The fisheries and trade agreements between the EU and Morocco have been recently annulled by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) taking away the right to fish for several Spanish-flagged...
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Kenyan Tuna Crews Allege Abuse On Board Chinese Vessels
Several Kenyan crew members have alleged abusive working conditions on board Chinese-owned fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean. This was revealed during the Senate’s Labor and Social...
EU & Japan Say No To Special Session On DFADs Reduction Proposal
The issue over a major drifting FADs (dFADs) proposal submitted by Kenya that was laid out during the IOTC annual meeting in June has not been resolved. The recommendation pushed for an...
Little Investor Confidence In Sapmer’s Reorganization
After a dramatic loss of EUR 24.5 (USD 28.4) million, a financial debt of EUR 130.9 (USD 151.9) million, and a 32 percent reduction in revenue in 2020, French fishing company, Sapmer, had to...
Women Crew To Be Added To Fiji Longliners?
Fiji is making efforts to include women in more areas of the tuna sector and this includes fishing jobs on longliners. However, there is “gender blindness” in the longline fishing industry,...
PEW: RFMO Negotiations Dominated By “A Small But Powerful Few”
The traditional management approach used in RFMOs of lengthy negotiation has contributed to overfishing and depletion of species. This is according to Pew, who says that often during RFMO...
FAD Ban Transshipment Volumes Hit Peak
Transshipments during the FAD ban period rose in August this year to the highest level of the past two years in the same period. Data from the PNA region shows that transshipment volumes in...
Skipjack Catches Reach Year’s Lowest Point In WCPO
Out of the ordinary yellowfin catches in the WCPO guided the total catches in August to a month-on-month increase, despite the skipjack catch rate reaching its lowest level in over a year....
Sapmer Downsizes, Two Seiners Sold & Another On The Market
The French tuna fishing company, Sapmer, announced today that it has sold two of its purse seiners operating in the Indian Ocean (IO). A third vessel is currently on the market although there...
Accidental Massive Tuna Donated To US Soup Kitchen
A soup kitchen in Belfast, Maine, (USA) was very happy after it received a donation of hundreds of kilograms of tuna meat from a local fishing crew after they caught a massive 600 pound...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Continues Its Slide
Trade for whole round frozen skipjack is currently fair in Bangkok, but the improved WCPO catches in August during the FAD ban makes processors confident that there is more room for downward...
Another Initiative To Improve Monitoring Indonesia’s Catches
The Indonesian pole-and-line fleet is working towards the improvement of its electronic monitoring and catch documentation with the help of the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF)....
US Fishermen Experiencing One Of The Worst Albacore Seasons
US tuna fishermen in several coastal states are experiencing poor albacore catches as the fishing season for this tuna is coming to a close. Commercial albacore fishers across the Pacific...
What Goes On Behind Managing Fishing Operations In The Mediterranean?
Captains sailing and fishing for tuna in the Mediterranean must undergo rigorous management measures to guarantee the sustainability of the stock and compliance with regulations. This is...
Health, Sustainability, & Practicality Guiding EU Canned Tuna Buyers
EU consumers are demanding sustainability, practicality, and health benefits from their canned tuna products. This is one of the main trends that Juan Veites, President of Eurothon, identified...
Tensions About Rising Costs Dominate IO Skipjack Price
In September, tuna catches in the Indian Ocean (IO) were good. Contrary to earlier expectations, several vessels netted their allocated yellowfin quota for 2021 and already had to stop...
Will Pressure By NGOs Stimulate Fishing Nations To Adopt Strict HCRs?
The mixed information from WWF and MSC on the sustainability of MSC tuna is confusing buyers. WWF's stance in some markets is that they will first judge each MSC certification to check if it...
New Almadraba In Spanish City After 50 Years?
The Spanish NGO, Savia Foundation, wants to set up a new Almadraba at the port city of Isla Cristina and has asked for the support of the local government to achieve this. The non-profit,...
Can WCPFC Accurately Oversee Indonesia’s Giant Tuna Catches?
Although the Indonesian tuna fleet caught slightly less tuna in 2020 than in 2019, the landings generated just within the WCPO still represent a massive quantity that surpasses half a million...
IUCN Wants More Control & Protection In The World’s High Seas
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially passed a motion urging the UN to finalize a treaty on the issue of the sustainable use and protection of marine...