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Recognizing Innovation: Jelly-FAD Named Winner, Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards
Each year, the Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards spotlight fresh solutions to some of the industry’s toughest challenges. This week, ISSF won the Global Seafood Alliance’s Responsible Seafood Innovation Award in the fisheries category for its Jelly-FAD — a fish aggregating device (FAD) that reduces bycatch, ghost fishing and ocean pollution. Built from sustainable, locally sourced materials and free of netting, it cuts entanglement risks while maintaining fishing efficiency.
View the ISSF Jelly-FAD Construction Guide
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Benefits of ISSA Membership for Seafood Companies
When seafood companies join the International Seafood Sustainability Association (ISSA), they are doing more than supporting tuna and ocean conservation. They are also investing strategically in the resilience, reputation, and long-term success of their business.
For tuna processors, traders, and marketers of any size, ISSA membership can help them to stay competitive, meet customer demands, and secure their place in a future-facing tuna industry. ISSA is a non-profit trade association that powers ISSF. All ISSA members are also ISSF participating companies.
Reasons to Join ISSA
In the coming weeks, we will focus on other business advantages of ISSA membership. This week’s highlight: Build Brand Trust Through Integrity.
- ISSA members undergo independent audits, publicly reporting their performance against ISSF conservation measures.
- These actions demonstrate credibility, transparency, and a commitment to continuous improvement—earning recognition through ISSF reports and communications.
If you’re already an ISSF participating company, vessel, retailer, or consultant focused on sustainable tuna, encourage your seafood partners to explore the value of affordable ISSA membership.
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REPORT: ISSF Evaluates Tuna Stock Sustainability Against MSC Criteria
ISSF released its updated report assessing the status of the world’s tuna stocks against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification criteria. The analysis benchmarks 23 major commercial tuna stocks on abundance, management, and ecosystem impacts — offering a clear picture of where fisheries are well-aligned with MSC requirements and where improvements are still needed.
Key findings include progress on harvest strategies in some regions, while gaps remain in ensuring precautionary reference points and effective bycatch mitigation measures. The report helps seafood companies, NGOs, and RFMOs track alignment with global sustainability standards and identify priorities for action.
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Three Impactful Forces Collaborate to Enhance Supply Chain Transparency in Tuna
