The Philippines recently gained GSP+ status, meaning thousands of products, including tuna, will incur zero duty upon export to the EU, and most of this will come as canned tuna from General...
Fishing
“It’s About Time The US Starts Enforcement Of Its Own IUU Laws”
In an industry so intent on tackling its main aggravation, IUU fishing, it is interesting to note that, as some industry players point out, despite agreements, fishery management plans and...
Top US Tuna Brand Sustainability Report Short On Detail
One of the US’ leading canned tuna brands has released a corporate sustainability report detailing its past efforts and future goals for long term sustainability, but has not specifically...
Bangkok Skipjack Price: Staying Put
Resisting a trend of major traders demanding higher prices, big tuna buyers in Bangkok are trying to keep them down, resulting in a continued stabilization of the skipjack market. It has been...
“Ridiculous” Yellowfin Catches For Hawaiian Longliners
“Ridiculous” amounts of yellowfin have been landed by longliner fishermen this winter, in what has been described as one of the best runs since the 80s, and not usual for this time of year....
How Have Tuna Seiner Engines Become Increasingly Efficient?
Over the last 30 odd years, tuna purse seining has been greatly innovated through the development of methods and equipment that have created a radical reduction in energy consumption, lowering...
Enforcement On Imports To Save 650,000 Dolphins
The motivation of a dolphin activist-fueled court case has no timing link to the Mexican tuna fishery entering MSC assessment, and will have zero impact on the bid. This is according to Mark...
Too Expensive Seining Nets A Handicap For Tuna Fishermen
Fishermen could be losing out as the prices of nylon tuna fishing nets, namely purse seine nets in this case, are too high in Indonesia, compared to those produced in other countries. During a...
Alliance Of Fishing Federations Opposes Implementation Anti-IUU Regulations
Since the Philippines was issued with a yellow card from the EU on its non-cooperation in the fight against IUU, the Asian nation has had to deal with reorganizing its fisheries management...
Fishermen Say Red Tape Drives Them To IUU
Illegal fishing always has a drive to it, whether it is the unwillingness to pay the price for registration requirements and fishing rights, or trying to avoid conservation regulations or...
Seeking Lenience In Brussels After Yellowfin Ban
Can Sri Lanka persuade the European Commission to reverse and postpone its EU import ban already implemented earlier this month? Its chilled and frozen yellowfin loin exports have already been...
Dolphin Activists Attempt To Restrict US Import
In a race against the clock, a dolphin activist-fueled court case filed against the US 18 months ago has met a new milestone, as the US government agrees to settle, and finally implement a...
Must Read: How The US Fleet Innovated Tuna
Purse seining and FADs are the peak techniques in the industryright now, but it wasn’t always like this. At the beginning of the twentieth century, pole and line methods to catch albacore were...
Over 1,000 Lb Tuna Hooked By Commercial Fishers
In what has been described as a “mighty effort,” two commercial fishermen managed to haul in a 1,005 Lb (456 kg) Atlantic bluefin tuna last week along the North Carolina coast, US. Jonathan...
“This Industry Is Driven By Jealousy And Greed”
Tuna fisherman and Wicked Tuna star David Carraro has shed some light on the underemphasized struggle of fishing bluefin along the US coast, highlighting that the job as a whole results in...
No Processing Plant? Don’t Come Here To Fish
One of the richest tuna fishing grounds in the world is about to get significantly more exclusive. The PNG government says it is taking action to avoid what it calculates as a massive USD 767...
Indian Fishers Skeptical Of Increasing Tuna Catch
Proposed efforts to increase tuna catches have been shot down by India’s seafood industry as fishermen believe yields are declining in tuna catch fisheries and have protested with a one-day...
Putting Ex-Cons On Fishing Boats – After All Not Such A Great Idea
A previous plan to send short sentenced ex-convicts aboard fishing vessels has now been abandoned by the Thai government, but some damage has already been reported. Thailand’s Labor Ministry...
“No Evidence That FAD Fishing Is The Only Cause For Depletion”
Last week, the Secretary General of the Spanish Fishing Confederation (CEPESCA) made some interesting remarks regarding sustainability standards and the need for fleets to comply on a level...
Pole And Line Industry, Victim Of New IUU Laws
New zero tolerance policies on IUU in Indonesia appear to be unintentionally damaging the nation’s local pole and line industry. Small-scale fishing operations have become immediate and...