Tuna

87% of Global Tuna Catch Comes from Stocks at Healthy Abundance Levels

March 27, 2025 The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)

New for this year’s report is more detail in the color ratings table for each tuna stock.  The color ratings table, which appears at the end of each tuna stock summary, now contains a more detailed rationale for the stock’s SSB and F ratings. This additional information provides important context, especially when ISSF ratings for a stock are not identical to the RFMO science body ratings, as currently is the case for Indian Ocean yellowfin and Pacific Ocean bluefin.  …

Tri-Union Seafoods Issues Recall of Select Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s Tuna Cans Due to Clostridium Botulinum Risk

February 13, 2025 Tri-Union Seafoods

Tri-Union Seafoods has made the decision to voluntarily recall select lots of canned tuna products sold under the Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names. This voluntary recall is out of an abundance of caution following the notification from our supplier that the “easy open” pull tab can lid on limited products encountered a manufacturing defect that may compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. …

Mercury Content in Tuna Can be Reduced with New Packaging Solution

February 6, 2025 Chalmers University of Technology 

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have come up with a novel approach to packaging canned tuna infused in the water-based solution of amino acid cysteine. It was shown to remove up to 35 percent of the accumulated mercury in canned tuna, significantly reducing human exposure to mercury via food.  …

Tuna Marketers Join Forces to Secure the MSC Sustainability Stamp for Southern Africa Albacore Pole and Line Fishery

December 26, 2024 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

In a significant move for sustainability certification, the Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA), an alliance representing the South African albacore tuna pole and line fishery, has been certified to the globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The fishery was awarded the third-party certification after a 6-month assessment carried out by SCS Global Services. …

AQUA Fish-Free Seafood Makes a Splash on Restaurant Menus

November 14, 2024 AQUA Cultured Foods

AQUA Tuna is vegan, allergen-free, pregnancy-safe, and packed with fiber. Along with AQUA Scallops, the fermentation-derived products are free of microplastics, mercury, and everything in between. Plus, they offer a six-week shelf life refrigerated—in stark contrast to the three or four-day window for conventional seafood. …