The Japanese university of Kindai has done it again. From just being a protection tool during COVID-19, face masks have been given a fun and innovative upgrade by students from the Fisheries...
Fishing
Palau Calls For A Stop To Deep-Sea Mining
Opposition to deep-sea mining in the Pacific has entered the next step. The government of Palau has officially launched a new alliance to prevent this business from taking place. It was...
Three-Year Peak In WCPO Carrier Loadings, Fear Of BKK Bottleneck Rises
Tuna transshipments in the WCPO have hit a three-year peak indicating a massive influx of skipjack raw material to be discharged in the Bangkok processing hub this and next month. It is a...
Indian Authorities Under Probe For Tuna Scam
A tip-off about illegal activities in tuna exports has resulted in the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducting a joint surprise check on different departments in the...
Dog Finds Giant Tuna And More Social Media Trends
While sniffing around, Sasha the dog found a four-meter-long snack. He looks proud as he poses for the photo next to the dead Atlantic bluefin. His owners were strolling on Oxwich bay in...
WCPFC To Lift Observer Suspension After Nearly 3 Years
After 27 months, the WCPFC has announced the temporary suspension on observer coverage for purse seine vessels will be lifted on January 1, 2023, which might end worries over whether captains...
More Supply To BKK Anticipated With Continued Peak In WCPO Skipjack Catches
More whole round frozen skipjack is anticipated to reach processing hubs, especially Bangkok, as WCPO vessels managed to surpass their peak April catches in May. Such a volume has not been...
Calvo Seiner Among Contenders For Vessel Of The Year Award In Spain
The purse seiner 'Monteraiola' became Group Calvo's newest fishing vessel in April 2021. And now Freire, the shipyard in charge of its construction, has submitted the boat for the 13th edition...
Day Of The Seafarer Commemorates A Sailor’s Journey
June 25 is the day to celebrate global seafarers, serving as a reminder of the contribution made by men and women to the international seaborne trade and the global community. According to UN...
Plunging SKJ1.8:BKK A Major Concern For Vessel Operators
Price levels for skipjack being traded in Bangkok have nosedived in the last two weeks, creating an almost impossible situation for seiner operators who are already bleeding money from high...
Mexican Fishers Annoyed After 3-Year Wait For Tuna Licenses
For almost three years, the fishermen of Ensenada have been requesting permits for bluefin tuna handline fishing, a traditional sustainable fishing method. However, they have yet to receive a...
EU Seiner Operators Facing Bleak Future With Soaring Fuel Prices
For months, European boat owners have urged authorities to pay heed to the fact that marine fuel, which makes up close to half of their operating expenses, has just become unaffordable. Data...
Bluefin Cutting Event Goes For A Guinness Record
Organizers of a 150 kg bluefin cutting event in Marbella, Spain, aim for it to be entered in the Guinness Book of Records. The giant tuna will be traditionally filleted by renowned chef David...
Spanish Maritime Commission Investigates ‘Albacora Cuatro’ Fisher Deaths
The inquiry into the tragic explosion that took the lives of two tuna fishermen on board Spanish purse seiner ‘‘Albacora Cuatro’ has now been assumed by the Commission for the Investigation of...
Irish Albacore Fishers Want French Live-Fire Exercise To Stop
Fishermen want to prevent the French navy from having an exercise in the waters near the coast of West Cork. The Irish Department of Transport warned them of the safety risks of the missile...
Atlantic Bigeye Overfished, Still EU Urges 20 Percent TAC Increase
Members of ICCAT will be debating the overfished Atlantic bigeye stock in an upcoming meeting. Several have proposed at least a 20 percent increase in the total allowable catch (TAC), despite...
Pesca’s Seiner Caught Fire In Mazatlán Port
Once again there was another incident on a purse seiner docked in Mazatlán port, Mexico. On June 18, a blaze started on the vessel named ‘Clarion’ and the assistance of the city’s firefighters...
American Samoan Longline Group Wants Boats To Diversify To Trolling
A longline tuna association in American Samoa has asked officials to help vessels in the territory’s longline fishery diversify to trolling (jig fishing) as the latter provides more profitable...
Tuna Alliance Aims For Longline Atlantic Albacore MSC
Another fishery is aiming for an Atlantic albacore longline MSC certification. SCS Global Services, the same CAB that evaluated Tri Marine's similar assessment, released the Announcement...
Fishermen Kidnapped Police Officers At Sea
Two police officers and a coast guard were taken hostage by the crew of a small seiner when they tried to prevent the fishermen from illegal fishing. The incident occurred last Thursday in the...