The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Thursday promised a greater presence in the Pacific in order to keep IUU fishing vessels out and called out China’s distant water fleet for committing illegal...
Fishing
Atlantic Skipjack Landings In Abidjan Stabilizing, Prices Up
Tuna prices in Abidjan, one of the most important tuna ports in the Atlantic, have been inflated in the last couple of months. Now, with COVID-19 measures in place, the Ivory Coast tuna...
Carrier Charged USD 1 Million For Illegal Activity In PNG
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG's) National Fisheries Authority detained and fined a Panama-flagged carrier in Rabaul, one of the major tuna transshipment ports in the nation, for operating under an...
Maldives Increases Floor Price For Tuna Exporters
This week, the Maldivian fisheries ministry set the minimum price for processors to purchase skipjack and yellowfin raw material intended for exports slightly higher than four months ago. The...
After Peak Catches In PNG, Seiners Moving East Again
Even though the FAD ban has kept effort at high levels, the number of days purse seiners spent in the WCPO stabilized as well as the amount of tuna taken from the waters of the PNA and the...
Will More EU Retailers Shut Their Doors To IO Tuna?
Over the weekend, leading Belgium retailer Colruyt Group announced on a LinkedIn post that it will no longer source canned tuna – both skipjack and yellowfin – from the Indian Ocean (IO)...
Mozambique Port Increases Space For Larger Tuna Vessels
The Beira fishing port in Mozambique is close to its first anniversary after its rebuilding, and its role in the tuna and fishing industry has expanded. Recently, it was revealed that large...
EU Allows The UK To Join Fisheries Organizations
The EU Council has decided by 'Implementing Decision' of September 18, that the UK is allowed to commit to international agreements concerning the EU’s fisheries policy on its own behalf...
Hawaii Supreme Court Holds Fate Of Foreign Longline Fishers
Last Friday, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the legality of granting commercial licenses to foreign workers employed in the state's longline fishing fleet -- which mainly...
Human Rights Worries Could Jeopardize Philippine’s EU Zero Duty
Philippines’ tuna trade with Europeans is on shaky ground since the EU Parliament recently denounced the deteriorating human rights situation under the Duterte administration. Following...
Former Mozambican President Under Investigation In Tuna Scandal
The Mozambican tuna scandal saga in which USD 2 billion of loans for state projects, including tuna-related fishing activity that never materialized, is far from over. The nation's Attorney...
US To Approve Mandatory ER For Its Longliners
Following a meeting on September 17, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council amended a regulation making it compulsory for US longliners to submit logbook data after each...
Costa Rica Debating New Tuna Fishing Regulation
In Costa Rica, the ex-President of the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca), Luis Dobles, is arguing that the fishing companies that had a tuna quota previously assigned in the...
NGO Reports Taiwanese Longliners Illegally Catching Dolphins
Taiwan has a black market for dolphin meat and now an international NGO has accused some longliners of its distant water fishing fleet (DWFF) of illegally fishing for these marine mammals as...
Germans Increase Tuna & Seafood Purchases In 2020
The Germans love their tuna and other seafood and it shows in their expenditures as in the first half of 2020, they boosted their spending by a record amount. According to trade association...
Orcas Attacking Vessels In Spanish Tuna-Rich Waters
In the past few days, there have been multiple reports of orcas attacking fishing vessels in Spanish waters. Many boats have had to be towed after the aggressive harassment. The reports,...
Korean J/V Fishers In Ghana Told To Avoid High-Risk Pirate Zones
In recent years, the number of kidnapping incidents of South Korean tuna fishing crew around the waters of Ghana and nearby maritime areas has increased. This week, in a highly unusual...
Spanish And French Seiners Accused Of “Going Dark”
A UK NGO has accused several Spanish and French-flagged tuna seiners belonging to some of the biggest boat owners of failing to transmit their Automatic Identification System (AIS) data for...
Australian Longline Fleet Rings Alarm On Crew Shortage
The Australian tuna longline fleet depends on its foreign crews to stay in operation. The overseas workers are employed on a temporary '482 visa' to fill the jobs for which the industry cannot...
EU 2020 Canned Tuna Imports Grow Despite Brexit Gap
Due to Brexit, the volume of canned tuna sent to the UK in the first half of 2020 (H1) is almost an enigma. This has had an impact on the exports information from the supplier. However,...