The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation recently published a report identifying the vessel monitoring systems (VMS) used by tuna and other seafood RFMOs. The document also explores...
Fishing
Seafood Watch Adds IO Yellowfin To Red List
The American-based program Seafood Watch has added yellowfin from the Indian Ocean (IO) among its red-listed species. Recently, at the Boston Seafood Expo, the Maldivian Minister of Fisheries,...
CNFC Implements The Belt And Road Initiative In The Pacific
Chinese deep-sea fishing company CNFC will be expanding its maritime projects and activities in the coming years, especially in terms of tuna in the Pacific. It also wants to grow from a...
Tuna Fishing Fleets Asking Governments For Relief Over Rising Fuel Costs
Fishing fleets around the world are lamenting over high fuel costs and they have been asking governments for tax subsidies or they will have to stop their operations. The tuna sector has been...
Skipjack In Manta Rising Quickly As Fishing Dives & Demand Surges
At the Manta port the price of tuna has been strongly rising, reaching high levels not seen for almost two years. Poor fishing and increased raw material demand seem to be the main factors...
Manta Wants Iconic Tuna Monument Back
It has been two years since the iconic yellowfin, El Atún, was removed from its historic location just next to the Manta Port. There was no space for it anymore in the new layout of the...
OPAGAC Objector Withdraws At The Last Minute
The objection against the OPAGAC MSC certification in the WCPO has been ongoing for the last five months since the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF) officially opposed the...
Pacifical & Digimarc Partner To Be First With GDST Traceability
Two years ago, Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) launched its global standard aiming to create a single framework for traceability in supply chains worldwide. And now, Pacifical,...
CNFC Goes Ahead With Non-Public Share Issuance
On March 11, the listed Chinese firm CNFC Overseas Fishery announced to its investors that the planned non-public share issuance has been approved by the Board of Directors and by the...
China Wants More Compliance Of Its Massive Tuna Fleet – Human Rights Topic Avoided
The Chinese Fisheries Ministry has said that the country’s massive distant water tuna fishing fleet is compliant with RFMO rules but wants it to further improve in several areas, from not...
Deaths Of Five Fishermen On Fiji Longliner Still A Mystery
Almost ten months after the incident, Fijian Police are still investigating the case of the alleged beheading of a fisherman by a colleague onboard the Fijian-flagged longliner ‘Tiro II’. Five...
Canary Islands’ Fleet Considering Scrapping Vessels Over High Fuel Costs
The Lanzarote tuna fleet flagged to Spain is in a dire situation and needs help. The 160 percent rise in fuel prices – going from EUR 0.40 to EUR 1.21 per liter in the last few months – is a...
African Fisheries Inspectors Provided With Latest Tech To Combat IUU
Extra equipment that will help with fisheries control in Ghana, Benin, Ivory Coast, and Togo were recently distributed to the West African Task Force. The Fisheries Committee for the West...
US Pacific Council Pushes For New Geopolitical Strategy In Pacific
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFSC) continues to push for a better geopolitical strategy in the region, especially when it comes to negotiations involving the US....
Prosecutor Asks For Maximum Penalty For Accused In Tuna Bonds Case
As the trial over hidden debts in Mozambique is nearing the end, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) has asked for the maximum sentence for several of the defendants including the former heads...
Scientists: Current IO Yellowfin Measures Failed, Drastic Cuts Needed Now
Based on the latest yellowfin stock assessment in the Indian Ocean (IO), the IOTC scientific staff concluded that catches must be drastically reduced to have more than a 50 percent chance of...
Peru’s Government Wants Investments In National Tuna Fleet
During the latest plenary session of the Peruvian Congress, the Minister of Production, Jorge Luis Prado, said that it is necessary to create a national tuna fleet. Thus, he announced that the...
Sri Lanka Combating IUU But Says VMS For Boats Will Take Years
Sri Lanka has updated the IOTC on the legal steps it has taken for its vessels which ended up on the Commission’s IUU list last year. However, it asked for consideration over delays in...
Spanish Fishermen Worried Over Rising Operational Costs
Spanish fishing organizations have asked for an urgent meeting with the Fisheries Minister to discuss the rising operating costs facing the sector. They also expressed their worries over the...
PNA Announces World Tuna Day Contest
World Tuna Day (WTD) is coming up soon on Monday, May 2. The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has been the first to announce its WTD activity - World Tuna Day Art & Talent Quest...