The negotiations between the EU and Mauritania regarding a new sustainable fisheries agreement came to a successful end on July 28. Officials from both parties were able to agree on a new...
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RFMOs’ Pacific Bluefin Group Raises Quota Despite Scientific Advice
The international joint working group of IATTC and WCPFC for Pacific bluefin (PBF) raised the quota for catches against scientific advice. As expected, environmental NGOs are extremely unhappy...
Moving Tuna Due To Climate Change Could Cost Pacific SIDS $140 Million Yearly
Pacific Island nations, especially 10 tuna-dependent ones, might be facing a drop of up to USD 140 million per year in revenue from tuna fishing access fees, as the fish might move eastwards...
Tri Marine Closer To Yet Another DFAD MSC Certification
In the wave of WCPO MSC certified free school tuna fisheries extending the scope of their assessments to include purse seine drifting FADs (dFADs) catches, Tri Marine is closer to add yet...
US Flagged Pacific Seiner Fleet Shrinking Rapidly
The US purse seine fleet has been shrinking and in 2020 fell to the lowest level in the past five years, states the latest data from NOAA. However, this decline appears to be continuing...
Cook Islands Keeps Waters Open For Spanish Seiners
The government of Cook Islands and the EU have agreed to extend their sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) for another three years as the current one will expire soon. Under this...
Mozambique Fears “Litigation Chaos” Over USD 800 Mil Tuna Bonds Scandal
In the legal battle over the controversial debt scandal that involved USD 2 billion in loans (including over USD 800 million in tuna bonds) in Mozambique, the country's government is...
OPAGAC Pushing Brussels Again On An EU Social Standard For Tuna Imports
The Organization of Associated Producers of Large Freezer Tuna vessels (OPAGAC) is pushing the Spanish social responsibility APR AENOR logo to be used as a social benchmark for the EU tuna...
Tri Marine’s Growing Production Becoming More Dependent On External Fleets
During 2020, the tuna production in processing facilities owned by Tri Marine International (TMI) showed healthy growth. Although catches by the company’s own vessels went down, this gap was...
Chinese Province Wants To Expand Its Already Large Seiner Fleet
The Fujian provincial government in China wants to expand its tuna fishing fleet and will be handing out subsidies to fishing companies. Under its “Eight Measures for the High-Quality...
Subway Requests Judge To Toss Out “Frivolous Claims” Tuna Lawsuit
Subway Restaurants has urged a California federal judge to toss out the lawsuit brought against it by consumers stating that there is no tuna in its tuna sandwiches, wraps, and salads. The...
A Quarter Of Tri Marine’s Sourced Tuna Could Have Been Sold As MSC
The tuna trading, fishing, and production company Tri Marine International (TMI) has released its 2020 sustainability report which gives stakeholders a comprehensive look inside the firm’s...
Illegal Saiko Fisheries Threaten Ghana’s Tuna Sector’s Future
Ghana still has an illegal fishing problem and observers say that they have been bribed or faced intimidation in trawler vessels, according to the latest NGO report. And even though the tuna...
Chinese Pacific Fleet Shrinking, Most Seiners Chartered Out
The WCPO Chinese purse seine and longline fleets have been shrinking over the years despite media reports of their expansion in the Pacific region. This is according to data in China’s annual...
Study: Cameras Onboard Reduce Underreporting By Longliner Captains
A new study on the use of electronic monitoring (EM) in tuna longliners is showing the potential the technology has to improve the management of these vessels. Researchers conducted trials in...
Tuna Fishermen Jailed For Jumping Off Boats During Quarantine
Three tuna fishermen were arrested last week in the Marshall Islands for breaking the quarantine rules while they were supposed to be in self-isolation in their respective vessels. The...
The Fast Rise Of The Nauru Seiner Fleet
Bangkok canners have been receiving more raw material from Nauru's waters over the past two years due to the growth of its national fleet. Its 2020 tuna catches also skyrocketed because of...
Pew Wants To Stop Possible 70% Increase In Pacific Bluefin Catches
The situation of the Pacific bluefin stock is once again under the spotlight. For the fourth year in a row, Japan has asked for an increase in its fishing limits, which The Pew Charitable...
Cook Islands Quick To Refute Its Waters Overfished
The fresh tuna supply in Cook Islands has been lower than usual and officials have spoken out to refute claims that this is due to overfishing. Pamela Maru, Marine Resources Secretary, said...
Leading Tuna Fishing Nation Wants To Boost Its Catches Further
Officials from Indonesia, the world’s leading tuna fishing nation, have announced their intention to expand their longline fleet even more. This is part of a five-year sustainable management...