Dirk Parlevliet, founder of Dutch ParleVliet & Van Der Plas (P&P) fishing company, died on April 17 at the age of 97. He started the trading firm in 1949 with his brothers-in-law Jan...
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The Curtain Rises For IOTC Annual Meeting
The 28th Session of the Commission started today in Bangkok. Some of the main topics on the table were United Kingdom’s membership status in the IOTC, management of dFADs, rebuilding yellowfin...
EU Clears Stand On Tuna Fishing Agreement With Senegal
The EU and Senegal will continue their ongoing tuna fishing agreement. This was confirmed by Jean-Marc Pisani, the EU ambassador to Senegal, amid reports that the African nation is evaluating...
Second Omani Seiner Close To Start IO Operations
Spain’s Zamakona Shipyard successfully conducted the sea trial of purse seiner ‘Adamas’ last week. The vessel, ordered by Fisheries Development Oman, was launched in October 2023 and will be...
Orthongel Hits Back At French NGO Bloom’s “False Claims”
This week French NGO Bloom published two reports accusing the EU tuna fishing industry of opaque and misleading practices and operating polluting fishing practices using drifting FADs (dFADs)....
How Likely Will IOTC Decide On A FAD Ban?
The annual meeting of the IOTC will start next week in Bangkok and many member states, organizations, and NGOs submitted their proposal and recommendations. There are many issues to be...
Allegations Over IPNLF & Burton’s Meddling In IOTC
Over the past few months, several international news sites have published articles about the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) lobbying activities in the IOTC. They also alleged...
Report Reveals IUU Fishing Impacts On Developing Nations’ Economies
A London-based think tank report revealed how massive IUU fishing of distant-water fleets in Ecuador, Ghana, Senegal, Peru, and the Philippines has been negatively impacting their economies....
New Zealand Funds Lab To Study Climate Change Impact On Tuna
New Zealand has partnered with The Pacific Community (SPC) to open a new science facility in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to study in detail the climate change impact on tuna fisheries. New Zealand...
Scientists Warn Over State Of WCPO Yellowfin
Fisheries scientists, policymakers, and advisors from Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines (VIP) discussed the urgency to protect yellowfin stocks in the WCPO at a recent delegation. They...
Marshall Islands Longline Fishery Gets Blue Logo For Albacore
The Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) achieved MSC certification for its North Pacific albacore catches. The fishery’s yellowfin and bigeye catch were already certified in 2019. Last...
Greenpeace Calls On US Authorities For Action Against Bumble Bee
Greenpeace has again pointed an acussing finger at tuna coming from the Taiwanese longliner ‘Da Wang’ because of forced labor on board. Greenpeace issued an unprecedented call on May 1,...
European Commission Extends Aid For EU Fishing Sector
The European Commission agreed to extend the provisions of the ‘Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework’ (TCTF) until December 31, 2024, to address the challenges faced by the European...
Many Honored Tuna On World Tuna Day
The eighth edition of World Tuna Day gained a lot of attention this year. Atuna summarized several in its articles and create a puzzle whose results we gave you here. On social media, various...
Taiwanese Tuna Fishers Threaten Greenpeace With Lawsuit Over Documentary
Taiwanese tuna fisheries groups are pushing the international NGO Greenpeace to take out the documentary ‘Before You Eat’ from online media. The film shows footage of Taiwanese fishing boats...
Somalia Points A Finger At IOTC’s Catch Allocation Regime
Somalia is unhappy with IOTC's tuna allocation system. In a letter dated April 23 to the RFMO, the Somalian Minstry of Fisheries rejected the catches of other nations in its EEZ, between 1990...
ISSF Shows How Fishers Can Build Their Own Jelly-FADs
Jelly-FADs have proven effective in mitigating the environmental impacts caused by dFADs in oceans. On World Tuna Day, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published a...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
The much-awaited day to celebrate tuna, a fish that provides food security and livelihoods for millions of people across the globe, is here. The UN General Assembly, in December 2016, voted to...
World Tuna Day Puzzle
Today, the world celebrates tuna as a food source of great economic value to millions of people across the globe. World Tuna Day was established by the UN in 2016 to hightlight the importance...
WCPO Yellowfin Catches At A Low In 2024
WCPO yellowfin catches by purse seiners have been low for months. In March, the catches for both large and small yellowfin increased slightly but the continued low supply is impacting the...