Not enough is being done to ensure the safety of observers working onboard tuna vessels, with a lack of transparency and no real responsibility being taken by any party, being among the...
Fishing
Historic Study Reveals Busiest Transshipment Locations
For the first time, the footprint of global at-sea transshipment has been revealed, with satellite data spanning five years being compiled and made available to the public. Global Fishing...
Japanese Could Face Jail Time Over Bluefin Violations From 2018
Penalties will be given to violators who fish too much bluefin in Japanese waters from the beginning of next year, if planned restrictions are imposed. This is in accordance with international...
Echebastar’s Second Try For MSC On FAD Catch
The Spanish Echebastar purse seine fleet has once again entered into full MSC assessment, this time for only its skipjack tuna catch in the Indian Ocean, part of a simplification piloting...
Cook Island Longline Controls Still Under Construction
Discussions on how to most effectively succeed with the Quota Management System (QMS) for the tuna longliner fleet in the Cook Islands are still taking place, despite the scheme first being...
Thai Union Writes Off Multi-Million Dollar Fleet
Thai Union has brought the curtain down on the operations of its Ghanaian seiner fleet, written off as a “non-current” asset pending sale. Owned by subsidiary, TTV Ltd., the fleet consists of...
Solomon Islands’ EU Tuna Trade Saved
PNA nation, Solomon Islands, has seen its IUU yellow card warning lifted by the EU, after significant improvement to eradicate unlawful fishing has been identified from its government. The...
Observer Safety Threats Heightened In EPO?
Measures taken by IATTC member nations run the risk of inadvertently ramping up the pressure on observers, according to WWF, which has urged the RFMO to implement improved safety measures...
Global Tuna Catch From “Healthy” Stocks Drops
Despite some commercial tuna stocks having seen a recently improved sustainability status, the amount of global tuna catch fished from what are rated as “healthy” populations stays on a...
Grupomar Seiner Fleet Moves To New Catching Grounds
One of Mexico’s largest tuna firms dispatched two of its seiners to foreign waters for the first time this year, in what appears to be an attempt to boost raw material supply to its processing...
Spanish Sector Promotes African Observer Training
The Spanish tuna sector will begin observer training in Madagascar, Ivory Coast and the Seychelles, the latter two of which are island countries in the Indian Ocean, a region which has been...
Modernized Tri Marine Seiner To Boost SolTuna Export
Tri Marine-owned purse seiner, Solomon Sapphire, is now set for operations in new WCPO grounds after what has been described a lengthy refurbishment in Port Moresby, PNG. Its primary purpose...
Sapmer’s Strong Revenue Statement A Hit With Investors
Communicating strong revenue results earlier this month, Sapmer has enthused confidence among investors, and sees a bullish share price surge as a consequence. On February 15th, the French...
Flat EPO Catch Despite Major Fleet Struggles
The total 2016 purse seine tuna catch in the EPO surfaced at just one percent lower than the previous year, despite the fact that some major fleets in the region witnessed sharp decline in...
2 Ecuadorian Tuna Vessels Detained On Suspected IUU
Two Ecuadorian-flagged vessels found with tuna catch onboard were seized on suspected illegal fishing in the waters of Peru in the course of just one week. The Peruvian Ministry of Production,...
Trump On Fisheries Regulation: Junk 2, Add 1
An executive order signed by US President Trump directs federal agencies to scrap two existing regulations for each new one they wish to implement, a move that will impact the National Marine...
Last Minute Effort Surge In PNA Waters
A boom was recorded in the amount of days fished in PNA waters in the last month of 2016, the highest on record in recent years, despite the fact that industry players have been talking of a...
Indonesia’s Exports Suffering From Strong IUU Stance
Indonesia’s tuna export industry is struggling, according to a fisheries body in the nation, which believes that burdensome licensing requirements have created a lack of vessels that have the...
EU Concerned About No Effort To Stop EPO Overcapacity
The European Union has aired its disappointment over the outcome of this month’s extraordinary IATTC meeting, one major concern being that a plan to reduce fleet overcapacity in the EPO tuna...
Philippines’ RD Signs Million Dollar PNA Access Deal
Filipino firm RD Fisheries has signed an AUD 1 million (USD 766,000) deal with PNA nation Nauru on fisheries access for 2017, just part of several bilateral arrangements concluded between...