Global Tuna Alliance

We are overjoyed to announce the addition of another new Partnership to GTA’s growing community! 🌍 Carrefour Group, one of the biggest retailers in Europe, has joined the Global Tuna Alliance, signifying another major market push for improving the sustainability of global tuna fisheries! We are eager to showcase Carrefour’s commitment to sustainability, and we welcome their support for our advocacy work in pushing for better tuna management and on-the-water practices. Three cheers for tuna sustainability! 🎉

Join us on Wednesday, July 24th from 4-5pm CET for a webinar on human rights and social responsibility in fisheries! 🌐 This webinar will be geared towards GTA Partners, as access to some of the tools discussed will be exclusive to Partner companies. With guest presenters from the SEA Alliance, LRQA, and FishWise, we will be discussing how to ensure human rights due diligence by using different tools for understanding risk by country and fishery. To register and receive Zoom details, visit lu.ma/klelv5uf.

Join us next Wednesday, July 10th, from 3:30-4:30pm CET for a webinar with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)! During this informative panel, the MSC will be delving into key updates and planned revisions to the MSC Fisheries Standard, including amendments, a comprehensive review of the Evidence Requirements Framework, and implications of the recent derogation for tuna fisheries. Don't miss this chance to stay informed and contribute to the ongoing dialogue on tuna sustainability! 🐟 To receive Zoom information for this event, please register at lu.ma/0nqqepyz. We hope to see you there! 😊

We are thrilled to announce another new Partner joining the Global Tuna Alliance family! 🎉 E.Leclerc is a French-based retailer and will be joining GTA’s Module Complémentaire group as well! Welcome, E.Leclerc! We look forward to working together to drive positive change for tuna futures! 🐟

This #WorldOceanMonth, we look beyond tuna to the health of all marine species. Over 300 leading scientists unite in a powerful letter urging @WTO members to prioritize and finalize ambitious new rules to #StopFundingOverfishing. Fisheries subsidies reform is crucial for the health of our oceans! 🐟 https://lnkd.in/gHEPd-vt

We are extremely grateful to Seafood Legacy and WWF for the opportunity to speak at the Tuna Symposium in Tokyo alongside our GTA Partners Meiho, Usufukuhonten, and Culinary Collaborations LLC. 🐟 It was a valuable opportunity to discuss with the Japanese industry the importance of their voices in the tuna supply chain. Thank you, all, for the engaging and insightful discussions! 👏

Tomorrow is #WorldOceanDay and although GTA's focus is on tuna, we recognize how critical all species and fishing operations are to ocean and community well-being around the world. In Fiji, fishing is "our source of food, income, culture, and our identity,” says WTO ambassador @LukeDaunivalu. But harmful fisheries subsidies threaten that. This #WorldOceanDay, @WTO members can turn the tide by finalizing new rules to #StopFundingOverfishing as soon as possible.

Go check out our latest Partner spotlight with the GTA’s first Japanese Partner, Meiho Co., Ltd.! 🔔 Up now on our website under “News” or at https://lnkd.in/gmWSpfSH

International Biodiversity Day was one week ago! Although our focus at GTA is on tuna, we recognize the critical role biodiversity plays in maintaining the integrity of all ecosystems—marine and terrestrial alike. Let’s all do our part to maintain this balance as we celebrate the species that sustain us! 🌏

In case you missed it, go check out our recent blog on our experience at SEG 2024 in Barcelona! 🌏 Don’t miss out on my Spanish food rankings, activities recap, and (tasteful) account of a classic marine career rite of passage—seafood show food poisoning! 🙃 Go give it a read at https://lnkd.in/gg9jZzUK