The construction of a standalone tuna harbor in Thiruvottiyur Kuppam village in Ennore, India, is no longer permanently monitored by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). This measure to verify...
Fishing
Aussie Longliners Hooked High Number Of Yellowfin In 2019
Despite the fall in the number of Australian longliners operating in the WCPO, this fishery's vessels increased their tuna catches in 2019, especially yellowfin. According to estimated WCPFC...
Traders Seal Lower-Priced Forward Skipjack Contracts In Bangkok
It seems the upward momentum for the price of skipjack in Bangkok from the WCPO has hit its peak, and following a predictable pattern seen in the past few years, is now sliding down as the FAD...
Japan Once Again Asks For Bluefin Catch Quota Hike
Japan’s Fishery Agency said on Friday that it has proposed to the WCPFC Northern Committee an increase in the country's catch quotas by 20 percent for small and large Pacific bluefin. It...
TUNACONS: IATTC Should Focus Less On FADs & More On Capacity
A recent report by IATTC's scientific staff in which they express to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) their concerns about the growing number of FADs in the EPO and the impact they have...
Hungry 300kg Tuna Chooses Salmon Feast As Last Meal
A hungry bluefin looking to have a feast broke into a salmon farm in Norway. The damage caused by the tuna, which weighed about 306 kilograms, resulted in multiple fish escaping the cage. It...
Malta Govt Provides Money To Fishers After Bluefin Price Drop
Maltese authorities have announced a EUR 720,000 scheme to help around 150 self-employed bluefin fishermen who were affected by the fall in prices for this tuna due to the global pandemic. It...
GSA Pens Agreement With TU And AENOR On Fishing Standards
The non-profit Global Seafood Assurances (GSA) wants to create social standards for the tuna and seafood sectors and is teaming up with industry players to make this happen. It signed an...
Industry Experts See Opportunities For Improving Tuna Traceability
New technology that reduces the impact of fishing vessels, and transparency and traceability that can be attained with blockchain technology were the major issues that leading industry experts...
Removing Squid As Tuna Longline Bait Could Save Thousands Of Turtles
New research shows that if tuna longline fishers were to use more fish instead of squid as bait, it could potentially reduce tons of turtle and blue shark bycatch. Incidental catches from...
Australian Longliners Can Take Uncaught Bluefin Quota To 2021
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) reviewed the amendment to the undercatch determination to provide greater flexibility for the Australian longline fishery....
Will Tesco’s Ultimatum On IO Yellowfin Make A Difference?
The state of Indian Ocean (IO) yellowfin stock is once again under the spotlight and this time UK’s leading retailer Tesco has put it there. The company recently announced that it would be...
Atuna Readers Don’t Think EEZs Should Be Extended
Last month, news broke that Ecuador is planning to submit to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) a proposal to extend the limit of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)...
This Year’s WCPO Daily Skipjack Catch Has Plummeted
So far, skipjack catches in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean have been, by far, not at the same level as in the first half of 2019 when they were the highest on record at 2,094,988...
Korean Seiners Netted More Skipjack Than Ever
Korean purse seiners netted the highest volume of tuna in 2019 in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), a record in nearly four decades of this distant water fleet’s history. Estimated...
Outgoing Palau President Pushed To Develop Tuna Industry In Sanctuary
At a time when Palau’s lucrative eco-tourism industry has totally collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis, the Pacific Islands nation's President has come under criticism about the marine...
Spanish IO Seiners Allowed To Share Catch Quota
The Spanish fleet fishing in the Indian Ocean will have more flexibility regarding the management of its yellowfin quota during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and...
IOTC Proposes Virtual Annual Meeting
On September 3, the IOTC sent a circular proposing that a virtual gathering for its 24th Session should take place in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment...
US Charges Japanese Boat Owner For Trafficking Sharkfins
US authorities have charged Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd, the owner of a Japanese-flagged tuna longliner for the illegal trafficking of shark fins. The US Fish and Wildlife Service seized 190 pounds...
Compulsory E-Reporting Considered For US Longline Fisheries
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will soon review a draft regulation to consider if electronic reporting (ER) should become mandatory for Hawaii and American...