The outcome of the recent World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO) meeting in Guam has been questioned by some boat owners, as they strongly doubt if the decided measure will have any...
Fishing
Kiribati’s “Force-Out” Of US Fleet Confirmed
In what was described as a shock move by Kiribati, the Pacific Island nation broke regional collaboration and announced it would only offer 300 fishing days to the US/FFA Treaty deal. The...
FADs Doing The IUU Fishing – With Vessels Operating Legally?
“Are FADs IUU fishing? Are the traditional concepts of ‘fishing’ changing?” These are questions posed by Maurice Brownjohn, Commercial Manager of the PNA, at the African Tuna Conference 2014...
Atlantic Yellowfin And Pacific Bigeye Sink Into The Red
It’s a grim fate for the stocks of yellowfin and bigeye tuna in some ocean regions, as both species fall into the red in the atuna.com state of the stocks update. Based on catch data collected...
Bangkok Bottleneck Makes Skipjack Prices Plummet Further
The Bangkok skipjack market (SKJ1.8:BKK) has taken another significant hit, with whole round prices falling further. Over the past few days, a considerable weakening has emerged in an already...
Armon Delivers Second Azteca Seiner
Pesca Azteca, part of the Pinsa Group, recently had its second due purse seiner delivered from the Armon shipyard in Vigo, Spain. Pesca Azteca, the largest Mexican fleet operating in the...
Kiribati Forces US Seiners Out, Drops Bombshell
Just shortly after the announcement that the USA and the FFA had signed a new US Tuna Treaty, a move by Kiribati has caused shock reactions throughout the tuna industry. The nation with the...
Should ISSF Encourage Catching Sector Towards FAD-Free?
Just days ago, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) BEST Working Group issued a new publication in “support of tuna sustainability”. The “‘Common Ground’ For Buyer...
ICCAT Science Committee To Support Increase Bluefin Quota
Annual fishing quotas for the Japanese fleet and other nations fishing for bluefin in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean are likely to be increased by around 10,000 M/T for next year,...
FADs In Philippines’ EEZ Steadily Rising
Within the Philippines’ 322km EEZ, there are as many as 3,000 to 5,000 FADs. This is according to statistics compiled by the Alliance of Tuna Handliners and Greenpeace. The data shows that the...
Do Longliners Target Sharks More Than Tuna? What Did You Think?
Already feared by many, a shocking fact emerged just last month, as the SPC revealed the results of a recent study – some equatorial Pacific tuna longliners were found to specifically target...
PNG Increases Days For New Domestic Ventures
In a bid to increase the domestic processing of tuna caught in PNG waters, the National Fisheries Authority has announced that fishing days for 2015 will be increased in the country’s EEZ for...
Activists Animation Video Portrays Petit Navire Catching Humans
In a continuation of offensives towards the sustainability efforts of French tuna brands, Greenpeace has now released a video illustrating its perspective on the severity of FAD fishing, using...
Spanish Socialists Want Higher Bluefin Quota From ICCAT
Several autonomous communities, as well as the Central Government in Spain, are calling for ICCAT to increase bluefin quota allocations for future fishing seasons. Head of the Ministry of...
Foreign And FSMA Concessions Withdrawn By PNG?
With PNG’s recent announcement that unlimited effort tuna fishing in its waters will be stopped, it appears that foreign chartered and FSMA seiners could see concessions withdrawn by the...
Bluefin Stars In Canadian Lottery
After the almost immediate re-opening of the Canadian bluefin season for the second-part, nearly all the remaining tags of license holders that did not catch their single bluefin per vessel in...
“If Money Was Spent Properly, IUU Would Have Ended Years Ago”
A potential Presidential Task Force proposed to tackle IUU fishing and seafood mislabeling in the US has received a range of reactions from across the industry. While the NFI has concerns that...
Can Signing UN Convention Prevent Red Card For Philippines?
With a yellow card in hand, and a potential red card on IUU looming for the Philippines, the nation is in a race to strengthen efforts to regulate its fisheries. In line with significant focus...
Total Shake Up Of PNG Tuna Fishing Days Division
The NFA has announced plans for 2015 that will cause a drastic shake up of the division of tuna fishing days in PNG waters. Starting next year, reflecting removal of unassociated (not...
USA Secures USD 90 Million Tuna Deal With Pacific
The USA has secured a crucial tuna deal with the 17 member nations of the FFA, worth USD 90 million, following three days of negotiations. The US Tuna Treaty for 2015 gives US flagged seiners...