This fishery improvement project started due to the Public Certification Report of the "Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS)" fishery. TUNACONS started as a FIP and is now a Foundation that is in charge of maintaining the certifications obtained in the long term and working on the ones that are needed for all the species of its fishery to be certified: yellowfin tuna (MSC certified on July 7, 2022), bigeye tuna, and skipjack tuna which are the target species of this FIP.
The yellowfin FIP can be found in its entirety in the FisheryProgress directory.
This FIP achieved MSC certification for skipjack on July 2023
Track a fishery link:
TUNACONS announcement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Expectant MSC certification for Bigeye by the year 2026
TUNA purse seiners in the Eastern pacific ocean, FAO zone: 77, 81, 87.
TUNACONS currently has 5 Yellowfin certified companies that will seek BET certification in this FIP:
Marbelize S.A. – PESDEL S.A.
GRUPO BUEHS – MANACRIPEX
Pacifictuna S.A.
32% | 68% |
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