Kiribati, a PNA nation with the largest EEZ in the WCPO region, has seen the EU thrust an IUU yellow card warning its way, among fears that illegally caught fish could be laundered through the...
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Sri Lanka’s Red Card Barricade Is Lifted
Today it has been announced that Sri Lanka is no longer under the shackles of a European Union red card, and has been relieved of the sanction which blocked EU imports of the country’s origin...
Is A Trade Ban The Only Answer For Devastated Stocks?
Pacific Bluefin stocks, long known to be heavily overfished, have received another heavy blow this week after a scientific report placed the current population as having fallen 97 percent from...
Threat Of EU Trade Ban Maintained On Thai Tuna
Unable to shake off its IUU yellow card just yet, Thailand is still under threat of a potential EU import ban on all fisheries products, with the Commission believing that the nation is still...
EU Ratifies Mauritania Tuna Agreement
The EU has officially entered into a new fisheries agreement with the Republic of Mauritania after receiving final ratification from Parliament this week. Under the deal, EU vessels, mainly...
Slow Uptake Of VDS Fishing Days In PNA
Keeping up only a very moderate pace since the start of the year, the use of fishing days in the PNA zone by the global purse seine fleet is significantly slow so far, and there are a number...
Was MSC Right To Maintain The Maldives’ Skipjack Certification?
The news many in the industry were waiting for came on Friday when it was revealed that the Maldives pole and line tuna fishery had had its yellowfin MSC certification suspended and the...
Stock Recovery Drives Spanish Bluefin Quota Hike
Spain is set to begin its bluefin catching season in the coming weeks and will enjoy a 20 percent increase to its Mediterranean catch quota. Under the agreement by the International Commission...
Petit Navire Voluntarily Cuts Yellowfin Products
Leading French tuna brand, Petit Navire, owned by Thai Union, has announced that it is going to cut its production of canned yellowfin (thon albacore) by 20 percent in an effort to reduce the...
Industry Baffled Over Maldives MSC Ruling
The outcome of the recent MSC audit of the Maldives pole and line tuna fishery, which lost its certification for yellowfin but retained it for skipjack, has left the industry “baffled”...
Seiners Supplying Thai Union Under Close Watch
As all tuna industry eyes are firmly on the Indian Ocean and the health of stocks in the region, consumers are being roped in to help keep watch over one large tuna firm in particular. Thai...
Footage Captures Tuna Guzzling Unsuspecting Seagull
Accumulating over 1.6 million views since it was posted just a few days, a video has been captured of an unsuspecting seagull finding itself on the menu of what looks to be a bluefin tuna in...
IMF: Tuna Loan Uncovers Massive $1bn Secret Debt
The lending of a multi-million dollar loan to enhance the country’s tuna fleet has ended in disaster for Mozambique, as the controversial bond has led to the uncovering of more than a billion...
Killer Security Guard On Seiner Had Just 12 Hours Of Training
Following violent events earlier this month which led to the murder and suicide of two security guards onboard a Spanish tuna seiner, it has been revealed that guards onboard such vessels can...
Hawaiian Longliners Acquire Increased Bigeye Quota
A deal has been confirmed between the Hawaiian Longliners Association and the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) which will see the Hawaiian fleet acquire a portion of the...
Maldives Yellowfin MSC Certification Suspended
The Maldives pole and line tuna fishery has seen its MSC certificate for yellowfin suspended following the fishery’s annual audit. At the same time, the fishery’s MSC certification for...
Kumoru: The New “Hands-On” CEO Of PNA
Today it has been announced that Ludwig Kumoru has accepted his nomination for the top job within the PNA, and will soon assume his new role as CEO for the Parties to the Nauru Agreement....
Doubts Expressed Over Taiwan’s Anti-IUU Measures
Taiwan’s efforts to curb IUU fishing by its own fleet have been dismissed by Greenpeace East Asia, which has labelled the new planned laws “meaningless”, unless Taiwan suddenly develops the...
The US Fleet’s Last Minute Diversion From Bangkok
Losing access to the lucrative tuna-rich EEZ of Kiribati was a key driving factor in the US fleet’s downfall in the WCPO last year, as Bangkok deliveries from American seiners fell a hefty 20...
Greenpeace Bashes ISSF In Blog Post
ISSF has been heavily slated in Greenpeace USA’s latest online blog, which aims at setting the record straight on the organization and the large tuna companies it represents. GP stresses that...