The US State Department is due to make a decision on the government’s stance on Thailand’s human trafficking issues this June. The position of Thailand on this Watch List ranking system can...
Fishing
Pokajam: “Sacking Politically Motivated”
Sylvester Pokajam has said in an interview that he believes his “sacking was politically motivated” and will be missing -for the first time since 2008- as members of the PNA (Parties to the...
High-Tech Researcher Uncovers Marvels Of Tuna
Tunas have, by design, the best countercurrent heat-exchange system that warmed the whole body. Kenneth Brower writes in the National Geographic magazine about his experiences working with...
Australia Wants To Involve Chile More In South Pacific
Australia supports maintaining the prosperity of the region mainly through thePacific Patrol Boat Program, (twenty two boats donated to 12 island countries and administered through Defense.)...
Seven Missing As Tuna Longliner Catches Fire
A Japanese coastguard plane spotted the tuna longliner No. 8 Kaisei-maru this weekend emitting orange flames and thick black smoke some 400 kilometers south of Kochi prefecture. The 409 gross...
Influx Of 100 Tuna Boats Could Cause Port Congestion
The tuna port of Chennai is expected to get congested after about 100 additional fishing boats have been acquired by fishermen active from Kasimedu. The boats have been bought from their...
Bumble Bee Partners With Sapmer
Bumble Bee Foods, one of the Big Three US canned tuna companies, today has announced an exclusive partnership with tuna catcher and processor, Sapmer, the France-based company...
WWF 2014 Smart Gear Competition To Reduce Bycatch
WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition, which seeks and supports innovative solutions to address fisheries bycatch, the unintentional catch of fish and other marine...
The Cost Of Responsible Tuna Fishing
With the quest for securing a sustainable future at the forefront of the tuna industry, the cost of such responsible fishing becomes an important calculation for vessel owners and operators....
Big Indian Catches Sends Price Diving
Recent high volumes of large yellowfin catches being offloaded in Indian ports has sent the price of the tuna species diving from around USD 4,030 to just USD 830 per MT. Fishermen from...
Ghanaian Tuna Vessel Capsizes In Port
A tuna vessel, owned by Ghanaian company, Panofi, capsized at Tema port in the African country on Wednesday. A witness from the Maritime Authority reported to the Master of the vessel, Kim...
Acoustic Survey: 30 Times More Fish In The Oceans
A new study by an international group of 400 marine scientists, one of the largest ever done, has suggested that the biomass of fish across the world is as much as 30 times more than...
2013 Was Excellent Albacore Season In USA
Albacore tuna fishermen of Oregon, United States, have reason to celebrate after having their second best catching season on record last year. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has...
Seven New Tuna Seiners For Mexican Fleet
Seven new tuna purse seine vessels are being added to the Mexican fishing fleet and will contribute to increasing food production and economic development of the country. New jobs will also be...
ICCAT Limit Spurs Trading In Tuna Quotas
The decision by the ICCAT late last year to maintain its limit for bluefin tuna fishing for four almadraba fisheries of Cadiz, in Spain, has spurred trading in tuna quotas. In preparation for...
Shortest Tuna Season “One Of The Best In History”
This year’s southern bluefin tuna fishing season is being described by the South Australian tuna industry as one of the best it has seen in decades and one of its shortest. Tuna fishing has...
“Albacore Crisis Spreads Thru Entire Pacific Region”
As the albacore tuna crisis spreads, the Samoan government is being called upon to take action at a regional level to stop foreign vessels “plundering” the entire Pacific’s stock of this...
USD Millions Sought To Upgrade GenSan Fleet
The General Santos City local government hopes for the modernization of the city’s thriving fishing industry, by pushing for the release of a national state government grant of USD 4.48...
Marine Reserve Putting Tuna Fishermen Out Of Business
Great Barrier Reef Tuna Director, Annie Lamason, has said that the introduction of the million square kilometer Coral Sea Marine Reserve set for this year will only cause harm to the local...
Possible Merger Between Princes And TDM?
A rumor is going around the tuna market of the potential of a merger or possible take-over involving two Mauritius based tuna plants. Princes Mauritius and Thon des Mascareignes could possibly...