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...
Fishing
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...
IO Purse Seine Fleet Victim Of A Geopolitical Storm?
Europêche did not pull punches in a statement released last week. The industry lobby group accused the eleven states that pushed through the 72-day dFAD ban in the Indian Ocean of having a...
Mauritius And Seychelles Back EU Protest On IO FAD Ban
The decision to implement a 72-day IOTC dFAD ban has caused quite a stir in the EU and other member nations, including Mauritius and Seychelles. The archipelagos claim it will affect the tuna...
Spanish Government Awards Marine Instruments For Innovative Strategies
Marine Instruments can boast of yet another golden feather in its crown. The company – which manufactures electronic equipment adapted to marine conditions – won the ‘National Innovation Award...
Will EU Seiners Comply With The 72-day IOTC FAD Ban?
The 72-day dFAD ban decided after a secret ballot at the IOTC Special Session meeting during the first weekend of February has caused consternation, especially among EU purse seiner owners and...
Crew Narrowly Escapes Sinking Micronesian Seiner
It was a spine-chilling close call for 22 fishermen and an observer who escaped from the 67-meter-long purse seiner 'Yap Seagull' that sank near Majuro on Friday. The men had only the clothes...
Report Says MSC COC & Labor Certifications Not Up To Par
A new report has independently reviewed fisheries and aquaculture certifications and standards focusing on fundamental worker rights and protections within these sectors using 16 key...
Ghana Tuna Pole & Liners Need Fuel Subsidy Says Association
The Ghana Tuna Association is urging the government to reduce fuel prices for pole-and-line boat operators, saying that fishers cannot afford it. Tuna vessels are in dire need of support from...
Fuel Cost Sliding For WCPO Purse Seiner Operators
Although global crude oil prices are on the rise, they are still way below the USD 100 per barrel mark, which means that distillate marine fuel is not costing as much for WCPO seiner owners....
Albacora Secures Deal with Tanzania To Reflag Its Seiners
Tanzania has granted licenses to four vessels to use its flag for deep-sea fishing in the Indian Ocean. The African archipelago wants the initiative to benefit the nation and Pemba Tuna, the...
EU Says IO FAD Ban Likely Impossible To Implement
The European Commission (EC) has said it is considering options after the IOTC’s landmark decision to implement a 72-day dFAD closure (effective January 1, 2024), which will impact the EU...
Low Skipjack Results For WCPO Seiners Despite High Fishing Effort
WCPO purse seiners’ fishing intensity saw a large rise in December but failed to bring in as much tuna as skipjack volumes dropped to the lowest level in the year. Vessels have continued to...
Will 3 Coinciding Bans Make W/R Skipjack Volatility Go Wild?
Next year, the IOTC will be imposing a 72-day FAD ban in its convention area and purse seiner fleets on the high seas will have to set on free schools. Many environmental groups have lauded...
First Indian Ocean FAD Ban Will Heavily Impact Canneries
Last week's Special Session for FAD management in the Indian Ocean (IO) ended with the landmark decision of a 72-day dFAD closure despite vigorous pushbacks from seiner fishing nations. While...
Ghana Faces Shortage Under FAD Ban
The FAD closure established by ICCAT is causing a shortage in supply to the Ghanaian tuna industry, complained the Ghana Tuna Association (GTA). The 72-day ban, for the fourth year, is ongoing...
Indian Small-Scale Boats Land Exceptional Catch As Season Starts
After a long hiatus, gillnet boats of Kasimedu, located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are back in operation as the fishing season began last week. The capture will likely be at...