The International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been advised to increase the catch limit for Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, which has divided opinion....
Fishing
Shanghai Kaichuang Gets $15m Govt. Boost
One of China’s biggest tuna fishing companies, Shanghai Kaichuang (SK), has received a multimillion dollar subsidy from the government. The fund is aimed at strengthening the firm’s fishing...
No More Escaping For “Invisible” Vessels
A new innovative satellite system with the ability to track the movement of fishing vessels, also when the ship does not want to be tracked and wishes to remain “invisible” to authorities,...
US Fleet Gets Green Light To Resume Bigeye Operations
The US longline fleet has been given the opportunity to start catching bigeye tuna again, as it will be allowed to purchase up to 3,000 tons more of catch quota, following a rule recently...
Sapmer Takes “Catch To Consumer” Sales To Europe
Satisfied with the performance of its recently opened store on Reunion Island, French tuna fishing and processing firm, Sapmer, plans to take the “catch to consumer” concept to Europe in early...
Maersk & Tri Marine Deal Expected To Accelerate Solomon Exports
Tri Marine is expected to ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIMPA) today. The agreement will also be signed by Maersk Line – the world’s largest...
Looming EU Visit Sparks Close Watch On Thai Fisheries
With EU representatives scheduled to audit Thailand’s measures against IUU fishing early next month, the government has urged authorities in the country to increase their oversight of the...
Japan Gets Go-Ahead For Strong Boost In Bluefin Catch
Japan has announced that its Southern bluefin quota will see a 30 percent rise in the years 2018-2020. Despite being labelled as “Critically Endangered” on the International Union for...
Locals Protest Marquesas Tuna Fishery Expansion
Residents of the Marquesas Islands, a tuna transshipment location in French Polynesia, will continue to protest government plans to expand tuna fishing activity in the islands’ waters. Later...
India & Sri Lanka Agree To End Fishing Feud
Sri Lanka and India have come to a mutual agreement to find a permanent solution to the two decade long conflict over illegal tuna fishing in each other’s waters. The ongoing feud has involved...
US Pressures Vietnam To Fight IUU
The US government has sent a warning to Vietnamese seafood processors to improve their fight against IUU fishing as new rules, to take effect next year, could impact their exports to the...
ANABAC Stresses Frustration Over Unfair “Race To Fish”
Having expressed its disagreement with Spanish government plans to put a collective end date on the operations of the Spanish fleet in the Indian Ocean, ANABAC is keen to clarify that its main...
Spanish Albacore Season Comes To Early Close
Spanish vessels will today stop fishing for Atlantic albacore (bonito del norte) as the fleet’s quota is estimated to have been exhausted. The closure of the fishery usually comes at the end...
PNA Hub To Become “One Stop Port” For Tuna Vessels
Pacific International Inc. (PII) has expressed plans to make the capital of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Majuro, a “one stop shopping and preferred service port” for tuna vessels in the Western...
Bangkok Drop As Korean Fleet Spreads Deliveries
The South Korean fleet continues to divert large tuna tonnages away from Bangkok and to other major processing locations, with the wider spread contributing to a supply shortage in the Thai...
Enquiry Into Why US Longliner Ran Aground
Investigations are underway after a US-flagged tuna longliner ran aground off Waikiki in Hawaii. The Honolulu-based Pacific Paradise, owned by Hawaiian company TWOL LLC, ran aground 366 meters...
US Fleet Defied Slump In Bangkok Deliveries
While most fleets have delivered much lower volumes of whole round tuna to Thailand this year, the US fleet defied the general trend, at least up until the start of the WCPO FAD ban. Out of...
Most Say No To Spanish APR Standards For Global Fleet
Recent calls for a Spanish government-led fishing initiative to be recognized on a global scale, or at least be adhered to by all EU fleets, has been dismissed by most voters on the latest...
Study: 1/3 Of Catch Unreported In Indo Fisheries
The amount of underreported catch in some tuna fisheries is highly underestimated, a new study conducted in Indonesia concludes. The authors reveal that non or misreporting of juvenile tuna...
Potential Yellow Card Concerns Vietnam Over EU Competitiveness
As Vietnam recognizes the potential of receiving a yellow card warning from the EU on IUU, exporters have raised concerns about high inspection costs of seafood containers that may come with...