conservation of tropical tunas in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) has been published…
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced that Tony Lazazzara of Thai Union Group steps in as chair of its board of directors. Director of group fish procurement for Thai Union Group,…
The long-term sustainability of the world’s most important tuna stocks – those in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) – will be at risk if governments fail to implement protective…
Despite the serious efforts and sacrifices made by European purse seiner operators to restore the bigeye tuna stock, this week's discussions at ICCAT did not lead to the TAC increase…
Taiwanese fishing and processing group FCF has signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Pacific Community (SPC) to work together on the development of Jelly FADs, non-entangling and biodegradable FADs…
The EU and Madagascar have agreed on the text of a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement. This restores the partnership between the EU and Madagascar that had been interrupted in 2018,…