Following a Withhold Release Order (WRO) by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on seafood harvested by a Vanuatu-flagged and Taiwan-owned tuna longliner, ‘Da Wang’, Greenpeace has alleged...
Fishing
More Seiner Activity But Less Catches In WCPO
The purse seine fishing days in the WCPO increased in July 2020 despite COVID-19. The number of VDS days that month was also the third-highest since January 2015. However, all this activity...
Starring Tuna On Social Media
The Atuna team has picked out some amazing posts on social media platforms starring tuna, from bluefin sightings to the amazing work of Ghanaian pole-and-line fishermen. Bluefin sighted in UK...
Spanish North Atlantic Albacore Season Closes
On August 18, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries announced the closure of the northern albacore fishery in the Atlantic. Vessels flagged to the country have been prohibited from...
China Increasing Grip On Richest Pacific Tuna EEZ
The new Kiribati government is pro-China and the Asian giant is using this as an opportunity to increase its influence in the Pacific island nation. President Taneti Maamau was re-elected in...
Thailand Frozen Skipjack Imports At 5-Year Low
In a period when Thai canners experienced an unusual boost in business, they imported significantly less frozen skipjack, which accounts for the bulk of their production volume. The amount of...
US Longline Captain “Illegally” Jailed
Michael Foy, Captain of the US longliner ‘Rebel Lady’ which fish for tuna and swordfish, is awaiting imprisonment on charges of illegal entry into the British Virgin Islands (BVI) during the...
Bangladesh Explores Creating Tuna Fleet
The Bangladeshi government is planning to create a tuna fleet and boost fish production in the country. The Department of Fisheries submitted a proposal for purchasing purse seiners to the...
Pacific Tuna Tagging To Take Place Within MPA
The Pacific Community (SPC) has started its seven-week tuna tagging program for the world’s largest tuna fishery despite challenges posed by COVID-19. The research expedition vessel departed...
Artic Fox II Skipper Died Trying To Save Crew
The daughter of the captain of the capsized albacore troller, ‘Arctic Fox II’, recently said that her father died trying to save his crew. The 76-year old skipper, Tom Lindberg, and another...
Bangkok Sharply Increases Albacore Imports And Production
In the first half of 2020, Thailand took in less volume of frozen whole round frozen skipjack compared to the year before but sharply increased its albacore buying. Up to Q2 2020, a total...
Maldives To Liberalize Skipjack Tuna Trade
The Maldivian Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture has broadened the possibilities for companies to purchase skipjack with the aim to improve its domestic tuna industry....
Will FTA Make Ecuadorian Tuna Flood Mexican Market?
There is dissatisfaction among Mexican tuna industry professionals about their national government signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Ecuador. They fear that low-priced and low-quality...
Phytoplankton Size Can Help Predict Annual Tuna Catch
Two scientists have published a new study that can help predict the catch rate of bigeye for up to four years in the Hawaii longline fishery by using information about the sizes of...
Colombian Outcry Over Japanese Longliner License
Colombian National Fishing Authority (AUNAP) has granted a license to Japanese longliner Koyo Marú No. 7 permitting it to fish for tuna in the nation's Atlantic Ocean EEZ. This has created...
Liberia Takes Steps To Secure Local Crew For Own Fleet
Liberia is taking further steps in strengthening its own tuna sector. Its National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) recently announced that it has secured job opportunities for 10...
Abused Chinese Longliner Crew Fights For Full Pay
Several crew members of the Chinese tuna longliner, ‘Long Xing 629’ have yet to be compensated for their work on the vessel for 18 months, even after having performed under almost “slave-like...
One Fisherman Dead After Canadian Tuna Troller Capsizes
At least one fisherman has died after the Canadian-based tuna fishing boat, ‘Arctic Fox II’ capsized southwest of Port Renfrew about 136 kilometers offshore of Cape Flattery, Washington, on...
Ramirez: Oldest Operating Cannery In The World
Portuguese company, Ramirez & Cª (Filhos), SA, has the oldest operating fish canning factory in the world. Founded 167 years ago, the company has been run by the same family for five...
China’s Pacific Longline Albacore Catches On The Rise Again
China’s longline albacore catches in the WCPO are on the rise again after they peaked in 2017. It made up 29.7 percent of all longline catches in this part ocean for that year -- and...