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...
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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...
Glitch-Free MSC Checkup For NZ Albacore
The albacore troll fishery in New Zealand has successfully completed its routine five-yearly MSC reassessment, with the certification now due to run until 2022. Initially gaining MSC...
Spain Accused Of Aiding “Progressive Demise” Of Bluefin
Spain’s approach to the division of its bluefin quota has been greeted with dismay by the body that represents small-scale and artisanal fisheries. The lobby group has accused the national...
Hit Show ‘Wicked Tuna’ Back On Air
Wicked Tuna, the popular National Geography reality TV show that pits competing bluefin fishermen against each other, is due to return for a sixth season next month. The show follows...
New EPO Seiner Rules Will Cause “Race To Fish”
Catch limits adopted by IATTC member nations will cause a “race to fish” situation among tuna purse seiners in the EPO, according to ISSF, as no separate national allocations have been set....
Final: EU Parliament Ratifies Exclusive WCPO Deal
The final stamp of EU approval has now been put on the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with the Cook Islands, allowing four seiners under EU flag to fish for tuna in the...
Stricter Rules Imposed On EPO Seiners
IATTC members have adopted a resolution imposing EPO-wide catch limits for purse seine caught bigeye and yellowfin, which marks a new approach to conservation of tuna in the ocean. These catch...
Followfish Brings First MSC & Fair Trade Tuna To Europe
The first ever MSC and Fair Trade certified seafood product is set to be stocked on shelves in the European market, in the form of canned pole and line skipjack tuna, sourced from the...
Do Consumers Really Understand Catching Methods?
The new and updated poll for Atuna readers to share their thoughts on is as follows: STANDPOINT: Understanding Catching Methods Is Too Complicated For Consumers Whether consumers have the time...
EU Seiners Register To Become Available In Real Time
Updates to the EU’s fleet register will soon be available in real time, thanks to the adoption of a new regulation by the Commission. This will make it easier for member states to revise the...
Fiji Fleet Plans To Move In On Neighboring EEZs
Fiji is working to expand its fishing grounds and get tuna catching rights in the waters of its neighboring nations. Declining tuna stocks in its own waters is a factor encouraging the country...
SPC Celebrates 70 Years Of Tuna Research
The Pacific Community (SPC) recently marked 70 years of working for the development of the Pacific island region, stating that it can now point to a long list of achievements made in the area,...
WWF App: Complete Or Confusing?
Spanish seafood consumers are set to receive help in making sustainable decisions. WWF has released an app packed with information about gear types, aquaculture and FAO zones, designed to be...
Spanish Fleet Wants Temporary Shut Downs On Yellowfin
Spanish tuna operators are pushing for more effective control measures in the Pacific, Indian and the Atlantic Ocean in order to protect tuna stocks. OPAGAC, which represent around 40 seiners...
Marshalls Seeks Policy To Secure Millions And Future
The Marshall Islands is seeking to build a tuna conservation program with other island nations, in a bid to protect and grow what is this year forecasted to be a USD 25 million revenue stream....
Japan’s Fishermen Ignore Conservation Policy
Multiple examples of vessels fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna (PBT) without proper licenses have been unearthed in Japan, throwing into doubt the nation’s credibility where managing stocks of...
Indonesia’s Iron Lady Wants Outright FAD Ban
FADs will be totally prohibited from Indonesian waters all year round if the nation’s Fisheries Minister, nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, acts on recent comments that indicate a strong government...
End Finally In Sight On WTO Dolphin-Safe Feud
A final ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the long-running dolphin-safe tuna dispute between Mexico and the US is expected to surface in this year’s first half. But even in the...