Questions surrounding the effectiveness of FAD closures in Pacific waters are driving the topic to be an important matter on the WCPFC meeting agenda. The PNA has said that while closures have...
Fishing
Major French Seiner Fleet Receives FOS Certification
The largest French-owned tuna fleet, with 13 seiners under its ownership, has successfully passed the audit to become Friend of the Sea (FOS) certified. Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique...
Philippine Vessels Narrowly Avoid WCPO Blacklist
Despite four Philippine-flagged vessels being prosecuted for breaching regulations in the high seas off the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the two carriers and two seiners have narrowly...
USA Encounters Heavy Headwind On FAD Proposal
The PNA has made a strong statement ahead of the WCPFC annual meeting, stressing that the eight nations it comprises will maintain their current electronic FAD monitoring system, and will...
First Major Yellowfin Fishery MSC Certified
With an MSC certification for skipjack tuna already four years under its belt, the PNA free school purse seine fishery in the WCPO has now become the first major fishery to achieve MSC...
PNG Opposition Supports Stop To Raw Mat Exports
Any legislation that comes to the parliamentary floor to ban the export of tuna raw material caught in the PNG Archipelagic Waters, will be strongly supported by the nation’s Deputy Opposition...
Alarming Albacore Stocks Result In License Cap
The number of licenses issued by Fiji for tuna fishing in its EEZ has been cut by more than 15 percent, and is said to be the result of scientific data revealing alarming albacore stocks in...
Thai Govt. Threatens Industry with Massive Fines
Sanctions are heavy in the Thai government’s newly established legislation to combat IUU fishing, with boats being threatened with potential fines of at least USD 830,000, or revoked fishing...
Cook Islands Seiner Deal Taken To Court
The fight being put up by residents of the Cook Islands aiming to stop the government from allowing more purse seiners to fish in the country’s waters has now been taken to the High Court, in...
Nestlé: Every Importer Of Thai Seafood Exposed To Risks
Switzerland-based food giant, Nestlé SA has conducted a self-policing study that finds that virtually all US and European companies buying Thai seafood are exposed to the same risks of abuse...
Sri Lankan Fishermen Protest Against Indian Intrusions
A protest against India’s failure to stop IUU fishing took place this week in Sri Lanka, as the island’s fishermen accused India of depriving the Sri Lankan fishing community of their...
How Kiribati Aims To Make More From Its Tuna
A tiny country with massive fishing grounds is aiming to make more revenue from its rich tuna resource by boosting domestic production. However, the first attempts to make this move have...
Seeking Lower Interest On USD 850 Million Tuna Loan
As Mozambique appears to drown in a huge tuna bond debt, a national bank has started discussions with investors to restructure the USD 850 million sum, of which a large portion is assigned to...
Experimental Tuna Fishing – A Loophole?
Most recently heard as part of a drafted Cook Islands and EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA), the term “experimental fishing” often crops up in bilateral tuna fishing deals....
70% Of Tuna Destroyed In Post-Harvest Stage
In a country catching around 40,000 tons of tuna every year, it’s substantial that as much as 70 percent of the volume is destroyed in the post-harvest period. In Pakistan, the treatment of...
Will New WCPFC Leadership Style Produce Results In Bali?
Nearly a year in the role, WCPFC Executive Director, Feleti Teo, appears to have brought a new style to the leadership, a method that some believe may result in this year’s annual meeting...
Cook Islanders Protest Against EU Seiner Deal
Environmentalists have already argued their case against the deal, and now residents of the Cook Islands are backing the protest, as they take to the streets to urge the government to stop the...
The Most High Risk Job In The Tuna Industry?
There are important workers in the tuna fishing industry that seriously need increased safety, as the number of assaults and intimidations targeted at them grow. For that reason, WWF is urging...
Less Tuna Species Available For Major Tuna Brands?
Globally, over a third of tuna stocks are rated as overfished, and another 13 percent could be heading into the red soon, if stronger management is not implemented. That’s the story coming...
Fishing Days Too Expensive To Compete Say Processors
Philippine firms with tuna processing facilities on PNG soil complain they are unfairly treated by the PNG NFA access fees as part of the VDS. The vessel day rate set for 2016, they say, is...