Spanish processors’ organization Anfaco-Cytma is bringing back the ‘La Matriculata’ campaign to promote canned tuna and other seafood among college students across Galicia as a healthy, affordable, and easy-to-cook item. In its third edition, the initiative will feature a range of programs designed to engage younger consumers and falls under its Cata la Lata campaign. Anfaco has repeatedly called out the drop in seafood consumption in Spain, and this year began fiercely promoting tuna and other fish with several campaigns.

The ‘La Matriculata’ food truck will visit seven university campuses in Galicia, from September 21 to October 1, and will provide free tasting sessions for students. Anfaco-Cytma made a recipe book featuring simple, modern canned seafood ideas tailored to different moments in university life, from quick meals for study days to dishes for sharing, treating yourself, or regaining energy. The goal is to show young consumers that canned fish and seafood can become an ally in solving everyday meal challenges in simple and versatile ways, adapting to different moments, plans, and moods, according to an Anfaco-Cytma statement. Some of the recipes are a light tuna bagel, an Atlantic poke bowl with tuna and mango, along with squid, mackerel, and mussel dish ideas. ‘La Matriculata’ was launched in September 2024.

The Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF), which targets yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore, has been MSC recertified for the third time. Currently, 24 fishing vessels are in the certification and all are members of Tuna Australia, according to organization’s statement. Its CEO, David Ellis, stated that the recertification is a huge win for the Australian tuna fishing industry. He said it reflects the considerable work undertaken by the industry to maintain the management, monitoring, reporting and sustainability standards that underpin the fishery. “With more retailers and consumers turning to sustainable seafood, our members are in a strong position to access and expand markets here in Australia and abroad.”

The ETBF fishery stretches from Cape York in Queensland to the South Australian/Victorian border, with fishing taking place in both the Australian EEZ and adjacent high seas, including waters covered by several Australian Marine Parks, including the 1-million-square-kilometre Coral Sea Marine Park and Lord Howe Marine Park.

Fiji has become the first Pacific Island nation to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). Alitia Bainivalu, Fiji’s Fisheries Minister, and Sven Biermann, Executive Director of FiTI, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the UN FAO COFI meeting held in Rome last week. Fiji will also collaborate with FiTI to deploy a Fisheries Information System (FIS), under which FiTI will support the Ministry in organising, verifying, and publishing data through its online reporting infrastructure.

The two parties will work together to enhance fisheries transparency in the Fiji’s fisheries, including publishing reliable data on its marine sector, covering foreign fishing agreements, commercial licensing, catch volumes, and local artisanal fishing activities, according to a FiTI statement.  Biermann said: “Fiji is not just a new country that we welcome into the FiTI; it also marks the start of our implementation efforts in the Pacific, one of the most important fisheries regions globally.” FiTI is a global, multi-stakeholder initiative that works with coastal countries to improve transparency in how their marine fisheries are managed.