The EU and UK reached an agreement earlier this week on fishing for over 88 total allowable catches (TACs) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. This deal secures fishing opportunities for the EU...
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Mexican Seiners Increased Skipjack Catches In EPO In Q3
Mexican purse seiners caught 13 percent more tuna in the first nine months of this year compared to the last, particularly skipjack, which is not the main target species for these vessels....
Will 2025 Be A Lucky Year For Fishers In The Pacific Ocean?
Fishing fleets catching tuna in the WCPO and EPO have had a remarkable 2024 as they already landed record-high catches within the first nine months of the year. In EPO alone, seiners netted...
FFA And UK Enter New Partnership To Strengthen WCPO Monitoring
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom last week in the Solomon Islands to “enhance...
Somalian Pirates Hijack Chinese Tuna Boat
A unknown Chinese tuna vessel was hijacked last week by pirates off the North-east coast of Puntland in Somalia. They demanded a ransom for the release of the 18 crew members, but the amount...
Readers Rightly Voted WCPFC Will Adopt EM Standards
The WCPFC 21st Regular Session concluded last week in Fiji and members reached consensus on the adoption of interim standards for electronic monitoring (EM) on longliners from 2025. This was...
Korea Takes Steps To Safeguard Tuna Fishers From Climate Change Effects
The Korean government will take measures to help tuna and other seafood fishers and also ensure a stable supply of fishery products through a comprehensive climate change plan. This was...
Japanese Tuna Fishers Use VR Experience To Attract Youngsters
The Japan Tuna Fisheries Cooperative Association is attracting high school students for a job in tuna fishing with virtual reality (VR) devices in recruitment events. It gives users a...
How Tracking Data Improves Management Of EPO MPAs
Marine managers need access to data to monitor marine protected areas (MPAs) stated Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy in October. The tracking data provided by Global Fishing Watch (GFW) enables the...
Philippines NGO Urges Govt To Enforce More Fisheries Transparency
NGO Oceana Philippines has called on the government to step up its efforts in data transparency and added that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) needs to collaborate more...
American Samoa Yet Again Implored WCPFC For US Seiner Exemptions
American Samoa once again pushed for a proposal to exempt US purse seiners, operating in the WCPO convention area, that land fish to the StarKist cannery from having fishing limits as it could...
American Samoa Leaders Urge Biden To Stop MPA Expansion Plan
Members of the American Samoa territorial legislature (Fono) are again pushing US President Joe Biden to reconsider the expansion of marine protected areas (MPA) before his presidency ends....
Ecuadorian Seiners Experiencing Incredible Skipjack Fishing Season In 2024
EPO tuna catches in the first nine months have already hit record high volumes, propelled by a massive rise in tonnages from the largest fleet in this ocean, Ecuador. EPO fleets captured a...
Philippines’ Good Tuna Catches Boosted By High Skipjack Volumes
Philippines-flagged vessels' tuna catches from January to September increased by 36 percent compared to the same period in 2023. This was driven by high volumes of all the main species –...
ISSF Report Says Global Tuna Stocks’ Health Improved
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently released its second biannual report on the status of 23 tuna stocks. It revealed that 88 percent of the total tuna catches...
Korea Says Increased Pacific Bluefin Catches Will Help Fishers
The WCPFC recently agreed to increase Korea’s Pacific bluefin quota for 2025, the decision made at the Commission's 21st Regular Session that concluded earlier this week. Kang Do-Hyung, Korean...
ISSF Lauds Most WCPFC Meeting Outcomes, Criticizes Lack Of South Pacific Albacore MP
More information is coming from the WCPFC annual meeting that ended earlier this week. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) praised the RFMO’s work on several positive...
One Step Forward, Several Steps Back at WCPFC21
-VIEWPOINT- The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is entering a pivotal new phase in its mission to drive sustainable and socially responsible tuna fisheries. As Advocacy Lead, I can draw on many...
ABC News: Tuna Companies Want Aussies To Eat More Local Caught Fish
Aussies love their tuna as they consume high amounts of this fish annually. Most of the ambient tuna, mainly skipjack, and some yellowfin, sold in this part of the world is caught in the WCPO...
WCPFC Agrees To Japan’s Demand For Increased Pacific Bluefin Catches
The WCPFC 21st Regular Sessions concluded yesterday but the RFMO is yet to announce all the adoptions made at the meeting. Among them was the decision to expand Japan’s Pacific bluefin quota...