Japanese Bluefin Tuna Fishery Now Certified as Sustainable

A Japanese longline bluefin tuna fishery, Usufuku Honten Co. Ltd, has formally become the first in the world to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) global standard for sustainable fishing, and is the seventh MSC certified fishery based in Japan.

Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery Set to Become First to Gain MSC-Certification as Sustainable

A Japanese longline fishery is set to become the first bluefin tuna fishery to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for sustainable fishing.

Once Robust, Bluefin Tuna Fishery Is In Economic Freefall

Cape and Island fishermen like Mr. Coppenrath agree that the heyday of the commercial tuna industry has long since passed. And many fishermen have moved into more reliable, and perhaps less exciting, markets.