In the battle to extend or eliminate the annual EU pre-cooked loins zero duty quota, the Spanish central government has now called for the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) to remain unchanged,...
Fishing
Less Than 40 Percent Of Tuna Fisheries Pass Sustainability Criteria
Of 19 tuna stocks across the globe, just seven have been given a passing sustainability score in a recently updated ISSF report using MSC criteria. At the bottom of the pile, with the lowest...
IUU Nations Can Be Held Liable For Their Fleet
Tuna nations facing depletion of their ocean resources may soon be able to hold foreign fleet nations liable for not taking necessary measures to prevent IUU fishing by vessels flying their...
Petition Launched To Phase Out Seiners Could Hit Koreans
Purse seining in the Cook Islands could face a challenge as an NGO called the Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) launches a petition to eliminate the fishing gear from the island nation’s EEZ. It could...
Ecuador Skipjack Price Bottoming
At its lowest level in five years, the price of whole round frozen skipjack on the Manta market (SKJ1.8:MNT), after recent dramatic decline, appears to have hit the bottom, remaining stable...
EPO Skipjack Soars To 6-Yr High
After a supply heavy market has pushed down the global skipjack price, landings of the species in the EPO continue to rise. Fishermen in the region have reeled in healthy tonnages of skipjack...
Could Unreliable Catch Data Soon Be Turned Around?
Thought up in 2000, plans for a new traceability program have now been bolstered and BESTTuna is on the verge of launching a system that could improve information collection in Indonesian...
Electronic System Tracks Tuna Trade In Atlantic & Med Region
For four years the implementation of a new electronic system to track all catch and trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the ICCAT convention area has been postponed. But progress has now been...
Ecuador’s Catch Off To Flying Start
Taking a much larger share of the total EPO catch, Ecuador’s tuna landings have got off to a flying start this year, shooting up a massive 33 percent in IATTC preliminary stats. In just two...
Rumors Continue To Fly: Garavilla For Sale?
After the company’s CEO squashed rumors last month, reports that Conservas Garavilla could be on the market are still rife. The submitting of bids is said to close today, but majority...
Mexico’s Reduced Tuna Quota To Be Implemented
An allocation of 3,000 tons has been given to tuna vessels for both the Pacific bluefin fishing season in 2015 and in 2016, by the Mexican Fisheries & Agro Secretariat (SAGARPA). The quota...
The Top 5 Nations That Increased Their Catches Most
While 2013 was a record year for FAO reported global tuna catch, some nations in particular were major drivers for the increase. Here are the top five tuna fishing flags that bumped their...
After 110 Day Pursuit, Crew Intentionally Sinks IUU Vessel
A lengthy vessel chase headed by Sea Shepherd has finally come to an end, after the captain of a pirate fishing ship is thought to have intentionally sunk his boat off West Africa, which had...
Spectacular Bait Pictures Lure Both Tuna And Fishermen
When it comes to tuna fishing, whether commercial or sports based, bait and lures are always an exciting topic for the fishermen; this week, among hundreds of posts on Instagram, fishing baits...
Hundreds Of Enslaved Fishermen Freed
Hundreds of enslaved fishermen have been freedby Indonesian officials from an isolated Indonesian island, after the widespread revelation of extensive forced labor linked to the seafood...
AIDCP Video: How Dolphin Associated Means Less Bycatch
The AIDCP has put some punch behind the numbers, and in a short video bursting with details on the EPO yellowfin fishery, stresses why dolphin associated purse seining under its program may be...
Failure Phil Gov’t to Curb IUU Possibly Examined
At a crucial time when the Philippines’ government has to prove its actions in the fight against IUU, several regional party representatives are calling for a congressional investigation into...
Where Most Of The US Catch Of MSC Albacore Goes To
Up to 12 years ago, the US troll and pole and line fleet, catching albacore tuna off the west coast, was at the “mercy of the US big three” to buy their fish at prices usually lower than...
Tri Marine Wants Solomon Pole And Line Assessed On MSC
One of the world’s largest tuna fishing, trading and processing groups has now announced it is entering both its Solomon Islands pole and line and purse seiners fisheries into MSC assessment,...
Tuna Seiner Company Found Guilty After Crew Member Dies
A court has ruled a New Zealand based tuna fishing company guilty of, under the Health and Safety in Employment Act, failing to ensure the safety of its employees and crew members. The...