Tuna catches in the EPO hit astonishing volumes in 2024. While many of the fleets significantly increased their tonnages, the Ecuadorian seiner fleet was by far the most successful, especially...
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Spanish Maritime Agency Reveals Mistakes Made In Seiner Accident
A Spanish government agency recently revealed the investigation results of a three-year-old case about a purse seiner crew member falling into the water and injuring his leg while releasing...
FiTI Lauds Seychelles’ Fisheries Transparency Compliance
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) recently announced that Seychelles is the first country to be “compliant” with its standards. It means that the nation has made considerable...
Spain Allocates Bluefin Quota For 2025
The Spanish Fisheries Ministry allotted 6,783 tons of bluefin to 819 national-flagged vessels in 2025, including the Almadrabas. The information was published in the Official State Gazette...
Dongwon WCPO Bigeye Gets Blue Tick And IO Catches In Assessment
Dongwon's MSC reassessment to add purse seiner bigeye catches in the WCPO was MSC certified. The Korean company has also sought the blue logo for its Indian Ocean (IO) purse seine skipjack and...
FIA Reveals Critical Need For Third-Party Audits For Crew Welfare
The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIA PNG) recently revealed that while fishing fleets have policies and regulations in place, sometimes crew can be unaware because of a...
The Future Route For Europe’s Tuna Processing Industry
What will be the impact on European tuna producers and traders if President Trump puts his money where his mouth is and imposes a 25 percent tariff on EU imports? Is it a likely scenario now...
Zhejiang Ocean Family’s Brand New Seiners Will Fly Kiribati Flag
Chinese tuna fishing company Zhejiang Ocean Family has purchased two new seiners that will operate in the WCPO under the Kiribati flag. The company owns a cannery under a joint venture on this...
Marine Instruments Tunadrone Completes Field Tests In Pacific And Atlantic Oceans
Marine Instruments took on the challenge of developing a drone for purse seine tuna vessels when existing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) were primarily designed for land-based use and unsuited...
Carrefour And US Food Firms Among Latest To Sign Tuna Transparency Pledge
The Nature Conservancy-initiated Tuna Transparency Pledge has been expanded with six new signatories. These include French retailer Carrefour, US food servicer Aramark, US seafood companies...
Will UK’s Assistance Help Accelerate Bina Harbor Project?
The UK is keen on lending a helping hand to the Solomon Islands in constructing the anticipated Bina Harbor project. This was announced on Tuesday by Paul Turner, the new British High...
What Is IOTC’s Stance On Abuse Of North Koreans On Longliners?
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) recently revealed in a compelling report that North Koreans are forced to work aboard Chinese tuna longliners fishing in the Southwest Indian Ocean....
Controversy Over Guatemala Tuna Vessels’ Landings Continue
The Guatemalan government is gearing up to take strict action against national-flagged tuna vessels that have failed to adhere to its laws. Vessels in the national fleet, that did not land...
EU’s Highest IO Yellowfin And Bigeye Catches Allotted To Spanish Seiners
Last week, the Spanish Fisheries Ministry announced the yellowfin and bigeye catch tonnages for vessels flagged to the nation in the Indian Ocean for 2025. It was published in the Ministry's...
Is China Making A Strategic Move Into Tuna-Rich Cook Islands?
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s latest decision to enter into multiple deals with China did not sit well with the Pacific Island nation’s allies New Zealand and Australia. Brown...
Record-Breaking Thai WR Imports In 2024 Propelled By Massive Skipjack Catches
Thai processors’ imports of whole rounds broke records in 2024 and could be attributed to the incredible catches made by industrial vessels in the WCPO. The main driving factor was the...
Fishery Inspectors Demand Fairer Wages In Spain
Spain’s fishery inspectors for several sectors including bluefin (almadrabas) began their strikes on Monday. Around 40 gathered in front of the Ministry of Fisheries in Madrid to demand...
American Samoa Congresswoman Asks Trump For Help With Pacific US Fleet
The American Samoa tuna fishing industry is placing high hopes on US President Donald Trump’s presidency in reopening the controversial Pacific Remote Islands marine protected areas (MPAs)....
Chaos On Mazatlán Highway As Purse Seine Net Truck Overturns
The traffic on a busy Mazatlán highway was disrupted last Saturday when a truck, carrying a 20 ton-purse seiner net overturned on the road. The accident happened when the vehicle, which was...
Major Global Highlights February 2025
Raw material prices in Bangkok witnessed a slight increase in February, whereas, the fishing situation continued to be grave in the Indian Ocean. A canned tuna recall by Thai Union’s US...