Atlantic tuna sector’s FAD closure slashed
The prohibition on fishing around FADs in Atlantic waters has been cut from 72 days to 45 at ICCAT’s 24th special meeting, held in Limassol earlier this month. ICCAT’s Standing…
Pacifical expands services in PNA MSC-Certified Fishery
Pacifical has announced a significant expansion of its services within the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) MSC-certified tuna fishery. Pacifical’s enhanced capabilities will now include the verification and traceability…
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…
GTA and Green Fish Company join forces
The Global Tuna Alliance has announced a new partnership with the Green Fish Company, which harvests tuna from waters around the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. The partnership…
GTA calls on ICCAT to stop rolling over on tuna conservation
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has asked that the International Commission for ICCAT adopt a multi-annual commitment to protecting the health of at-risk tuna stocks. With the 28th Regular Meeting of…
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is found to have had a negligible impact on the conservation of skipjack and bigeye tuna in the WCPO
Questioning the effectiveness of MPAs in conserving tuna stocks
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…
Pushing for yellowfin catch reduction
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement ahead of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) annual meeting this week, with a request for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of the yellowfin tuna in line…
Fishing opportunities for bigeye tuna are reduced by 21% over the next two years for the European purse seine fleet. Image: NOAA Fisheries
No guarantee of level playing field as ICCAT meeting ends
Recognising that the recovery of the bigeye tuna stock requires balanced efforts and sacrifices by vessels using all fishing gears, the European purse seiners are fully assuming their share of…