"Panama is acting as if it was handed the yellow card," said Flor Torrijos, Director of the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), regarding her country's reaction to a warning given by...
Fishing
Costa Rican Govt Reverses Tuna Licenses Auction
The Costa Rican government’s recent move to reverse its decision to auction tuna fishing licenses has caused a great uproar among the country’s fishermen. The bidding was supposed to be a...
Ecuadorian Police Seizes Drugs From Tuna Containers
In one of the ports in Guayaquil, Ecuadorian authorities seized about 3.4 tons of cocaine from four containers with commodities such as canned tuna, palm oil, and scrap metal that were heading...
Libyan Govt Seeks Better Regulations For Tuna Fishing
The Libyan government is working to better regulate the nation's tuna exports in 2020. On February 11, the Ministry of Economy and Trade debated on reduced terms for granting fishing and...
Bumble Bee And FCF Launch Longline Albacore FIP In Indian Ocean
Bumble Bee Foods and its parent company FCF, along with non-profit Ocean Outcomes have launched a new longline tuna fishery improvement project (FIP) in the Indian Ocean for...
What Will The Tuna Industry’s Future Be In 2025?
The end debate of the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama saw a lively discussion centered around the topic of where the tuna industry will be heading and what its future in 2025 will be like....
US Tuna Seiner Sues Competitor In Millions For Collision
A tuna purse seiner that was struck by a fellow fishing vessel is suing the latter claiming that the collision was the result of the boat trying to damage or to intimidate it off of the fish...
Vanuatu Provides New Safety Equipment For Observers And Fishers
To improve the safety of fishermen and observers alike, the Department of Fisheries of Vanuatu has launched a comprehensive number of safety devices to be distributed this year. In a launch...
Man Picked-Up From Seiner During Storm Ciara
Last Sunday, in the midst of the Ciara storm, which has been hitting Europe for the past week, the French rescue boat ‘Ar Beg’ from SNSM Trévignon-Concarneau sailed out to pick-up a crew...
INCOPESCA Proposes Amendments To Manage Tuna Fishing In Costa Rica
The Costa Rican fisheries institute has proposed amendments to several articles and an introduction of a new article in the country’s tuna fishing regulations in order to boost the industry...
African Nations Collaborate With EU To Launch Pilot Observer Program
An intergovernmental organization comprising 22 African coastal countries from Morocco to Namibia has announced that it will launch a pilot project for a regional onboard observer program....
Aussie Authorities Conduct Operation On Seiners Fishing Southern Bluefin
Recently, the Australian authorities conducted a joint ‘at sea’ operation to inspect fishing operators involved in the harvest and farming of southern bluefin tuna. The operation was carried...
Japan & FAO Hold Workshop With Pacific Islands To Boost Tuna Fisheries
A regional project workshop was held in Nadi, Fiji on the first week of February to help boost Pacific coastal and small tuna fisheries. The workshop was over a three-year project that is...
Over 20% Of All Fishery Progress FIPs Tackle Tuna
The Americas Tuna Conference continues today in Panama City, its topics discussing the re-shuffling of the global tuna industry. During the first session today, two NGOs talked about...
Study: PNA Market-Based Approach Can Serve As Example For Marine Conservation
A new study using a modeling system has looked into Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and how large-scale marine conservation can be incentivized by fisheries management schemes such as PNA’s...
Pesca Azteca: Paying Fishermen On Mature Tuna Size Can Protect Stock
During the second session of AMATuna 2020, Manuel Vazquez, Managing Director of the Mexican tuna fishing company, Pesca Azteca, took to the podium to talk about the importance of...
Colombian Coast Guard Captures Ecuadorian Boat For IUU Fishing
The Colombian coast guard has captured a flipper boat and arrested the three men on board for illegal fishing, reported El Universo. The authorities said that the accused were fishing about...
IATTC Director: Tuna Industry Must Change To Adapt To Current Issues
During the first session of the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama, Guillermo Compeán, Director of the IATTC, gave a speech where he highlighted the current changes the tuna industry is...
Americas Tuna Conference 2020 Kicks Off In Panama
The Americas Tuna Conference 2020 has officially kicked off today in Panama City. The two-day gathering will hold in-depth talks on the essential issues concerning the tuna industry in the...
New Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems To Aid EU Maritime Surveillance
A newly developed Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by an EU agency to boost fisheries control. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is working with the...