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...
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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...
StarKist Samoa Workers’ Family Life Impacted
StarKist Fish Packaging Company in American Samoa intends to start a recruitment mission for 500 workers from neighboring Samoa. The scope of expertise is not limited to the tuna processing...
Pacific Women Successful In Fisheries Jobs Through Leadership Program
The Pacific Fisheries Leadership Program, launched by the New Zealand Government in 2018, works to strengthen the skills and abilities of new leaders in the sector. Already 237 Pacific...
Improved Labor Standards Proposal Puts More Obligation On Crew Providers
The Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC) meeting begins on September 21 and just before it, a draft document on improved crew labor standards for fishing vessels operating in the WCPFC...
Tuna Caught 30 Years After Being Tagged
A Southern bluefin tagged over 30 years ago was recently caught off the coast of Australia. Ryan Gazzola, 17, hooked the tuna weighing in at 135 kilograms off the Mornington Peninsula in...
New Fishing Rules For EU Tuna Boats In WCPFC Approved
This week, members of the European Parliament (EP) approved new fisheries rules into the EU legislation which apply to the bloc’s flagged vessels. This relates to their adherence to...
Why WWF’s Blockchain Project With Philippine Fisheries Failed
In 2019, WWF and Union Bank of the Philippines launched a very innovative and ambitious initiative for artisanal small-scale handline tuna fishermen. Tracey, as the app is called, is powered...
Still No Long-Term Deal For EU Seiners In Mauritius’ Waters
The European Parliament gave its consent to the extension of the EU-Mauritius fisheries protocol on Tuesday. The EU seiner fleet can continue its fishing operations in Mauritius' EEZ for...
Indian Ocean Albacore In Healthy State Say Scientists
Albacore in the Indian Ocean is in a healthy state according to the latest stock assessment results released by the IOTC. However, they advised a precautionary approach to the management of...
PNA Floats Idea Of 6-Year Trial On Skipjack Harvest Strategy
Officials on behalf of the PNA nations and Tokelau expressed concerns about the time track for introducing Harvest Strategies for the key tuna stocks in the WCPO. They floated the idea of...
Exciting Disney Tuna Game For Young Kids
The gaming generation is now hooked onto a newly released adventure game, Disney Dreamlight Valley. It could particularly excite the young children of our readers as the game features a...
FAO Says Yes To Global Transshipment Guidelines
A major intergovernmental forum has endorsed a set of rules on global transshipments, which are a “powerful tool” to help combat IUU fishing by closing loopholes in regulations. The at-sea...
US Longliners Albacore Catch Under Exception Rule Evaluated
Tomorrow, the Scientific and Statistical Committee meeting will take place virtually in Honolulu, Hawaii. On the agenda are the mid-2022 reports of the Hawaii and American Samoa longline...
Greenpeace: US Consumers Must Act On Bumble Bee’s Labor Rights Issues
Greenpeace US has put out a call to US consumers to send a message to Bumble Bee to take action and protect workers in its supply chain. On its website, the NGO pointed out that it is not the...
Shangdong Zhonglu’s Two New Tuna Seiners Launched
Two new tuna purse seiners were successfully launched this week in China. They were built by Mawei Shipbuilding for the publicly listed fishing company, Shangdong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries. In...
Infractions Found By WCPO Observers Seldom Result in Sanctions
The latest report from the WCPFC shows that purse seining and transshipments had very little observer coverage last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, the average number of days these...