Small-scale fishermen from Los Cabos (Baja California Sur) in Mexico are protesting against industrial tuna and shrimp boats from other states fishing in the region. They sent a petition to...
Fishing
Should Bycatch Estimates Of IO DFAD Fisheries Be Improved?
Industrial purse seine fishing operations have increased in the Indian Ocean, operating with drifting FADs (dFADs). Some experts from the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF)...
New Tuna Loader Arrives At Majuro Port To Boost Dockside Operations
A first-of-its-kind mechanized tuna loader that could reduce the time to transfer tuna into freezer containers arrived in the Majuro Port last week. The equipment, which the Marshall Islands...
Malaysia Takes Stronger Steps To Curb IUU Tuna Fishing
Last week, the Malaysian Coast Guard detained a fishing vessel for having illegally anchored in the nation’s EEZ, near Penang, without prior permission. Upon inspecting the boat, which Chinese...
Improving Transparency Crucial For Tuna Industry, States Planet Tracker
François Mosnier, Head of Ocean Program at Planet Tracker, a financial think tank, said that the global tuna sector needs to improve its transparency, which can have financial upsides such as...
Aerial Patrol In Pacific Ocean Boosted By Aussie Funding
The visit of Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Fiji resulted in a commitment to support surveillance of the Pacific Island nations’ waters by funding AUD 477 million (USD 311.64...
AI Version Of Tuna Sold In Market Turns Heads And Other Social Media Stories
An image of a tuna being sold in a market, posted by Seafood Adventure, is gathering thousands of likes on Facebook. The post is captioned: “Breaking records! A giant bluefin tuna just sold at...
Taiwan Tuna Longline Association Seeks Balance Between Crew Rights & Costs
Since it was founded 12 years ago, the Taiwan Tuna Longline Association (TTLA) has been a bridge between small-scale longline fishing vessel operators and the Taiwanese government. Ken Ke-Chen...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Falls In A Tense Market
Skipjack trade in Bangkok has been slow over the past weeks. The WCPO catches of the fish have not improved in May and the demand by Thai canners has been modest. They are waiting for...
Ambitious Commitments Assured At UN Ocean Conference
The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) ended last Friday. Accelerated progress in the implementation of the High Seas Treaty and the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, concerns about deep-sea mining,...
EM Made Compulsory For US Longliners Amid Cost Concerns
After much discussion, electronic monitoring (EM) has been made mandatory for Hawaii and American Samoa longliners. However, uncertainty over installation costs prevails. The topic was...
Rising Demand For MSC Logo For IO Yellowfin Catches
A Maldivian pole-and-line and handline fishery is going for a scope extension to add yellowfin to its already certified Indian Ocean skipjack catches. AGAC Four Oceans Integral Purse Seine...
Marine Instruments Launches Recovery Program For Its Buoys
To support the tuna fishing industry’s circular economy, Marine Instruments launched its Blue Recovery Program to recover FADs and recycle satellite buoys, reducing waste and environmental...
Greenpeace Claims To Have Brought Spanish Longliner’s IUU Fishing To Light
International NGO Greenpeace claims to have disrupted the tuna fishing operations of a Spanish longliner, which the NGO alleged to have engaged in IUU fishing in the South Pacific Ocean last...
South Indian Tuna Fishers Ask For Price Regulation
Tuna fishermen in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, are crying foul over the plummeting value of their catches after a 61-day government-imposed fishing ban came into force from April to June....
Pevasa Sells Another Purse Seiner
The ‘Playa de Noja’, which belonged to Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa, has been sold to a US fishing company. Albino Moran Shipbrokers announced the sale but did not reveal the buyer....
FAO Says Global Tuna Stocks Doing Well Because Of Effective RFMO Management
New data shows 64.5 percent of all fish stocks worldwide in 2021 were exploited within biologically sustainable levels. In terms of deep sea species, global tuna stocks stood out as 99 percent...
Pacific Islanders Fret As Climate Change Pushes Tuna Eastwards
Climate change is slowly yet significantly impacting the livelihoods of Pacific Islanders. The tuna moving east towards the high seas and away from the EEZs of Pacific Island nations is one of...
Zunibal Awarded For Its Sustainable Biodegradable FAD
The SDG Planet Award went this year to Zunibal for its dedication to developing technologies that contribute to the protection and conservation of marine ecosystems. The award was established...
Slight Decline In EPO Seiner Fleet Capacity In 2024
In 2024, the EPO fleet capacity hit 260,573 m3, a slight drop from the year before as there a reduction of four boats. Most purse seine vessels were among the medium to large range with high...