US authorities are cracking down on American tuna fishing vessels that have “paper captains”, foreign nationals who are in command of the boats, which is considered illegal in the country....
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EU Combats Marine Litter From Fishing Gear
On May 31, the European Commission adopted new measures on reporting collected fishing gear and created a guide for its Member States. The EU aims to reduce marine litter from fishing gear and...
Major Global Tuna Highlights May 2021
The tuna industry experienced numerous ups and downs during the month of May, ranging from hosting celebrations for World Tuna Day to seeing a blaze destroy a major part of Jealsa’s cannery to...
PNG’s Minister: Current Fishing Business Has Not Pushed Economic Growth
The PNG Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources recently talked about the potential of the country’s fishery sector, which according to him is heavily underutilized. He proposed...
Greenpeace Says Chinese Seining Firms Mainly Responsible For Forced Labor
All foreign purse seine fishing companies accused of forced labor by Indonesian migrant workers have Chinese ownership. This is what the latest Greenpeace Southeast Asia report on Forced Labor...
US & China Clash Over Import Ban For Tuna Fleet Accused Of Forced Labor
The Americans and Chinese have gotten into another round of verbal conflict over human rights issues. Last Friday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order...
Another Tuna Crew Kidnapped In African Waters
Five tuna fishermen have been kidnapped by pirates in the waters of Benin in West Africa. The incident comes on the heels of the capture of another five sailors from the purse seiner operating...
Mozambique President In Hot Water Over Tuna Bonds Scandal
The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, has been implicated in the billions of dollars scandal, including USD 850 million in tuna bonds, that has rocked the nation. The African country came...
New Japanese Longliner Arrives At Base Port In Canary Islands
A new Japanese-flagged tuna longliner has arrived at the Canary Islands where it will be based while fishing in Cape Verde and Iceland, reported La Provincia. The boat, 'Koryo Maru 88' took a...
Missing Tuna Fishers Presumed Dead, Navy Stops Search
Rescue operations for the missing five fishermen from Fiji-flagged longliner ‘FV Tiro II’ have been for naught and have come to a standstill. After nearly two weeks, the Fiji Navy called off...
Island Nations Keeping Robust Measures Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out in several regions of the world, the hope to soon reach herd immunity and for normal life to return is growing. However, this path may be longer...
Japanese Pole & Line Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
The assessment for the Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole-and-line Tuna Fishery, which was announced in July 2020, is reaching its end. The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) overseeing the...
Gillnets & Seiners With FADs, The Major Threats To IO Baby Yellowfin
The ongoing debate on the overfished yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean (IO) is far from over as this tuna remains in a critical state. There is new data that shows that catches by all gears...
Malta Judges Throw Out EUR 2 Million Claim By Tuna Farm Over Collision
A panel of judges in Malta has dismissed a claim of EUR 2 million by tuna ranch operator, Mare Blue Tuna Farm, over a 2006 incident when a vessel rammed one of its cages. Chief Justice Mark...
Purse Seiners’ Bluefin Fishing Season Begins In Spain
The bluefin season has been ongoing for several weeks and yesterday the purse seine vessels also started fishing for this tuna. These boats will have until the first of July to catch their...
Spanish Pole-And-Liners Expelled From Senegalese Waters
Spanish fishermen are urging for a solution regarding the conflict with Senegal which has resulted in EU pole-and-line vessels not being able to fish in the African country’s waters for over...
Filipino Tuna Fishers Angry Over Illegal Fishing Ban In South China Sea
The Philippines is up in arms over China encroaching on their fishing rights in the South China Sea after the Asian maritime behemoth imposed its annual fishing moratorium for the area....
Tri Marine’s MSC Recertification Includes FADs Component
Tri Marine’s MSC certification in the Western and Central Pacific is advancing steadily as the Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) was recently published. The purse seine fishery already holds...
Hawaii’s Tuna Earnings Hit By Lower Catches In 2020
Low volumes of tuna hard hit the bottom lines of Hawaii’s commercial tuna fishermen last year. The global pandemic triggered lockdowns that led to closures of restaurants, other eateries, and...