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...
Fishing
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...
Maldives Opens Up Trade And Logistics Of Pole And Line Tuna
Last week, the Maldivian government began preparing to issue licenses to foreign vessels (reefer carriers), allowing those who own or charter these transport boats to purchase tuna within...
Panama’s Flag Policies Open To Abuse
Panama has the largest fleet of merchant ships worldwide, which equates to eight percent of the global fleet. However, the country’s flag policies have been alleged to provide cover for...
USA North Albacore Troll Catches Continue To Decline
Since the 1900s, North Pacific albacore has been the target stock for the US pole-and-line fleet and later its troll fisheries. The volume fished in recent years has declined, something that...
New Zealand Tuna Longliners Need Limits On Turtle Bycatch
A study shows that 58 protected turtles, many of them vulnerable leatherbacks, were caught by surface longliners targeting bigeye and swordfish during the 2020 to 2021 period. The report...
South Korean Beaches Littered With Dead Juvenile Tuna
Thousands of dead tuna beached on the coast of Yeongdeok-gun in South Korea. On July 28, locals reported that the coastline was reeking of rotting bluefin. The areas of Jangsari Beach,...
Pinsa’s Purse Seiner Rescues New Zealand Crew
After a 18 hours of struggle to stay alive, sailboat 'Ram Tan 11’s' crew was recently rescued by fishers of 'Azteca 5', a Mexican-flagged purse seiner belonging to Pinsa Group. It was...
Abysmal EPO Fishing Keeps Manta Price At High Level
Fishing in the EPO has not been at optimal levels for months. However, the activity has been worsening now that the first IATTC veda has begun. Seiners have been returning to port after months...
Costa Rica: USD 6 Million Trust Fund To Create A National Tuna Fleet
Costa Rica is hopping on the bandwagon of countries that want their own fleet. On July 19, the legislative assembly passed a bill to recover the wealth of its tuna resources. It was approved...
Irish Vessels In Full Swing At French Port
Irish-flagged tuna trawlers are fishing at full power in the Bay of Biscay this time of the year. The vessels return every summer to capture albacore during the Bonito del Norte season in this...
World’s Largest Tuna Stock Is Healthy But Caution Is Advised
Skipjack stock in the WCPO – the most prolific tuna species in the world’s largest fishery -- is in the green and is not being overfished. However, scientists have estimated that the stock is...
Dongwon’s “One-Breath” Challenge And More Social Media Trends
Dongwon has struck another chord with consumers on social media trending with the #onebreathchallenge. The company unveiled a new TV commercial -- 'A Can of Faith, Dongwon Tuna,' which is...
Panama’s Arnulfo Franco Elected New IATTC Director
Yesterday, the IATTC annual meeting kicked off with an extraordinary session to elect the RFMO’s new Director. Three candidates were up for the position, but it was Dr Arnulfo Franco from...
Bullish Sentiment Grips Bangkok Skipjack Trade, But For How Long?
Skipjack trading activity level has picked up in Bangkok, a significant change from the sluggish market about a month ago. Consequently, the speed of the recent price rise of whole round...
Greenpeace Seizes Fishing Gear From Spanish Longliners
Greenpeace activists confiscated the fishing gear from two Spanish longliners in the North Atlantic, one of which was operating in a Marine Protected Area (MPA). They also issued a warning...
Major Global Tuna Highlights July 2022
There were major developments in the tuna world in July. The price of skipjack being traded in Bangkok began rising while EU companies making purchases in USD suffered a big hit when the value...
Seychelles’ Yellowfin Price Breaks Records, Skipjack Slightly Up
Deals for whole round frozen yellowfin reached a peak and skipjack at the Indian Ocean (IO) port in Seychelles have been closed at a slightly higher price than last month. Expectations are...
WCPFC To Hold Science Dialogue Over Skipjack Management
In late August, the WCPFC will be holding for the first time a Science-Management Dialogue (SMD01) regarding the harvest strategy approach, and prioritize and identify management procedures...