Algeria has announced the launch of a new bluefin fattening farm near the port of Sidi Youchââ, a hub for deep sea fishing. Ahmed Badani, Minister for Fishing and Fisheries Production, said...
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Pevasa CEO Says Company Has “Clear Future Ahead”
Recently, Spanish fishing company Pevasa sold its tuna purse seiner, ‘Playa de Bakio’ to Korean Dongwon Industries. Continued poor catches in the Atlantic led to this move, said the...
Atlantic Albacore Catches Fell In 2023
Albacore catches in the north and south of the Atlantic Ocean dropped slightly in 2023 compared to the previous year. The stocks remain at healthy levels with fleets capturing mainly below the...
Indian Tuna Fishermen Suffer As Govt Promises Go Unkept
Tuna fishers in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are struggling to earn a livelihood due to the apathy of the central government. They say that the much-anticipated ‘Blue Revolution’...
Colder Waters Predicted In EPO Due To Weak La Niña
This month, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center said that climate models have predicted that there will be a short duration of La Niña. The colder sea surface temperatures (SSTs) could impact...
Seatech Former Employees Take To The Streets To Protest For Rights
Former workers of Seatech International held a protest yesterday at Mamonal in Cartagena. Close to 100 employees who worked as fishers in the tuna fleet owned by Seatech, gathered at this...
WCPFC Might Not Close Longliner Transshipment Rule Loophole
WCPFC has a regulation that mandates member states to prevent longliners from transshipping at sea unless in-port transfers are proven to be “impractical.” The Marshall Islands Marine...
IO Skipjack Price Bounces Back
Indian Ocean canneries failed to further reduce the skipjack price. Boat owners held firm to their offer, even after there was a brief improvement in catches this month. In mid-October, around...
Vietnamese Provinces In The Race To Curb IUU Fishing Ahead Of EU Inspection
Local authorities from Vietnamese provinces have been working closely with the national government to ensure steps are taken to curb illegal fishing practices by its boats within the EEZ and...
Anfaco And Trade Unions Determined To Get Tuna Excluded In EU-Thai FTA
Spanish canning association Anfaco is not giving up its opposition to the ongoing EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) dialogue with ASEAN countries. Together with its Portuguese counterpart ANCIP...
US Coast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Longliner In Pacific Ocean
The US Coast Guard helicopter recently pulled a 35-year-old man from a tuna longliner that was fishing in the Pacific Ocean. The fisherman aboard the US-flagged longliner ‘Pacific Dragon II’...
US Proposes Stricter ICCAT Protection Rules For Observers
There are an estimated 2,500 observers working globally on board vessels that fish in national waters and the high seas. Their health and safety needs to be guaranteed and the US has submitted...
Guatemala Political Party Wants National Vessels To Unload Tuna Domestically
A prominent political party in Guatemala has expressed concern about national tuna vessels shipping their catches to Ecuador and Panama rather than to local ports. Spokespersons for Voluntad,...
Albacore Leaves Bay Of Biscay For Colder Waters Near End of Fishing Season
Every decade, albacore enters the Bay of Biscay 2.3 days earlier, according to AZTI researcher Nerea Goikoetxea. The tuna also swims northwards while they migrate, stated the latest study by...
Japanese Seiners’ Catches Rose In 2023 Despite Shrinking Fleet
Japan has one of the largest fleets in the WCPO. In 2023, its seiner fishery capture accounted for 63 percent of the total catch by all gears. The number of Japan-flagged seiners operating in...
EJF Urges EU To Impose Stricter Controls On Chinese Tuna Imports
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has urged the EU to block Chinese tuna and other seafood products that come from IUU fishing. The international NGO wants members of the European...
Puglian Albacore Fishermen Can Apply For Aid
Small-scale fishing companies catching albacore in the Italian region of Puglia can apply for financial aid due to the regional fishing ban. Puglia is one of three major regions where the...
Atlantic Yellowfin Catches Dropped In 2023, Worry Remains Over Stock
Yellowfin catches in the Atlantic, despite a slight fall in 2023, has remained high over the years and has far exceeded the total allowable catch (TAC) of 110,000 tons established in 2012....
Atunsa’s FAD Recovery Project Begins In Indian Ocean
Spanish fishing company Atunsa has launched a one-month pilot FAD retrieval project in areas of the Indian Ocean. The EU informed IOTC of this as per regulations. The initiative that began on...
WCPO Transshipments Dropped In September Despite High Catches
The volume of tuna transshipped in PNA ports declined by six percent in September compared to August although seiners captured more tuna that month. Most of the transshipment activities were...