Purse seiners fishing for tuna in the WCPO can, to a large extent, ensure minimal bycatch impact by following certain fishing practices. A new study from a group of Chinese researchers...
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Vanuatu Recalls Alarm On IUU Vessels
This week, Vanuatu sent a letter to the IOTC stating that it has “recalled the inadvertent error of information that was conveyed” regarding 20 trawlers, flagged to the island nation, alleged...
Canners Struggle With Growing Complexity In EPO Skipjack Supply
Ecuadorian canners' demand for frozen whole round skipjack continues to be fair. However, they are running out of stock. The shortfall in EPO deliveries drove the price and made them look for...
Are Labor-Safe Labels The Future For Responsible Tuna Sourcing?
Last month, the UK Financial Times (FT) published an article ‘The Dark Truth Behind Supermarket Tuna’, pointing out rampant forced labor on board tuna longliners, and that several UK retailers...
Manila Hosts WCPFC Meeting Starting Today
The 22nd Regular Session Meeting of the WCPFC began today in Manila. Some of the crucial topics that will be discussed over the next five days include the South Pacific albacore management...
Major Global Highlights November 2025
The price for skipjack whole rounds fell in Bangkok and Seychelles. Contrary to this, it went up in Manta mainly due to a drop in fish landings. The US Supreme Court raised doubts about...
Good Progress On WCPO Tuna Stocks Work But Data Gaps Remain
Rhea Moss, Executive Director of the WCPFC, published the RFMO's 2025 annual report, giving an overview of efforts made this year to manage and conserve highly migratory fish stocks in the...
IO Fleets Facing Falling Skipjack Price
Skipjack catches have been good so far this year. Meanwhile large yellowfin volumes have lagged, but an increase is forecasted in December. Prices for both species have declined to near...
Retailers Should Go Beyond Certification For Forced Labor-Free Tuna
Retailers continue to rely on popular certification schemes such as the MSC when it comes to supply chain control, but the fishing sector is “vulnerable [to forced labor] given the...
WCPO October Transshipments Rise, PNG Ports Dominate Operations
Significantly more volumes of tuna were transshipped into carriers in PNA ports in October, boosted by higher catches in the PNA EEZs and high seas. Most of the activities were carried out in...
Readers Predicted YF Overfishing Measures No Priority At ICCAT Meeting
The catching of yellowfin, above the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) in the Atlantic Ocean, has, over the years, raised eyebrows. The Chair of the RFMO, Ernesto Penas, told Atuna that allocating...
Study Finds Juvenile Bluefins Diet Switch In Mediterranean Sea
Juvenile Atlantic bluefin have been consuming horse mackerels due to the decline in sardines and anchovies, which were, for a long time, their main diet. A recently published study revealed...
Tropical Tuna Stock Status & Compliance On WCPFC Agenda
The five-day annual meeting of the WCPFC will begin on December 1. Several major topics are on the agenda, including the status of stocks, compliance monitoring of member states, and issues...
Spanish Seiner Fleet Gets IO Yellowfin Catches MSC Certified
Earlier this year, ANABAC requested an MSC scope extension to assess yellowfin as an additional target species to its already certified skipjack fishery in the Indian Ocean. The catches...
WCPO Daily Catch Rate Rose Slightly In October
The WCPO daily purse seine catch rate in October went slightly up compared to the previous month. Most tunas were netted in the high seas and the EEZs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Micronesia,...
Skipjack Stable But Large Yellowfin Drove Overall WCPO Catches
A substantial increase in large yellowfin boosted overall purse seine tuna catches in October. Skipjack remained stable compared to the previous month and vessels netted high volumes in the...
Indonesia Champions P&L Fishing To Assert Global Market Position
Indonesia recently reasserted its commitment to the traditional ‘huhate’ or pole-and-line skipjack fishing by promoting the technique and highlighting its importance to the livelihoods of...
Iconic Tuna Weathervane Revived In Conil
Locals and tourists in Conil, Spain, can once again enjoy the popular tuna weathervane after its restoration works were recently completed. The sculpture had been damaged due to the renovation...
Albacore MP, Stronger Onboard Monitoring Top Concerns For WCPFC Meeting
The WCPFC is all set for the five-day 22nd Regular Session of the Commission on December 1 in Manila, Philippines. Full observer coverage on longliners, management procedure (MP) for South...
ICCAT Concludes With MP For Skipjack But No Yellowfin Allocation
The ICCAT meeting concluded with a mixed bag of results. Several new measures were taken, including a management procedure (MP) for the western Atlantic skipjack species. Work on the UN High...