A little over a month and a half after the EPO fishing closure came to an end, purse seiners operating in this ocean are once again capturing low amounts of Katsuwonus pelamis. This has raised...
Fishing
Thai Union Irked By IOTC FAD Ban, Warns Of Global Tuna Shortage
The IOTC 72-day dFAD ban has raised the ire of stakeholders in the tuna industry. Thai Union (TU) has criticized the decision pointing out that it will coincide with bans from other RFMOs thus...
American TV Show ‘Wicked Tuna’ Gets Its First Female Captain
The twelfth season of the American TV reality show ‘Wicked Tuna’ aired on February 26 on National Geographic. Popular fisher Michelle Bancewicz will compete with veterans. She will be the...
OPAGAC’s Onboard Telemedicine System Saves Spanish Fisher
The life of a Spanish fisher who underwent four heart attacks at sea was saved by the remote health aid, 'Medici'. The incident occurred a few weeks ago. Health care is not available for...
Spanish Tuna Sector Irked By Only Slightly Increased Bluefin Quota
The Spanish traditional Almadraba is all set to begin in April. The bluefin quota for 2023 was made public on February 14. The four Cádiz traps are allotted 1,643 M/T, a jump of 165 tons from...
WPRFMC Lines Up Actions For Upcoming Session
The 194th annual meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) is nearing, and officials have lined up a Summary of Action Plans. The event will take place in two...
South Indian Harbor Lands Exceptional Tuna Catches
Boats that arrived at Kochi’s Thoppumpady harbor reported unusual landings of tuna on Tuesday. The dock is the biggest fish-selling hub in the South Indian state of Kerala. The fishes – mostly...
WCPO Carrier Loadings Project Reduced Skipjack Supply
Catches in January nosedived to a four-year low, which in turn heavily reduced the volumes of whole rounds transshipped through PNA ports. Given the sheer drop in raw material transferred into...
Europêche Says Marine Action Plan Undermines EU Fisheries
Earlier this week, the EU unveiled its policy package for fisheries consisting of four main components including the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Marine Action Plan...
Second Taiwanese Longliner With 16 Crew Goes Missing This Month
Taiwanese Fisheries Agency officials are concerned about the return of the Taiwanese-flagged longliner 'Lien Sheng Fa' that went missing in the Indian Ocean. Families reported that they lost...
Zhongshui Fishery Derives 68% Sales From Tuna
Zhongshui Ocean Fishery recorded 29 percent more operating income in 2022 and managed to gain profit, as announced on February 24. Around 68 percent of its turnover comes from tuna sales. The...
WCPO Seiner Catches Tumble To Four-Year Low
In January, WCPO fleet owners ordered their captains to further boost purse seiner activity but despite a peak effort, they were unable to produce good catches. Their bet to buy more vessel...
New Zealand Pledges Funds To Help Pacific Islands’ Tuna Sector
New Zealand has pledged USD 25 million to Pacific Island nations to help their tuna industry. Officials pointed out that climate changes has affected the migration of tuna. They are moving...
Missing Taiwanese Longliner Last Spotted Off Palau Coast
Taiwanese officials are greatly concerned about the vessel Sheng Feng No. 128 that went missing on Saturday. The longliner stopped transmitting signals at 2 am when it was 414 nautical miles...
Ecuador Seiners Netted Low Volumes Of Skipjack In 2022
In 2022, EPO fleets caught the most volume of main commercial tuna species on record, largely driven by high numbers of yellowfin. The largest purse seiner fleet operating in this ocean,...
Fijian And New Caledonian Longlining Sector Collaborate On Tuna Jurisdictional Project
French territory New Caledonia and Fiji are collaborating with the US-based NGO Conservation International (CI) for a tuna Jurisdictional Approach (JA) initiative. The parties signed a...
Ecuador Has Fingers Crossed As EU Yellow Card Audit Nears
The EU Carding Scheme introduced in 2010 has been efficient in curbing IUU fishing and Ecuador received a yellow card in 2019 for not undertaking sufficient work to combat it. Officials hope...
EPO 2022 Catches Show Peak Might Have Been Reached
The Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna catches slightly increased - by 1,521 M/T in 2022. The data provided by IATTC asserts what the industry experts have been saying throughout the year. It...
Canary Pole And Liners Suffering Due To Lack Of Licenses
Fishing for 18 artisanal handline and pole and line vessels in the Spanish archipelago Canary Islands is a distant dream. The crew members have been unable to catch tuna for the past four...
GrupoMar Invests USD 30 Million For New Seiner
Mexican tuna fishing company GrupoMar is continuing to expand its purse seine fleet. With a USD 30 million investment, the new vessel will arrive at Manzanillo port in September. Antonio...