European non-profit Foodwatch has taken a swing at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), saying that the agency should not certify fisheries that net high bycatch or those that use drifting...
Fishing
Portuguese Vessels’ Tuna Catches And Value See Steep Fall
Tuna was among the most caught species by Portuguese vessels, but declined to a five-year low in 2024. Among the various seafood, tuna generated the third-highest revenue. The European Market...
El Salvador’s Two Super Seiners Boost Their Catches In The WCPO
El Salvador’s commercial tuna fleet in the WCPO last year comprised two purse seiners whose catches grew by 36 percent, compared to 2023. The country sent an annual report to the WCPFC with...
AO Albacore Catches On Downward Trajectory
The Atlantic Ocean albacore catches declined for a third year in a row in 2024. The difference in captures for the North Atlantic albacore and the South Atlantic albacore stocks became...
IOTC Skipjack Catch Limit Has Entered Into Effect
The IOTC announced that the catch limits for skipjack in its convention area entered into effect from October 21. The historic decision to adopt catch limits for this species was made by the...
EU And Gambia Fishing Deal Needs To Overcome Multiple Hurdles
The EU is open to negotiate a new tuna and seafood fisheries protocol with Gambia, “if the African nation is interested,” said an EU diplomat. The six-year Sustainable Fisheries Partnership...
Canadian Media Tears Apart Bloom’s Mercury Claim
Canadian media outlets dismissed the claims of NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch, made last year regarding mercury in tuna, citing expert opinions and counterclaims. The media appeared to be surprised...
Seafish Hires Govt Fisheries Chief As New CEO
UK tuna and seafood organization Seafish announced the appointment of its new CEO, Colin Faulkner, who will start office in January. He currently works as a top executive in the UK Department...
Tokelau EEZ Boasts Strong Foreign Fleet Presence
Tokelau-flagged artisanal boats that operate within its EEZ reported stable tuna catches from 2020 to 2024. The commercial fishing fleet in the EEZ is flagged to foreign nations which includes...
FAD Buoy Retrieval & Recycling Project Launched In Tuvalu
Pacifical Foundation and the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA) have formally signed an agreement to implement the drifting FAD Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Program in Tuvalu. The project aims...
Yellowfin Atlantic Catches Stable But Concerns Over Future Stock Health
Despite lower overall tuna catches in the Atlantic Ocean in 2024, fishing fleets managed to capture nearly the same level of yellowfin as in the previous year. EU-flagged boats netted the...
Investigation Shows Safety Mistakes During Fatal Ammonia Leak On Spanish Seiner
A Spanish government agency carried out an investigation to identify the cause of ammonia leak onboard the purse seiner ‘Albacora Cuatro,’ which led to the death of two crew members. The...
Experts Closer To Understanding Bluefin Spawning Off Northeastern US Coast
NOAA scientists have conducted surveys to identify the reproduction of Atlantic bluefin between the Gulf Stream and the continental shelf off New England, also known as the Slope Sea. They are...
Are Dakartuna Vessels Shifting Operations To Central America?
The Dakartuna-owned pole-and-line fleet has been moored in Senegal for over a year without conducting any fishing, but its owners are determined to get operations up and running. Miguel Ángel...
Atlantic Tuna Catches Plunged To Dramatic Low
The Atlantic Ocean tuna catches declined further in 2024, making it the lowest volume in 14 years. The poor fishing number was mostly driven by a record low in catches of skipjack, whereby EU...
Maldives’ Plan To Increase Ice Capacity For P&L Boats Kicks Off
The Maldivian government has signed deals to increase the number of ice storage facilities along the island nation to help its tuna industry. Last week, it inaugurated an ice plant on the...
Can Earth Island Institute’s Dolphin-Safe Logo Be Trusted?
The Earth Island Institute (EII) has not yet revealed the outcome of the investigation, which it said it would conduct, on the rampant cetacean bycatch in the WCPO purse seine fishery from...
Venezuelan Fishermen Will Continue Operations Despite US Threat
Lately, the US has been meddling with Venezuelan fishers' operations, claiming they are pushing back on the illegal drug trade from the South American nation, which in turn has jeopardized...
South Korea Gives Clean Bill To Pacific Tuna Post Radiation Test
The South Korean government confirmed that there have been no cases of tuna or other seafood failing a radiation test, to date, following the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011. The...
Excessive EPO Yellowfin Catches Hammer Trading Value
Eastern Pacific Ocean purse seiners have caught extraordinary quantities of yellowfin this year. How are South American processors handling this influx, and what impact the high supply has on...