The Seychelles skipjack price has been following the global market situation and deals were made at higher costs to processors. The IO yellowfin price remained more or less the same this...
Fishing
IUU Accused Venezuelan Seiner Burned In Port
The outcry by Colombian artisanal fishers about purse seiner ‘Taurus I’ illegally fishing in a marine protected area in the Chocó Department has taken another turn. On September 6, the vessel...
Filipino Tuna Fishers Losing Frigate Volumes
Philippines-flagged vessels managed to expand their bigeye and yellowfin volumes in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2021. This week, the Philippine Statistics...
Pacific Island States Agitated Against Term “Indo-Pacific”
Some Pacific Island states are not amused by larger nations referring to them with the term "Indo-Pacific". They prefer to to be perceived as a group of nations with different views and needs...
Poor Catches Propelling Bangkok Skipjack Price
Reports of expected poorer supply in the coming month is pushing up the price of whole round frozen skipjack at the Bangkok benchmark market. Even though processor demand remains low, those...
Skyrocketing Salt Price A Headache For Purse Seiner Operators
The global tuna purse seine fleet has been plagued by numerous challenges this year with the number one issue being fuel cost. The value of industrial salt, a major commodity used in...
150 Seafood Companies Call For Measures To Reduce Deaths In Fishing Sector
Five seafood organizations have teamed up to support worldwide efforts to improve fishers' safety. Fishing is considered one of the most dangerous occupations and understanding the drivers...
Bumble Bee: Greenpeace Report Inaccurate But Will Investigate Allegations
Bumble Bee Seafood has broken its silence and has said that it is carefully reviewing allegations about its supply chain, a week after Greenpeace published a condemning report on the US tuna...
Maldives Reduces License Fees For Pole & Line Fishers
The Maldives has introduced new regulations including a reduction of annual fees of fishing licenses for pole and line skipjack and yellowfin fishers. The adjusted scale has been simplified...
Reuse Project’s Catch: 18 Tons Fishing Nets From Spanish Coastal Waters
Spanish boat owners' organization, Cepesca, has removed 18 tons of fishing nets from the sea in eight months. Its Reduse-II (Red is Spanish for net) project was carried out in eight ports...
South China Sea Skipjack Mostly Sustainably Fished
More than 100 scientists and experts gathered last Friday in Manila for the 1st Common Fisheries Resource Analysis (1st CFRA)to discuss the status of skipjack, a key species in the South...
Bluefin Sculpture Named Atuna
One of the tuna sculptures exhibited in the Spanish tuna city, Isla Cristina, is named Atuna. The other 11 sculptures carry the names of ancient Greek gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, and...
Dogs Find USD 82 Million Of Cocaine In Tuna Container
Security at the port of Guayaquil in Ecuador has again been breached by smugglers trying to traffic cocaine in containers of canned tuna destined for the UK. A load of the illicit substance...
Huge Fines Introduced To Stop IUU In Maldives
Fines of up to USD 26,000 (MVR 400,654) are to be issued to those catching, processing, and selling protected marine species in the Maldives. Also, penalties will be handed out for unlicensed...
Greenpeace Says Bumble Bee & FCF Are Failing American Consumers
A shocking report released today by Greenpeace East Asia (Taipei) alleges that US tuna firm Bumble Bee (BB) and its parent company, FCF are sourcing albacore from longliners that are...
Mandatory Tracking Devices On Omani Artisanal Tuna Boats
Owners of Omani artisanal (traditional) tuna fishing boats are being called on to install tracking devices on their vessels before the end of September, according to a statement issued by the...
Tuna Trick To Save Your Nails & Other Social Media Trends
Tuna was once again famous on social media this month with several wacky stories, including a former convict who smuggled drugs on tuna boats and suing Netflix for royalties on a show. A...
Lack Of Transparency Leads To Misinformation Says Seychelles Minister
Seychelles Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy, Jean-Francois Ferrari, has said that work at the IOTC is a collaborative effort and “a lack of transparency can therefore contribute to...
Fuel Cost Slide Reverses, While Skipjack Catches Are Disappointing
Benchmark oil prices have started to increase again and predictably, fuel for fishing vessels also rose. This is happening at a time when skipjack prices are much better than they were two...
Outcry Over Venezuelan Seiner Allegedly Fishing Illegally In Colombian Waters
A social media outcry has begun in Colombia after artisanal fishermen in the Chocó Department in the country's west accused a Venezuelan-flagged seiner of fishing illegally in a marine...