French tuna firm CFTO achieves FoS certification
CFTO, the largest tuna fleet in France, has successfully undergone the FoS audit for sustainable fisheries
Sustainability group seeks new restrictions to protect Pacific tuna
A seafood sustainability group is asking the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to impose new restrictions to protect several tuna species
ISSF calls for reduced fishing effort, longliner capacity in WCPFC
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation has called for the management body to cut fishing days, protecting skipjack and bigeye tuna
ICCAT meeting: NGOs praise bluefin measures, bemoan negligence of sharks
Environmental groups were largely pleased that management measures will continue to adhere to science on bluefin tuna management, but saw lack of progress on sharks as a failure
Final determination rules Echebastar Indian Ocean tuna fishery can’t be MSC certified
Final decision is Pesqueras Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine tuna fishery is unable to meet the requirements to achieve Marine Stewardship Council certification
Filipino fishers heading further offshore to meet tuna canneries’ demands
New research has revealed that Filipino tuna fishermen in General Santos are fishing further offshore to offset declining individual catches
Greenpeace FAD campaign labeled unscientific by industry players
Members of environmental bodies and tuna players rounded on Greenpeace at the opening conference of Friend of the Sea’s One to One Meeting 2015 in Bangkok
Bigeye tuna prices expected to rise by end of year
Bigeye tuna prices are expected to rise sharply by year-end, as domestic inventories are decreasing due to falling imports reflecting the weaker yen
Europeche to push for increased TACs on bluefin, swordfish
Industry body set to advocate increased TAC for bluefin tuna, management plans for sharks and recovery of Mediterranean swordfish at ICCAT’s annual meeting
Three major Ecuadorian tuna firms join forces with WWF for MSC certification
Nirsa, Eurofish and Jadran Group signed a MoU with WWF to implement a project for the improvement of the tuna purse seiner fishery