The government of the Indian Ocean (IO) coastal nation of Kenya has announced that it will be paying its debt with Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) this week to reinstate the Vessel...
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Fiji MSC Association Surprised To See Vessel Blacklisted By The US
The Fiji Fishing Industry Association MSC Group has expressed its surprise that one of its member’s longliners was blacklisted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) due to forced labor...
Pacific Islands Surveillance Operation Finds No IUU Violations
Today, the 10-day Operation Island Chief, a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)-led surveillance program was successfully completed. The large operation is conducted annually in a...
“A Bowl Of Tuna”, An Amazing Artistic Exhibition
A unique tuna exhibition is taking place this month at the CIT-Garum Technology Centre for the Fishing Industry in the Spanish coastal city of Isla Cristina, organized by the Association...
US Blocks Albacore From MSC Certified Fiji Longliner Over Forced Labor
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ordered the rejection of all tuna cargo originating from a Fijian-flagged longliner after an investigation showed that it uses forced labor practices...
Peruvian Officials Ignore Debt By Accusing Tuna Supplier Of Non-Compliance
The Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) in Peru is trying to play dumb and is ignoring a debt of more than PEN 500,000 (USD 123,500) regarding the purchase of tuna for emergency packages for...
IO Nation Cannot Monitor Foreign Vessels After Failure To Pay VMS Bills
Satellite monitoring is essential for fishing nations to track who is fishing in their waters, especially when it comes to foreign vessels. However, the Indian Ocean (IO) nation of Kenya is...
MSC Says Objection Process Is Fair & Open
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has said that its objection process was specifically designed to be fair and open. Yesterday, Atuna published that some stakeholders have lost faith in the...
Authorities Worry About Clashes Between Pacific Longliners
Authorities from the US are becoming increasingly concerned about the violent confrontations between tuna vessels fighting for the fish. In particular, several of these incidents have been...
Kidnapped Tuna Crew Released After Two Months In Captivity
All 10 tuna fishermen kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea between May 20 and June 1 have been released after at least two months in captivity, confirmed the Korean Ministry of Foreign...
Why Can Slovenians Not Fish Any Tuna In Their EEZ?
Slovenian fishermen are not allowed to fish for bluefin in their own waters as the country does not have a share of the EU quota. This is because Slovenia's fisheries policymakers did not...
Seychelles Prices Holding On Despite Lower Landings
The fact that Indian Ocean (IO) fleets have continued to report low tuna catches has not impacted the skipjack price in the area. Seiners fishing around the Seychelles, which are highly...
Is MSC’s Stakeholder Objection Process Seriously Broken?
During any fishery’s MSC certification, strong stakeholder engagement is key to ensure a thorough and unbiased assessment. The process provides several opportunities for any interested party...
Major Global Tuna Highlights July 2021
In July, high shipping costs and fuel prices dominated the tuna trade and the skipjack price in the global tuna industry. The outlook of the WCPO FAD ban that started this month is uncertain....
Half Of EPO Seiners At Port As First Veda Starts
This year's first Veda for EPO tuna purse seiners with a fish-holding capacity of 182 M/T or more started on July 29. Of the 254 seiners, 123 have chosen to stop fishing during this closure...
EU & Mauritania See Eye To Eye On A New Fisheries Partnership
The negotiations between the EU and Mauritania regarding a new sustainable fisheries agreement came to a successful end on July 28. Officials from both parties were able to agree on a new...
RFMOs’ Pacific Bluefin Group Raises Quota Despite Scientific Advice
The international joint working group of IATTC and WCPFC for Pacific bluefin (PBF) raised the quota for catches against scientific advice. As expected, environmental NGOs are extremely unhappy...
Moving Tuna Due To Climate Change Could Cost Pacific SIDS $140 Million Yearly
Pacific Island nations, especially 10 tuna-dependent ones, might be facing a drop of up to USD 140 million per year in revenue from tuna fishing access fees, as the fish might move eastwards...
Tri Marine Closer To Yet Another DFAD MSC Certification
In the wave of WCPO MSC certified free school tuna fisheries extending the scope of their assessments to include purse seine drifting FADs (dFADs) catches, Tri Marine is closer to add yet...
US Flagged Pacific Seiner Fleet Shrinking Rapidly
The US purse seine fleet has been shrinking and in 2020 fell to the lowest level in the past five years, states the latest data from NOAA. However, this decline appears to be continuing...