The Spanish police seized illegally caught bluefins weighing over 500 kg in total at the Port of Tarifa on Tuesday. The Civil Guard Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) intercepted a minivan...
Fishing
Major Global Tuna Highlights October 2023
In October, trade for frozen whole round skipjack picked up in major trading and processing hubs. Tuna companies such as Princes Group and RD revealed major upheavals in their businesses....
OPAGAC To Replace 12 Percent Of Its Crew With Young Talent
The Spanish purse seiner fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, is looking to hire 300 “medium and high-qualified professionals” over the next five years under a program called ‘EmpleAtún,’ which...
Asian Bank Think Tank Concerned Over Tuna Overexploitation
The Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) is a well-known policy in the global tuna sector, a licensing fees scheme established by PNA nations for WCPO fleets to fish in their waters. It has been a major...
PNA Leaders Strive For Self-Reliant Tuna Industry
The leaders of the PNA concluded their Leaders’ Summit meeting in Kiritimati, Kiribati last week. They recognized that progress in sustainable tuna fisheries development is critical to...
Zunibal Invests In Tech Company To Enhance AI Tuna Fishing
Spanish satellite buoy manufacturer Zunibal has acquired a 20 percent stake in a technology company, Cambrian Intelligence, to work on enhanced solutions for sustainable tuna fishing by using...
Spanish Shipyard Launches Second Omani Seiner
The Zamakona shipyard on Saturday launched a new purse seiner ‘Adamas’ that will operate in the Indian Ocean. The vessel is the second one for Al Wusta Fisheries Industries and a copy of the...
Scientists Reveal Why Cats Love Tuna And Other Social Media Trends
A group of scientists has found the biological explanation for why cats love tuna. The fish contains high concentrations of chemicals that excite the feline’s umami taste receptors. Umami, the...
India Urges Maldives To Release IUU Fishermen
Political leaders and fishermen’s associations from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have demanded the release of 12 tuna fishers who have been detained in Maldives for illegally fishing in...
Spanish & Seychelles Seiners Caught One-Fifth Of IO Tuna In 2022
Spain and Seychelles are in the top four of Indian Ocean (IO) fishing nations and their seiner fleets combined captured the most tropical tuna in the IOTC convention area. Indonesia is the...
Tropical Tuna Fisheries Officials On Study In Cold Iceland
The delegation from nine Pacific Island nations arrived in Iceland to learn from Icelandic officials how they built their thriving sustainable fisheries sector. The country evolved from a...
Philippines Built New Port In Davao To Attract Tuna Landings
The newly built Mati City Fish Port in Davao Oriental was inaugurated by the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) this week. The facility will handle and distribute fish and...
PNA Ports Transshipped 2023’s Highest Volume Of Tuna In September
Tuna transshipments hit a peak in volume in September this year driven by more skipjack and yellowfin catches by purse seiners in the WCPO. According to the latest data, 57,296 tons were...
US Steps Up Efforts In Pacific To Counter Illegal Fishing Activities
The US is strengthening its foothold in the tuna-rich WCPO by opening a dedicated unit to combat IUU fishing. Its Coast Guard recently established the Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fisheries...
Council Reveals US Seiners Supplying To American Samoa Cannery
The expansion plan for the Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) proposed by US President Joe Biden continues to draw flak. Will Sword, the Chair of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management...
Revamped EU Fishing Control Demands Satellite Vessel Monitoring
After five years of negotiation, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to ensure control rules for fishing vessels was approved by the European Parliament on October 17. Under the new regulations,...
China Imposed USD 137 Million In Fines Against IUU Vessels
Since 2016, China has fined companies a combined CNY 1 billion (USD 137 million) for illegal fishing, according to the China's State Council Information Office (SCIO). On Tuesday, SCIO...
Peak In Skipjack Catches In September Promises Improved Supply To Bangkok
Despite the FAD ban, purse seiners fishing in the WCPO managed to increase their skipjack catches in September, the highest level this year indicating an improved supply to processing hubs....
IO Skipjack Price Falls Due To Below Normal Catch
For eight months, purse seine catches in the Indian Ocean have continued to be disappointing. Boat owners have already taken their boats to port for maintenance. The IO processors have stepped...
Indian Ocean Skipjack Catches Hit Peak In 2022
The contribution of the Indian Ocean to the global tropical tuna catch has steadily increased with the development of industrial fishing from the early 1980s. It peaked in the mid-2000s...