Indonesia recently signed an agreement with Spain “to promote the competency and welfare” of fishermen who are seeking to work onboard Spanish tuna vessels. The EU nation has agreed to...
Fishing
Lakshadweep Pole-And-Line Fishermen Accuse Govt Of “Killing Their Livelihood”
The livelihoods of pole-and-line fishermen in Lakshadweep, an archipelago off the Indian coast, are at stake due to high fuel prices and lack of facilities to sell their catches. Most of the...
EPO Seiners Report Decades-High Skipjack Catches In 2023
EPO tuna vessels caught a record volume of skipjack in 2023, a 50-year peak. The total tonnage of all major commercial tuna species reached the fifth-highest level in over five decades. While...
Jealsa Seiner Fleet Not Fishing In Atlantic, Crew Dismissed
The 72-day FAD ban in the Atlantic Ocean is ongoing and will last until March 13. Numerous Spanish-owned tuna seiner vessels have gone for repairs or stopped fishing and are docked in the port...
Tuna Smeared With Pig Blood & Other Social Media Stories
The post of a Filipino digital creator who called out an incident of tuna being laced with pig blood in a local market has gone viral. Alexis Carado, with over 11,000 followers on Facebook,...
Traditional Bluefin Fishers Lose Out On EU Quota Division
The EU updated its regulations for bluefin fishing in its waters for industrial and small-scale vessels following ICCAT's new rules. A majority of measures received unanimous support in the...
NZ Longlining Fishers Want Exception For Damaged Tuna
New Zealand longlining fishermen have requested a “landing exception” from the government for commercial tuna species such as yellowfin, bigeye, and Pacific and southern bluefins which...
Is Faulty Onboard Freezing A Cause Of Costly Mushy Tuna Syndrome?
A research has revealed that global tuna canneries are facing losses from a meager USD 1,000 to whopping USD 1 million due to Mushy Tuna Syndrome (MTS). The experts also noted that onboard...
Residents Collect Hundreds Of Tuna That Wash Ashore Philippines Beach
A video showing people collecting hundreds of tuna that washed ashore in Aklan province in the Philippines has gone viral. YouTube channel ‘Global From Space’ (GFS) shared the 39-second-video,...
Sapmer’s Majority Shares Sold To Cana Tera, Firm Remains In Reunion
Financially troubled fishing firm Sapmer has been thrown a lifeline. It will remain a French company and also continue to be based in Reunion. This week it was announced that Cana Tera, the...
Ghana Must Tighten Grip On Beneficial Owners Of Tuna Vessels
The Ghanaian Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) wants authorities to take stricter measures against ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) of industrial fishing companies. CEMLAWS stated...
Indonesia Can Reach UN ‘30×30’ Pledge Only By 2045
Indonesia wants to expand its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to 30 percent by 2045. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, announced this at the Fisheries Business...
Spanish Cook’s Daily Life On Board ‘Pacific Star’ Seiner
A tuna sailor's life is tough, especially working on large purse seiners at sea for months. They need a lot of energy to put in all that hard work and effort. Daniel Ferreiro, also known as...
Filipino Fishers Eyeing On Boosting Catches With AFADs
The Palawan municipality government in Philippines handed over anchored FADs, otherwise known locally as 'payaos’, to over 138 tuna fishermen last year. Authorities stated that coastal...
Maldivian Fishers Allege Indian Coast Guard Boarded Vessels
A group of Maldivian pole-and-line tuna fishermen have alleged that the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) stopped their boats earlier this week while fishing within their own country's EEZ. They allege...
Major Global Tuna Highlights January 2024
The year began with several interesting turn of events in the global tuna industry. Thai Union finally bid good riddance to its US subsidiary Red Lobster and freight rates soared due to crises...
Filippino NGO Urges Govt To Stop Armed Illegal Fishers
A Filippino environmental NGO recently expressed concerns over illegal fishermen with weapons operating in in the Lamon Bay in Quezon province, a rich yellowfin ground, which has been...
New Deal With Indonesia To Boost Tuna Landings In Philippines Davoa Port
A major tuna harbor in the Philippines could soon see more landings by Indonesian-flagged vessels due to a possible new deal. Representatives of the Davao Fish Port Complex (DFPC) met with...
EPO 2022 Bigeye Seiner Catches Lowest Level In 30 Years
Purse seine FAD catches of bigeye fell considerably in 2022 in the EPO, the lowest in nearly 30 years, according to IATTC data. In over four decades, vessels caught a peak volume in 2020, and...
Juvenile Albacore Tunas Migrate Between Indian & Atlantic Oceans
A study of albacore otoliths (ear stones) has revealed that this tuna species' juveniles have a complex migration pattern between the southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO) and southeast Atlantic Ocean...