Once again, Greenpeace has taken a shot at Taiwanese trader, FCF. The NGO claimed that despite the company’s declaration of sustainability and traceability, there are “clear links” and a...
Fishing
Initiative To Collect Ghost Gear In Maldives
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) along with the Olive Ridley Project have launched a new initiative to collect and recycle ghost gear in the Maldives. The project will be...
GTA: Companies Making Progress In Tuna Traceability Commitments
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) hosted a webinar on Tuesday highlighting the advancements in the commitments made by the 66 signatories to the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. The non-profit...
GenSan City Mayor Bans Fishing Crews From Coming Ashore
In a move that will have a significant impact on the tuna industry in the Philippines, the Mayor of General Santos City ordered a temporary closure of the local airport and banned vessel crews...
Spanish Bigeye TAC Distributed Among Fleets, Seiners On Top
In an attempt to take action against the possible threat of the bigeye stock reaching unhealthy levels in the Atlantic, last year the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic...
WPRFMC Caps Longline Bigeye Quota For 2020
On March 12, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) made its 2020 recommendation for longline-caught bigeye for the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the...
Helicopters Pilots Essential For Tuna Fishing
Free school fishing purse seiners usually have the assistance of a helicopter to help them look for tuna schools. The aerial vehicle is able to scout for the fish over a larger area....
Costa Rican Legislators Call For Rational Use Of Tuna Resources
The Costa Rican government has been under attack by the local tuna fishing sector as they are demanding that it guarantee that resources are not taken by foreign fleets. Recently, however,...
Closed Hawaiian EEZ Could Re-Open For Tuna Longliners
After a new study showed that the stock of false killer whale dolphins around the Hawaiian Island may be healthier than previously thought, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management...
Tokelau Prepares For Drop In Tuna License Income
New Zealand's administrator to Tokelau Ross Ardern has urged local leaders to be prepared for a drop in their fisheries revenues. Most of the income of the tiny island group in the South...
Australian Tuna Fleet Still Forced To Fish South
In 2019, Port Lincoln's tuna fleet has, once again, caught the majority of its southern bluefin quota in the areas of Kingston and Robe, more to the south-east of Australia. According to Brian...
Norway Increases Tuna Quota
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has allocated a 312 M/T quota for Northern bluefin - the highest in years. This will be divided among eleven vessels, three more than previously. Tuna is...
Misuse Of AIS By Global Reefers
‘Risky’ reefer containers pose a threat to the marine environment by facilitating IUU fishing and undermining the human rights of their workers, states a new report released by Greenpeace. In...
SPC Manual Advices On Anchored FADs
A new manual on anchored FADs was released by the Pacific Community (SPC). Since the previous guide was published in 2005, much has been learned about the best use, construction, and...
Salvadorian Fishermen Rescued Near Nicaraguan Coast
Four Salvadoran fishermen who were reported missing on March 1 were rescued five days later by a Nicaraguan-flagged tuna vessel named ‘Angi Luis Quiara’. The latter is not in the IATTC Vessel...
Pacific Communities Learn Alternative Fishing Practices
Training workshops for fishing communities in the Pacific were carried out in the early part of this week under the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) program. The five-year...
Study: Tuna Gillnets Responsible For IO Cetacean Decline
A study from an Australian university is claiming that cetacean stocks in the Indian Ocean have experienced a vast decline in the last 40 years. The investigation stated that this was due to...
EU Fisheries Chair & Europêche Want Stricter Yellow Card Rules
The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH), Pierre Karleskind, has highlighted the need to tighten yellow card regulations against third countries. He was...
Brazilian Tuna Fishing Vessel Sinks In Atlantic
A tuna fishing vessel sank near the north coast of Brazil, around 112 kilometers off the coast of São Francisco do Sul, in the Atlantic Ocean. All 23 crew members were rescued by another...
Pacific Islands Tighten Restrictions Amid Virus Concerns
Islands in the Pacific, especially the PNA nations, have tightened their quarantine restrictions for crew and various commercial fishing vessels due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The...