The volume of whole round frozen skipjack reaching Thailand from the Maldives has been increasing over the last few years and peaked in 2021. But this boost was accompanied by a progressive...
Fishing
Seychelles Improving Fisheries Transparency But Longlining Data Is Murky
In order to show the improvements concerning transparency in its fisheries sector, Seychelles has published the second Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTi) report. While the country has...
US Seiner Fleet Shrinking Rapidly, Pacific Tuna Treaty Close To An End?
The size of the American purse seine tuna fleet has been sharply dropping in the last few years. Many of the vessels have been reflagged as their owners find better opportunities operating...
Sapmer Fails To Deliver 2021 Half Year Figures, Shareholders Waiting
On February 4, French fishing firm, Sapmer, informed its shareholders that it had been unable to publish the first half-year results for 2021 and that it is preparing the full-year numbers for...
Fishing Ban In Atlantic Ocean MPA Did Not Impact Tuna Fisheries
US tuna fisheries have not been economically impacted by the establishment of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the east coast of the country, according...
EPO Catches Bounced Back And Settled At Second-Highest Level In 2021
Tuna catches in the EPO continue to be at record levels as recently published data by IATTC shows. Last year logged the second-highest volume ever. Landings by seiners in the EPO region...
Where Yellowfin Spawning Takes Place In The EPO
Yellowfin reproduce mainly around the waters of Central America in the EPO throughout the year, according to the latest research. Also, there were more spawning tuna found in non-FAD sets. The...
Satlink Bringing Spanish Tech To American Fleet
The Spanish marine technology company Satlink is bringing its electronic monitoring (EM) system to the US fishing fleet. It took its founder, Faustino Velasco, around two years of negotiations...
Seychelles & Mauritius Interim Deal Hikes Tuna Fishing Fees By 30%
Seychelles and Mauritius have extended their bilateral fisheries agreement by 60 days as they need more time to discuss further issues for the new deal. The interim accord has hiked the...
Govt Urged Ex Fisheries Minister To Keep Quiet Over Tuna Bonds
The former Fisheries Minister of Mozambique has said that the government insisted that he avoid answering financial questions in parliament about a tuna company, which was later found to be...
Experts Warn Deep Sea Mining Projects Will Impact Tuna-Dependent Pacific Islands
Marine experts are concerned over the interests in deep-sea mining by Pacific Island nations, saying that it adversely impacts their tuna fisheries, as well as food security. Last year, Nauru...
Spanish Fishing Inspectors Refuse To Do More Overwork
A new labor regulation to better manage fair working hours has been self-imposed by the Spanish Professional Association of Fisheries Inspectors (APIPES). The move will harm the unfolding of...
ISSF Once Again Reports That RFMOs Need To Improve HCRs
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) states that only six out of 23 tuna stocks are successfully avoiding overfishing and maintaining target biomass levels. The remaining...
Fijian Officials Clash Over Lack Of Tuna Supply In Country
In Fiji, politicians are clashing about the information that is reaching parliament regarding the tuna industry. Social Democratic Liberal Party Leader, Viliame Gavoka, said today that vessels...
Spanish Politicians Raising Questions About Jealsa’s Alleged Spills
The Spanish processing company Jealsa has been facing accusations of dumping toxic wastes for months into the Ría de Arousa sanctuary, the body of water at the foot of the company's cannery in...
Report Confirms Mercury In Skipjack No Issue, But Pollution Is A Worry
A new study has firmly established that skipjack has some of the lowest mercury (Hg) concentrations among all tuna species, especially in the WCPO region. Given that it is the most consumed...
Filipino Coastal Residents Happy Over One Ton Of Skipjack Washing Ashore
Last Friday, residents of Masim town in Sarangani, Philippines, were delighted when more than one ton of skipjack beached on their shores. According to the State of the Nation news program,...
Lower US “Solid White” Sales Lead To Deep Cuts In Thailand’s Albacore Sourcing
Purchases of tuna raw material dipped among Thai processors last year. This was due to the full inventories consequence of the soft demand for canned tuna, especially from US buyers, their...
Faux Thon Merchants Angry With Ivorian Government Over Fish Price
Wholesalers of faux thon or fake tuna in Ivory Coast are miffed with officials for not talking to them before setting a cap on the price of this fish. Fishmongers and sellers have been...
Studies Show Plastics Found In Tuna Digestive Tracts
Plastic pollution in oceans is a growing concern given the negative impact on marine animals and their ecosystem. There are an increasing number of studies showing different types of tuna...