The 5th Regional Tuna Industry and Trade Conference is once again being held in the heart of the Pacific region and this year is set to take place in Nadi, Fiji on the 22nd and 23rd of...
Fishing
Tri Marine Concerned For August Deliveries
Raising serious concerns, Joe Hamby, Tri Marine CEO, says that projected deliveries of raw material to American Samoa have already been impacted, based on the US purse seine fleet’s inability...
Would A Combined PS And LL Bigeye Quota Work?
As the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is asked to find ways for the US fleet to catch more than is currently allowed, Brian Hallman, American Tunaboat Association Executive Director,...
“Eusko” Brand Creates Better Returns For Albacore Fishermen
Landing around 635 tons of Atlantic albacore tuna in the first ten days of the season, the Basque region of Spain is making gains on last years’ catch volume, with prices rising too. This is...
Retailers Disclose Their Tuna Supply Sources
Five leading companies in Europe are working to significantly up their transparency game, publishing a full list of fisheries that their seafood products are sourced from. In terms of tuna...
New Research Documentary By IPNLF In The Maldives
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has released a new documentary this week highlighting their ongoing research into MSC certified pole and line tuna fisheries in the Maldives....
French Fleet’s Position Most Reasonable?
Being happy to keep the “status quo”, it seems the EU Commission’s adoption of an unchanged ATQ quota could be most in line with the outcome hoped for by the French purse seine fleet. Speaking...
Greenpeace’s FAD Fight Takes To The Air
Promoting a “lasting relationship with tuna” Greenpeace has taken its FAD fishing fight high up in the air, plastered on a 40 meter long “airship.” The NGO is aiming to increase consumer...
Century Pacific Promotes Philippine Handline Fishing
WWF has renewed links with the Philippines’ largest canned food company, Century Pacific Foods Inc., to promote artisanal tuna handline fishing in the Davao Gulf. The Davao Gulf is considered...
Sale Price Of Slaves To Thai Boats Revealed
Shocking revelations keep emerging, as a new Guardian-led investigation exposes much more slavery in the Thai fishing industry. One broker notes selling slaves to Thai-flagged vessels for USD...
El Niño Hits Ecuadorian Catch Hard
The impacts of El Niño appear to have hit Ecuador already, and in recent weeks the port of Manta has seen a substantial 12 percent decline in tuna landings. Some vessel owners say that this...
Renewal Of Talks On SL And Indian Tuna Fishermen Conflict?
Leaders of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen are calling for talks to be renewed regarding the ongoing conflict between the two nations, who are encroaching on each other’s waters to fish for...
The Herring Boom – Is The Same In Store For Skipjack?
As Atlantic herring catches surge, some fishermen are concerned about what the increased landings could mean for the species’ predators, including bluefin tuna. However, higher herring catch...
Kroger: “ISSF Certified Tuna Is Best Of The Best”
Stamped in red with “DID NOT RESPOND”, Kroger, the US’s second largest supermarket chain by revenue was ranked in at a disappointing #18 in Greenpeace’s recent CATO report, out of 25 American...
Will RFMO’s Prevent Bigeye Overfishing?
The conservation of bigeye tuna is a topic frequently on the agenda at RFMO meetings, and there has been significant frustration surrounding the lack of consensus made by the WCPFC last...
How BFAR And WWF Drive Commercial Vessels Out Of Zone
After waiting three years to formalize the plans, the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in cooperation with WWF, is implementing measures to address the...
Two Thirds Of All FIPs Stagnate In Early Stages
Although nowadays there is a rapidly increasing supply of MSC sustainably certified tuna available, many buyers prefer to look at Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP) to meet their commitments...
US-Flagged Seiner Catch Hits The Limits
The American-flagged purse seine fleet has exhausted fishing day limits at a record pace this year, losing any further access to critical tuna catching grounds: the WCPO high seas, the...
“Banner Bigeye Catch” Could Shut Down US Fleet
With Hawaiian vessels catching bigeye tuna at a banner pace this year, concerns are coming from the US that its WCPO longline fishery will likely be shut down by mid-August, months earlier...
Tuna Loan Drives Mozambique S&P Financial Downgrade
Largely driven by the multimillion dollar loan to create a domestic tuna fishing fleet, Mozambique has now suffered a long term downgrade to its financial rating, dropping from B to B-. The...