A group of fishermen in the Philippines' Eastern Samar province can enhance their tuna fishing and production thanks to the efforts of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The...
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Can Ghana Get Africans To Buy And Eat Canned Tuna?
The African continent has many tuna-rich waters, but most of the fish is raw material for canneries that supply the EU market. Richster Nii Amarh Amarfio, Secretary of the National Fisheries...
Spanish Government Increases Aid To Tuna Fisheries
The Spanish government supported over 3,000 tuna and other boat owners to deal with the consequences of the Russian-Ukraine war. A total of EUR 48.35 million in aid has already been granted...
Basque Union Criticizes “Colonial Systems” Used To Exploit Tuna Crew
The death of a 44-year-old sailor working for the Basque company Inpesca has sent shock waves across the tuna industry. The victim, who reportedly died last week from “non-traumatic” causes,...
EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal Ends With Uncertainty Over Renewal
The EU fisheries agreement with Morocco came to an end on Monday. But now there are doubts if it will be renewed. It depends on the EU Court of Justice's future ruling since the EU had...
EPO Potential Seiner Fish Hold Volumes Remain At Peak
The EPO purse seiner fleet's potential capacity remains at a peak and is close to being fully realized, according to the latest data from the IATTC. Last year, vessels in this region landed...
RD Group And PNG Govt Investigating Joint Venture On Fishing And Processing
Philippine-based RD Fishing Group (RDFG) which has been in trouble over its halted operations has now started talks with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to begin investigations into...
WCPO Tuna DNA Barcode On Atuna Species Guide Page
The DNA barcodes for Thunnus Albacares and Katsuwonus Pelamis from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are listed in the FDA Seafood List and on the tuna species guide page on Atuna. The...
Mexico Seizes Seiner That Abandoned Net
Mexican officials suspect that the Mexican-flagged ‘Maria Guadalupe' abandoned the seiner net near the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of the Gulf of California. Last month, the Mexican...
Seiners Seen Fishing Again Close To Mexican MPA
Artisanal fishermen are fuming that purse seiners are operating close to a marine protected zone, the Las Ánimas area in Baja California, Mexico. This comes a few weeks after an abandoned net...
Rare Appearance Of Bluefin On Canadian Coast And Other Social Media Trends
The American organization SeaDoc Society, which works towards ensuring the health of marine wildlife, recently shared videos and images of a Pacific bluefin that washed ashore from the Salish...
Mexican Tuna Vessel Rescues Sailor Shipwrecked For Three Months
The crew of Mexican-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘Maria Delia,’ listed under IATTC, rescued a man from a shipwreck who had been missing for over three months. Details about his identity and what...
Will Future Deep-Sea Mining Contaminate Tuna Populations?
This week, a research paper was published stating that future deep-sea mining projects will negatively impact tuna stocks, and most importantly, contaminate them with heavy metals from plumes...
Europêche Cries Foul Over EU ATQ Regulation
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a regulation setting the autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for tuna and other seafood products for 2024 and 2025. The EU fishery organization,...
Port Lincoln’s Famous Tunarama Tradition Comes To An End
The renowned Tunarama Festival which has been held for the past six decades in Port Lincoln in Australia is coming to a close due to sponsorship woes. “After several years of COVID and other...
South Pacific Group Wants To Manage Albacore Longline Stock
The South Pacific Group (SPG) is taking a leaf out of PNA’s book because it wants a zone-based management system for its tuna. Last week, the six member states - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue,...
Readers Divided Over Whether WCPFC Will Take Action
One would expect the strong indication that Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ was deploying FADs next to a marine protected area, which is not permitted under WCPFC rules, should lead to...
Heavy Metal Accumulation In Tuna Likely From Future Deep Sea Mining
In a race for a greener planet, we might just make the situation worse, especially with deep-sea mining. New research states that tuna in the Pacific, particularly in the Clarion Clipperton...
Will FAD Ban Exemption Increase WCPO Skipjack Supply?
The FAD ban in the WCPFC took effect July 1 and will run until October 1. The fact that purse seiners can only set on free schools significantly cuts the skipjack supply. However, over the...
Vulnerable Pacific Tuna Nations Must Develop Regional Legislation For Deep Sea Mining
The potential gains from deep-sea mining are immense with deposits containing manganese, nickel, cobalt, gold, silver, and copper. It includes rare earth metals needed to make batteries for...