The conformity assessment body LRQA published the announcement comment draft report (ACDR) for the Eastern Pacific Ecuador Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery on April 18. The fishery aims...
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CAB Gives Green Light To Korean DFC/HEC WCPO Longline Fishery
The conformity assessment body, Control Union UK, has concluded that the Korean longline fishery of client group Dongwon Fisheries Co. Ltd (DFC) and Hansung Enterprise Co. (HEC) in the WCPO is...
WCPO Seiner Skipjack Catches Remain Poor, Bangkok Trading To Feel The Squeeze
Catches in the WCPO have not improved significantly, which signals that skipjack trading will continue to be tight in the weeks to come in the Bangkok processing hub. Purse seiners increased...
Vietnam Is Preparing For Fourth EC Inspection On Compliance With IUU Rules
Fisheries in the central coastal province of Phu Yen in Vietnam and the local authorities have fully implemented the legal provisions for combating IUU fishing in tuna fishing, including...
Europêche Wants More West African Fishers For EU Seiner Fleet
On April 12, Europêche representatives met with the fisheries cooperation group between African states, COMHAFAT, to talk about managing tropical tuna species in the Atlantic Ocean. One of the...
EU Proposes Inspectors For High Seas Boarding Of IO Tuna Vessels
The EU has submitted a proposal on a high seas boarding and inspection (HSBI) scheme to combat IUU fishing for discussion during the IOTC Commission meeting in May. The bloc wants this...
Campaign For Native Hawaiian Fishers To Sell Tuna Catches Outside Their Communities
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) continues its efforts to persuade NOAA, the US federal fishing authority, to allow native Hawaiian tuna fishers to recover...
Oman Approves Multi-Million Tuna Aquaculture Project
Oman announced the setting up of 12 fish farming projects with total cost of OMR 160 million (USD 415 million) after receiving approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water...
Mexican Seiner Rescues Pregnant Woman And Two Men From Stranded Sailboat
The purse seiner ‘Clarión’ rescued a three-person crew after their sailboat 'Ocean Bound' was found adrift at sea off the Mexican Jalisco coast. All were safely transferred to a hospital in...
Longline Atlantic Albacore Fishery Inches Toward MSC Certification
The Tuna Alliance Atlantic Albacore Fishery is close to gaining its MSC certification. The conformity assessment body SCS Global Services has given passing scores to all four Units of...
Cadíz Almadrabas Ready To Start But Quota Disappoints
The Spanish Almadraba bluefin fishing is about to start and the “traps” are ready to catch the majestic fish. The Cadiz Almadrabas, organized to sell the fish during the year, is complaining...
EU Also Objects Against IOTC FAD Ban Due To Limits On Its Supply Vessels
EU recently declared it is objecting to the IOTC FAD measure and one of the reasons is that it limits the operations of its supply vessels. On Wednesday, the European Commission announced that...
Taiwanese Port Lands Its Biggest Tuna After A Decade
A harbor in the eastern Taiwanese region of Yilan reported its first bluefin catch for 2023, which also broke the size record of ten years. The fish, weighing 320 kg, was caught near Diaoyutai...
Atunsa’s Legal Win Over Family Of Sailor Who Died Of Malaria On Board Seiner
The family of a Spanish sailor who died of malaria in 2009 while working on Atunsa’s purse seiner has lost a legal battle against the tuna company. The wife and four children of the worker...
FCF Purse Seine Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
The FCF Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) fishery has received the MSC blue logo for its bigeye catches and has also been re-certified for skipjack and yellowfin. SCS Global...
Study Says Overfishing Tuna Will Impact Seabirds Due To Hunting Relationship
Tuna and seabirds play a major role in the food chain because they contribute to the stability and persistence of marine ecosystems through top-down control. This is especially important for...
EU Says No To IOTC FAD Ban And Proposes MP For Tuna
After much anticipation of what the EU would do after IOTC passed a measure for a FAD ban, the bloc has finally put down its foot, saying no to the three-month dFAD prohibition. The European...
Piracy Incidents Declining In Major Atlantic Tuna Fishing Ground
Data show that hijacking vessels in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa have declined but last month a Danish-owned oil tanker ‘Monjasa Reformer’ was boarded and some sailors are still missing....
Tuna Breaks Fishing Rod Into Halves And Other Social Media Trends
The captain and crew of the 'Dolphin Express' charter fishing boat beamed with excitement when they shared their 56-hour long “Texas Safari” expedition. Skipper Tim Oestreich and his team were...
Balfegó To Install First Bluefin Cages In Basque Country Waters
Spanish firms Grupo Balfegó and research center AZTI are joining hands to install bluefin submersible cages close to the coastal town of Getaria located in Basque country. The project –...