Tuna stocks update – positives and negatives
Eleven of the major commercial tuna stocks are clear of overfishing and maintaining stock biomass levels, while twelve continue to fail to meet criteria for the MSC Fisheries Standard. A…
Eleven of the major commercial tuna stocks are clear of overfishing and maintaining stock biomass levels, while twelve continue to fail to meet criteria for the MSC Fisheries Standard. A…
The Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting has appointed Noan Pakop as the incoming Director General for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Secretariat. The endorsement for the new…
The OPAGAC grouping of tuna vessel operators is aiming to be using 40% biodegradeable materials in its FADs by the end of this year. OPAGAC has been putting a great…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of New Caledonia, setting the stage for stronger collaboration in fisheries with the French…
Purse seiner Solomon Diamond becomes the sixth vessel in Tri Marine’s Solomon Islands-flagged tuna fleet. Launched by its Taiwanese builder, the new vessel is expected to be fishing by the…
The Spanish tuna fleet is launching project SelecTuna, a pioneering initiative will deploy more than 1500 smart buoys from tech company Satlink in the three oceans where tropical tuna is…
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…
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…
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…
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…