A 3000 M/T Cameroon-flagged carrier vessel in Thai waters off Phuket was detained by local authorities due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The boat’s crew...
Fishing
US Criticizes Ecuador For Possible IUU Fishing
The US has pointed its finger at Ecuador for IUU fishing activities that could have occurred from 2016-2018. This is according to a recently released ‘Improving International Fisheries...
Sapmer Wants To Help Illiterate Seafarers
French tuna company Sapmer is facing difficulties employing seafarers in Réunion Island, where it is headquartered, due to illiteracy. It recently participated in a workshop on the...
Jealsa’s Innovative Tuna Cubes Did Not Cut It
The President of the Spanish food company, Jealsa Rianxeira Group, has acknowledged that the innovative Tuna Cubes product was a success at the time of its launch in 2000, but could not...
Filipino Skipjack In Danger Of Collapse
In a recent meeting to establish Fisheries Management Area 2 (FMA 2) in the Philippines, it was revealed that the nation's skipjack stock in its EEZ is in danger of collapse....
StarKist & COS Want “Asian Racial Stereotypes” Out
Canned tuna companies, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea, have asked a US federal judge to axe an expert witness presented by plaintiffs in the multidistrict antitrust case. "Dr....
Fishermen Ask Thai Govt To Loosen Anti-Slavery Measures
In Thailand, NGOs and human rights organizations have expressed their concerns regarding the escalating demands of the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (NFAT) to loosen measures...
Call To Provide Loans For PNG Residents To Buy Seiners
Residents of Papua New Guinea (PNG) should possess more purse seiners to benefit from the nation's tuna-rich waters, claims Fishing Industry Association's (FIA) President,...
Director Says EPO Might Need To Restrict FAD Sets
Besides the usual 72-day FAD closure period, a restriction might have to be placed on FAD sets to ensure that bigeye and yellowfin are not overfished, the top official of IATTC has...
Spanish Govt Opens Talks To Regulate Bigeye & Yellowfin Fisheries
On September 18, a public consultation period for the development of national regulations in Spain for bigeye and yellowfin fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean began. It will continue for the next...
Crew Survives Burning Hawaii Longliner
A 42-year old Hawaiian longliner, Miss Emma, caught fire about 8 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. The crew sent out a Mayday on Tuesday afternoon and abandoned the vessel and escaped on a...
Tagged Bluefin Caught After 14 Years
A southern bluefin tagged on December 17, 2004 in the Great Australian Bight was caught this week near the Australian town of Bermagui after 14 years and eight months at...
Maersk Pays Princes Damages On Fouled Tuna
Danish shipping company Maersk has reached an agreement with tuna processor Princes and its insurers in London over a cargo of 63.1 tonnes of tuna that was destroyed early this year. The...
Key Suspect In Mozambique Tuna Fraud Cooperating With FBI
A key suspect in Mozambique’s hidden debts scandal was cooperating with the FBI in January and February. Former BP and PetroSA executive, Teofilo Nhangumele, was one of the...
New Massive FIP Covers Indonesian Longliners In 2 Oceans
Around 250 longliners will participate in the recently announced new large-scale Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for Indonesia, which will be led by the Sustainable...
Pet Foods Good Profit Maker For Thai Canners
Thailand’s value of exports has increased ahead of volume and the pet food sector is expected to grow, according to Thai Union. Tony Lazazzara, Director of Fisheries...
Sea Shepherd To Hunt IUU Vessels In Eastern Pacific
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is gearing to hunt IUU fishing vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The activist US NGO announced that it will be launching a new...
Possible Radioactive Dump No Threat To Tuna
Radioactive water from the Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant in Japan could be released into the Pacific Ocean where it will dilute. According to SPC's Oceanic Fisheries Programme...
Undetectable Tuna Drone Future Navy Weapon?
A new 3D-printed underwater tuna drone has been making waves. The robot can swim at a record-breaking speed of 0.85 meters per second (3.06 kilometers per hour). It mimics the movement of a...
US Canned Tuna Volume Predicted To Decline Further
Volume of sales of canned tuna has been decreasing for over a decade in the US market and according to Tri Marine International, they will continue to decline. However, higher-priced...