International crude prices have declined and this has pulled down marine fuel costs for purse seiners to one of the lowest levels this year. However, vessel operators are facing a headwind...
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Senegalese Purse Seine Fishery Wants MSC For Atlantic Skipjack And Yellowfin
Dongwon-owned CAPSEN and fishing company Grand Bleu S.A are aiming for an MSC blue logo for their Atlantic Ocean purse seine skipjack and yellowfin in the high seas and EEZs of Sierra Leone,...
Sajo Seeks MSC Logo For WCPO And EPO Longline Fishery
The Korean seafood company Sajo is aiming for the MSC sustainable blue logo for its longline fishery on bigeye, yellowfin, and albacore in the WCPO and EPO high seas. The CAB managing the...
IUU Tuna Longline Fishing Leads To USD 96 Million Loss For West African Nations
A new WWF report stated that the potential annual financial losses due to IUU fishing of tuna and shrimp in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) between 2015 and 2021 amounted to USD 142.8...
Emergency Surgery Performed Onboard Tuna Seiner Saves Fisherman’s Life
The life of a Manta-based sailor onboard an Ecuador-flagged purse seiner was saved due to the timely intervention of doctors and the Ecuadorian Navy. Forty-two-year-old Daniel Cevallos was...
Moderate IO Catches Drive Up Skipjack Price Even Higher
Historically, April and May are months of lower tuna catches for purse seiners in the Indian Ocean. This usually leads to a price increase for both skipjack and yellowfin. This year has been...
Tri Marine Inching Closer To WCPO Bigeye MSC Certification
Tri Marine Western and Central Pacific purse seine skipjack, yellowfin FAD, and free school fishery are close to achieving an MSC certification for their bigeye catches. The Final Draft...
Concarneau Tuna Veteran Joseph Briant Passed Away At 92
The Concarneau fishing industry bid farewell to Joseph Briant, alias Jos, one of the pioneers of its tuna sector. The 92-year-old, who passed away on April 28, kick-started industrial tuna...
Dongwon Skipjack IO Purse Seine Fishery Goes For MSC Certification
The Korean seafood company Dongwon is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack in the Indian Ocean for free school and FAD sets. The certification assessment body,...
EPO Tuna Catch Starts With A Bang, Highest In Ten Years
The Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna fleets have not had such a good start in years. In the first three months of 2023, twelve percent more tuna were caught, mainly driven by increased skipjack...
Tuna Fishers Await Good Catch As NOAA Issues “El Niño Watch”
In its latest report, NOAA issued an “El Niño Watch” for the ENSO Alert System Status, implying that conditions are favorable for El Niño in the next six months. According to NOAA’s report --...
Solomon Islands University In Talks With China For Tuna Research Center
Solomon Islands is looking forward to setting up a new Pacific research center at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) in Kukum. Transform Aqorau, Vice Chancellor of SINU and former...
After Bribery Allegation, ITLOS Decides On Chagos Maritime Boundaries Dispute
The International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has ruled in a long-running maritime boundary dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives over the tuna-rich waters around Chagos, a...
Japanese Longline Trainer Calls For More Youngsters To Join As Crew
The Japanese Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) interviewed Mitsuo Chiba. He has more than three decades of experience training new crew members aboard tuna...
Seychelles And Satlink Join Hands To Improve Onboard Technology
The Seychelles government has chosen Satlink's technology to digitally monitor the activities of the archipelago's tuna fishing fleet. The software -- Satlink Seatube -- will be installed...
Major Global Highlights April 2023
The Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ continued to stir the news in April. It remains unclear whether the boat was engaged in IUU fishing activities. EJF revealed that the Korean government...
Modern Slaughtering Techniques Entering Almadrabas
The Japanese sacrifice technique Ike Jime has made its appearance in the traditional Almadraba fisheries that used to hook the tuna in the nets and haul in the boots. The new technique...
Basque Country To Host First Tuna Forum With High Expectations
The Spanish region of Basque is gearing up for the first edition of Bilbao Tuna Forum (BTF) on May 2 to establish itself as a global leader in the tuna industry. The Basque government...
Grupomar’s New Seiner Sets Sail To Home Port
The Mexican seiner 'María De Jesús' started its sail last weekend from the Spanish wharf Armón and is on its way to its home port in Manzanillo. The ship – 68 meters long and 38 meters...
EJF: Sanctions For Sun Flower 7 By Korean Govt
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reported on April 25 that sanctions for ’Sun Flower 7’ were considered and to be determined by the Korean government in May. Authorities have since...