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....
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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...
Total Ban On Transshipments At Sea Will Improve RFMOs’ High Seas Management
Banning transshipments at sea will help the long-term conservation of tuna and other fish stocks and ensure sustainable high seas fisheries. Researchers reached this conclusion after an...
Portugal Records First-Ever Tuna Fossil Dating Back 20 Million Years
A team of Portuguese palaeontologists recently uncovered a 20 million-year-old tuna fossil in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the first confirmed record of tuna in Portugal’s fossil history. The...
WCPO Handline Catches Soar To Over Two-Decade High
The WCPFC reported exceptionally high handline tuna catches in its convention area in 2024. Vessels flagged to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam carried out most of these operations in...
Pakistan’s Ambitious Plans For Multi-Million Dollar Tuna And Seafood Hub
Pakistan plans to develop a 100-acre (404,686 m2) seafood processing zone in Karachi, aimed at boosting value-added exports of tuna and other fish, the government announced. The project, to be...
Global Unrest In Crude Supply Reflects In Marine Fuel Prices
Crude oil prices have continued their climb for five days in a row, pressuring an increase in fuel costs for tuna and other fishing fleets. Brent Crude Futures rose to USD 66.38 per barrel, up...
Hawaiian Fisher Fined Thousands Of Dollars For Illegally Catching Tuna
A Hawaii-based boat owner was fined for illegally catching tuna. His license was also temporarily suspended, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Konane Zager,...
EU Tuna Fishing Sector Raise Demands For Smooth Energy Transition Of Fleet
The European fishing industry is pressing European authorities to accelerate the energy transition for tuna and other fleets, warning that regulatory hurdles and funding constraints are...
EC Wants Feedback To Shape European Ocean Pact
The European Commission has launched a “call for evidence” to shape the Ocean Act, to be implemented by next year. On January 12, the Commission invited citizens, experts, and stakeholders to...
Maldivian Govt Appeases Yellowfin Fishers With Buying And Reopening Facility
A Maldivian-based yellowfin fishers’ union recently lauded the government's decision, made last month, to purchase yellowfin. The government reopened the yellowfin facility in Kan’du Oiy Giri,...
IO Skipjack Catches Start Well, Price Does Not Follow Suit
EU purse seiners did not stop operations in the Indian Ocean during the holiday season as the yellowfin quota had not been fully consumed. The skipjack catches are at a normal level, but the...
Early Bird Registration European Tuna Conference 2026 Now Open
The Early Bird registration for the 9th European Tuna Conference has officially opened today. Atuna is holding the ETC2026 on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, just one day before the...
Eurofish Seiner Sinks In EPO After Catching Fire
Ecuadorian-flagged purse seiner, ‘Don Igilio’, sank in the wee hours of Friday, January 9, off the coast of Peru after being destroyed by a fire. All 25 crew members were rescued by a...
Canary Islands Offers Financial Help To Beleaguered Tuna Fishers
The Canary Islands government will allocate around hundreds of thousands of euros in subsidies to 40 pole-and-line vessels that catch tuna operating from the archipelago, after adverse...
Cepesca Concerned Over EU’s Tightening Tuna Fishing Regulations
The Spanish Fisheries Confederation Cepesca, has expressed its “deep concern” about the new EU Fisheries Control Regulations, starting tomorrow. It sent two separate letters to the country's...
EU’s Digital CATCH System Kicks In This Week To Clampdown On Illegal Tuna Imports
On January 10, several significant EU fisheries regulations are coming into force and this comprises the mandatory CATCH system for tuna and seafood imports and stricter control rules for...
IOTC Announces Tropical Tuna Catch Limits For 2026
The IOTC announced yellowfin, skipjack, and bigeye catch limits for its members in its convention area for 2026. China, Sri Lanka, and Yemen were allocated increased yellowfin quotas compared...