To encourage fishermen to take up deep-sea fishing, 27 shipyards across India will build around 800 new vessels in the next years. Most of them are mini-longliners or gillnet...
Fishing
Skipjack Catch In EPO Dropped Substantially
Overall tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean dropped by 3 percent, according to the latest statistics from the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The cut amounted...
Mozambican Fishing Port Expansion Underway
The Mozambican government has invested USD 120 million in the renovation of the Beira’s fishing port. It has a capacity to accommodate 16 fishing boats (particularly tuna vessels) at the same...
Ecuador’s 2018 EPO Tuna Catch Slumps
Latest statistics from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) revealed a 5 percent drop in the overall catches of tuna by Ecuador in the Eastern Pacific Ocean...
EU Commissioner Condemns Infringements By Fishery Official
The European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella said that the malpractice reported in the Spanish media in connection to the dismissal of the...
36 EU Vessels Allowed To Catch 5,000 Tons In Côte d’Ivoire Waters
The European Parliament has approved a new six-year protocol that allows 36 EU vessels to fish up to 5,000 tons in Côte d’Ivoire’s EEZ. This deal provides fishing opportunities for 28...
Purse Seine Boats To Continue Fishing Using Metal Halide Lights
Mini purse seine fishermen in Malpe coast, India insisted that they are not using LED but metal halide lights for fishing. The court has directed the authorities to continue fishing...
Tuna Vessel Rescued After Distress Call
Tuna fishing vessel Grete has been rescued at Kangaroo Island, Australia after breaking down on Saturday, Feb. 9. The distress signal was sent just before 1 p.m. with reports from the crew...
SPC Director: PNA Could Reach USD 1 Billion Income From Tuna
The Pacific Community (SPC) Director General Colin Tukuitonga said that tuna fisheries are on track to return up to USD 1 billion to the region in a year. The SPC is a scientific organization...
Largest Fiber Tuna Purse Seiner Surpassed By One Meter
An Algerian fleet owner has commissioned Astilleros del Ulla, a Spanish shipyard located in the province of Pontevedra, to build a new fiber tuna purse seiner for...
Palau Considering Exception For Small Scale-Japanese Skipjack Fishers
The majority of Palau’s senators support Japan’s request to allow vessels to continue their commercial fishing operation in the island nation’s EEZ. Palau President Tommy Remengesau...
Concerns In Somalia Over Effects Of Chinese Tuna Deal
Somali fishing communities have criticized the new deal between the Somalian government and vessels tied to the China Overseas Fisheries Association. The Memorandum of...
PNA Working Group To Finalize New FAD Tracking Measures
A draft of a new PNA fish aggregating device (FAD) Tracking and Registration Measure is expected to be completed during a PNA working group meeting from Feb. 13 to 15 in Majuro, Marshall...
Interview: CTI Takes The Plunge Into Blackfin Market
Earlier this week, Atuna reported that the Curacao-based startup company, Caribbean Tuna International (CTI) had begun shipping blackfin tuna via aerial shipments to Amsterdam, the...
US Customs Issues Detention Order On Vanuatu Tuna Longliner
US Customs and Border Protection has flagged a tuna longline vessel in Vanuatu for alleged forced labor in its catching operations. Any tuna that has been landed by...
French TV Investigation Criticizes Tuna Fishing Industry, Thai Union Reacts
Fish aggregating devices (FADs) are being used to catch “mostly” juvenile yellowfin tuna, according to a French TV investigation. Journalist Sophie Le Gall told viewers that FADs in the Indian...
Meeting On Tuna Supply And Fishing Activities Commences
The third concentration meeting between the Indian Ocean Tuna Processing Industry and the European Union (EU) Fishing Industry has opened at the Intercontinental Resort in Balaclava,...
Wounded Mexican Tuna Crew Rescued By Helicopter
A crew member has suffered a blow to the head with an ice chest loaded with freshly-caught tuna weighing over one ton. The longliner “Buenaventure V” was east...
Ship Tracking Tech Used To Unlock High Seas Activity
New ship tracking technology can track vesels no matter where they are in the world. In some cases, captains can switch off the current way of tracking ships, the Automatic...
PNAO CEO: Up To 80,000 FADs Deployed In PNA Waters Annually
A three-month ban in the Pacific waters on fish aggregating devices (FADs) has been extended for another year to allow tuna stocks to recover. Around 50,000 to 80,000 FADs are...