A group of environmental organizations under the Mexican Coalition in Defense of the Seas (Codemar), is calling for the removal of Mexican fisheries officials, as the group claims that they...
Fishing
Industry To Discuss Pole & Line Tuna Progression
The world’s first one-by-one tuna fisheries conference will be held in the Azores, Portugal, next month, with discussions on how to ensure the progression of these operations high on the...
MSC Invites Public For 30 Day Scrutiny On Its Standards
The MSC has opened a 30 day input period in which stakeholders have the opportunity to comment on its procedures and standards when it comes to both fishery certification and Chain of Custody...
Japan Agrees To Bluefin Recovery Plan
A long-term recovery plan for Pacific bluefin has been agreed on by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) northern committee, amid international worries of dwindling...
Pole & Line Nations Push To Improve IO Compliance
The governments of South Africa and the Maldives, two nations that have pushed for greater control in the Indian Ocean purse seine fishery in the past, have now agreed to work together to...
Chinese Tuna leader Expands Its “Super Frozen” Fleet
Zheijang Ocean Family, the owner of Ningbo Fengsheng, has taken steps to enlarge its fleet by ordering the construction of two new “super low temperature” tuna fishing vessels, which will...
Should Juvenile Tunas Be Considered Target Catch?
Juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna are being considered as target species, and not bycatch, in a new report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), which analyses the...
Atuna Readers: Commercial Longlining Is Not “Cultural Fishing”
Industrial longlining in restricted American Samoa waters should not qualify as “cultural fishing”, as is being debated by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac),...
“Fiji’s Domestic Industry Is On Its Last Legs”
Declining fish stocks are expected to significantly dent the volume of tuna shipments from Fijian processors this year. A long-running player in the Fijian industry has stated that overfishing...
Ecuador Hands Harsh $6m Fine On Chinese Intrusion
With Chinese vessel activity in the EPO worrying Ecuador’s tuna industry, courts have shown that they won’t be soft in punishing those that intrude on protected waters around the Galapagos...
PNA Seeks MSC On FAD Sets Within 5 Years
The PNA Office has announced that in the next five years it hopes to establish a fully sustainably-managed purse seine FAD fishery within its waters, to a level that it can obtain MSC...
Thai IUU-Fight To Help Vietnam Avoid Yellow Card?
An agreement has been reached for Thailand to continue sharing its experience in fighting IUU, with Vietnam, a country that has recently faced allegations of being the flag nation of a number...
Indonesia Keen For Japanese Tuna Investment
The Indonesian government wants Japan to invest in infrastructure and technology to support and enhance its fisheries industry, of which tuna is a major part. These efforts come in line with...
One Method To Catch MSC & Red Listed Species
With the Echebastar skipjack fishery recently recommended for MSC certification, questions previously raised about mixed fisheries and their ability to be sustainably certified on just one...
PNA FAD Measures Take Pressure Off Bigeye
Following years of concern and negative statements on the health of bigeye tuna populations in the WCPO, a recent report gives positive indications on the state of the stock for the first...
StarKist Samoa Resumes Canning After Closure
The StarKist operated tuna plant in American Samoa is resuming production today, after unexpectedly shutting its doors early last week. Short supply of whole round tuna and limited coldstorage...
Former Thai Union Exec Takes On Indonesian P&L FIP
Moving from Thai Union, where he held the position of Responsible Sourcing Manager, Jeremy Crawford will now join the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), working as the group’s...
Portuguese Longliner Reports Bluefin As Bigeye
A hefty haul of 45 tons of bluefin tuna has been seized from a Portuguese longliner in France’s EEZ, which maritime affairs officers have called a “big catch”, and could lead to criminal...
“Time Is Right For PNA To Lead In Pacific Tuna Management”
There is the perception that the FFA’s position has been compromised and the time is right for the PNA to step up and become the lead agency in regional Pacific tuna management, according to...
Baby Yellowfin & Bigeye Considered Target Catch By ISSF
While bycatch can come from both FAD and free-school purse seine tuna operations, there are big differences in the volumes between these two types of sets, and this can also depend on ocean...