The MSC has decided to extend the period in which stakeholders are allowed to comment on fishery assessments within its pilot simplification process, including Spanish firm Echebastar’s purse...
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EPO Catch Limits “Too Complex”
The conservation measures adopted at last month’s IATTC meeting have been greeted with skepticism by bodies such as the EU and ISSF, which question whether they lead to effective management of...
Seychelles Considers Not Complying With Yellowfin Catch Cut
The Seychelles’ appeal to have its fleet’s Indian Ocean yellowfin catch reduction calculated differently to the rest, has been objected by one other nation, leaving officials considering...
Trump Pushed To Reopen Protective “No Fishing” Zones
With environmental issues not high on Trump’s agenda, a push from the US House Of Representatives could have US Marine National Monuments (MNMs) under substantial threat, as it’s argued that...
Boost In Catch Spurs Confidence For Vietnamese Exports
Tuna catch in Vietnam is on the up, with expectations that 2017 will build on the successes enjoyed last year by the nation’s tuna industry, especially for exports to the European market....
The Victims Of Thailand’s “Yellow Card” Driven Reforms
Cleaning up Thailand’s fisheries industry has been high on the government’s agenda since the EU handed the country a yellow card on IUU fishing in April 2015. Nearly two years later, dozens of...
Costa Rica To Put Higher Price On Tuna Access
A new ruling to regulate tuna fishing in Costa Rica’s EEZ will be issued by the nation’s government, a decision that is aimed at controlling fishing activity to protect tuna stocks and the...
NZ Lauded For Efforts To Stamp Out Slavery
New Zealand has been praised for the action it has taken in changing legislation to protect the human rights of foreign fishermen, and stamp out slavery, following the death of six crew that...
Trump’s Latest Blow To US Fisheries Management
Trump has proposed a heavy cut to a budget that impacts the management of the US tuna fleet, a move that adds strength to an already signed executive order designed partly to reduce regulation...
Strong Supply Start For Major Americas Canners
Tuna catches recorded by the major EPO purse seine fleets have got off to a strong start this year, after significant decline was witnessed by these nations in their 2016 hauls. This will...
Industry Wants Gender Equality Boost On Intl. Women’s Day
A new Gender Equity Framework will be developed by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) this year, calling for more equality between men and women in the tuna industry of the...
Seychelles Wants Sustainable Fishing Investors
The Seychelles government plans to issue millions of dollars in bonds to investors, in order to help its seafood industry advance and to fund the development of sustainable fisheries. The...
Busy Transshipment Traffic In Global Tuna Hub
The world’s main tuna transshipment port has had a busy start to the year, with purse seine activity in Majuro up strongly from December levels. Not just the time of year, but also shifts in...
Swiss Follow EU IUU Footsteps
The Swiss government has now taken on the EU’s IUU policy related to fisheries imports, despite not being a member nation. The decision to adopt the import regulations is focused on making it...
Yellow-Carded Kiribati Still Under EU Watch
Kiribati is still under the watchful eye of the European Union on issues related to IUU fishing, unable to shake off its yellow card warning, like neighboring nation the Solomon Islands did...
Public Consultation On US Longline Fleet
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is hoping to assess the US Pacific deep-set longline fleet opening a public consultation to gain feedback on its current operations....
Father Of Missing Observer: “No Doubt He Was Murdered”
Written by Dennis Wagner and published on AZ Central with the title “Arizona dad ponders son's fate in lost-at-sea mystery.” Commercial fisheries observer Keith Davis made friends easily, but...
Hawaiian Migrant Workers Bill Scrapped
A bill with the aim to bring more oversight to the commercial fishing industry in Hawaii in terms of migrant workers, has been killed. The decision is welcomed by Hawaii’s longline tuna fleet,...
Spanish Exporter Demands Fair Bluefin Distribution
Balfegó Group, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, calls on the Spanish government to ensure the legal rights of the firms that have helped the recovery of bluefin stocks. It is also...
Seychelles & Mauritius: 2 Big IO Players Join Forces
The newly revised fisheries agreement between the Seychelles and Mauritius hints at a will for stronger management and development of the two nation’s tuna sectors, as well as taking steps to...