The skipjack catch situation in the Indian Ocean (IO) has not improved and in fact has worsened in the last few weeks. Some seiners are still moored in ports and processors are playing a "who...
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Longliner Grounded In Niue MPA Destroyed By Fire
The Taiwanese longliner, ‘FV Chuan I Shin’, that ran aground on a reef within the waters of Beveridge Reef in the marine protected area (MPA) close to Niue island on June 1, has been destroyed...
10,000 “Thank You” Letters Delivered To Spanish Fishers
On World Ocean Day, which was celebrated on June 8, letters from over 10,000 Spanish children were delivered to fishermen to thank them for sustainable and eco-friendly fishing. The Marine...
SKJ1.8:BKK Plunges With Filled Bangkok Skipjack Pipeline
Trade for whole round frozen skipjack has picked up in Bangkok with deals driven by higher volumes of raw material being landed in the processing hub. The price for one ton of skipjack in...
Silla Loses Kiribati-Flagged Purse Seiner
This morning, Kiribati-flagged purse seiner 'Moamaeu' sank in the waters of Papua New Guinea, about 160 nautical miles (296 km) south of Pohnpei island in Micronesia. It is unclear what caused...
Artisanal Tuna Fishers Urge Marcos Administration To Remove Fuel Tax
Tuna fishers and industrial seafood producers in General Santos have urged the Philippine government to remove specific taxes on fuel due to the current high operational costs they are facing....
First British One-By-One Caught Tuna On The Market Soon?
Recently founded The Green Fish Company (TGFG) partnering with pole-and-line artisanal fishers in the St. Helena Commercial Fishermen’s Association intends to reopen the cannery on St Helena...
Cooks Islands Signs Pact With FFA Over Air Surveillance
Cook Islands and the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) for aerial surveillance services. This comes not long after China failed to reach a deal with 10...
Bumble Bee CEO Jan Tharp Leaving After Steering Firm Through Hard Times
After four years at the helm and steering the company through exceptionally difficult times, Jan Tharp, CEO of Bumble Bee Seafoods, will be leaving her position. She has worked for over 12...
Consenting Would Not Affect Purse Seine Sector
For the past year, Mexican handline fishers of Ensenada, a port city on the coast of Mexico’s Baja California, have taken to the streets and obstructed federal fishery offices to protest for...
Crew Of Taiwanese Longliner Grounded Within MPA Rescued
Last week, Taiwanese tuna longliner FV Chuan I Shin was reported stuck on a reef within the waters of Beveridge Reef, a marine protected area (MPA) 125 nautical miles south-east of Niue...
EU Task Force Puts 24/7 Spotlight On 192 Tuna Seiners
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) taskforce is coordinating 24/7 the EU campaign on 192 seiners that are targeting bluefin. In this context, EU Member States are pooling their...
An Injured Tuna And More Trends On Social Media
Close to the beach of Sant Josep on Ibiza, several people spotted a tuna in the shallow waters off the coast of the Mediterranean island. A video by Periódico de Ibiza shows it swimming...
Record Kilo Price For First Auctioned Bonito Del Norte
On Wednesday, the first-caught Bonito del Norte (albacore) of the year has been unloaded in the Spanish port of Aviles. The tub containing 106 kilos was auctioned at the record selling price...
Spanish Tuna Vessels Can Fish Once Again In Senegal Waters
Spanish boatowners that have had their vessels blocked from fishing in Senegal's waters can breathe a sigh of relief as EU authorities and the Senegalese government finally reached an...
Nanotechnology Used To Improve Quality Of Vietnamese Yellowfin
Vietnamese handline fishing boat owners have applied nanotechnology in the onboard storage of yellowfin and bigeye to improve the freshness and quality of their products. The fishermen in the...
Will More Advanced Analytical Technology Stop IUU Tuna Fishing?
To help coastal states tackle IUU fishing, three international non-profit organizations experienced in fisheries intelligence have formed a group – the Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) – to provide...
Court Sides With Tuna Longline Firm Against South Africa Ministry
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa recently ruled in favor of the tuna and swordfish fishery company, A. Penglides Pte. Ltd., stating that the firm was not late in submitting...
Costa Rica Congress Starts Fine Tuning Tuna Fishing Regulations
Efforts to update and reform the current tuna fishing regulations in Costa Rica are moving forward. This week deputies of the Congressional Environment Committee approved some of the issues...
Jump In WCPO Transshipment Activity After Skipjack Peak
During April, PNA ports experienced a lot more activity with the volume of tuna transshipped reaching its highest point in at least two years in April, since the beginning of the COVID-19...