Chennai is one of the important tuna landing centres, operating about 300 gillnets from mechanised boats along a 1000 km coastal stretch from Nagapattinam to Visakhapatnam. Intensification of fishing in more recent times by conversion of trawlers into gillnetters, particularly for extracting important stocks like the skipjack and yellowfin tunas, has given rise to serious concerns about how fisheries can keep fulfilling the vital economic and social roles.To improve the understanding on tuna fisheries in Chennai, identify issues and opportunities, a scoping consultation was held in Hotel Pandiya’s Avenue, Chennai on July 21, 2016. Key stakeholders, particularly, fishermen, fish traders and representatives from research and development organisations involved in tuna fisheries in Chennai participated in the consultation. Like in the previous consultations held in other locations of the country, landing of large quantities poor quality tunas was highlighted by the participants as the major issue. The consultation emphasised the need for ensuring sustainability of fisheries, better infrastructure facilities improving fish storage; maintaining hygiene, and encouraging domestic consumption of tunas. The need for capacity building, particularly in hygienic fish handling, and establishing partnership among the stakeholders in the business was also emphasised.