With Vietnam’s blue boats continuing to make appearances in Australia’s EEZ, Australia has decided to help the Asian nation tackle its IUU fishing issues. The countries plan to launch a...
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Worry Over Lack Of Action On Observer Safety
As the latest annual WCPFC meeting ended without any new observer safety measures implemented, a board member from an observers association has shown concern at the lack of action taken. The...
FAD Concerns As Phil Fleet Gets Extended High Seas Access
The Philippine-flagged purse seine fleet is allowed to continue its exclusive access to High Seas Pocket 1 in the WCPO, at least for another year, a decision that has some concerned over the...
PNG-Based Canners Threaten To Close In Light Of Rebate Scheme
Six tuna cannery operators in PNG are reportedly discussing the potential of closing down their processing facilities, a direct reaction to the announcement today that the island nation’s...
PNG Launches A Revolution In Tuna Processing
Starting January 2018, no more discounted VDS fishing days will be offered in the PNG EEZ to any domestic or foreign flagged purse seiners, where linked to processors. Instead, in a mission to...
Is An IO Skipjack Quota Really Needed?
Purse seiners fishing in the Indian Ocean could face skipjack catch limits next year due to concerns over the stock status of the species. Although, with the stock still rated as green, there...
Seychelles Gets Strict On Misreporting Amid New IO Quotas
With 2018 Indian Ocean tuna quotas now being considered, the Seychelles Fisheries Agency (SFA) is focused on ensuring there is no misreporting of catch from purse seiners, something it says...
Will US Businessman Save Mozambique’s EMATUM?
US businessman Erik Prince will invest in Mozambique’s EMATUM, the state-owned tuna fishing company funded by multimillion dollar loans, which pulled the poverty-stricken nation into great...
Revealed: The Rapid Expansion Of China’s Fleet
The expansion of the Chinese tuna fleet has long been talked about and parts of the industry grow increasingly concerned about what this means for their business and vital tuna stocks. The...
3-Day WTO Talks End With No Ban On Subsidized Fleets
The World Trade Organization’s 11th Ministerial Conference has ended without reaching an agreement on the long disputed issue of fisheries subsidies, despite three days of negotiations. This...
Dongwon’s External Settlement Denied In Wrongful Death Case
The courts have refused a request from South Korean tuna fishing giant, Dongwon Industries, to force arbitration with the wife of a man killed on one if its seiners. Dongwon, which owns one of...
Nestlé & TU Promote Human Rights With Revamped Boat
One of the world’s biggest pet food companies, Nestlé, in collaboration with its supplier Thai Union, has refurbished a Thai fishing vessel to demonstrate adequate labor conditions for...
China Pledges To Limit Fleet To Avoid Subsidy Ban
Chinese officials have promised to limit the country’s tuna fleet to 2016 levels, just before members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) plan to discuss, and possibly eliminate, government...
Atlantic FIP Launches 6 Months After Signing
A Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) covering purse seine operations in the Eastern Atlantic, signed by major European fleet operators and Thai Union, has now launched around half a year...
Poor Landings Cause 15% SKJ Price Rise In Japan
Skipjack landings in Japan have been reported as 40 percent lower from September through November, compared to the same period last year. The shortage in supply has caused the average...
Australia Considers Opening EEZ To Foreign Vessels
The Australian government is considering opening remote waters off the Australian coast to foreign vessels, a suggestion that is reportedly also being pushed for by the tuna industry. A...
Locked-Out NGOs Say New WCPFC Rules Put Bigeye At Risk
Several environmental groups have aired their disappointment with the decisions made at the recently concluded WCPFC meeting in Manila, especially in relation to bigeye catch limits, as they...
“Mexican Marine Reserve Will Increase Tuna Stock”
A marine ecologist from the NGO, National Geographic has claimed tuna firms will benefit from the large recently established no take zone (NTZ) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This has however...
US Seiners Get Extra High Seas Days To Boost StarKist Supply
The US purse seine fleet has been granted an extra 100 fishing days in WCPO high seas pockets for 2018. The expectation is that this will lead to more raw material being landed in American...
EPO Underdog Achieves Impressive Surge In Skipjack Catch
The Nicaraguan purse seine fleet has significantly improved its tuna catch as this year’s landings show its prominence in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has grown. This increase comes despite the...