Dutch sustainable tuna brand Fish Tales announced the start of a project on improving tuna welfare in pole-and-line fisheries. A sensitive subject that is not widely publicized by brands and...
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Three Pacific Islands Want To Extend Their EEZs
Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu have taken a major step to secure 453,400 square kilometres of shared ocean heritage. They submitted Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) documents to the UN...
ISSF Report Shows Members Still Need To Work On Conservation Measures
The ISSF recently published its Annual Conservation Measures report, and it revealed a 99.62 percent conformance of its participating companies, with a 0.38 percent non-conformance. The 'ISSF...
WCPO Seiner Owners Rejoice As Skipjack Catches Showed Sharp Uptick
The overall fishing effort and catches of purse seiners fishing in the WCPO increased in May, compared to the previous month. Consequently, vessels netted 41 percent more skipjack catches....
Environmental Groups Warn Of Allocating Increased Pacific Bluefin Catches
The Pacific bluefin stock has improved greatly through years of efforts of flag states under the management of WCPFC and IATTC. WCPFC recently posted on social media that the species has...
Card Game Helps To Improve Financial Literacy Of Indonesian Fishers
Fluctuations in tuna supply and demand make financial management difficult for Indonesian small-scale fishers and their families. IPNLF Indonesia, supporting the livelihood of these fisheries,...
Korean County Orders To Dump Bluefin For Exceeding Limits
This week, Korean fishers on the eastern coast of South Korea in Yeongdeok County had to discard their haul of bluefin catches, because they had fished over the quota. Officials said the tuna...
The Impact Of WCPFC FAD Ban On Skipjack Catches
The WCPFC FAD ban came into force on July 1 and the supply of skipjack to processing hubs, such as Bangkok, will be impacted in the coming weeks. The ban runs for one and a half months until...
Mishap For Newly Purchased Albacora Seiner
The purse seiner ‘Beti Aurrera’ has been docked in the port of Madagascar for maintenance since early June and capsized on its starboard side just a day ago. Atuna contacted its Spanish owner,...
American Samoa Tuna Fishers Share Their Woes
The Western Pacific Regional Management Council (WPRFMC) met with American Samoa tuna fishers and locals in the region last month to learn in detail about the changes seen in local waters and...
MSC’s Second Chinese Office Opens Doors
The Marine Stewardship (MSC) has expanded its Chinese operations by opening a new office last month in Qianhai, a province in Guangdong. The agency chose this location due to its strategic...
Oscar Romero Argote Is Albacora’s New COO
Spanish tuna fishing company Albacora has reeled in Oscar Romero Argote as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). The announcement was made last week after he joined the company on July 1....
Uncertainty Looms Over WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Taking Off This Year
The much-anticipated WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, adopted in 2022 to regulate and limit harmful fisheries subsidies, can take effect only after 111 nations ratify it. Currently, 102 have...
Gabonese Small-Scale Fishers Overlooked In Tuna SFPA With EU
A new report highlighted how small-scale Gabonese fishermen are affected by the fisheries agreements made between their government and the EU. The government's tight fishing regulations make...
Is Guinea-Bissau Gearing Up For Tighter Monitoring Of EU Vessels In Its EEZ?
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) announced last week that it “embarked on a country mission to Guinea-Bissau to discuss enhancing the nation’s fisheries transparency by...
Tuna Expert States Japanese Fishing Industry Undergoing A Rough Patch
The Japanese tuna fishing sector faced umpteen challenges in the first six months of 2025 and has ambitions goals for the upcoming half told Hiromi Isa, Managing Director of the Organization...
Coalition Of NGOs Highlights Why “New Generation” Of Tuna SFPAs Is Need Of The Hour
The EU IUU Fishing Coalition has given Costas Kadis, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, a roadmap outlined which, it believes could improve Sustainable Fisheries Partnership...
Eurofish Promotes New COO From Within Its Ranks
Mario Ramírez is appointed as the new Chief of Operations at Eurofish. He is no stranger to the Ecuadorian tuna fishing and processing company, he has been working at Eurofish since July 2004....
Lower Supply Pushes Up Manta Price
With the upcoming veda and currently lower supply of skipjack, canneries in Ecuador are willing to pay a higher price. They need the raw material to keep production running and fulfill their...
Maldivian Opposition Questions Govt Negligence In Weighing Yellowfin
A Maldivian opposition party has pointed fingers at the government for not paying heed to the over 120 tons of pole-and-line caught yellowfin that remains unweighed and hence, could not be...