Partly government-owned Oman Fisheries Company (OFC) will send its first fully-owned vessel with a yearly 10,000 M/T capacity out for fishing. The purse seiner is the beginning of a series...
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Update: Dolphin-Safe Case Against Big Three
The class-action suit against the Big Three – Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and Starkist – will continue when the defendants file their motions in US federal court once the summer...
Marshall Islands Goes For A Larger Piece Of The Tuna Pie
Marshall Islands Marine Resource Authority (MIMRA) is working towards implementing two initiatives that will enable them access to a bigger piece of the multibillion-dollar tuna revenue...
Mexican Grupo Pinsa Sees Fishing Costs Increase 10 Percent
In Mexico, the brand Dolores Tuna, owned by Grupo Pinsa, has experienced a 10% overall cost increase over the last five years. This increase has also been carried over to...
NGOs Warn IATTC On Overcapacity, Tender Vessels And Observer Coverage
Improving transshipment regulations, increasing observer coverage on seiners, and reducing overfishing are some of the critical topics that are in the mind of concerned stakeholders just...
Nintendo Releases Tuna Kart VR Mini-Game
Imagine racing as a tuna! This is possible with the 7th free Nintendo Labo VR mini-game, Maguro Kart (Tuna Kart). The game, which is available through the company's Switch News...
Australian Dinko Tuna Uses Nitrogen To Assure Continuous Supply
In order to guarantee bluefin supply all year round, Dinko Tuna Farmers’ owner, Lukina Lukin, has spent over USD 1.5 million during the course of two years to...
Bluefin Season Opens in Canada’s Prince Edward Island
Canada’s bluefin fishing season started this week on July 15. The fishery, which is open on Prince Edward Island (PEI), will remain so until December 31 or until...
IPNLF & ISSF’s First Practical Guidebook For Pole-And-Line
The first edition of the 'Skipper’s guidebook to pole-and-line fishing best practices', a reference publication put together by fishermen, scientists, and...
Costa Rica’s Minister Of Agriculture: “Incopesca Doesn’t Solve Anything”
“I would close Incopesca,” said the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Renato Alvarado, when asked about the current situation of the Costa Rican fishery sector....
Dongwon Launches New Tuna Fishing Vessel
To celebrate Dongwon Industries's 50th anniversary, the South Korean company has launched a brand new tuna purse seiner of over 73 meters with a total tonnage of...
Thailand To Track Down Fishermen Hauling Dolphins In Video
Two days ago, there was an uproar among netizens and marine scientists after an online video emerged of Thai-speaking fishermen hauling dolphins into nets and later...
Tuna Market In Seychelles Remains Stagnant
The Seychelles' tuna market is still stagnant as the skipjack price showed no movement at all during the last month. The price for SKJ1.8:SEY is stuck on EUR 950 (USD 1,065) per M/T for...
Maldives Government Stops Licenses For Longliners
The Maldives government has decided to drop the hammer on licenses for longliners in a move to combat illegal activities in these vessels’ operations. Minister of...
Upcoming IATTC Meeting To Focus On FAD-ID And E-Monitoring
The 94th Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting will begin at the start of next week in Euskalduna in Bilbao, Spain. Representatives of the member countries will attend the...
Interview With AZTI: Acoustic Probes To Help Bluefin Stock Study
A new type of research to ascertain bluefin, mainly juvenile, stock has been ongoing in the Bay of Biscay for a few years. Spanish research center, AZTI Tecnalia, carried out...
Full Storages And Low Demand Depresses Manta Skipjack Price
Considering the downward trend in the global tuna market, it is no surprise that the skipjack price in Manta has dropped to a historical low point. The confirmed price for SKJ1.8:MNT...
Gabon And Sea Shepherd Continue To Jointly Fight IUU And Protect Tuna
Gabonese officials have signed a tripartite agreement to combat illegal fishing and protect tuna stock in their country’s EEZ. The Minister of...
Fire On Board Japanese Longliner In Indian Ocean
At around 7:45 am on Tuesday, June 16, a Japanese fishing vessel caught fire off the coast of Perth, Australia. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was informed about the...
Dongwon Industries Introduces Tuna Recipe Ad
Two South Korean celebrities have been promoting easy, make-at-home tuna recipes. The advertisement is meant to boost South Korean fishing corporation Dongwon...
