The number of large-scale purse seiners (LSPS) fishing worldwide hardly increased in 2023 compared to last year, according to ISSF's recently released annual “Snapshot of the Large-Scale...
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Indonesian Tuna Vessel Rescues Sri Lankan Fishers After 22 Days At Sea
The Indonesian government will repatriate three Sri Lankan fishermen that were rescued in the Indian Ocean (IO) after their boat sank due to a technical glitch and a storm. The fishers were...
Major Global Highlights June 2023
In June, skipjack prices remained high in all three hubs, and the upcoming El Niño has already impacted catches in the EPO and WCPO. The Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ was again observed...
Skipjack Trade In Bangkok Remains Stressful
The frozen whole-round skipjack trade in Bangkok is still suffering from poor supply and low demand. After a slight uptick in early June, the price dropped last week by 2.5 percent. This...
China Gives Green Light To WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
After much speculation, China has finally agreed to be a part of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS). Last Tuesday, the Asian country, with one of the world's largest tuna fleets,...
Second Itochu WCPO Skipjack And Yellowfin Fishery MSC Certified
The TTKV WCPO skipjack and yellowfin purse seine fishery for Japanese client Itochu Corporation has received an MSC certification, the second for the company. The Public Certification Report...
AGAC Wants MSC Scope Extension For EPO Skipjack
The AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seiner Tropical Tuna Fishery is pursuing a scope extension for skipjack FAD and free school in the EPO. The CAB managing the process, LRQA, recently...
Ex-Finance Minister Soon Be Extradited To US On Tuna Scam
This week, a US prosecutor said that the extradition of Manual Chang, former Finance Minister of Mozambique, by South Africa will happen soon. He will stand trial in a US court for his role in...
Unidentified Seiner Abandons Net Threatening Marine Life
The illegal dumping of a net by an unknown purse seiner in the Gulf of California has raised the ire of Baja California authorities. The Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR), environmental...
Large Yellowfin Covers Nearly One-Fifth Of WCPO Catch
More free school large yellowfin was netted by WCPO purse seiners in May, which opens opportunities for tuna fishing during the FAD ban. Skipjack volumes were again lower. Transshipment volume...
ANABAC Receives Passing Scores For IO Skipjack Catches
Atunsa and Pevasa, part of ANABAC, are inching closer to getting an MSC certification for the Indian Ocean skipjack catches of their Spanish- and Seychelles-flagged seiners. The Public Comment...
Danish Sailboat Crew Rescued By Ecuadorian Seiner After Whale Collision
Ecuadorian purse seiner 'Lizi' rescued eight Danish castaways who survived two days in the Pacific Ocean after their sailboat 'Lulu' capsized. They set sail from the Galapagos Islands and...
El Nino Makes WCPO Catch Shifts East, But Still Disappointing
The fishing effort and total catch by purse seiners in the WCPO again declined in May. The slight increase in April brought some hope to the vessels and canning industries that the dire...
Presidential Candidate Accuses Ecuadorian Tuna Boat Owners Of Fraud With Subsidized Fuel
The Ecuadorian presidential elections are nearing, and one of the candidates' promises is to regulate fuel subsidies for the tuna and shrimp industry, which he accused of reselling subsidized...
Boat Owners Get USD 38 Million Annual Support After Record Catching In PNG Waters
The government of Papua New Guinea has recently reduced the daily fishing fee for tuna seiners (VDS) by USD 38 million annually to stimulate tuna landings at its domestic canneries as catch...
TUNACONS A Step Closer Towards MSC Skipjack
The Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) fishery should be certified for its MSC scope extension for EPO skipjack. In the Final Draft Report (FDR) published on June 16,...
Bolton Sources Massive Volume Of Tuna Still Only 24% Is MSC
The Italian tuna powerhouse company Bolton Group states that close to 90 percent of the 616,000 M/T of tuna used in its operations is coming from responsible fishing practices. Most of this...
PNA Ministers Closed Meeting With Higher Observer Salaries
The chair of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial Meeting held last week concluded that “significant decisions” were made. A communique with 14 key points has been issued....
Poll: Will WCPFC Take Action Against Carriers Deploying FADs?
The Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’, previouslly accused of illegal fishing activities, has again shown suspicious movements in the WCPO. The vessel and nine other carriers flying the...
Mysterious Gathering Of Carriers In Eastern WCPO Port
Why are ten reefer carriers anchored close to Kiritimati, the most eastern island and transshipment port in the WCPO and Kiribati’s EEZ? Six of them, including the ‘Sun Flower 7', fly the...