Filipino small-scale fishers and tuna processor-exporters brought home a big win recently when they were certified under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Organized in 2019, the Philippine Tuna Handline Partnership (PTHP) is a group of small-scale fishers and exporters that is operating in Mindoro Strait and Lagonoy Gulf. The full MSC assessment process started in March of 2020. MSC certification is the latest development in a decades-long Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) being run with handline tuna fishers in Mindoro Strait and Lagonoy Gulf. The goal of the FIP is to improve the environmental sustainability of fisheries.

Reyes, R. R. (2021, November 7). Small-scale tuna fishers, processors get environment certification. BusinessMirror, p. A7.