The Vanuatu Supreme Court ruled on August 9 that the crew of the two Chinese longliners that were seized in January, 2021 are not guilty of illegal fishing. The Office of the Public...
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Tuvalu Will Use Satellite Scan To Hunt Illegal Vessels
A first-time initiative by the Pacific Island of Tuvalu aims to maximize its earnings from tuna access deals and combat IUU fishing by engaging a New Zealand satellite firm to monitor its...
Pole & Liners Disappointed Over Lack Of EU Support
Dakartuna, the Spanish pole-and-line association whose four tuna fishing vessels were affected by Senegal’s blockade earlier this year, has received a response from the European Commission...
Australian Tuna Industry Experts Meet On Yellowfin
Australian tuna management experts met virtually this week to discuss the current status of the industry. Consequently, a release made by the chairman of the Australian Fisheries Management...
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Rebuilding Achieved 5 Years Early
Pacific bluefin has been on the endangered species list for the past six years, however, the good news is that a recent study found that their population is recovering faster. The scientific...
Tuna Eyeball Delicacy And More Social Media Trends
Tuna eyeballs are a traditional Japanese delicacy. They are soft like bone marrow when cooked. A Japanese cocktail, "tuna tears soju," consists of rice wine with a high alcohol level blended...
Security Guard Talks About Fight From Spanish Seiner Against Pirates
A purse seiner’s security guard is one of those dangerous at-sea jobs that often go under the radar in the tuna industry but are essential for the day-to-day safety of operations. It is a...
Spain To Compensate Tuna Fleet Owners With War Aid
The Ukraine war has been tough on the Spanish economy. With the intensified costs and the impact this has on the fishing community, the European Commission recently permitted Spain to provide...
CNFC Overseas Fisheries Reports Amazing H1 Profits
China's CNFC Overseas Fisheries’ half-year numbers reported a modest increase in revenue, however, the tuna fishing company managed to increase its net income spectacularly by a triple-digit...
Short H1 WCPO Supply To BKK Filled By EU Indian Ocean Skipjack
Thai processors imported less whole round frozen tuna in the first half of this year at a much higher price in the second quarter. The shortfall in the WCPO supply was covered by skipjack from...
President Recognizes Firefighters For Bravery In Rescue Albacora Cuatro Seiner
Thirty-one firefighters have been commended for their bravery and sheer professionalism during the ammonia leak rescue mission on board the Spanish purse seiner 'Albacora Cuatro', which caught...
Strike Over Illegal “Faux Thon” Trade To Shut Down Abidjan Port
Outrage among traders in the most important Atlantic tuna harbor will lead to a shutdown of activities in the Autonomous Port of Abidjan on August 20, 2022. A protest march is aimed at the...
Washington Witnesses Best Albacore Season Of The Decade
According to fishermen, August has been the best albacore fishing season in Washington state in the last ten years. The season started a month later than in 2021 and is now already being...
Lower Catches And Higher Fuel Costs Due To Global Warming
Spanish vessels are already experiencing the effects of global warming. The higher water temperature typical of the Mediterranean in August has been exceeded this year and fishermen have...
Origin Skipjack Shortage Could Shrink Ecuador’s EU Shipments
Whereas the total tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean have slightly increased in the first half of the year, Ecuador saw its capture strongly decline with a huge loss in skipjack...
Real Atunara Tuna Trap Plundered
Real Atunara, a Portuguese company operating in the tuna trap fishery business, was target of an organized crime this week. Its trap nets, located in the Mediterranean, off the coast of...
83 Illegal Vessels Seized By Indonesia In 6 Months
After blowing up foreign ships to combat IUU, Indonesia has now started a more subtle approach. In the first half of 2022, the nation's navy seized 83 vessels that carried out illegal,...
EPO Yellowfin Catches Record High, Almost Exceed Skipjack
Eastern Pacific Ocean yellowfin captures reached a historic level, whereas skipjack catches trended downwards in the first half of 2022, IATTC data show. The volume is in line with the poor...
ISSF Reports Decline Of Large-scale Seiners
The number of large-scale seiners has decreased and so has their total capacity, concludes ISSF in its Technical Report of July 2022. The Foundation estimated the number and fish hold capacity...
Korean Fishermen Hit The Streets Demanding Higher Bluefin Quota
Representatives of various fishermen organizations in South Korea rallied in front of the presidential office in Seoul. They were involved in the coastal fishing operations along the coast of...