Red rated, unsustainable, one to avoid, or simply just overfished; Indian Ocean yellowfin has been hitting headlines over the last few months, after it emerged from the IOTC that stocks have...
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Taiwan Strengthens South Pacific Ties With Fisheries Pacts
In an effort to secure crucial tuna grounds, Taiwan has signed two separate fisheries cooperation agreements with the South Pacific nations of Tuvalu and Nauru. The signing came after a year’s...
Costly Refit Required For New Mozambique Tuna Vessels
Mozambique’s brand new tuna fishing fleet needs to be refitted to meet EU standards, according to the country’s Finance Minister, piling yet more costs onto a government which cannot even...
Greenpeace Feels The Tension At World Tuna Conference
Highlighting a tension in the room that he believes everyone can feel, Oliver Knowles, Greenpeace’s Project Leader on sustainable tuna pointed out that there is a large and conflicting divide...
No Flexibility In Tuna Treaty Talks
Late June has now been earmarked for the next round of official negotiations between the Pacific Islands and the US regarding the future of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, following...
Is West Africa Heading For A Tuna War?
The World Bank has accused Sierra Leone of selling its fishing rights for too little and has called upon the Sierra Leonean government to increase its license fees charged to foreign tuna...
Tesco Stresses MSC Committment On Global Stage
Making a tuna industry conference first, Andy Hickman, Tesco Seafood Responsible Sourcing Manager, took to the stage at the largest tuna sector gathering to highlight the supermarket giant’s...
Thailand’s Been Given 6 More Months On IUU – Or Has It?
“Thailand will not be given a red card, and will definitely get the green,” said the country’s Deputy Prime Minister earlier this week, igniting rumors that the EU had given Thailand another...
Thai Union Plans To Cut Utilization Of IO Yellowfin
Despite waiting for the outcome of the ongoing IOTC meeting before putting solid measures in place, Thai Union states that it is already planning future action around the recommendation to...
GP Ramps Up Pressure At World’s Largest Tuna Industry Gathering
Traditionally a platform to discuss business, the state of global tuna fisheries and other core issues facing the worldwide fisheries sector, this year’s Bangkok tuna conference is also being...
Taiwanese Seiner Successfully Freed From Majuro Reef
A Taiwanese owned purse seiner has been freed from a reef, a week after it ran aground outside Majuro, in the Marshall Islands in the middle of the night. The Vanuatu flagged vessel, Fong...
PNA Warns Fleets It’s Getting Stricter On FADs
During his final address as PNA CEO, Dr. Transform Aqorau gave a strong message to the tuna fishing industry, stressing that the PNA as a community and resource owner will only strengthen its...
How FADs Have Impacted WCPO Tuna Stocks
One of the central messages of WCPFC Executive Director, Feleti Teo’s speech during the first session of TUNA 2016 Bangkok was the impact that a growing use of FADs by the region’s purse seine...
Last Urge For IO Fleets Not To Ignore The Science
It’s not just brands and retailers calling on fleets to agree to take drastic measures to recover yellowfin stocks during next week’s IOTC meeting, with several NGOs now pushing the importance...
Sustainability At Center Of World Tuna Industry Talks
With just days to go until the global tuna industry meets in Bangkok for the Tuna 2016 conference, stakeholders are gearing up for three full days of insightful presentations, and...
As El Niño Cools, Skipjack Catches Remain Slow
As a strong El Niño starts to weaken, tuna is moving to more western zones of the WCPO, away from Kiribati and towards the EEZs of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), PNG, and the...
Opponents To Cook Islands Deal Seek International Support
The Opposition Coalition of the Cook Islands has requested the intervention of Swedish minister Isabella Lövin and NGO Swedish Society for the Conservation of Nature (SSCN), to impede the...
IO Yellowfin: Healthy To Overfished In 1 Year
Now estimated to be 94 percent overfished, and red rated by the IOTC, stocks of IO yellowfin have reached extremely concerning levels, with immediate measures being proposed to cut catch...
Documentary To Celebrate Port Lincoln’s Tuna Industry
Port Lincoln, Australia’s seafood capital and home to its largest fishing fleet, is set tobe showcased in a special documentary on the history of the city’s colorful tuna industry. Filmmaker...
Why Are IO Free School Skipjack Catches Declining?
With the IOTC annual meeting fast approaching, it’s not only yellowfin tuna that will be center of attention, as the RFMO’s Scientific Committee identifies some other key areas of “concern”....