From putting controls on the use of fish-aggregating devices to introducing the Vessel Day Scheme, several innovations have underpinned efforts to build a large and sustainable tuna fishery in the...
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Trustworthy ecolabels the key to helping consumers make sustainable tuna purchases
In part 2 of this two-part series in conjunction with the Marine Stewardship Council, we look at the eco-labelling practices helping to maintain sustainable tuna stocks. Wherever you shop in the...
Harvest strategies, electronic monitoring crucial to healthy Pacific tuna stocks
In part 1 of this two-part series in conjunction with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), we look at the harvest strategies and eco-labelling practices helping to maintain sustainable tuna stocks....
Stan Crothers on: PNA plus Tokelau, harvest strategies, MSC certification, maritime boundaries and tuna outlook for 2022
As he did in 2020, Fatu Tauafiafi caught up with fisheries expert, Mr Stan Crothers in December 2021, to discuss key WCPFC18 outcomes from the perspective of the PNA plus Tokelau bloc (PNA+). Mr...
PNG’s certified tuna fishery strengthens responsible sourcing
The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIAPNG) has implemented a responsible sourcing policy (RSP) to meet the requirements of its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification and...
Papua New Guinea tuna-fishing efforts uninterrupted by COVID-19
Bernadette Carreon writes in SeafoodSource, 3 May 2021 The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea said its Marine Stewardship Council-certified tuna catches have not been interrupted – and have even...
PNG fishing association wins MSC certification
The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association won Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in May. The association covers 32 purse-seine vessels flagged to PNG and another 32 flagged to...
Pacific Island tuna industry identifies issues and priorities
Industry participants at the PITIA workshop and AGM. Photo: FFA
PNG industry, Frabelle hope MSC certification can boost processing sector
Scene from the port of Alotau, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Credit: Marina Riley/Shutterstock.com.
Tri Marine affiliate authorized to use Fair Trade logo on tuna products
Republished from Seafood Source, 26 March 2019 by Madelyn Kearns Tri Marine affiliate National Fisheries Developments (NFD), Ltd., has been authorized to use the Fair Trade logo on its yellowfin and...
