Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister believes that the arrival of large foreign vessels is the crux of the problems with the EU, and ultimately led to the nation’s red card on IUU, a sanction that...
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High Grade Biodegradable Purse Seine Nets – Is It Possible?
An environmentally improved purse seine net lined with a biodegradable additive and radio frequency identification chips has been developed in the hope of reducing ‘ghost fishing’. Ghost...
Why Tuna Is Economically So Important To Mexico…
With total national tuna catch hitting up to 150,000 tons each year, tuna is a vitally important resource for Mexico, and takes second place for total fish production. The country’s 17th...
Do You Think FADs Can Be Ecological? How Our Readers Judged
In the last few months, NGOs have again put serious pressure on European tuna purse seiner fleets and the brands they supply to, in particular regarding the use of FADs and the bycatch issues...
Lawsuit To Stop Increase Bigeye Quota Hawaii Longline Fleet
A lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) over a new rule which allows for the transfer of available bigeye quota between US participating parties. The new...
EU Tuna Vessels Gain Access To Important Senegal EEZ
European fleets will now be able to fish for tuna in Senegalese waters under a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement between the EU and the west African nation; this completes a...
#WorldFisheriesDay
Today is officially known as ‘World Fisheries Day’, and this year, social media has been thriving with promotions, campaigns, and references to fishery issues around the globe, in a bid to...
Mexican Canned Tuna On US Shelves Doubles
More Mexican canned tuna is making its way to US importers this year, as American retail buyers more than double their purchases of the Latin American product, rising to 4,358 tons. Catching...
Why Sri Lanka Thinks Red Card Will Have No Impact
The immediate reason that the EU handed Sri Lanka its red card was the arrival of “huge vessels” on the scene, which Sri Lanka had authorized to fish in the Indian Ocean. That’s according to...
Mexican Tuna Forum Talks Stocks, Sustainability and MSC
The last three days in Mazatlan, Mexico, saw discussions analyzing and raising the awareness of sustainable tuna fishery management in the EPO, at the 17th National Tuna Forum. The meeting,...
Philippine Small Scale Fisheries Could Also Benefit From GSP+
Small scale fisheries in the Philippines have been making significant progress in combatting IUU fishing activity, important aspects of the fisheries have been addressed and at least 1,000...
Mauritius And Seychelles To Boost Bunkering For Tuna Vessels
East African island nations, Mauritius and Seychelles, are looking to cover a wider spread of the oil bunkering market in the Indian Ocean, particularly due to recent development in the tuna...
Spain And Guinea Bissau Extend Fisheries Agreement
Fisheries officials from both Spain and Guinea Bissau have come together in Madrid to extend the MOU between the two nations, which sees increased cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture. As...
Greenpeace Blocks Korean Vessels In Busan Port
Greenpeace strikes again, and this time the South Korean government is at the receiving end of the protest. Criticizing the nation for a lack of control over its IUU activities, campaigners...
Suva, The Albacore Longliner Graveyard
The situation in the Fijian longline albacore fishery appears to get worse as each month goes by; fishing companies have reported that this year’s traditional catching season did not take off,...
Tuna Vessel Captain On “Most Wanted” List
The world’s largest international police organization, Interpol, has called for public aid in capturing some of the most wanted environmental criminals in the world. Tuna vessel captain, Ariel...
Leadership Status Emphasized On Spanish Tuna Industry Congress
The Spanish tuna industry has reiterated its pioneer position as an example of sustainable management, says the country’s Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture. Minister Isabel Garcia...
US-Kiribati Conservation Deal To Secure Tuna Fishing Rights?
The US and Kiribati have jointly signed a cooperative conservation measure, in a bid to further protect vital marine habitats in the Pacific. In agreeing to work jointly on research and...
Japan, China Block ICCAT To Take Measures On Shark-Finning
A proposal to require all sharks to be landed with their fins naturally attached was blocked at the recently concluded ICCAT meeting, leaving both environmental groups and industry reps...
EU Red Card Has No Impact On ISSF Pro Vessel List
All owners of vessels that fish for tuna, regardless of their flag nation’s IUU status and gear type, can list their vessels on the ISSF PVR – a list, which according to the NGO, means they...