The market demand for pole and line sourced tuna is expected to double in three years as both consumers and retailers are becoming more engaged in sustainability issues, according to pole and...
Fishing
Lab-Grown Tuna Loins To Replace Wild Catch?
Bluefin tuna meat is being grown in a laboratory by start-up company, Finless Foods, as it believes the current rate of fishing will result in a “scarcity of fish meat” for consumers....
Australia: Awards For Coles And Simplot On Seafood Sustainability
Australian supermarket chain, Coles, has been awarded the best sustainable seafood supermarket in Australia by MSC. Despite becoming the first major supermarket in Australia to offer its...
Pakistan Needs To Get A Grip On Its Tuna Fisheries
The government of Pakistan is keen to develop its tuna fisheries by complying with international fishing requirements. As almost all of the catch from Pakistan’s tuna vessels is exported, tuna...
Two Vietnamese Tuna Fishermen Shot Dead By Philippine Navy
Two Vietnamese fishermen were killed when illegally fishing for tuna in Philippine waters. Five other crewmembers escaped warning shots from the Philippine navy and were arrested on Saturday,...
Mexican Fleet Turns Attention To Skipjack
It has been a strong first seven months for Mexico’s skipjack catches, with landings of the species having more than doubled this year compared to last. The development is due to Mexican...
Fiji Hopes E-Monitoring Longliners Can Curb Losses Due To IUU
50 Fijian flagged tuna longline vessels are expected to install Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS) as part of a three year project proposed by the Fijian Government and the Fiji Fishing...
StarKist To Take Over Tri Marine Samoa Plant?
Recent rumors suggest StarKist is considering taking over Tri Marine’s tuna processing plant in American Samoa. The plant, based in Atu’u, was closed late last year and StarKist’s cannery has...
Lakshadweep P&L Fishery Receives MSC Funding
An Indian pole and line project has been named as one of the recipients of this year’s MSC funding for research schemes in small scale and developing fisheries, with hopes that it will receive...
Gas Leak Poisons 20 On Tuna Purse Seiner
20 people were injured after a Panama flagged purse seiner experienced a CO2 leak whilst docked at Barranquilla, Colombia over the weekend. Fire teams were called to the Templario 1 to handle...
Walmart Foundation Funds Thai Fisheries Labor Probe
The Walmart Foundation has backed the International Justice Mission (IJM) to address human trafficking in the seven billion dollar Thai fishing industry. Despite reports of modern slavery in...
Irish Albacore Landings Must Be Allowed In Spanish Ports
After several instances of Irish vessels being blocked from landing their albacore catch in some Spanish ports, authorities in Spain have confirmed that no such restriction should be in place....
Push For Global Fleet To Gain Spanish Govt. Certification
A call has been made for worldwide fisheries to adhere to a Spanish government fishing initiative, with representatives of the EU tuna fleet stating that the AENOR Atun de Pesca Responsable...
EU Defends IUU System As Thai Industry Protests
Thousands of fishermen and processors in Thailand have reportedly launched a protest against the measures that are being implemented in their fisheries, since the EU branded the country with a...
The Species Behind WCPO Catch Bounce-Back
The rebound seen in annual WCPO tuna catches can be largely credited to the highest yellowfin landings of any previous year, peaking more than 40,000 tons above the former record. The increase...
Industry Presses For Needed Transparency In WCPFC
Industry group ISSF stresses the need for increased transparency within the WCPFC, and believes that for tuna fisheries to be managed effectively and sustainably, the industry and NGOs need to...
UK Retailer Makes Its Own “Responsible Sourcing” Scheme
UK retailer and leading frozen fish supermarket, Iceland has created its own responsible sourcing scheme in a bid to assure customers that Iceland Own Brand fish and seafood has been caught in...
Are Bigger Quotas Really Beneficial For Bluefin Fishermen?
A new study on the impact of the recent spike in Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna catch, has shown the price of bluefin declines as its aggregate supply increases. According to the study, led by...
Sea Shepherd Detains Spanish Seiner For Undocumented Bycatch
Anti-poaching group Sea Shepherd has announced that it assisted Gabonese authorities in the detention of a Spanish owned tuna seiner for not documenting its bycatch in accordance with the law....
Total WCPO Tuna Catch Climbs Back Up
The total 2016 annual tuna catch in the WCPO has climbed back up, after 2015 figures showed the first drop in years, and now represents the second highest tonnage on record, according to...