NMFS to take ‘informed compliance’ approach to start of SIMP
The US fishing regulator has offered the early compliance cushion the industry had hoped for in relation to its Seafood Import Management Program
Japanese pole-and-line tuna fishery enters MSC assessment
Ishihara Marine Products Co has entered its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna fisheries for assessment against the MSC fisheries standard
Solomons pulls out of albacore tuna deal
Solomon Islands has pulled out of the Tokelau Arrangement for South Pacific albacore, saying it's too restrictive on tuna catch
ISSF tuna firms now at 100% conformance to group’s standards
ISSF participating companies are now at 100% conformance to the group’s standards for tuna catching and traceability, according to a statement from the group
Europeche: ICCAT bluefin quota growth doesn’t go far enough
Members of Europe's industry body felt the quota should have been expanded to 32,000t in 2018, given positive scientific data
ICCAT to boost Atlantic bluefin quota to 36,000t by 2020
The increase could be a setback for the species' recovery, says Pew; meanwhile, no new measures were adopted for tropical tuna species
Chinese tuna fishing companies still yet to crack domestic market with canned products
Chinese tuna fishing companies say China is still not a significant market for canned tuna products, but with product development and consumer education it could be
IPNLF calls for Atlantic tuna fisheries protection ahead of ICCAT meet
The International Pole & Line Foundation is urging countries to support four key proposals in the run up to the Morocco ICCAT meeting
Japan aims to boost albacore fishery sustainability
A collection of Japanese non-profit organizations and industry players are undertaking an improvement project that aims to make a 10,000t albacore fishery more sustainable
Tuna fishing giants call for global cap on capacity
Executives with three large tuna fishing companies, two Spanish and one US-based, called for a stop to the addition of new catching capacity, during Vigoconference