On November 12, the EU’s Regulatory Rapid Alert System (RASFF) reported the EU Health Authorities rejected tuna shipments at the border in two separate incidents, last week. A delivery...
Fishing
Kenya Pushes Rapid Expansion Of National Seiner Fleet
Alongside running efforts to eradicate all illegal fish landing sites by 2019, Kenya is stepping up measures to increase local production of tuna sourced from its Indian Ocean EEZ and raise...
Ecuador Fights IUU Fishing With Stricter Port Controls
With expressed ambitions to “prevent, discourage, and eliminate” the landing of illegally caught fish at domestic ports, the Ecuadorian Plenary of the National Assembly unanimously approved an...
IN BRIEF: Trafficking By Tuna Vessels Key To El Chapo Cartel
An anonymous witness informed authorities that Colombian ships, including a number of tuna vessels, were essential to the organized crime syndicate. Between 1990...
IN BRIEF: Maltese Domestic Attack Over Can Of Tuna
The dispute began when a can of tuna went missing, the accused then allegedly began throwing various items at the victim. The 40-year-old man has been granted a EUR 5,000 (USD 6,661) bail.
High Seas Clash: Brazilian Crew Reports Death Threats
A high seas dispute involving Chinese longliner Chang Rong 4 and Brazilian longliner Oceana Pesca I had Brazilian crew members on their knees begging for their lives, based on reports from a...
IN BRIEF: Sea Of Cortez Biomass Revived
This image captured near Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez is evidence of Brazil's successful conservation efforts. The area is home to numerous species including Yellowfin and Skipjack.
PNA: Effort Control On Pacific High Seas – “Use It Or Trade it”
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) Chief Executive Officer Ludwig Kumoru pushes for stricter conservation and management measures not only within their 200-mile EEZs but also on...
Fiji Still Facing Setbacks From Shortage Of Tuna
Prospects for Fijian processors have taken a dip, resulting from a shortage of tuna in regional waters that was reported by the country’s Ministry of Fisheries last week. Over the last two...
Maltese Farms Adds USD 61M Value To Bluefin
The Maltese National Statistics Office reported that more than 13,000 tons of tuna were sold for a net gross of USD 168 million. This amounts to USD 13,000 per ton on average, which is an...
Only 1 Carrier Observer Report For 2,045 At-Sea Transshipments
A rise in reported transshipment of longliners at sea is spotlighted in annual reports issued by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which outline a 97 percent...
Newcomer Norway Triples Bluefin TAC By 2020
As bluefin stock grows steady in the Atlantic, the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has increased Norway’s Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bluefin from 104...
IN BRIEF: Mozambican NGOs Demand Justice Over “Tuna Bond” Scandal
After multinational bank Credit Suisse recently escaped prosecution from the USD 2.5 billion “tuna bond” scandal, 5 NGOs in Mozambique are elevating action to the United Nations and G20 to...
Price Perception Outweighs Eco-Conscious Purchasing In Australia
Seafood is a commodity taken for granted, even in areas of the globe where the fresh resource is seemingly abundant. Results of a recent study issued today by the Marine Stewardship Council...
Europeche: Asian Countries Blocked Bigeye Quota In ICCAT
Europeche has recently added its name to a long list of NGOs criticizing International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) regarding their decision on the Atlantic bigeye...
PNG Cannery To Ramp Up Daily Production
Operating out of the coastal town of Madang in Papua New Guinea, RD Tuna Canners, under the Philippines’ RD Corporation, projects an increase in its daily canned tuna production from 130 to...
ISSF: At-Sea Transshipments OK, As long As It Is “Well-Managed”
Apart from the day’s catch, fuel and time are two capital resources for operators on the high seas. The practice of transshipment at sea, despite its advantages in cutting costs and minimizing...
Chinese Pingtan Launches 4 New Light Luring Seiners
A new batch of tuna fishing vessels sets sail to the Indian Ocean, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. has announced. The global fishing company based in China had previously announced it would...
Pole And Line Fisheres: ICCAT’s Way Only Benefits Perpetrators
The overfished status of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean remains a key focus of the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), which spoke out after the culmination of last week’s ICCAT...
ICCAT Avoids Taking Hard Decisions On Bigeye And Yellowfin
Delegates from 51 tuna fishing nations departed from Dubrovnik, Croatia at the conclusion of last week’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT),...