For the coming three years, starting in 2026, Japan has announced an increase in its Indian Ocean bigeye tuna quota. The ...

Japan's quota for bigeye tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean is set to be raised from 2026 for three years. That's because ...

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has finalized the adoption of a management procedure for skipjack and bigeye tuna by ...

Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna was stripped of its MSC certification while skipjack, another tuna species captured in the same fishery, was given a last minute reprieve. Gland, Switzerland. Indian ocean ...

For example, the status of yellowfin tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean is much more obscure, leading some to worry that it ...

The Fisheries Agency will start restricting Japan’s catch of bigeye tuna in the Indian Ocean in 2024 ... considered reducing the catch quotas for yellowfin tuna, but an agreement could not ...

"We now have the tools to ensure the long-term sustainability of skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin," says Anne-France Mattlet ...

Whether you love it, hate it, or feel somewhere in between, canned tuna is a major ... Given the ocean environments in which they thrive, almost all yellowfin tunas are caught in the wild, and ...

In the Indian Ocean, difficulties in efficiently managing highly migratory tuna stocks at regional level are evident as some key stocks seem either to be near full utilization (Bigeye tuna) or very ...

Meanwhile, the ISSF is emphasizing the need for science-based fisheries management, and the IPNLF urges the IOTC to adopt precautionary catch limits for skipjack tuna ...

As concern grows over shrinking tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean, delegates from more than 30 countries have gathered for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s annual summit, hosted this year by France.

Africa, Indonesia and Australia. Japan's annual quota for Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna will remain unchanged at 4,003 tons.