The founder of Grupo Arbulu, Luis Arbulu Liz, passed away at the age of 88 on January 1. The Group specializes in maritime electronics and satellite communications and consists of nine...
Fishing
ICCAT FAD Ban Continues To Stir African Tuna Industry
On January 1, the fifth 72-day FAD closure began for tuna vessels operating in the Atlantic Ocean and it will last until March 13. There is some controversy within the African tuna industry...
Julio Morón New President Of CEPESCA
The Spanish boat owner’s association Cepesca has chosen Julio Morón as its new President as of December last year after his predecessor decided to retire voluntarily. Morón, who had been the...
Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine To Curb IUU Fishing In Easter Island
The Chilean Navy announced that it recently deployed one of its submarines to monitor IUU fishing in the South Pacific Ocean. Chile alleges that illegal tuna and other seafood vessels...
Year In Review: 2023
2023 was a year of serious ups and downs for the global tuna industry. Trading for skipjack raw material fluctuated wildly due to low catches in all oceans, especially in WCPO. One of the...
Philippine Skipjack Landings Continued To Dwindle In Q3
Philippines flagged vessels’ tuna catches in the first nine months of 2023 fell sharply by 18 percent compared to the previous year, pushed down by poor skipjack and frigate volumes. Landings...
Viral Video Of Bluefin Catching Prey And Other Social Media Trends
The video of an Atlantic bluefin jumping out of the water to catch its prey is going viral on social media. The approximately five second-clipping posted by wildlife photographer Henry...
Seiner Helicopter Falls Into Sea In Mazatlán
A helicopter which helps spot tuna for a purse seiner fell into the water near Baja Ferries in Mazatlán, Mexico. No serious injuries were reported in this incident, which occurred at 9.30...
IO Tuna Made Up 7% Of EU 2022 Catch
Last year, 3.4 million tons of fish were caught by EU-flagged vessels. Indian Ocean-caught tuna made up almost seven percent of this total, revealed a report by Eurostat. This means that...
Seychelles Longliners Caught More Tuna At Greater Effort
The semi-industrial longliners in Seychelles caught 17 percent more tuna in the third quarter than last year but had to make a greater effort to find and hook the fish. The Seychelles Fishing...
Tuna Veteran Robert Buehs Passed Away
The global tuna industry has lost another well-known veteran. Former CEO and President of Miramar Fish Company, Robert Buehs, recently passed away. He was 76 years old. He ran the cannery...
Bangladesh Aims To Expand Its Tuna Fishing Sector
Bangladesh is eyeing on expanding its tuna fisheries sector. The government has been carrying out a pilot project for the past three years to conduct an in-depth study of tuna fishing. The...
Indian Ocean Tuna Catch Disastrous, Drives Up Price
Purse seiners continue to catch tuna in the Indian Ocean but their efforts are having dismal outcomes since hardly any fish have been landed in recent weeks. The processing plants in the...
Decapitated Body Of Missing Ghanaian Observer Washes Ashore
In a shocking turn of events, the decapitated body of Samuel Abayitey, the Ghanian observer who has been missing for over a month, has washed up near Tema and was found on December 9....
US Pacific Tuna Group Gets MSC For EPO Skipjack
The MSC has published updates for two tuna fisheries in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from last week. They were successful in receiving their scope extensions, one of which was in the EPO...
Gambia To Increase Foreign Vessels’ Licensing Fees As Existing Ones Are “Too Old”
Gambia will review licensing fees for foreign vessels in its waters and fishmeal factories. The government has been receiving flak for IUU fishing of several tuna and other fishing boats in...
IOTC Allots Higher Yellowfin Catches For EU And Seychelles In 2024
The IOTC announced its tentative yellowfin catches for 2024 for all tuna fishing fleets in its convention area. The EU and Seychelles have been allotted higher quotas. The below table shows...
Taiwanese Longliner Crew’s Narrow Escape At Sea After Mishap
A crew of the Taiwanese longliner ‘Shen Feng 12’ barely escaped an accident at sea on Tuesday when the boat collided with a bulk carrier in the Philippines' EEZ destroying two-thirds of its...
Indonesian Ports Do Not Comply With PSMA Despite Ratification
Indonesia continues to fail in implementing the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) in all its fishing ports despite ratifying it in 2016. Currently, there are only four PSMA-compliant...
How Olen’s Smart Brine Viewer Helps Seiner Owners Meet EU -18°C Rule
“Eighty percent of purse seiners in the world do not have good temperature control for their brine freezing, according to a 2018 EU report,” said Gildas Bodilis, Owner and Chairman of French...