The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) doesn’t just want to fish sustainably – it wants to be at the forefront of sustainability globally.
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The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea said its Marine Stewardship Council-certified tuna catches have not been interrupted – and even gained momentum – even in the face of COVID-19 and its effects on the industry and market.
According to the Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNG FIA) 2020 annual report, the country s tuna haul in 2020 was 74,000 metric tons (MT).
PNG Fishing Association Sustainability Director Marcelo Hidalgo told SeafoodSource the data reporting 74,000 MT was collected from the National Fishery Authority of Papua New Guinea observers placed onboard and fleet s the Integrated Fishery Management System (iFIMS).
All told, the catch yielded 254 million tuna cans of tuna.