Tuna fishers and industrial seafood producers in General Santos have urged the Philippine government to remove specific taxes on fuel due to the current high operational costs they are facing....
Fishing
First British One-By-One Caught Tuna On The Market Soon?
Recently founded The Green Fish Company (TGFG) partnering with pole-and-line artisanal fishers in the St. Helena Commercial Fishermen’s Association intends to reopen the cannery on St Helena...
Cooks Islands Signs Pact With FFA Over Air Surveillance
Cook Islands and the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) for aerial surveillance services. This comes not long after China failed to reach a deal with 10...
Bumble Bee CEO Jan Tharp Leaving After Steering Firm Through Hard Times
After four years at the helm and steering the company through exceptionally difficult times, Jan Tharp, CEO of Bumble Bee Seafoods, will be leaving her position. She has worked for over 12...
Consenting Would Not Affect Purse Seine Sector
For the past year, Mexican handline fishers of Ensenada, a port city on the coast of Mexico’s Baja California, have taken to the streets and obstructed federal fishery offices to protest for...
Crew Of Taiwanese Longliner Grounded Within MPA Rescued
Last week, Taiwanese tuna longliner FV Chuan I Shin was reported stuck on a reef within the waters of Beveridge Reef, a marine protected area (MPA) 125 nautical miles south-east of Niue...
EU Task Force Puts 24/7 Spotlight On 192 Tuna Seiners
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) taskforce is coordinating 24/7 the EU campaign on 192 seiners that are targeting bluefin. In this context, EU Member States are pooling their...
An Injured Tuna And More Trends On Social Media
Close to the beach of Sant Josep on Ibiza, several people spotted a tuna in the shallow waters off the coast of the Mediterranean island. A video by Periódico de Ibiza shows it swimming...
Record Kilo Price For First Auctioned Bonito Del Norte
On Wednesday, the first-caught Bonito del Norte (albacore) of the year has been unloaded in the Spanish port of Aviles. The tub containing 106 kilos was auctioned at the record selling price...
Spanish Tuna Vessels Can Fish Once Again In Senegal Waters
Spanish boatowners that have had their vessels blocked from fishing in Senegal's waters can breathe a sigh of relief as EU authorities and the Senegalese government finally reached an...
Nanotechnology Used To Improve Quality Of Vietnamese Yellowfin
Vietnamese handline fishing boat owners have applied nanotechnology in the onboard storage of yellowfin and bigeye to improve the freshness and quality of their products. The fishermen in the...
Will More Advanced Analytical Technology Stop IUU Tuna Fishing?
To help coastal states tackle IUU fishing, three international non-profit organizations experienced in fisheries intelligence have formed a group – the Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) – to provide...
Court Sides With Tuna Longline Firm Against South Africa Ministry
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa recently ruled in favor of the tuna and swordfish fishery company, A. Penglides Pte. Ltd., stating that the firm was not late in submitting...
Costa Rica Congress Starts Fine Tuning Tuna Fishing Regulations
Efforts to update and reform the current tuna fishing regulations in Costa Rica are moving forward. This week deputies of the Congressional Environment Committee approved some of the issues...
Jump In WCPO Transshipment Activity After Skipjack Peak
During April, PNA ports experienced a lot more activity with the volume of tuna transshipped reaching its highest point in at least two years in April, since the beginning of the COVID-19...
China Implements Fishing Ban In North IO, But Not For Tuna
China has launched a three-month fishing moratorium for vessels operating in the high seas of the north Indian Ocean for the first time. This excludes tuna longliners. It said that similar...
China Fails To Land Deal With Pacific Islands Amid Regional Instability Fears
China has failed in its talks to sign a treaty with 10 Pacific Island nations which involves various issues including a free trade area and marine fisheries pact due to fears that it threatens...
One Year Peak After Excellent WCPO Skipjack Catches
WCPO skipjack catches reached a peak in April, which pushed the monthly recorded volume by purse seiners to the highest point in the last 12 months. The milestone was achieved even though...
Members That Opposed IOTC Yellowfin Cuts Only Hurting Themselves
The IOTC meeting concluded last week with no changes in its yellowfin rebuilding plans as several countries were against a reduction in their catches. Several NGOs have expressed their ire...
Ecuador’s Outdated Fleet Needs Modification And Maintenance
Behind Ecuador’s fishing power with 115 tuna vessels, there is a great concern that most of the boats are older than 40 years. Replacing them with new ones is too big an investment but some...