Fire strikes Pesca Azteca tuna vessel
The cause of the fire that struck the vessel Clipperton at its dock on March 29 is still unclear
Chicken of the Sea close to $13m settlement in tuna price-fixing case
The tuna buyers in the settlement include the companies Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Pacific Groservice, and the Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co
ISSF’s latest tuna update shows nearly 10% of global stocks overfished
In its latest biannual 'status of the stocks' report, the ISSF has noted that Atlantic bigeye, Indian Ocean yellowfin and Pacific bluefin stocks remain overfished
UK retailer Waitrose set to launch first MSC-certified yellowfin tuna
The supermarket chain has been working with New England Seafood to promote the necessity of sustainable tuna at its supply base in Korea
UK retailers threaten to pull yellowfin sourcing if IOTC stalemate persists
A group of influential British buyers of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna will review their sourcing policies if progress to rebuild stocks is not made soon
Hopes remain for a June deal to rebuild yellowfin tuna stocks
IOTC member states failed to agree on a rebuilding plan for yellowfin stocks last week; a joint agreement by the Maldives and the EU could provide the basis to build a deal
IOTC postpones key decision on yellowfin tuna to June
IOTC member states failed to agree on a rebuilding plan for yellowfin stocks at the special session last week
More than 100 groups call on IOTC to accept proposal curbing FAD use
Ahead of next week's IOTC special session, a raft of businesses and civil society groups have called for greater accountability of drift net use within the tuna industry
ISSF: 16 tuna stocks don’t meet MSC criteria
A new report commissioned by the ISSF found that 16 tuna stocks are unable to pass the MSC's sustainability criteria
Spanish tuna catchers attack proposals to assign quotas to Indian Ocean fleets using ‘illegal’ gear
The Spanish tuna fleet questioned proposals -- aimed at facilitating the yellowfin tuna population’s recovery -- that foresee assigning a quota to fleets using driftnets