Irish recreational anglers will now be involved in a science-based catch, tag and release fishery. Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, announced the news on Tuesday...
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Midwater Trawling Considered For Philippine Coastal Tuna
The Philippine fisheries department will be conducting trials to assess the viability of midwater trawling in Philippine waters through the adoption of Danish fishing technology. The...
Ecuadorian Seiner Owners Hint On Moving Fleets To Panama
Tuna vessel owners in Ecuador are inquiring about the possibility of moving their operations to Panama because of cheaper oil prices, following the increase of diesel rates...
S.Korea Wants To Catch 900,000 Tons Annually By 2023
The five-year plan for the South Korea’s domestic fishing industry has been released by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (ODA). The comprehensive outline is...
Tuna Newcomer P&P Posts High Earnings
Having made its mark almost three years ago in the tuna industry, the largest fishing group in the Netherlands, P&P, has produced excellent financial results. Parlevliet &...
Could An Algorithm Reduce Seabird Bycatch By Longliners?
Over the last year, BirdLife International and Global Fishing Watch have been monitoring longline tuna vessels to ensure compliance to albatross mitigation measures, and now have...
FSM Gov’t To Fishing Firms: No Proof Of Investment, No VDS Discounts
Assurance first. The President of Federated States of Micronesia demands a review of the current tuna fishing rules in granting concessions to fishing investors. According to...
Senegal Allowed To Fish In Liberian Waters
A five-year agreement was inked on Jan. 22, 2019 between fish-depleted Senegal and Liberia, allowing Senegal to fish in Liberia’s EEZ in exchange for training and support to its...
Japanese Bluefin Catches Slump
Bluefin tuna catches off the coast of Japan have been sluggish in the current fishing season. From July 2018 to March this year, many fishermen have reportedly been forced to curb...
Can FIPs Do For Longline What ISSF Could Not?
With its business relying mostly on albacore and yellowfin supply, the stakes are high for Bumble Bee in ensuring healthy stocks of tuna. Bumble Bee is one of the...
Russian Shipyards Build Wave Of Multi-Purpose Purse Seiners
For the first time in two decades, a Russian purse seine fishing vessel is being built for a Russian operator at a domestic shipyard, according to a report posted on Fisker Forum....
China Implements New Tuna Measures
The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department of Shandong Province has implemented the International Management Measures for tuna. Any unregistered fishing vessels...
Madang Government To Manage PMIZ
A few weeks after the government of Papua New Guinea announced the USD 8.9 million financial aid for the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ), the national government has now decided to...
Brazilian Tuna Landings Increase 550 Percent
Vessels from Ilhéus, on the eastern coast of Brazil have seen a 550 percent increase in tuna landings, according to Bahia Pesca. Since the end of 2018, vessels have landed more...
Basque Tuna Industry Looks To Next Generation
Generational continuity has been chosen as the key topic at this year’s Eurofishing congress. A panel will be held featuring prominent figures in the Basque tuna industry...
Explosives Found On Board Tuna Vessel
The Customs Office of Paita, Peru has intervened with a foreign tuna vessel with a cargo of hydrobiological products and cartridges of explosives. The Ecuadorian flagged vessel,...
Coast Guard Cutter Back On Duty In South Pacific
The Coast Guard Cutter Melon (WHEC 717) continues patrolling the South Pacific in its mission to curb illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, following a stop in Fiji in...
EU Preps Help For Its Fishermen If Hit By No-Deal Brexit
The European Commission proposed two contingency plans to mitigate the impacts of a possible “no deal” Brexit on EU fisheries. The first proposal allows fishermen and operators from...
Plans For Joint Fishing Agency In Vigo, Manta Proposed
The President of Central American Parliament has begun discussions with the intent to establish an Ibero-American fishing agency. President Irma Amaya met with...
PNA Announces VDS Expansion
Members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have outlined a list of significant developments they plan to implement in the next few years. The eight members alongside...