Last Sunday, in the midst of the Ciara storm, which has been hitting Europe for the past week, the French rescue boat ‘Ar Beg’ from SNSM Trévignon-Concarneau sailed out to pick-up a crew...
Fishing
INCOPESCA Proposes Amendments To Manage Tuna Fishing In Costa Rica
The Costa Rican fisheries institute has proposed amendments to several articles and an introduction of a new article in the country’s tuna fishing regulations in order to boost the industry...
African Nations Collaborate With EU To Launch Pilot Observer Program
An intergovernmental organization comprising 22 African coastal countries from Morocco to Namibia has announced that it will launch a pilot project for a regional onboard observer program....
Aussie Authorities Conduct Operation On Seiners Fishing Southern Bluefin
Recently, the Australian authorities conducted a joint ‘at sea’ operation to inspect fishing operators involved in the harvest and farming of southern bluefin tuna. The operation was carried...
Japan & FAO Hold Workshop With Pacific Islands To Boost Tuna Fisheries
A regional project workshop was held in Nadi, Fiji on the first week of February to help boost Pacific coastal and small tuna fisheries. The workshop was over a three-year project that is...
Over 20% Of All Fishery Progress FIPs Tackle Tuna
The Americas Tuna Conference continues today in Panama City, its topics discussing the re-shuffling of the global tuna industry. During the first session today, two NGOs talked about...
Study: PNA Market-Based Approach Can Serve As Example For Marine Conservation
A new study using a modeling system has looked into Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and how large-scale marine conservation can be incentivized by fisheries management schemes such as PNA’s...
Pesca Azteca: Paying Fishermen On Mature Tuna Size Can Protect Stock
During the second session of AMATuna 2020, Manuel Vazquez, Managing Director of the Mexican tuna fishing company, Pesca Azteca, took to the podium to talk about the importance of...
Colombian Coast Guard Captures Ecuadorian Boat For IUU Fishing
The Colombian coast guard has captured a flipper boat and arrested the three men on board for illegal fishing, reported El Universo. The authorities said that the accused were fishing about...
IATTC Director: Tuna Industry Must Change To Adapt To Current Issues
During the first session of the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama, Guillermo Compeán, Director of the IATTC, gave a speech where he highlighted the current changes the tuna industry is...
Americas Tuna Conference 2020 Kicks Off In Panama
The Americas Tuna Conference 2020 has officially kicked off today in Panama City. The two-day gathering will hold in-depth talks on the essential issues concerning the tuna industry in the...
New Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems To Aid EU Maritime Surveillance
A newly developed Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by an EU agency to boost fisheries control. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is working with the...
Taiwan Longliners Nearly Double Their EPO Bigeye Catches In Dec
December was the most lucrative month for longliners in terms of bigeye catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) according to the latest data by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission...
ICCAT Tuna Tagging Program Nears Target
According to the ICCAT, the Atlantic Ocean Tropical tuna Tagging Programme (AOTTP) is nearing its overall tagging target (97 percent) of 120,000 tropical tuna. This five-year project is aimed...
New EPO FIP Involves Five Purse Seiners
A new purse seiner fishery improvement project (FIP), to be led by the Panamanian seafood company Marpesca was announced yesterday by Key Traceability, a consulting firm based in the UK. ...
Rick Heroux Joins Eurofish As New COO
Tuna industry veteran Rick Heroux has taken over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Ecuadorian tuna company, Eurofish. He moved to this new position and firm in mid-January after...
Tuna Spill Leaves Fishy Situation On San Diego Streets
In San Diego, California, a consignment of approximately 60 to 80 frozen tuna (likely yellowfin) fell out of a delivery truck when the vehicle's latch came loose. The incident occurred on...
New Clark-General Santos Route In Philippines May Boost Tuna Deliveries
The opening of direct flights between Clark International Airport located in northwest Manila and Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines’ main airport, is expected to boost the tuna...
Micronesia Raw Material Supply Increased Among Thai Buyers In 2019
In Thailand, the imports of tuna raw material during 2019 experienced a decline in both volume and average value. The country's inflow of frozen raw material last year amounted to...
Major Global Tuna Highlights January 2020
Bangkok price at a standstill while Manta’s Soars After the year-end holidays in 2019, trading at the benchmark Bangkok market resumed in January but it was extremely slow-moving. The value of...