Sushi terrorism is not without consequences. A Japanese teenager's video of him licking a soy sauce bottle and a teacup before putting it back on the belt of a sushi outlet went viral. The...
Fishing
Despite Low Fuel Price, WCPO Seiners Feeling Impact Of Overheads
Low international crude oil prices have reduced the value of marine fuel for purse seiners. However, vessel operators are burdened by several overhead costs that have cut into their profits....
Ocean Family Signs Deal To Expand WCPO Seiner Fleet
Chinese fishing company Zhejiang Ocean Family Co. Ltd. and Mawei Shipbuilding closed a deal to build a 76-meter-long purse seiner to sail in the Western Central Pacific Ocean. In 2013, the...
Indonesian Tuna Fishermen Rescued After Eight Days At Sea
Two artisanal fishermen from a village near Bima city were rescued off the coast of South Sulawesi Islands after being declared missing for eight days. The 62-year-old Mahmudi and 56-year-old...
African Crew Strike Cripples French And Spanish Seiners Operations
The operations of French and Spanish seiners fishing in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans were hit by a strike of Senegal and Ivory Coast crew members on June 5. Two Unions had called for the...
WCPO MSC Assessment Hints Close Ties Between Sajo Fisheries And Kiribati
The second MSC certification for Itochu Corporation is inching closer to achievement. The TTKV (Chinese Taipei, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Vanuatu) WCPO skipjack and yellowfin purse seine fishery's...
52-Day Tuna Gillnet Ban Effect In Southern India Disputed
The annual 52-day fishing ban has begun in the southern Indian coastal state of Kerala. Commercial vessels like gillnetters and trollers, used for catching tuna, are not allowed to fish during...
Filipino MSC Fishers Fear VMS Suspensions Affect EU Exports
Tuna fishers in the Philippines are at loggerheads with one another and officials over the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 266, which implements vessel monitoring measures (VMM). In...
Purse Seiner ‘Atlántico’ Finds Its Graveyard
Tuna seiner ‘Atlántico’ has been towed to its final destination to be scrapped at the port of El Mussel in Gijón, Spain, after being moored for eight years in Vigo. The decision was...
Tuna Alliance Albacore Longline Fishery In Its Final Stage Of MSC Certification
Tuna Alliance albacore longline fishery in the Atlantic meets the minimum requirements for being MSC certified, says the CAB, SCS Global Services. The Final Draft Report was published on the...
FiTI Demands Pacific Islands Tuna Fisheries Improve Transparency
A recent report published by the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) indicates the need for more fisheries transparency in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), especially tuna-trade...
Sapmer Seiners Will Be Added To CFTO MSC Certification
The CFTO and Sapmer Indian Ocean Purse Seine skipjack fishery entered assessment to expand its scope to include six Sapmer vessels, three flying the French (La Réunion) flag and three of...
Bangkok Pull Raises Seychelles Skipjack Price
As expected during this season, Indian Ocean tuna captures remained low in May. However, canners in the region are forced to accept a slightly higher price to ensure sufficient supply as Thai...
NGOs Push US To Downgrade Thailand And Taiwan In TIP Report
NGOs have urged the American government to downgrade Thailand and Taiwan in the US 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report which will be published in the coming weeks. The organizations cited...
Maldives Pole & Line Skipjack Fishery MSC Recertified
The Public Certification Report for the Maldives pole-and-line skipjack fishery for the client group, the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA), was published on May...
Big Fish Aims To Reel In More Business With ULT Tuna
If you are sitting in a Japanese restaurant in one of the major US cities, there is a high chance you could be eating yellowfin from the Maldives. The main business of Big...
FIA’s Philippine And PNG Seiner Activity Now Traceable Daily
Purse seiners associated with PNG’s Fishing Industry Association (FIA) can now be tracked through the interactive Global Fishing Watch (GFW) map. The move is part of PNG’s pledged commitment...
Global Seafood Sector Demands Stricter Actions On IUU Fishing Day
The United Nations General Assembly, in 2017, proclaimed June 5 as the International Day for the Fight Against IUU Fishing to raise awareness about the illegal practice in the sector. Tuna and...
Environmental NGOs Sue French Seiners For Turning Off AIS
French organization Bloom and UK-based Blue Marine Foundation have put their money where the mouth is and filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office on June 1, against 21 tuna...
Study: Albacore Migration Patterns In The Pacific Depend On Size
Combining logbook data and statistical modeling, scientists have found that albacore prefer different habitats depending on their body mass. This is essential information for the tuna...