Spanish yard delivers tuna purse seiner to Oman
The Zamakona shipyard in Spain has delivered a second tuna purse seiner to Omani fishing venture Al Wusta Fisheries, a subsidiary of the state-owned Fisheries Development Oman. This is a…
Poisonous atmosphere at IOTC meeting
As the 28th IOTC session came to an end in Bangkok, a representative of Orthongel, representing French tuna operators, spoke out about the lack of a level playing field applied…
Planning for climate change resilience in Fisheries
Fisheries officials have given the green light for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) implementation plan for its Climate Change Strategy to strengthen resilience efforts in oceanic fisheries. The…
Managers need to act on Indian Ocean FAD management
As IOTC delegates meet in Bangkok to discuss management of tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) - representing a group of tuna purse seiner…
A warning not to gamble with yellowfin’s future
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is attending the opening day of the 28th Indian Ocean Tuna Committee (IOTC) meeting in Bangkok, where it is urging delegates to cooperate on much-needed…
Sapmer awarded third MSC certification
The MSC certification of Sapmer's Indian Ocean tuna tuna seine fishery has been announced, following an 18-month audit and evaluation conducted by independent certifying body Control Union. With this certification,…
86% of tuna catch from healthy stocks
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…
Milestone for Pacific/US Tuna Treaty
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…
Spanish tuna sector builds on certification
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…
Global Tuna Alliance secures first Japanese partner
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…
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