Several IOTC contracting parties have not been affected by the yellowfin catch reduction in the Indian Ocean (IO) that was agreed upon during the June annual meeting held two weeks ago. The EU...
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NOAA Says US Boats Must Have At-Sea Monitoring With Vaccinated Observers
On June 17, NOAA Fisheries updated its policy that a US vessel is no longer eligible for release from observer or monitor coverage under the Emergency Rule or regional waiver criteria. This is...
After Months Of Pressure, EU Grants Waiver To Cape Verde
After months of pressure from the Cape Verde tuna industry, the EU has finally granted the African country the temporary waiver on the origin rule it wanted. The derogation has been given...
What Are Ecuador & Vietnam Doing To Avoid EU’s Infamous Red Card?
According to the UN FAO, IUU fishing is responsible for an estimated loss of USD 10 to 23 billion per year. Tuna industry players are well aware of this issue, especially since the EU – a...
Marshall Islands Set Vaccination Program For Fishers
{jcomments off} The government of Marshall Islands has started a vaccination program for fishermen temporarily disembarking in Port of Majuro. Tuna sailors who dock in this Pacific harbor are...
Senegalese Traditional Fishing To Blame For Lower Fish Resources?
For years, Senegalese fishermen have blamed the EU's fishing practices in the country’s waters as the main reason for the lack of tuna resources. However, the latest report from Senegal's...
Ghana Tuna Association Frets Over Sector’s Survival
Ghana’s tuna and fisheries sector is facing many challenges threatening its survival and authorities need to address these issues by adopting a national cross-sector approach, the Secretary of...
New ‘Whale-Safe’ Cert For Shipping Vessels Inspired By Controversial ‘Dolphin-Safe’
A new ecolabel has been launched by Friend of the Sea which will certify freight and cruise companies that prevent their ships from colliding with whales. The project is called ‘Whale-Safe’...
IOTC Tuna Allocation Meeting Taking Place In Late June
The IOTC will be holding its Technical Committee on Allocation Criteria (TCAC) meeting one week later than originally announced. It will now take place via Zoom from June 28 to July 1 starting...
Panama Fines Boat USD 250,000 For 1 Ton Of IUU Catch
Panamanian fisheries officials have fined the owners of the Costa Rican-flagged vessel, ‘Kembly III’, USD 250,000 for fishing around 2,286 pounds (about one ton) of prohibited species in the...
US & EU Want Atlantic Tuna Fisheries To Stamp Out IUU Issue
IUU fishing comes at a great cost to the billion-dollar tuna industry and RFMOs have been working to eradicate this problem. This week, ICCAT is holding an inter-sessional meeting of the...
PNG To Revive Tuna Production Zone Project After 15 Years
The Papua New Guinean government wants to breathe life back into the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) initiative after it has been dormant for more than a decade stating that it is “a...
Tri Marine Latest FAD Fishery MSC Certified In WCPO
Tri Marine’s purse seine and pole-and-line fisheries in Solomon Islands have been re-certified with the MSC sustainability logo. The new accreditation also includes the drifting FAD...
Governor Gives In To Protesting Mexican Handline Fishers
After 10 days of a sit-in protest by Mexican handline tuna fishers, Governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez of Baja, California, gave in to their demands and granted them permits to continue fishing in...
IOTC Meeting Ends With Yellowfin Cuts But Confusion Remains
One step forward and two steps back is what could be said about the outcome of the IOTC meeting which ended last Friday. The countries got down to intense negotiations last week with the...
High Freight Costs Depressing Bangkok Skipjack Activity
Trading for skipjack raw material in Bangkok is being hampered by the strongly increasing ocean freight costs for finished products. Canned tuna buyers holding back due to this factor have...
No Objections To FCF’s MSC Certification On FADs In WCPO
FCF’s FAD catches in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean have been officially deemed to meet MSC sustainable standards. The decision was made this week after SCS Global Services, the...
Hopes For Conservations Measures Shattered As IATTC Meeting Ends Empty-Handed
Yesterday, the IATTC extraordinary meeting, which was scheduled to finalize the works for new conservation measures for tropical tuna in the EPO, came to an end. While it was taking place,...
WWF Red Score For EPO Skipjack Puzzles Fishery’s Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the EPO fishery are puzzled over the red listing by several European WWF offices of the eastern Pacific skipjack in their country’s sustainable seafood guide for consumers....
Ecuadorian Tuna Brands Extending Range To Cater To Demand
Ecuadorian tuna consumers have been demanding more varieties in their tuna products and local brands have been trying to expand their lines to keep up with this need. Tuna is one of the most...