Tuna boat owners and raw material traders can now sigh in relief. The WCPFC has come up with a temporary but more uniform solution to ensure that tuna supply can continue uninterrupted despite...
Fishing
Atuna Poll: Is 200% Observer Coverage A Feasible Solution?
On the heels of yet another observer dying on board a tuna fishing vessel, a WWF representative laid on the table the idea of having 200 percent observer coverage on seiners to guarantee these...
Indian Police Destroy Tuna Destined For Kerala
The police in Kerala, India, have confiscated and buried tuna from fishermen in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. The fish were being transported in trucks to processing plants in Kerala as...
FAO Human Rights Guidelines For Fisheries Delayed
Last November in Vigo, Spain, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) presented its latest draft for a voluntary international standard for human rights, labor conditions, and social...
Echebastar Thanks Crews For Work Efforts During Pandemic
Spanish tuna fishing company, Echebastar, has publicly thanked its crews for their efforts during the coronavirus crisis, especially since many of them are unable to be relieved from their...
Spanish Fishing Sector Demands Protective Equipment On Board
The Crisis Committee of the Spanish fishing sector has expressed the imperative need to have protective equipment to prevent and control any COVID-19 infection in crews on board vessels...
IUU Tuna Vessel Burns Down In Thailand
A tuna fishing vessel confiscated by Thai authorities three years ago was burned beyond repair while moored on Tha Chin canal. The incident was reported on Thursday night, at around 9:30 pm....
200% Observer Coverage To Guarantee Their Safety
A 40-year-old Kiribati observer was recently found dead in his cabin on board a Taiwanese tuna purse seiner. Given the particularities of the death, local authorities opened a murder...
Oil Spill Pollution Leaves Mark On Yellowfins
Ten years after the sinking of an offshore oil drilling ring in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the largest oil spill to ever happen in US waters, a new study found evidence of high oil...
New Company Benchmarks Fisheries’ Working Conditions
Many reports and fishermen's testimonies unveiling poor working conditions within the seafood industry have come to light in the last few years, directing great attention towards guaranteeing...
Ecuador National Assembly Officially Approves New Fishing Law
After 46 years, Ecuador will finally have a new fisheries law. This was one of the EU’s requirements to lift the yellow card handed to the country last October due to its inadequate measures...
ISSF & NGOs Concerned About Suspending Observers Presence
Amidst the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, many tuna fisheries management organizations are suspending or relaxing the requirement for an independent observer on board tuna fishing vessels. In a...
Fever Delays Unloading Of Tuna Carrier
On April 13, the captain of a tuna carrier on its way to the port of Ribeira, Spain, reported to the authorities of having a crew member with fever on board. An ambulance took the man to the...
Kiribati Observer Murdered On Board Taiwanese Seiner
Eritara Aati Kaierua boarded the Taiwanese tuna purse seiner 'Win Far 636', on February 13 in Pohnpei, Micronesia, to do his job as an observer. Kaierua, a 40-year old citizen of Kiribati and...
Seiner Saves Palau’s Coronavirus Testing Facility
A Taiwanese tuna purse seiner saved Palau's plan to build COVID-19 quarantine and testing facilities. The initiative was seriously threatened when critical supplies coming from Taiwan could...
Indonesia Keeps Capturing Vietnam’s IUU Vessels
An official from Indonesia’s Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has said that illegal fishing is still rife in the outermost islands of the North Natuna Sea. Last week, authorities...
Authorities Ask Aussies To Buy Locally Caught Tuna
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is encouraging Australians to support their local commercial fishers by buying freshly caught and sustainable tuna and seafood this Easter....
RFMOs Switching To Remote Meetings
Over the course of one month, with the exception of the WCPFC, RFMOs have canceled, postponed, or rescheduled their meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic. Travel restrictions and the need...
World’s Largest Transshipment Port Isolated From The World
In light of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Marshall Islands, which is already in complete lockdown, has extended the total suspension of international travelers entering via air until...
First Global Standard For Tuna And Seafood Traceability
New digital technologies have been making the traceability of tuna and other seafood species more possible and affordable than ever. This was stated by the Global Dialogue on Seafood...