Skipjack catches in the WCPO have broken previous record levels of 2009, and reached the highest ever annual volume for the region. Reported this week by the WCPFC in its “Overview of...
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Unions Urge International Support For Philippines Tuna Workers
International labor unions IUF and ITF have been calling for support on local campaigns to re-employ workers made redundant by Filipino tuna processing company, Citra Mina. The...
Bigeye Going Same Way As Bluefin?
The 10th meeting of the WCPFC Scientific Committee this week revealed figures suggesting that bigeye tuna is in a similar over-fished state as bluefin, and Greenpeace has called for further...
Greenpeace Launches Tuna Guide App For Shoppers
Shopping for canned sustainable caught tuna in Canada just got a lot more hi-tech. Consumers can now, with the touch a button, have access to a wide array of information about the products...
FAVs: The Next Revolution In Tuna Fishing?
The latest global revolution in commercial tuna fishing has been the introduction of solar powered – satellite connected sonar buoys, which has drastically changed the effectiveness of Fish...
Drones To Replace Planes And Helicopters In Tuna Spotting?
Helicopters and airplanes are being used all across the world’s waters, hovering above sea to spot schools of tuna or populated FADs for seiners to set their nets on. But now, following the...
Most Of The Ocean’s Mercury Is At The Bottom
Researchers have found that significant amounts of mercury have been embedded in the deeper, colder depths of the ocean, which in turn has proven there is a lower amount of mercury in the...
Japan Wants To Develop Exports Of Bluefin Tuna Hatchlings
An agreement has been signed in Japan to promote the production of bluefin tuna hatchlings. The Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Kinki University have created a plan that includes exploring...
Seven Seas Swimmer Raises Awareness For Falling Fish Stocks
This weekend, the ‘Human Polar Bear’, also known as swimming adventurer, Lewis Pugh, will take to the water to highlight the troubles of the world’s oceans; falling fish stocks. Tackling the...
Philippine Tuna Shares Lack Bite
Alliance Select, FOOD:PM, Philippine Stock Exchange Alliance Select’s 11 percent rise on the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 1st is already showing signs of crashing back to lower levels....
Bluefin Moving As Far North As Greenland
Three bluefin tuna were reported found off the east coast in Greenland by Danish scientists in August 2012, a place that is normally absent of this species. DTU Aqua, which conducts research...
The Collapse Of Namibia’s Tuna Catch
Last year, the Namibia Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry recorded a tuna harvest of 650 tons in November; a sharp fall from 1,800 tons in 2012 and 4,046 tons in 2011. A collapse in the...
Thai Tuna Vessels Associated With Slave Labor Concerns
Thai vessels involved in the exchange and use of forced workers, have been confirmed by a social justice organization as also targeting tuna. A Campaigner from the Environmental Justice...
Good Spanish Catches Slow Demand For US Albacore
The US west coast is currently witnessing an unstable market for albacore tuna. This is vastly due to a regional oversupply of catch, part of which usually makes its way to Spain. Wayne...
SMS And Email To Enable Consumers To Buy Directly Ex-Vessel
For years now, a German fishing project, ‘Fisch vom Kutter’ (Fish from Boats), has been boosting the local economy by selling catches directly to consumers at port. This is something that...
EII Says University Study On Its “Authority” Is A Fraud
It’s quite remarkable that an organization that claims to effectively monitor as much as 90 percent of the global tuna business would consider self-certification superior in objectivity to...
Philippines: Hefty Prison Sentences For 12 Chinese IUU Fishers
Hefty prison sentences have been handed to 12 Chinese fishermen for illegal fishing practices in the Philippine’s EEZ. The Filipino court made the decision to impose the maximum punishment of...
Phu Yen Lands Much Larger Size Yellowfin In July
Vietnamese tuna fishermen in the Phu Yen province have reported big increases in their catch since early July. According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the...
TUF Tuna Shares Struggle To Sustain Strength
It’s been a dynamic few weeks for Thai Union’s share price, with shooting climbs followed by immediate falls. Following a common closing price of THB 66.00 (USD 2.04) in early July, several...
Weather Deters Bluefin Poachers In Australia
Australian southern bluefin farmers have been struck by a patch of rough weather which has affected harvesting but also discouraged poachers. Chief Executive of the Australian Southern Bluefin...
