Study affirms possibility of third bluefin tuna spawning ground
The prospect that younger tuna are reproducing in an area not surveyed is a 'game changer' -- Troy Atkinson, Saint Margaret's Bay Tuna Fishermen's Association
EU card scheme leads to ‘real, tangible progress’ on IUU, report finds
'Within a year of carding, large-scale improvements around fisheries governance had been initiated in all four case-study countries' -- EU IUU Fishing Coalition
Ghana tuna industry turns to African FTA in pursuit of new demand
Currently, the majority of Ghanaian tuna exports go to the EU, but constant issues with traceability and the regular threat of sanctions disrupts cannery operations
Eastern Pacific skipjack rating change drives fall in number of ‘healthy’ tuna stocks
Some 80.5% of the world's harvested commercial tuna is sourced from stocks at 'healthy' levels of abundance, down from 88% in fall 2021
Peru fishery landings drop in January due to 26% lower anchovy quota in season two
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings drop year-on-year to 289,500 metric tons worth PEN 326.5 million in January 2022, down by 54.6% in volume and 29.7% in value
Greenpeace: Gov’ts fail to agree on global ocean treaty
Governments have failed to create the legal framework for the creation of marine protected areas across at least a third of the world's oceans by 2030
Starkist reopens cannery in American Samoa closed by COVID
All workers had to be fully vaccinated -- a condition that StarKist met months ago
Filipino tuna fleet considers tying up as operating costs ramp up
The Filipino tuna industry has been recording significant spikes in itsoperating costs due to the increasing fuel prices globally, which take up 60% of the total expenses
Tesco becomes first UK retailer to stock MSC, purse-seine tuna
Beginning at the start of 2022, retailer Tesco started buying MSC-certified canned tuna from suppliers that were not exclusively pole-and-line for the first time
‘Alternative’ seafood investments hit $175m in 2021 as cell-cultivated interest grew
Investment in plant-based, cell-cultivated and fermented seafood alternatives has reached $313m since 2013
