PNG is keen to strengthen its current agreement with the European Union which includes global sourcing for their tuna canning industry, and take the bilateral iEPA to the next level. The...
Fishing
Mexican Bluefin Quota Deadline Ends
Today marks the end of the deadline for Mexican authorities to decide how to distribute a 3,000 ton quota among four companies fishing as part of the Pacific bluefin season this year. The...
Koreans Want Bigger Piece Of PNG Cake
South Korea looks keen to get its hands on a larger share of the PNG tuna resource, as it voices its interest to invest in tuna processing facilities in the Pacific island nation. According to...
Write-downs Hit Sanford Profit
On the heels of writing down the value of its fleet, Sanford, New Zealand’s largest listed fishing group, has reported a weighty 18 percent drop in its first half 2015 profit, which it states...
Subsidy Scheme Launch To End Tuna War
A scheme designed for fishermen to avoid conflicts with the Sri Lankan navy will be launched tomorrow, and will see the Tamil Nadu government in India give 50 percent subsidies to fishermen to...
Spanish Fleet Confirms 100% Obsevers In IO
The Spanish fleet is taking increased fisheries management into its own hands and as part of a voluntary proactive measure, OPAGAC and ANABAC have confirmed that they have agreed to 100%...
Philips And WWF Cooperate On Modernization Of Tuna Port
Fishing in the Philippines is about to be modernized as a collaboration between Philips and WWF will see San Jose port illuminated at night with solar powered LEDs. The Municipality of San...
EU Throws Pacific EPA Negotiations Into The Freezer
Terming the move unacceptable, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has voiced its disappointment and frustration over the EU’s decision to defer economic partnership agreement (EPA) talks...
Tuna Fishing With Stereoscopic Cameras Takes Off
Kicking off the start of the annual bluefin season in the Balearic Sea, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, the Balfegó Group will be taking a new innovative fishing technology to the...
Philippines & Indonesia Talk About New Tuna Deal
Concerns over IUU fishing could rejuvenate a tuna deal between the Philippines and Indonesia, after a bilateral fishing agreement broke off between the two countries in 2006. Philippines...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Inches Up
After touching bottom in March, the Bangkok skipjack price has seen modest recovery, but until the WTPO effort reduction comes into full swing, no sharp increase is expected. In fact, speaking...
From Cyanide & Dynamite To Sustainable Handline Catch
A town in the Philippines has intentions of becoming the Filipino hub of sustainable tuna fishing, as collaboration with WWF over the years has transformed this region from once being a...
ISSF: Consumers Should Demand Transparency From Tuna RFMOs
Like any organization composed of many governments, ISSF believes that there are political and bureaucratic factors that can commonly rein over decisive action by RFMOs. Susan Jackson, ISSF’s...
MSC To Scrutinize Certified Tuna Supply Chains
MSC is set to carry out work on tuna supply chains, verifying that MSC-certified products are labelled correctly. Why tuna? The organization notes that interest in MSC certified sustainable...
Echebastar: MSC Certification Will Spur IO Progress
Following recent stakeholder objections from WWF and IPNLF on Echebastar’s current Indian Ocean MSC assessment, the Spanish fishing company has issued a response, claiming there is the...
High Stocks, Manta SKJ Price To Lowest In 5 Years
Despite slipping to a current price of USD 850 per ton, the general mood in Manta is that the whole round skipjack market (SKJ1.8:MNT) will see some rise in the coming weeks, and at this...
Save “Endangered” Species By Tweeting Tuna
Leveraging social media to help save vulnerable species, WWF, aided by the bluefin tuna and other wild animals, has taken to Twitter with its new fundraising campaign #EndangeredEmoji. Every...
Instagram Goes Under The Surface
The photo based media platform, Instagram, swam to the ocean depths this week as a hot range of underwater shots show tuna photographed by fishermen and divers worldwide. Seeing the beauty of...
Diego Garcia Continues To Clamp Down Tuna Intruders
The British Navy has yet again seized two Indian flagged tuna fishing vessels after they entered the waters of Diego Garcia, an autonomous state that homes a highly militarized US-UK naval...
Poll: Social Conditions Important Issue For Tuna Businesses
With allegations of slave labor and unfair work practices surrounding several countries’ fisheries sectors, the Asian region is being tailed with doubts and scrutiny as to how accountable...