Panama-flagged carriers have high rates of both legal as well as possible illegal transshipment activity with tuna and other fishing vessels across oceans, states the latest Global Fishing...
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Who Should Be Responsible For Vaccinating Tuna Fishermen?
The global tuna industry has put measures in place to curb infections on vessels but still, there are cases of COVID-19 spreading among crews. With vaccination programs being rolled out by...
Greenpeace Films Use Of Illegal Driftnets In Indian Ocean
Several fleets in the Indian Ocean (IO) such as India, Pakistan, Iran, and Somalia have used driftnets to fish for a long time but the use of this gear has come under criticism in the past few...
High Longlining Transshipment Activity Across The Globe
Transshipments at sea can make catching tuna and other offshore pelagic seafood much easier but the lack of oversight on such vessels can lead to IUU fishing and other infringements, says...
FIA Massive MSC Tuna Volume In Report Raises Questions
The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG recently released its annual report revealing its MSC catches and exports and other work the organization carried out last year. Its data on the...
Total Catches Of All Tunas Have Never Been This High
A large number of tuna fishing nations have been expanding their catches across the globe. Consequently, the world’s total captures of all tuna and tuna-like species have been increasing year...
Tuna Vessel Denounced For Illegal Fishing In Canary Islands
Last week, fishermen in the Canary Islands accused Spanish-flagged tuna vessels of illegally operating in the region. The issue occurred after these boats that used to fish in the Dakar area...
NOAA Reminds US Charter Fishers To Keep Trips Legal
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) has asked American fishermen who are interested in charter fishing for tuna and other seafood in the Southeast part of the country’s waters to keep their...
US Appeals Court Removes Class Certification In Suit Against US Tuna Firms
In what may prove to be a big break for the US Big Three, a US federal appellate court, the Ninth Circuit, has decided to overturn the class certification given to groups of tuna buyers in a...
Tuna Workers On Strike In Spain Over Small Bonuses
Employees of the Pesquerías de Almadraba in Barbate, Spain, started their first day of striking today after the company breached an agreement without negotiation. The issue revolves...
Seychelles Pushing For Vaccinating Foreign Tuna Fishermen
The Seychelles health authorities are making efforts to vaccinate foreign fishermen working in the island nation’s waters. They are coordinating with local shipping agencies to make this...
Two Crew Dead & Remaining Men Positive With Virus On IO Seiner
What can only be called a nightmare for any vessel operator has come to pass for French fishing company Sapmer. Two of its crew members on its tuna seiner ‘Belle Isle’ have died from the...
COVID-19 Vaccination A Priority For Seiner Crews?
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a massive challenge for tuna fleets across the world. Like many others in the fishing industry, they have had to put into practice prevention measures to...
WCPO Seiners Skipjack Catches Peaked In 2019
Purse seine skipjack catches in the WCPFC area have hit record high levels but data shows that yellowfin amounts have been falling since 2018. This has continued this year which has been...
Spanish Tuna Fisherman Fined After Evading British Police For 7 Months
Around seven months ago, the Gibraltar police found itself chasing the boat of a Spanish tuna fisherman after he was asked to show his license. The man successfully evaded them due to some...
Low P-E Ratio Make Dongwon’s Shares A Good Buy
Korean tuna company, Dongwon Industries stocks have pulled up this year after suffering a massive fall last year due to the global pandemic. The share price of Dongwon Industries ended at...
Tuna And Dolphins Wash Up On Ghanaian Coasts
Ghanaian authorities have been flummoxed by tuna, dolphins, and other large fish washing up on some of the country's beaches over the past few days. More than 60 dead cetaceans and other...
Can Microplastics Get Into Tuna Meat?
There is growing concern that ocean plastic pollution affecting marine organisms is also having an impact on humans. A major worry is that microplastics that are undetectable to the naked eye...
Major Global Tuna Highlights March 2021
During the month of March, the tuna industry was confronted with several high-profile issues. The IOTC meeting led nowhere, and members failed to agree on the next step for the yellowfin...
Global Tuna Stock Status Looking Good, But 13% In Danger
Bigeye stocks in the Atlantic and the Indian oceans are in a bad state, according to the latest comprehensive paper on commercial tuna species based on RFMO data by the International Seafood...