The number of purse seine vessels operating in the waters across the globe fell by over 100 this year, according to tuna RFMO vessel register data collected in a report by the International...
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Solomon Islands Arranges For Observers To Return Home
Since Pacific Island nations closed their borders and restricted flights in order to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, many tuna fisheries observers have been stranded outside their countries....
Malaysia Keeps Dreaming Of Becoming Tuna Hub
Authorities in Malaysia continue to argue the potential that the Penang Port has for the tuna industry, and hope that one day it becomes a hub for the sector in the region. In 2019, 101,627...
Accident On Board Spanish Seiner Costs A Life
A tragic accident on board the purse seiner 'Txori Gorri', owned by Spanish fishing company INPESCA, has cost the life of an African crew member. At least one other fisher suffered minor...
Indonesia Detains 47 Poaching Vessels In Just 9 Months
Indonesian officials continue their attempts to fight IUU fishing in their waters. Recently, patrol vessels of the Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP),...
Catchy Song To Hook People On Record 680kg Tuna Catch
The story about the world’s largest tuna caught has gotten a song after 40 years. In 1979, Ken Fraser hooked a 1496 pound (about 680 kg) Atlantic bluefin - which has gone down in tuna legend....
Seychellois National Party Member Unhappy With EU Agreement Funds
The Seychelles Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Charles Bastienne, has announced that an annual USD 200,000 fund for the sustainable management of the island nation's environment and...
Mexican Tuna Seiners Now Carry Health Professionals
In Mexico, tuna fishing companies at the port of Mazatlan are improving their COVID-19 measures on board seiners after some crew members tested positive for the virus. This time, they are...
Criminal Complaint Against Costa Rican President Over Tuna Licenses
Members of the Costa Rican fishing sector have filed an official criminal complaint against the country’s President, Carlos Alvarado, for allegedly approving a way to sell purse seine tuna...
PAFCO Wishes Tuna Offloaded Closer To Plant
The Pacific Fishing Company’s (PAFCO) Chair, Iqbal Jannif, in a recent interview said that the cannery still has issues getting fishing vessels to offload tuna at the port in Levuka instead of...
Indian Ocean Firm Joins ISSF As Participating Company
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed a new participating company, the French tuna and seafood fishing firm SAPMER. The latest addition came after the ISSF...
Ecuadorian Official Defends Shark Measures Despite Fins Seizure
The President of the Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) has defended the country’s record in shark conservation despite authorities in Hong Kong having seized 26 M/T of shark fins,...
US Decision On Allowing Fishing In Marine Monument Criticized
National marine sanctuaries in the US are once again a subject of debate between the country’s tuna fishing industry and environmentalists. Last Friday, US President Trump signed a...
Sapmer Keeps Tuna Activity Afloat Despite Hard Hit By COVID-19
The French fishing company, Sapmer, recently unveiled its financial results for last year, which presented the company having suffered a record loss. This week, it added that the COVID-19...
Monsoon Season Purse Seine Ban Starts In Indian State
This week, a fishing ban that includes tuna purse seiners and gillnets started in the Southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Authorities have designed the annual initiative to coincide with the...
Nirsa Re-Emphasizes Commitment To Use Biodegradable FADs
In light of World Oceans Day, Ecuador's largest tuna producer Nirsa has ratified its commitment to sustainable fishing and the marine ecosystem with the development of the first 100 percent...
Drone Captures Tunas ‘Chasing’ Shark
A drone captured footage of a rather unusual sight in Baja off the coast of Mexico – a group of yellowfins swiftly swimming after a Great White Shark as if chasing the predator. On any given...
Sapmer Denies Rumors Of Sale For Its Purse Seiner
The French fishing company, Sapmer, has clarified that as of today it is not actively looking for buyers for its tuna purse seiner 'Manapany', which has been dry docking in France since late...
Discovery Channel Premiers Bluefin Fishing Series
A new Discovery Channel series focussing on bluefin fishing premiered on May 22 in the US. The show, called All On The Line, follows two vessels in which the crews are fighting to reel in what...
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Stock Will Soon Reach Recovery Target
The International Scientific Committee (ISC) for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific Ocean has projected that the stock of Pacific bluefin tuna will soon meet the international...