Skipjack catches in the WCPO have broken previous record levels of 2009, and reached the highest ever annual volume for the region. Reported this week by the WCPFC in its “Overview of...
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Bigeye Going Same Way As Bluefin?
The 10th meeting of the WCPFC Scientific Committee this week revealed figures suggesting that bigeye tuna is in a similar over-fished state as bluefin, and Greenpeace has called for further...
FAVs: The Next Revolution In Tuna Fishing?
The latest global revolution in commercial tuna fishing has been the introduction of solar powered – satellite connected sonar buoys, which has drastically changed the effectiveness of Fish...
The Collapse Of Namibia’s Tuna Catch
Last year, the Namibia Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry recorded a tuna harvest of 650 tons in November; a sharp fall from 1,800 tons in 2012 and 4,046 tons in 2011. A collapse in the...
Thai Tuna Vessels Associated With Slave Labor Concerns
Thai vessels involved in the exchange and use of forced workers, have been confirmed by a social justice organization as also targeting tuna. A Campaigner from the Environmental Justice...
Good Spanish Catches Slow Demand For US Albacore
The US west coast is currently witnessing an unstable market for albacore tuna. This is vastly due to a regional oversupply of catch, part of which usually makes its way to Spain. Wayne...
SMS And Email To Enable Consumers To Buy Directly Ex-Vessel
For years now, a German fishing project, ‘Fisch vom Kutter’ (Fish from Boats), has been boosting the local economy by selling catches directly to consumers at port. This is something that...
EII Says University Study On Its “Authority” Is A Fraud
It’s quite remarkable that an organization that claims to effectively monitor as much as 90 percent of the global tuna business would consider self-certification superior in objectivity to...
Philippines: Hefty Prison Sentences For 12 Chinese IUU Fishers
Hefty prison sentences have been handed to 12 Chinese fishermen for illegal fishing practices in the Philippine’s EEZ. The Filipino court made the decision to impose the maximum punishment of...
Phu Yen Lands Much Larger Size Yellowfin In July
Vietnamese tuna fishermen in the Phu Yen province have reported big increases in their catch since early July. According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the...
MSC Includes Social Standard Avoiding Forced Labor
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), internationally renowned for its sustainability certification in marine fisheries, will soon include a clear policy on the issue of forced labor in...
Armon Delivers Second New Seiner To Grupomar
As part of its focus to import less and catch more, Mexican Maritime Industrial Group, Grupomar, has just received the second out of three new tuna seiners ordered. The “Oaxaca” is a 78-meter...
Court: Dongwon Seiner Unseaworthy Before Sinking
The already four year-long case of the sunken Majestic Blue tuna seiner has met a significant progression. A judge with the District Court of Guam has determined that Dongwon Industries...
Atlantic Bigeye Tuna Migration Subject To New Large Study
New interesting information could be revealed by a recent research project on the movements of bigeye tuna in the northwestern Atlantic Sea. A team from the Large Pelagics Research Center...
Fiji Might Rejoin Pacific Islands Forum As Member
Fiji is officially one step closer to re-joining the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), following discussions at this week’s annual meeting in Palau. Alongside the appointment of a new Secretary...
Document Fraud In The EU IUU Scheme
“Ineffective implementation, including widespread and often undetectable document fraud” are the “critical flaws” that a 2013 published study found in the certification scheme of the EU IUU...
Cod Fishermen Catch Tuna In Baltic Sea
Frigate mackerel, part of the same species family as tuna, has been found by cod fishermen swimming off the German coast close to the town of Kiel, in the Baltic Sea. This is highly unusual,...
Pacific Leaders Should Set Target Reference Point For Skipjack
The realistic future of a point of total tuna resource collapse has been thrust upon Pacific island leaders – those who can act now to make the changes. At the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in...
Will WCP Catches Surge Again After The Fad Ban? What Did You Think?
Every year the Western Central Pacific imposes a three month FAD ban, and every year tuna catches surge following the return to fishing on FADs. Although the ban seems to be efficient in...
Can Fishermen Predict Stocks Just As Well As Scientists?
Fishermen have been found to be just as good as scientists when it comes to predicting levels of commercial fish stocks. New research conducted in the North Sea has identified that in a...