The IOTC has released its yellowfin limits for 2023 for all tuna fishing fleets catching the species in the Indian Ocean Convention Area. An interim plan for rebuilding the IO yellowfin stock...
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Two Longliners With Illegal Loads Of Diesel Seized
The Mauritius National Coast Guard (NCG) recently intercepted a Taiwanese and a Spanish-flagged vessel -- Hung Jie Wei No 21 and Franivan, respectively -- for carrying diesel illegally and...
Second Life For Recovered FAD Buoys
A new initiative – Project ReCon – aims to give a second life to the sonar buoys connected to fish aggregating devices used by seiners. Spanish provider of satellite buoys,...
Indonesian Archipelago Fishermen Hope For Better Days
The fisher folk from the small-scale tuna fishery in the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia, are taking construction work or other odd jobs to make ends meet. The unfavorable stormy weather looming...
Zahara de los Atunes Hosts Unique Tuna Artwork As Christmas Nears
The Spanish village of Zahara de los Atunes, popular for its almadrabas fishery, is gearing up to celebrate Christmas in full-swing after the two years of global pandemic. Its local...
Year In Review: 2022
What a year 2022 has been! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of the year shocked the international community and set off a chain of events that hit the global tuna industry’s...
Cepesca’s Steps To Attract Young People To Fishing Sector Successful
The EU fishing industry is sorely in need of more people. In Spain, just like in other parts of the EU, it is difficult to attract the younger generation to work in the fisheries sector. Media...
Philippines Yellowfin Catches Rise By 20% In 2022
Philippines-flagged vessels’ overall tuna catches in the first nine months remained relatively similar compared to Q1-Q3 2021, with yellowfin tonnages showing the biggest...
China Accuses US Of “Double Standards” Over Blacklisting Its Longliners
China has responded to the blacklisting of its longliners by the US over alleged IUU fishing and human rights abuses. The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Mao Ning, trashed...
New AI Ultrasound Tech To Assess Quality Of Frozen Tuna
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will make it possible to determine the quality of frozen tuna without cutting it. The technique is being developed by Japanese-based Fujitsu...
EU-UK Agree On Albacore Limit For 2023
The EU has concluded negotiations with the UK regarding the fishing opportunities of the EU fleet in British waters and to jointly manage the 74 stocks in both nations' EEZs in a sustainable...
NOAA Orders Wespac To Pay Back Over USD 800,000
NOAA’s Acquisition and Grants Office has ruled that Wespac, the Council representing the fishing industry in the US territories, has to return more than USD 800,000 within the next 30 days....
RD Fleet Moored And Cannery Production In Dire Straits
The Philippine tuna fishing and canning company, RD Corporation, has halted over the last months its fishing activity mooring most of its seiners. Consequently, the raw material supply to its...
Majority Shareholder Sapmer Intends To Sell Its Stake
Laurent Virapoullé, the owner of toothfish fishing company Pêche Avenir, mentioned in an interview with Le Marin on December 6 that Sapmer is for sale. It caused a shock in the business that...
Vietnam Fears Red Card With Recent Violations
Vietnam’s tuna and seafood exports to the EU are growing. albeit slowly, and the country’s officials are worried that the yellow card is hindering trade. While monitoring and control of...
French Seiner Owners Frustrated With Low Yellowfin Quota
Vessel owners have had a successful yellowfin fishing season in the Indian Ocean (IO), but the fishing industry group Orthongel is irked by an insufficient quota for French vessels. Four...
Longline Fleets Prop Global Blue Shark Trade Worth Over USD 400 Million
One latest study has revealed that vessels authorized to fish in the waters of designated tuna RFMOs are also operating shark fisheries, propping up a massive blue shark commercial fishery...
More Nations Agree To Port State Measures To Curb IUU Fishing
Four additional African countries – Angola, Morocco, Nigeria, and Eritrea – have committed to support and collaborate with the UN's FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to curb IUU...
The Viral #Tunacado Sandwich Recipe And Other Social Media Trends
Tuna sandwiches are one of the most popular globally eaten foods. Since the dish is easy to make and healthy, its remains a favorite. Famous TikToker and influencer, Danielle Matzon, is...
Another Taiwanese Longliner Runs Aground On Mauritius Coast
Taiwanese-flagged longliner, ‘Yu Feng 67’, ran aground in Mauritius last week. The vessel lost power on December 5 off the coast of Saint Brandon and was identified by the country's Coast...