A Chinese proposal to establish an industrial fisheries complex on Daru Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ruffled many local feathers and is causing alarm in the neighboring country of...
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FAO Members To Develop International Transshipment Guidelines
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Committee on Fisheries (COFI) has decided to establish international guidelines for transshipment activities in fishing operations. COFI met...
Task Force Reports On Human Trafficking Allegations In US Tuna Fleet
In December, a report was released by the Task Force on Human Trafficking in Fishing in International Waters. This agency was convened in 2018 to tackle forced labor issues including...
Indian Fishers Want Sri Lanka To Lift Dried Fish Ban
South Indian fishermen want Sri Lanka to overturn its ban on dried fish imports (karuvaadu) from India. The fishing harbor in Kasimedu in Chennai usually sends around 500 M/T of this product...
New Seiner For Bolton Fleet Delivered
Last week, purse seiner ‘Via Alizé’ was delivered by French shipbuilder Piriou to Via Océan S.A.S, formerly owned by Saupiquet France. The vessel is the fourth in the tuna fleet of the...
Korean Ministry Warns Of High Piracy Incidents In Tuna Rich West Africa
The South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that piracy incidents in the waters of Somalia have dropped due to its navy's and allies’ efforts. However, such cases in West...
Almadrabas Keep Share Of Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish government has allocated the country’s bluefin quota in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The limit for this year is the same level as in 2020: 6,107.60 M/T. Thus,...
Scientists Advise IO Vessels To Cut Bigeye & Albacore Catches
Vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) need to reduce their catches of bigeye and albacore or they risk breaching the maximum amount of these tuna species they can fish in these waters. This is...
Maldivian Fishing Communities Benefit From Fair-Trade Tuna
Horizon Fisheries, the first and only MSC fishery to also carry the Fair Trade label, has recently renewed its certification with the latter. Additionally, together with Blueyou Trading and...
PAFCO Expects Good Year For Albacore Supply To Bumble Bee
Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO), an important supplier of albacore for Bumble Bee, is expecting a good business year in 2021. Its Chair, Iqbaal Jannif, said that this year looks promising...
Tuna Landings By EU Fleets Generate Steady Revenue
The latest report says that the EU fishing fleets remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the vessels and fish markets. The 2020 Annual Economic Report covers the...
Korea Intensifies Effort To Protect Foreign Tuna Fishermen
The Korean government is stepping up its game to protect migrant workers in its distant water fishing fleets, the tuna sector being one of them. Many of the foreign crews working on Korean...
Shipbuilder Denies Graft Money To Mozambican Officials In Tuna Bonds Scam
Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder, Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding), has denied making corrupt payments to former Mozambican officials in the well-known tuna bonds scandal, which brought the...
Taiwanese Observers Frustrated With Job And Lack Of Protection
Taiwan's EU yellow card was removed in 2019 after the country stepped up its measures against IUU fishing. The critical issue was the need to increase observer coverage among its vessels. But,...
Major Global Tuna Highlights January 2021
The global tuna industry was not off to a great start in the first month of 2021. World-wide traders were having a hard time finding containers to deliver their products due to the shortage of...
Judges Side With Mauritius In Chagos Border Dispute With Maldives
Mauritius wins the first round in asserting its control over the Chagos Archipelago. All of Maldives' objections in the ongoing dispute about the maritime boundaries of these tuna-rich waters...
Fisheries Specialist: COVID-19 Disproportionately Affecting Tuna Observers
Last year was very unusual, to say the least. The global pandemic hit markets around the world and halted multiple initiatives. As the first month of 2021 ends, we want to look back at some of...
Glacial Movement In Bangkok Skipjack Deal Level
There has been hardly any movement in skipjack trading in Bangkok in the past few weeks. The low demand for raw material has contributed to this situation. Thai packers are also facing a...
US Gets More Than 50% Of Western Bluefin Quota
After weeks of email negotiations, members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have agreed to a quota for western Atlantic bluefin with the lion’s...
Marshall Islands To Boost Tuna Value Chain With FISH4ACP
Authorities in Marshall Islands are anticipating the fisheries initiative, FISH4ACP, will help boost the tuna value chain in the country. The five-year project is supported by the UN Food and...