EU and foreign-flagged purse seiners must conform to the stricter EU rules for freezing tuna in brine onboard for human consumption. Today, the rule came into force, under which the European...
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Stronger Tuna Fisheries Management A Priority, Says ISSF President
Science-based fishing management has lately helped see remarkable results in tuna fisheries. However, there is more work to be done in 2026 for tuna RFMOs and the fishing industry, in leading...
Dongwon Gets WCPO Longline Catches Certified
Korean tuna fishing company Dongwon Industries recently got its longline-caught yellowfin, bigeye, and North Pacific and South Pacific albacore catches in the WCPO MSC certified. Last March,...
Exceptional Yellowfin Catches Keep EPO Total Equal
Tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are on course for another record year in 2025, though the increase this time is not driven by skipjack catches. In the first nine months of last year,...
Lack Of Adequate Reporting Pulls Back WCPFC Gillnet Fishery’s Growth
The WCPO gillnet fisheries, which catch skipjack and pelagic species, mainly operate in Vietnam's EEZ. The catches were at an over two-decade peak in 2016 but have been falling sharply since...
Ghana Tuna Association Rejoices As Pole-And-Line & Seiner Catches Get Blue Tick
Ghana Tuna Association's pole-and-line and purse seine catches for skipjack and yellowfin in the Atlantic Ocean received the blue logo last week. Both fisheries of the Association, went for an...
Ecuadorian Processors Seek New Markets And Trade Deals
The Ecuadorian tuna and seafood sector did well in 2025, with sustainability as its core value. The exports of tuna products grew substantially with the opening of new markets and finalizing...
Vietnamese Tuna Sector Will Feel Impact Of US Seafood Ban
Exports of tuna (yellowfin and bigeye) and seafood products from 12 major Vietnamese fishing grounds to the US have been officially suspended. The ban is an added pressure on the Asian...
Spanish Stevedores Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Stevedores in Spanish ports are increasingly finding it difficult to find work. Many of them have left their jobs, and the once-thriving job sector is under pressure. In Galician ports of A...
MIFCO Begins Buying Yellowfin Above Agreed Price
The state-run Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has begun purchasing 10 to 15 kg yellowfin at MVR 20 (USD 1.29) for a kilo, a price higher than President Mohamed Muizzu quoted last...
WCPO Troll And Hook-And-Line Fishery Catches Near 20-Year High
The WCPO artisanal troll and hook-and-line fishery reported good catches in 2024, one of the highest levels in two decades. Small boats from Indonesia and the Philippines using this gear...
US Study Accuses China Of Being Leading Offender In IUU Fishing
A new investigation on the Chinese distant water fishing fleet was recently released to the US Congress. The report ‘China’s Global Fishing Offensive’ underlined “China’s role as the world’s...
Can Transshipments At Sea Be Banned?
IUU fishing is harmful to tuna and other fish stocks and damages ecosystems. Illegal transshipments at sea boost the IUU fishing problem and pushes illegal caught fish into the global supply...
IO Tuna Fishing Nations To Form Coastal Alliance
Tuna fishing nations in the Indian Ocean are moving to strengthen cooperation to protect the fish stocks, as they prepare to form a new regional bloc under the proposed Indian Ocean Coastal...
ETC2026 – What To Expect?
Developments in the tuna industry are happening at breakneck speed. A common denominator that will be addressed at the European Tuna Conference is the digitalization in the supply chain for...
Global Tuna Monitoring To Tighten As UN High Seas Treaty Takes Effect
The UN High Seas Treaty, an international agreement to protect tuna and other marine life, came into force on Saturday. The deal, officially called the BBNJ Agreement, was ratified last year...
Spain Eases New EU Regulations After Fishers’ Protest
Spanish tuna and other seafood fishermen ended a strike within hours on Monday after the national government agreed to ease the implementation of the EU’s new Fisheries Control Regulations....
AGAC AO Western Skipjack Catch Is MSC Certified
The AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery received the MSC certification for its western skipjack catches in the Atlantic Ocean after it requested a scope extension in...
StarKist Campaign Features Pregnant Woman Eating Tuna And Other Social Media Stories
Has StarKist put aside myths about pregnant women eating tuna in its latest promotion? The scraps of a Chinese tuna vessel that went missing almost five decades ago recently hit the shore of...
Persistent Challenges Threaten Growth Of Ecuadorian Tuna Sector
Ecuador continues to face challenges that threaten the growth of its tuna industry, claimed Bruno Leone, President of the National Chamber of Fisheries. However, the country's tuna and seafood...