The pilot phase of a new artificial intelligence software for fish identification and classification has been successfully completed. During the one-year project, the system had an 80 percent...
Fishing
Banning FADs Reactivation In EPO Essential For Tuna Conservation
The annual IATTC meeting is currently taking place via video conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some industry representatives believe it is time for the RFMO to reach a consensus when it...
Poll: Will IATTC Reach Consensus On FAD Management Plan?
Members of the IATTC are currently in discussion as the 95th meeting is ongoing virtually from November 30 to December 4. Leading up to it, one of the hottest topics raised was about FAD...
Hawaii To Dump Wire Leaders That Threaten Sharks’ Lives
Longliners use a circle hook to mitigate bycatch volumes of non-targeted and protected species such as sea turtles and false killer whales. However, sharks are more likely to get caught by...
Global Spotlight On Ecuador For Fishing Endangered Sharks
The world’s eyes have been turning to Ecuador as its protocols to control illegal fishing have come under scrutiny. This is especially true since late last year when the EU slapped the tuna...
Judge Dismisses Fishers Case Against Japan Over Tuna Rights
A Japanese judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed three years ago in the Sapporo District Court by tuna fishermen from the Rumoi region. They were seeking compensation from the national...
China Still In Tug Of War In South China Sea
The battle for claiming the rocky outcrops in the South China Sea to gain the fishing rights of its 200 miles EEZ has been ongoing for years. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, and...
Small Fishermen Fighting IUU With Phone App
Ghana has introduced a new cheap smartphone app that enables small-scale fishers to gather evidence against the illegal catching of small pelagic fish by trawlers in the country's EEZ. The...
Korea Points Its Weapons At Illegal Chinese Vessels
Countries around the world remain concerned about illegal fishing carried out by Chinese vessels. In this light, Korea has announced that it will be using greater force including firearms if...
Police Probe Reveals Serious Irregularities In Canary Islands Tuna Factory
A bulk of fresh bigeye was seized and destroyed after a thorough investigation by authorities in the Canary Islands found irregularities in the unloading and documentation. The Civil Guard...
South African Watchdog Accuses Tuna Co. Of Profiting Off Black Employees
The Commission which oversees the promotion of economic equality of black people in South Africa has accused one tuna company and its management of contravening a national act and taking...
ISSF Says 99.4% Of Members Conform With Conservation Rules
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced that nearly all of its participating companies have adhered to its 27 seafood conservation measures. The ISSF...
EU And NGOs Push IATTC On Longliner E-Monitoring
The call for electronic monitoring (EM) has gotten louder with several stakeholders including the EU having raised concerns on the importance of 100 percent observer coverage for longliners....
Tanzania Fighting Illegal Tuna Fishing In IO With SWIOFish
At least 600 suspects of illegal fishing have been detained in the Indian Ocean under the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth (SWIOFish) Project. The initiative is...
Bermeo Seiner Sector Creates EUR 1.8 Billion Turnover
The purse seine sector of Basque Country has a major impact on Spain’s entire tuna industry, generating over EUR 1.8 billion in turnover, according to the latest study from the Bermeo Tuna...
Greenpeace: EU Wants Senegalese Tuna But Rejects Immigrants
Greenpeace Africa has accused the EU of exploiting Senegal's fishery resources while repatriating Senegalese migrants back to their lands. It said that the scarcity of marine assets is partly...
Korean Seiners Taking Most Tuna Out Of Kiribati EEZ
The total number of vessels licensed to fish in the Kiribati EEZ massively dropped after the country closed its waters for the longline fishery to distant water nations in 2017. Meanwhile, the...
PNA’s New CEO Will Tackle Climate Change Impact On Tuna Fisheries
The new incoming chief executive of the PNA, Dr Sangaalofa Clark, has stated that she will be re-focusing on climate change threats to sustainable tuna fisheries in the region. The Kiribati...
Cyclone Kills Sleeping Yemeni Tuna Fishermen In Somalia
Seven tuna fishermen died in Somalian waters after their vessel was destroyed by cyclone Gati which brought with it the country’s strongest storm on record. The sailors were from Yemen and...
HRAS Observer Survey Shows No Systemic Abuse
The latest survey on fisheries observers in the WCPO by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) states that working conditions need to be improved as they have suffered some form of harassment. However, no...