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Underexploitation of Fish Stocks: A Greater Threat to Food Security than Overfishing

January 15, 2025 - A groundbreaking study published by researchers at the University of Washington has unveiled fresh insights into the effectiveness of global fisheries management, challenging conventional assessments that focus solely on overfishing. The research, led by Dr. Ray Hilborn, suggests that underexploitation of fish stocks is a far more significant contributor to lost food potential than overfishing. This discovery is central to the study’s introduction of a novel metric—the Commercial Fisheries Food Production Index (CFFPI)—designed to assess the ability of fisheries to maximize sustainable food production.

Tri Marine, FlyWire partnership paying off as at-sea monitoring requirements grow more stringent

October 15, 2024 - "A primary reason electronic monitoring ... has not scaled in seafood consistent with other resource-producing industries is because no one has really gotten the value proposition right."

Svensson said Tri Marine undertook a rigorous process to understand the value of different approaches to traceability, monitoring, and oversight, eventually deciding on a partnership with FlyWire she said delivers value to the company, its customers, and even back to fishing-vessel owners.

Tri Marine further advances industry-led electronic monitoring initiative

October 2024 – Tri Marine, one of the world’s largest tuna suppliers and part of the newly formed Food Business Unit of Bolton, has expanded the integration of new electronic monitoring (EM) capabilities onboard additional distant-water tuna longline vessels in partnership with FlyWire. This marks the successful completion of Phase 3 in their planned multi-year collaboration.