The quest to extend Fiji Fishing Industry Association MSC Group’s sustainable certification has been greenlighted by Lloyd’s Register, the third-party assessment body overseeing the case. The...
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US Captain Arrested In British Territory Cleared Of All Charges
The US Captain of the tuna longliner ‘Rebel Lady’ accused of illegally entering the British Virgin Islands (BVI) during the COVID-19 border closure period has been cleared of all charges. The...
Maldives P&L Fishery Reduced IO Yellowfin Catches
Maldives’ major seafood exports association has said that the country’s pole-and-line and handline fishery reduced its yellowfin catches by five times the IOTC requirement last year, just as...
Good Skipjack Catches Press Seychelles’ Price Down Fast
In the past month, the Indian Ocean seiners strongly increased their skipjack catches. After some earlier setbacks due to bad weather conditions and fishing stopping because of COVID-19...
Princes Takes A Stand – Cuts 50% IO Yellowfin
UK-based international food and drinks group Princes is the latest to take a stand regarding the controversial overfished yellowfin issue in the Indian Ocean (IO). Today, the company announced...
New Law Cuts Indonesia’s Small Fishers’ Exclusive Subsidies
In Indonesia, small-scale pole-and-line and handline fisheries could have their subsidies snatched out of their hands by larger vessels after the country passed a new law. Since the bill was...
Maldivian Handline Vessel Busted With 130 Kilos Of Drugs
In the Maldives, a handline vessel normally used to target yellowfin was found with 130 kg of drugs. The boat was intercepted at sea by the country’s Police Service during an operation that...
Weather & COVID-19 Bash US Albacore Fishing Season
This year's albacore fishing season in the US has been one of the worst ever. Several local industry players are blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and dreadful weather conditions for this problem....
INFOFISH Webinar: Clock Is Ticking For Tuna Stocks
Today, the Tuna 2021 Virtual Prelude organized by INFOFISH took place with moderator Dr. Audun Lem, Deputy Director of FAO Italy. The interesting line-up of nine speakers, all experts in their...
Canary Islands Fishers Worried Over Moroccan Waters Catches
Tuna fishermen in Lanzarote in Canary Islands are puzzled over their daily catches being recorded electronically as being fished from the waters of Morocco when it is not the case. This week,...
Push For FisheryProgress To Scale Down FIPs Social Criteria
FisheryProgress is considering some significant changes to its social responsibility policy draft after stakeholders raised concerns on several issues such as the mandatory vessel list and the...
US Teens Reel In 450kg Monster Bluefin
Three American teenagers off the coast of Provincetown in Massachusetts have made the news for reeling in a massive bluefin – one weighing over 1,000 pounds (over 450 kg). At first, Daniel...
Seiner Fishing Illegally Caught In The Act In Mexican MPA
A tuna purse seiner was caught on camera while illegally fishing in a marine protected area in the Cortez Sea in Mexico. The vessel was filmed by people enjoying the landscape of the bays of...
Tanzania Expanding Tuna Longline Fleet
The Tanzanian government has been taking more steps to promote deep-sea tuna fishing and exploit fish resources in its EEZ and high seas. The Tanzania Fisheries Corporation (Tafico) recently...
Fewer Bait Affecting Pole-And-Line Tuna Catches In Ghana
The tuna catches of the pole-and-line fishery in Ghana are being negatively affected by poor bait harvesting. The country’s National Fisheries Association (NAFAG) stated that low levels of...
Pacific Tuna End Value Rebounds In 2018 To USD 26.2 Billion
Pacific tuna contributed to more than half of the entire end value of the global industry in 2018 and rebounded by more than USD 1.2 billion from 2016, according to the latest report by...
Philippines WCPO Seiners Recover Catches In 2019, Land Peak Volume
Philippines-flagged purse seiners operating in the WCPFC EEZs and high seas managed to recover their catches in 2019 and land about 29,000 M/T more than the previous year. It was also a peak...
Japanese Fishing Firm Pleads Guilty In US Court For Shark Finning
A Japanese fishing company has pleaded guilty for crew from its tuna longliner, ‘Kyoshin Maru No. 20’, being involved in the illegal trafficking of shark fins. On Thursday, Hamada Suisan Co....
Japan’s Request For Higher Bluefin Quota Rejected Once Again
Japan's proposal to raise its Pacific bluefin quota by 20 percent was rejected during the 16th Regular Session of the WCPFC’s Northern Committee which took place electronically on October 8....
End Value Of Seiner Caught Tuna Jumps To USD 23.4 Billion
The end value of global tuna landed by purse seiners recovered by USD 1.9 billion from 2016 to 2018, as these vessels took in higher catches which resulted in more final product being brought...