Chinese researchers developed a lightweight object detection framework, called PSE-You Only Look Once (YOLO), that can accurately distinguish between tuna species through the fish’s visual...
Fishing
Major Global Highlights June 2026
The frozen whole round skipjack price in the Bangkok processing hub dropped last month. However, rates in the Manta hub kept moving upwards. The earthquake in the Philippines in early June...
New Corporate Identity Unites Albacora And Salica
The Albacora Group has rebranded its corporate identity to bring its two major divisions under a single brand and visual strategy. The key aspect is to integrate the value chain of both...
Increasing Likelihood Of Super El Niño Already Impacts Pacific Fisheries
The 2026 Super El Niño is projected to reach its peak by the end of this year. However, El Niño conditions are already present, with equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) reaching above...
Readers: Ecuador’s Tuna Revenue Will Witness A Notable Slide This Year
Ecuador's tuna industry is facing mounting headwinds, including tight skipjack supplies, elevated fuel and raw material costs, the lingering effects of the strong El Niño event, and the...
Venezuelan EPO Yellowfin Seiner Catches Break Records
Venezuelan-flagged vessels recorded a strong rebound in Eastern Pacific tuna catches during the first quarter of this year, as high yellowfin landings ended the lower volumes reported since Q1...
Tuna: Backbone Of The Basque Blue Economy
The tuna industry is defining the maritime identity of the Basque Country and represents a pillar of regional prosperity and economic value. According to data from Bermeo Tuna World Capital...
Albacore Management To Take Center Stage At Pacific Ministers Meet
New Zealand is hosting a three-day meeting bringing together Pacific Island leaders focusing on the sustainable management of shared fisheries resources, primarily tuna, throughout the Pacific...
Reduced Chinese IO Longliners Fleet Grows Catch
China’s Indian Ocean longline fleet increased its catches of yellowfin, albacore, and bigeye over the years with catches hitting a five-year-peak in 2024. The country's 74 longliners caught...
Sustainable Tuna Stocks Dominate Global Catches, FAO’s 2026 Report Reveals
The UN FAO considers tuna to be one of the most valuable fish groups and in 2024, its global catches increased for the third successive year. Skipjack was the second most caught marine...
Tagged Bigeye Recaptured After 10 Years Offers Stock Management Insight
Spanish researchers from AZTI could validate the age and growth history of a bigeye based on its chemically marked otolith (ear bone) after it was recaptured nearly 10 years later. This...
Panama Fleet’s Yellowfin Catch Doubles
Panama-flagged vessels posted a first-quarter catch recovery in the EPO, driven by extremely high yellowfin landings and a slump in skipjack catches. The purse seinsers landed 35,210 M/T of...
Sustainable RSP Proven Model For FIA PNG To Be Preserved
The five-year impact report of the Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIA PNG) shows that steps were made to improve human and labor rights in PNG tuna fleet. The Responsible...
FAO-Backed Ambitious Initiave Drives Growth Of Kiribati’s Domestic Tuna Industry
Six years after its launch, the FAO-backed Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS) initiative is delivering tangible results in Kiribati, helping strengthen...
Lost DFADs Undermine Marine Protected Areas’ Purpose
A new study found that abandoned dFADs from tuna purse seiners are colliding with coral reefs and damaging marine ecosystems within marine protected areas (MPAs). The findings underscore the...
Artisanal Fleet Drives Sharp Rise in Oman Tuna Landings
Oman's tuna catches rose notably in 2024 from a year earlier, driven largely by the artisanal fishing sector. The species, one of the country's most valuable seafood products, has been...
Could Stricter EU Standards Backfire On Tuna Trade?
The EU implemented stricter standards for the import of tuna products earlier this year, an improvement for food safety and banning imports of items originating from IUU fishing. But will EU...
Study Throws Light On Bycatch Trends On French dFADS
A group of French researchers conducted a study to analyze whether populations of major bycatch species, such as sharks, turles, and rays caught in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries using...
Chagos Fishing Proposal Raises Conservation Fears
The Mauritian government’s plan to allow artisanal fishing in the Chagos Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) has drawn criticism from conservationists, who warn it could threaten a key Indian...
New Global Challenge Launched To Protect The Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Fiji and Panama, whose EEZs encompass tuna-rich Pacific waters, launched the Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge at the recently held 'Our Ocean Conference 2026' in Kenya, calling on...