As well as being the most important economic source for island nations, ABC Pacific Correspondent, Sean Dorney believes tuna is the biggest business story in the Pacific. Part of the panel...
Fishing
Big Spread Between Thailand 2013 Skipjack Prices
There is a big spread in the prices Thai canned tuna processors paid for their frozen skipjack tuna raw material across various supplying countries. Last year, there was as much as a USD 169...
Pakistan Invites Bids From Foreign Tuna Fleets
The Pakistan federal government is inviting foreign tuna fleets to bid for the right to conduct deep-sea fishing operations in its waters. This is amid a time of rising concern expressed by...
Albacore Crisis Leads To Over Crowded Ports
The albacore tuna crisis that has struck the Pacific, and in particular Fiji, has led to the overcrowding of fishing ports. The Fiji Ports Corporation has become concerned about the increasing...
Jaccar To J/V With Govt On New Seychelles Tuna Quay
French business group, Jaccar Holdings, has entered into an agreement with the Seychelles government to build and operate a 425 meter commercial fishing quay at Ile du Port. The project will...
Palau’s Marine Reserve A Threat To Industry?
Palau is close to kicking commercial fishing vessels out of its waters to create one of the world’s largest marine reserves. Despite high expectations from major UK National newspaper,...
Could A NOAA Sustainable Tuna Certification Exclude Foreign Fleets?
NOAA has received recommendations on the creation of a sustainable seafood certification. Issued by the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), the recommendations outline that NOAA...
Thai Tuna Boats Barred From Indonesian Waters
Authorities in Indonesia have barred hundreds of Thai fishing boats from entering Indonesian waters. This is an important fishing ground for smaller Thai fishing vessels using purse seines or...
Jubilant Official: Walmart Wants Our Pole And Line
An Indonesian official has been left jubilant after he claims that the major US retailer, Walmart, has an interest in buying pole and line tuna from his country. The Director General of...
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishing Stopped Until June
The US fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna has been put on hold until June. The closure of the fishery was announced this week by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as an immediate...
Taiwanese Longliner Disappeared In Indian Ocean
A Taiwanese longliner has gone missing while operating in the Indian Ocean. The Fishermen’s Association in the south of the country has requested the government to help find the vessel that...
Zunibal’s Sonar Buoys For Reducing Juvenile Catch
Zunibal has launched a new, complete system for fishing tuna. The innovation, presented by the company, is formed by a collaboration of its Tunabal 7 ecological buoy and the Zunisea...
Did Lack Of English Sink Dongwon Seiner?
A lack of understanding the English language among engineering officers contributed to the sinking of Dongwon-owned US flagged purse seiner, “Majestic Blue”. A US Coast Guard investigation...
IUU Status Of Nations Affects MW Brands Seiners
The European Union has branded Belize and Guinea as IUU fishing nations and has put a stop to the import of any fish caught by vessels flying their flags. MW Brands owns three large...
Greenpeace Protestors Warn Dongwon Investors About Risks
Greenpeace protestors stood outside the Dongwon headquarters on the day of their annual general meeting to express their concerns on the business practices of the company. Delivering the...
Albacora Launches Its New Super Seiner “Galerna II”
Spain’s largest tuna fishing company, Albacora has launched “Galerna II”, its new super seiner. Built at Armon’s shipyard in Gijon, Spain, the vessel has a capacity to store 1,100 tons of...
Which Yellowfin Catch Methods Catch Most Juveniles And Are “Wasteful”?
An ISSF YouTube video, recently promoted in its E News, states that the weight of maturity of yellowfin tuna is 25kg. The footage, featuring ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee Chair, Victor...
More Boats-Stronger Management-More Corruption?
Conservation management measures for the tuna industry are becoming an increased concern and more countries are taking actions to implement controls to wipe out IUU fishing and to secure a...
Japan’s 50% Cut Of Bluefin Quota For 2015 Final
A dramatic cut of 50 percent to Japan’s catch of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna has been decided by the nation’s Fisheries Agency. This comes as a bid to replenish the rapidly falling...
Australia’s First Yellowfin Steak To Enter MSC Certification
The first ever Australian yellowfin tuna steaks are to be assessed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) under its certification program. Yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna, swordfish and mahi...