Scientists have discovered that large fish, which sink after death, take the carbon that they contain within them into the deep ocean leaving it there for thousands of years. However,...
Fishing
Silky Shark Tagging Project To Lower Echebastar’s Bycatch
Spanish tuna fishing company Echebastar and AZTI, a research institution, are currently collaborating on a Silky Shark Tagging Project to seek ways to reduce bycatch. Biologists tag a...
Two More Indonesian Crew Died On Chinese Tuna Longliners
Two more Indonesian fishers have died on board Chinese tuna longliners, one on the notorious ‘Long Xing 629’. This boat came under international scrutiny in May when the Environmental Justice...
Pacific Tuna Observer Arrives Home After 10 Months At Sea
After nearly 10 months at sea, a fisheries observer from Vanuatu was repatriated home this week via the carrier vessel, ‘SHIN HO CHUN 102’. The country is currently one of the few...
EU Fleets Blame Others For Failure Of Yellowfin Rebuilding Plan
Just before the IOTC plenary meeting next week, the EU purse seiner fleets have joined forces to release a statement that shows their progress in contributing to the yellowfin rebuilding plan....
Battle In IO Over Chagos Yellowfin Rich Waters
The maritime borders of the Chagos Archipelago are the center of a fight between Mauritius and Maldives at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Both countries are claiming...
Effect Of Lights In Increasing Tuna Catch On FADs
A recently published study by Chinese scientists concluded that light might affect the vertical distribution of skipjack and yellowfin when aggregating around drifting FADs. According to the...
Eyes On Kiribati Officials Over Observer Tragedy On ‘WIN FAR 636’
The Taiwanese-flagged purse seiner 'WIN FAR 636', which has been the focal point of a major investigation, has left Kiribati waters and probably has gone fishing again. The main involved...
Controversy Continues Over Seiners Trespassing Mexican MPA
Yesterday, again another three seiners were spotted in the Cortez Sea in Mexico, as reported by Big Fish. The marine area is a protected ecosystem and commercial fishing is prohibited....
Public Consultation Open For Seafood At-Sea Social Standard
In recent years, social sustainability issues such as forced labor and poor working conditions of crew on board vessels in the global seafood supply chain have come under the spotlight. Now,...
The Economist, Harmful Subsidies Fuel IUU Fishing
Harmful subsidies for global fishing fleets are a major contributor to IUU fishing and need to be reduced, according to the latest article published by influential UK magazine, The Economist....
Low WCPO Carrier Loadings Indicate Bangkok Supply
The volume of tuna loaded by carriers in the main ports within the Western Pacific during September experienced a strong fall. It reached the second-lowest level of the year. The plunge...
ICCAT Event To Reveal Info On Tagged Atlantic Tuna
ICCAT will have its final symposium on the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna tagging Program (AOTTP) online from January 12 to 14. It will bring together students, scientists, managers, NGOs, and...
Maldives Canned Exports Shrank In H1 2020
Maldives' overall tuna exports to overseas markets fell by a small margin in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2019. Its canned and pouched production especially...
Who Is The Model Here?
It is impressive what people post on social media that is related to tuna. This time, Atuna has chosen some recent funny and enjoyable ones for our readers. Tuna delicious or misplaced? Many...
Contradictory Info On Cause Of Observer Death On ‘Win Far 636’
Based on further news that Atuna has received from sources regarding the investigation on the death of Kiribati observer, Eritara Aati Kaierua, on board the Taiwanese-flagged tuna purse seiner...
Daily Catches For WCPO Seiners Dropped To Lowest In Sept
As the FAD ban period came to a close, the total tuna catches in the PNA EEZs and high seas fell to around the lowest level in nearly two years in September. WCPO purse seiners also hauled in...
Aussie Tuna Longliners Told To Collect Seabirds Feathers
Nearly 10 months from the start of the 2020 Eastern Tuna and Billfish (ETBF) fishing season, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has released a statement reminding boat owners...
COVID-19 Outbreak In New Zealand Port
Out of 440 Russian and Ukrainian fishermen who arrived last week in New Zealand on two chartered flights, at least 18 have tested positive for COVID-19. The sailors were in a hotel - which has...
China Holds More Than One-Third Of Total EU Loins Market
China’s business is growing and it has European markets hooked on its cheap pre-cooked tuna loins. It currently holds over a third of the total EU loins import market, a large share, despite...