A Guatemalan fishery is entering into MSC assessment for the unassociated purse seine tuna operations of its Spanish owned vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, with it expected to receive...
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Oceana: EU Countries Issued Illegal African Fishing Permits
EU vessels have been unlawfully fishing in West African waters, according to a new report, which highlights the region as a prime location to fish for tuna, with many EU-flagged boats...
Malaysia Has Big Hopes For Thriving Tuna Industry
The Malaysian government is hoping to develop a lucrative tuna industry, through issuing fishing licenses to vessels that agree to deliver their catch on Malaysian soil. This goal will also be...
Controversial US Bigeye Deal Recommended To Continue
The annual bigeye catch limit of 2,000 tons each for American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMIA), of which half is allowed to be sold to US...
EPO Quotas Could Have Cost Ecuadorian Fleet $500 Million
The Ecuadorian tuna sector could have lost up to USD 500 million if the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) had continued with catch quotas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one...
Juvenile Bigeye & Yellowfin: Not Target Catch
Although the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) in its latest report considers juvenile bigeye and yellowfin as target species, Atuna readers are opposing this approach,...
Pinsa Nature Reserve Intrusion Was “Communication Failure”
An incident in which a number of vessels belonging to Mexican fishing firm Pinsa, were reported to be operating unlawfully in a nature reserve off the country’s coast, was merely an issue of...
FAD Ban Creates Worst Bangkok Skipjack Supply In Years
The worst catch and supply situation seen in years is being reported by traders in Bangkok, as many canners brace themselves and their customers for high skipjack tuna prices for several...
Indonesia Gets Japanese Boost To Tuna Sector
Japan’s government has agreed to help develop Indonesia’s fisheries sector, with tuna being an important part of the cooperation. Indonesia recently asked for Japan’s aid in building...
MSC: Mexican Fleet’s Bold Actions Have Been Transformative
Bold actions taken by the leading Mexican tuna fishing firms, against tough environmental challenges, have been transformative, according to MSC’s Americas Director, Brian Perkins. With news...
MSC For Mexican Fleet 100% Final
The Mexican purse seine fleet has finally received the news that its MSC certification is 100 percent official, gaining sustainable recognition for its EPO operations, including...
Worst US Albacore Season In 10 Years
It has been a tough Pacific albacore catching season for US commercial fishermen so far, with hauls significantly lower than previous years. Although this year’s landings were expected to...
PNG PM: Toughen Up On Foreign “Exploitation”
Pacific leaders have been told to toughen up on illegal fishing by foreign nations operating in their waters, and international vessels’ exploitation of their tuna resource. Papua New Guinea’s...
IPNLF: Silent So Far On ‘On The Hook’ Campaign
The world’s largest organization representing pole and line tuna fisheries, the IPNLF, has so far taken no public position on the recently launched ‘On The Hook’ campaign, which is supported...
Galapagos Case: 4 Chinese Longliners Transshipped To IUU Carrier
Data mapping platform, Global Fishing Watch (GFW), which tracks the location and activities of commercial fishing vessels, has revealed information that links four Chinese-flagged tuna...
The Industry Speaks: The Rise Of Regulations & Certification
The ever-growing importance of sustainability and the industry’s shift towards it will be addressed when major players meet at the upcoming Americas Tuna Conference & Exhibition in Panama....
Brazil Could Lose Tuna Fishing Rights
Brazil could lose its international authorization to fish for tuna, as the nation has reportedly failed to submit data to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas...
WCPO Bigeye: The Extent Of Recovery
With another three years of data available to WCPFC scientists, the 2017 assessment for bigeye tuna shows a “significantly more optimistic stock status”, with good spawning potential seen...
How Much Are Global Tuna Fisheries Worth?
Tuna is the most valuable wild fish found in our oceans, and the world’s tuna fisheries contribute an estimated USD 42.2 billion to the global economy each year. Based on a report by The Pew...
China Denies Fault In Protected Zone Near Ecuador
The Chinese government stresses that it respects the laws and regulations of Ecuador’s fisheries sector and has “clearly demanded” that vessels comply and refrain from entering a marine...