As the annual IATTC meeting looms, Ecuador’s largest boatowners are calling for the formulation of catch quotas to be different, concerned over an “Olympic race to fish”. TUNACONS,...
Fishing
“Controversial” Albacora Supply Vessel Goes Up For Sale
A supply vessel once chased by Greenpeace for its “controversial practices” has now been put up for sale by owner Albacora, one of the largest Spanish tuna fishing firms. As fleets are ordered...
WATCH: The Jumping Half Yellowfin That’s Gone Viral
A video of a yellowfin tuna thrashing around on a plastic tray at a market in Japan, even though it has lost half of its body and its head, has gone viral. Although it’s been sliced in half,...
PNA Reaches Milestone 2,000 MSC Tuna Trips
The PNA has announced the milestone of reaching 2,000 issued MSC trip numbers within its tuna fishery, since the journey to bring larger volumes of sustainably caught tuna to the world was...
WWF: Measures To Protect Observers “Not Fully Implemented”
There is inadequate implementation of safety measures designed to protect observers onboard tuna vessels in the Pacific region, according to WWF’s Pacific Tuna Program Manager, Bubba Cook. He...
Tuna Longliner Burns At Sea, 30 Crew Rescued
A tuna crew were rescued at sea as they had to abandon an emblazed tuna longliner in the Indian Ocean, off the South African coast. Two of the fishermen are receiving treatment in hospital,...
Strong Tuna Catch Boosts Total Fish Export For Vietnam
A surge in overall seafood shipments from Vietnam has been enhanced by increased tuna catches, and stronger exports from the country’s tuna processors. The positive results so far follow on...
The Industry’s Multi-Pronged Approach To Fighting IUU
Gaining weight in the global tuna sector, the importance of combatting IUU and the best practices to achieve it are being emphasized by tuna industry sustainability lobby group, the ISSF. It...
Thai Union: From “Bad Guy” To “Good Guy”
Other than its strong financial results, the media attention on Thai Union in the last two years, driven by a Greenpeace led campaign, has been mostly negative, with the NGO and consumers...
Major Chinese Fisher Raises Profits From High Prices
High global whole round tuna prices are paying off big for one major Chinese tuna fishing firm, which is expecting to more than double its net profit for the first half of the year. Shandong...
Chinese Firm Licenses Revoked Due To IUU
The operator of a Chinese longliner has had its fishing licenses removed and received a hefty fine, due to IUU activities in Australian waters. Chinese authorities have terminated the catching...
Albacore Season: Worst Start In Years
The Atlantic albacore season has proven disappointing for Spain’s Galician fleet, as it has gotten off to the worst start seen in several years. The beginning of this fishing campaign has also...
Fisherman: The World’s Most Dangerous Occupation?
More needs to be done to ensure safety at sea in the fisheries sector, an FAO officer has stated. Although improvements are being made on the issue, a large number of these workers lose their...
Global Press Coverage For TU & GP Deal
Quite remarkably, a list of commitments from TU to raise the bar on the sustainability of its tuna sourcing, have hit international press on a relatively wide-spread scale. Some choose...
Thai Union Makes “Game-Changing Reforms”
Thai Union has committed to measures that will work to tackle IUU and overfishing, which Greenpeace calls “game-changing reforms”, following two years of campaigning for the company to clean...
Sea Shepherd Returns For 2nd IUU Hunt In African Waters
Controversial anti-poaching group, Sea Shepherd, has been invited back to patrol African waters and to keep illegal fishermen out of some tuna-rich Atlantic Ocean areas, which have recently...
TOG & TU Start New Atlantic Tuna FIP With WWF
A new Eastern Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) has been inked by Thai Union Europe, other firms, and WWF as they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana...
Severe Supply Challenges For Indian Ocean Canneries
Canneries in the Indian Ocean region could be set to lose out on a significant volume of raw material supply, if the predictions that a number of purse seiners will tie up in the final months...
PNA CEO: “In Our Waters We Make The Rules”
The PNA is continuing to assert its authority on the role of onboard observers, with CEO Ludwig Kumoru stressing that in “our waters we make the rules”, outlining the importance of ensuring...
Observers Reporting To Industry: A Safety Risk?
PNA ministers have reiterated that in order to ensure the safety of the government employed observers onboard purse seiners in the region, they should never record or provide information for...