A call is being made for a proof of legality and transparency of US tuna imports in the form of non-IUU catch certificates. According to a study to be published in Marine Policy, as much as...
Fishing
Seasonal Closures For Tuna Considered In Philippines
A seasonal fishing ban is being considered in the Philippines to help improve food stock for tuna. Temporary stops to scad and sardine fishing in Palawan, an island province of the country, is...
NOAA Certification For Sustainable Skipjack Impossible?
What’s the likelihood that NOAA can issue a sustainable certification for skipjack tuna? Difficult, if not impossible, according to one source within the US tuna fishing sector. With the...
Record Price Paid For Marshall Tuna Fishing Days
A price record has been set in the Marshall Islands, selling tuna fishing days for as much as USD 7,000. The current PNA rate is USD 6,000, but high demand for access to the region’s waters...
Reflagging Spanish Owned IUU Seiners A Dilemma
It’s not all plain sailing when it comes to the re-flagging of Spanish owned IUU seiners. Two Spanish fishing companies are being forced to re-flag IUU branded Belize vessels in order to...
The Real Cause Of The Skipjack Price Collapse
October 1st 2013 was the day a massive destruction of value within tuna supply chain started. Much comparable to the crash of Wallstreet in 2007, prices of skipjack started a very rapid...
Pesca Azteca Receives New Seiner “Tamara”
A 79 meter tuna seiner has joined the fleet of Mexican fishing company, Pesca Azteca. The company, boasting an already 20 vessel-strong operation, received the delivery of the “Tamara” seiner,...
Severe Weather Conditions Flood Center Of Western Pacific
Severe and dangerous weather conditions have hit the Solomon Islands’ capital city and are only expected to become more aggressive over the coming days. Satellite imagery posted by NOAA...
Sea Shepherd Moves To West Africa On The IUU Hunt
The controversial anti-poaching group, Sea Shepherd UK, is about to start a campaign to fight illegal fishing. The marine conservation society, well–known through the Discovery TV...
Retailers Want No More Tuna From Belize And Guinea
With the European Union blocking tuna coming from IUU branded countries Belize and Guinea, AMS, a large buying group of European retailers, has announced a refusal of catch certificates from...
Why The World Skipjack Price Will Rebound
With plummeting world market prices for skipjack tuna occurring over recent months, which have now dropped as low as USD 1,180 per ton in Bangkok, many industry players wonder how long prices...
MSC Revokes Chain Of Custody Certification Of Fishery
The MSC has suspended the chain of custody certification of five companies for failure to respond to requests of the assessment board. After contacting 75 chain of custody certified Pollock...
Fair Trade Goes Also Into Sustainable Fisheries Standards
Fair Trade USA wants in on the sustainable certification business and has announced its planned creation of the first Fair Trade Capture Fisheries Standard. The organization that works to...
Old Fashioned Technology Slows Down Vietnam
Old fashioned technology in tuna fishing, processing and distribution is slowing down Vietnam’s growth. This is according to Nguyen Ngoc Oai, Deputy Head of the General Fisheries Department,...
Sri Lanka To Host Next IOTC Meeting
Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be the host city for the 18th annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. The annual meeting, this year held from 1st to 5th of June, will take place in Sri...
EPO Skipjack Catches Significantly Down
Skipjack catches in the EPO for the first two months of this year are significantly down from the same period in 2013. Landings of this species by purse seiners and pole and line vessels in...
Income Guarantees For Pole And Line Tuna Fishermen
Pole and Line tuna fishermen in the Maldives are being offered income security as part of a government scheme. The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has compiled procedures under which...
Fast Warming Of Waters Driving Tuna Towards The Pole
The fast warming of waters off the eastern Australian coast are having significant effects on the marine eco-systems, according to scientists. Tuna species in the ocean area are being driven...
UN Involved In Management Of Somalia Tuna Fisheries
The UN FAO has launched the first database for fishermen in Somalia to improve management of fisheries, including tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. The move is aimed at...
Is EU Self-Sufficient In Its Tuna Consumption?
While tuna tops the charts for the most highly consumed commercial fish species in the European Union, the self-sufficiency of its consumption across the EU has been shown to decrease over...