The green light has been given for 27 Spanish and French tuna purse seine vessels by the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to fish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Gabon. This...
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Maldives Provides “Innocent Passage” To Sri Lanka Tuna Fishermen
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Recourses, Rajitha Senaratne, has announced that Sri Lankan fishermen will be provided with an “innocent passage” to the Arabian Sea following the...
Second IATTC Tuna Ban Period Now Ended
The second IATTC ban on commercial tuna fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has come to an end. The two month measure prohibited commercial tuna seiners over 400 M/T from fishing yellowfin,...
The “American Tuna” That Schools Are Not Buying
American schools vow to “Buy American” for products that make up children’s lunch time meals as part of the US Agriculture Department’s standards. But for tuna, it seems that the true American...
Eco-Safe Tuna Compares EII With Jekyll And Hyde
The environmental group Earth Island Institute (EII) has been compared to the transition of Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde in a recent blog post by Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna. Claiming today to...
Largest Buyer Of Albacore In USA Sold
Self-claimed on its Facebook page, the United States’ largest buyer of albacore tuna, Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Co., has been sold to Californian firm, Alber Seafoods. The combined company will now...
Government Measures Proposed To Battle Fiji Albacore Crisis
Fiji’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests, Lieutenant Colonel Inia Seruiratu says that the country’s government is now looking for ways to resolve the current crisis faced by the...
TUNABAL Buoy Technology Helps Reduce Juvenile Catch
The increased use of FADs and higher efficiencies in the catches of tuna purse can be partly attributed to the use of better and more advanced sonar buoys, which send their information via...
ISSF Needs Year To Decide On Blacklisting Vessel
The ISSF has pushed back the final decision on its possible blacklisting of a vessel accused of IUU fishing. The organizations says the investigation into IUU fishing allegations of a Dongwon...
Piriou Loses Order Of 2 CFTO Seiners To Murueta
Shipyard Piriou in France has lost out on an order for the construction of two French tuna purse seiners. Instead, the contract, from French tuna firm, Campagnie Francaise du Thon Oceanique...
French Fleet Launches New Observer Scheme With African Nations
A new scheme that is likely to mean 100 percent observer coverage for the French tuna fleet in the Atlantic Ocean will see French and African officials supervising the country’s purse seiners....
Gabon Fishing Deal For 27 EU Seiners Under Negotiation
The European Union Fisheries Committee is to meet this week to discuss a draft recommendation on a potential deal between the EU and Gabon. The agreement, if signed, would benefit 27 EU tuna...
Albacore Crisis Can Cause Food Dilemma In Fiji
The albacore tuna fishing crisis in Fiji is likely to cause drastic problems for food supply in the country. The scaling down of the domestic tuna fleet could see a lack of up to 4/5,000 tons...
Echebastar Launches Super Seiner “Izaro”
Construction has been completed on the Izaro super seiner, owned by the Spanish Echebastar Group. The USD 39 million and 1,900 ton tuna purse seiner has been built at the Zamakona shipyard in...
Costa Rica Connects Price Of Licenses To Landing Locally
The charging or not charging of tuna catch tax to foreign vessels is dividing Costa Rican boat owners. Currently, tax is eliminated when selling the catch to national companies, but it has...
PAFCO Could Take A Hit From Albacore Scale-Back
The scaling back of the albacore tuna fishing fleet in Fiji is likely to have a dramatic impact on Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO), a major tuna cannery in Fiji and the Pacific. The...
NFI: Misinformation Spread On Marine Mammals By NRDC
Tuna for Tomorrow, a campaign to combat misinformation on sustainable stocks of tuna fished by America’s leading canned tuna brands has slated a recent CNN post on the killing of marine...
EU Fisheries Policy: “We Only Fish Within Scientifically Safe Margins”
Europe has managed to radically change its fisheries policy and make it more sustainable, the relevant Commissioner Maria Damanaki told the European Parliament Friday. Damanaki said that...
Future Of Industry Topic Of INFOFISH – Tuna 2014
The future sustainability of the global tuna industry will be at the core of this year’s INFOFISH-TUNA 2014 Conference, the largest gathering of tuna industry players from all over the world....
Fiji’s Solander Scales Down Albacore Operations
Solander is one of two major Fiji fishing companies that have been forced to shut down the majority of their operations. Mainly catching albacore tuna, the company within the albacore price...