The latest EU IUU Coalition report has found that weak national fisheries rules and controls in non-EU nations continue to be exploited by EU citizens, with profits from possible illegal...
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Teen Tuna Tok: Pacific Youngsters Get Answers From Experts
The Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and The Pacific Community (SPC) joined forces for a social media project, Teen Tuna Tok, which gives voice to youngsters living in the Pacific...
Philippines Fisherfolk Received New Vessels From WWF Project
Small-scale fishers catching yellowfin in the Lagonoy Gulf received three new vessels under the WWF-Philippines “Build Back Better” project. They were given to the Gulf of Lagonoy Tuna Fishers...
Almadraba In Full Swing, Successful Bluefin Landings
The Spanish traditional bluefin catching season in the Mediterranean, the Almadraba, started in mid-April and has landed the first bluefins. Some fisheries could not begin with their traps due...
Basque Tuna Fleet Unhappy Over Diesel Discount To Other EU Vessels
Rising fuel costs are causing a massive headache to the Basque purse seiner fleet. Its boat owners are unhappy with authorities providing foreign-flagged vessels a discount for diesel, while...
Japan Wants Access To Tuna Rich PNG Waters
A meeting between representatives of Japan and Papua New Guinea last week resulted in plans for both nations to participate in joint future tuna fishing development projects and construct a...
High Traffic Pacific Skipjack And Yellowfin Migration Routes Identified
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have pinpointed high-traffic routes of tuna and other pelagic species in the Pacific Ocean. They found many migration routes of...
Pinsa’s Tuna Seiner Sinks After Alleged Malfunction
A purse seiner in Mazatlan sank last Friday after an alleged malfunction on the boat while it was fishing. After a call for help came from the crew of ‘Azteca 7’, 'El Duque' a seiner also...
450 Million Views For The Super Tuna Song
The Super Tuna song video by Korean singer Jin has become a huge hit on social media. It is loved worldwide and has hit number one on several music charts. Jin’s legendary funny choreography...
Drone Fishing Could Harm Ecosystem
Drones equipped to throw out a line with bait can reach fishing grounds about 850 to 900 meters away from the shore or fishing boats. That is why the UN FAO considers them dangerous as the...
Mexico Allocates Bluefin Quota For 2022
Mexico has allocated its fleet an allowable catch volume for bluefin of 3,824 M/T for 2022. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is following the recommendation of the IATTC,...
Record Q1 Yellowfin Catches In EPO
While poor fishing conditions in the EPO were given as a reason for the increase of the Manta skipjack price, IATTC catch data over Q1 2022 shows the opposite, with skipjack catches being...
FCF Adds Another WCPO MSC Certification To Its Collection
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF is now also going for MSC certification for the Nauru Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna Purse Seine Fishery. The conformity assessment body (CAB), SCS Global...
Ecuador’s Yellow Card Lifted By November?
The EU carried out an audit last week in Ecuador to verify the progress and compliance with the nation’s action plan to lift the fisheries' yellow card. Considering the response received, the...
Will IOTC Members Follow Scientific Advice And Cut Yellowfin Catches Further?
Despite having a yellowfin rebuilding plan since 2017, the stock remains overfished and subject to overfishing, according to the latest stock assessment data by the IOTC Scientific staff. They...
EU Wants No Immediate Cuts For IO Yellowfin, But Maldives Insists
The IOTC annual meeting will take place in mid-May and members have submitted their proposals on the yellowfin plan. Coastal nation Maldives is pushing for an even more ambitious reduction in...
World Tuna Day On Social Media
Yesterday, the world celebrated World Tuna Day, and a lot of posts with #WorldTunaDay were shared on social media. On this occasion, NGOs, companies, and individuals referred to the importance...
Albacora’s President Latxaga Wins Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
On April 26, Iñaki Latxaga, President and Founder of Albacora, was given the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2021 for the northern area of Spain. Luisa Latxaga received the plaque on behalf of...
NGOs Call For Downgrading Taiwan To Tier 2
US non-profits have called on the American authorities to bump down Taiwan in the rankings of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for forced labor issues in its distant water...
Annual Report Shows 26 Percent Of FIA’s MSC Catch Processed Locally
The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG has revealed that its members captured 123,266 M/T of MSC certified tropical tuna in 2021, according to its annual report published last week. The...