La Pesca del Atún Blanco (Catching the White Tuna) is the debut feature of Maritza Blanco. The film is a tribute to Afro-Colombian women and their unbreakable spirits. A young woman from a...
Fishing
Sharp Decline In Transshipment Volumes Through PNG Ports
Whole round frozen tuna transshipped in PNA ports in August declined, which is not unusual for this month given that historically there is a fall in tonnages, mainly because a FAD ban is...
Horizon Limits Buying From Pole & Liners Amidst Great Catches
In the past few weeks, Maldivian pole-and-line vessels have caught a record amount of skipjack and juvenile yellowfin. The Maandhoo Fisheries Complex, owned by Horizon Fisheries, has...
Insurers Pledge New Tool To Track IUU Fishing Vessels
Recently, 18 insurers have pledged to implement a new tool to track illegal fishing vessels. The device allows them to monitor vessel movements in real-time and get information regarding the...
WCPO Skipjack Catches Further Declined In August
Despite an increase in fishing effort, purse seine fleets in the WCPO experienced low catches in August given that they could only catch on free schools due to the FAD ban. Daily skipjack...
Marine Instruments Awarded For Innovative Work
Marine Instruments stands out for its innovative development of knowledge-based technologies for the marine industry. Because of this, the organization was given the National Innovation...
Peru’s Parliament Approves Lower Tax On Tuna From Foreign-Flagged Vessels
Peru’s Parliament has approved to lower taxes for tuna caught by foreign-flagged vessels. The country’s processing industry relies heavily on raw materials netted by these boats. The approved...
Auditors Say EU IUU Fishing Rules Only Partially Effective
The European Court of Auditors (ECA), which audits the finances and investments of the economic bloc, has said that the EU is doing too little to combat IUU fishing. It said that although...
Shenzhen City To Subsidize Tuna Landings & Vessel Construction
The Shenzhen municipality has announced specific measures in terms of subsidies for Chinese tuna vessels. Its Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources issued a support program to develop the...
Bangladesh Urges Tuna Assessment To Attract Foreign Investors
Interest for Bangladeshi tuna licenses in the Bay of Bengal is waning and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is looking for ways to get more foreign investors enthusiastic. Since setting up...
Vietnam’s Efforts To Combat IUU Ahead Of EC Visit
Before the European Commission’s (EC's) visit next month, Vietnam is stepping up its efforts to combat IUU fishing. This upcoming inspection is part of the checks for the EU anti-IUU...
Respected Tuna Scientist Tony Lewis Has Passed Away
Australian tuna scientist and global expert Dr. Tony Lewis passed away on September 23 after a short illness. He had been a part of the tuna industry for over four decades, emphasizing his...
Triple-Dip La Niña Will Impact Tuna Fisheries
The first “Triple-Dip” La Niña event in this century was recently declared by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is the third La Niña phenomenon since 2020. It began in...
FisheryProgress Delays Human Rights Criteria For FIPs Due To Time Concerns
FisheryProgress, the global platform for fishery improvement projects (FIPs), has announced that it is again extending the time for these groups to meet its Human Rights and Social...
Filipino Tuna Fisheries Expansion: First Of 33 Boats Launched
The Philippines Fisheries Authority has launched a program that will provide tuna fishing boats to four towns in the Ilocos Region, in the northwestern region of the country. They are 62-foot...
Russian Vessel Caught Fire In South Korean Shipyard
A South Korean shipyard was the scene of a fire that broke out in a tuna long liner being repaired. According to police and firefighters, a fire on the Russian vessel with a holding capacity...
Polynesian Tuna Campaign Warmalis 2 Takes Off
After the success of the first Warmalis mission, carried out in 2021, the second one took off from Papeete in French Polynesia on September 14. The project is carried out to understand the...
US Stations Two Patrol Boats In Ghana To Fight IUU
It is not a common occurrence that a delegation from the US visits Ghana to discuss fisheries issues. The US has no fishing activities in the nation's waters. The US agreed to support the West...
WCPFC Wants To Increase Survival Rate Of Dolphin ByCatch
In December 2021, the WCPFC adopted the Best Practice for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans which has now been translated into an infographic for seiner and longliner fishermen. WCPFC...
Dead Captain Leaves Crew In Panic
A Taiwanese tuna longliner was found drifting North of Guam by the Japanese Coast Guard on September 17. The captain, at age 59, died a natural death, but the Indonesian crew was unaware of...