Taiwan’s largest fishing vessel member association launches first Fishery Improvement Project

Taiwan’s largest fishing vessel member association launches first Fishery Improvement Project. 41 longline tuna vessels begin environmental and social work towards goal of 2029 Marine Stewardship Council certification. A recent partnership between Ocean Outcomes (O2) and the Taiwan Tuna Longline Association (TTLA) is helping to improve fishing practices in Taiwanese longline tuna fisheries. The partnership — inked in April 2024 — has now produced its first Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for 41 TTLA vessels which combined catch 3,500 metric tons of Pacific Ocean Albacore, Bigeye, and Yellowfin tuna. Albacore tuna from these vessels supply North American markets in the form of canned tuna. Larger sized Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna caught by FIP vessels supply premium markets in Japan and remaining catch supply more local markets within Taiwan. The sustainability work on the water as part of the FIP will have ripple effects across all these end markets. As part of the newly launched ...