A Maldivian pole-and-line vessel and its crew were detained by local authorities near the Indian island of Minicoy on October 5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the...
Fishing
Pesca Azteca Proud Winner Of Mexican Agri-food Prize
With more than 30 years of experience in fishing and commercialization of tuna products, Mexico-based Pesca Azteca received the National Agri-food Prize on September 26. The award is...
DOJ Wants Lischewski’s Expert Witness Out
Public prosecutors filed a motion on October 4 ahead of a pre-trial conference to exclude the antitrust expert, Professor James Levinsohn. He will be testifying for...
Judge Gives Order To Seal New Evidence On Lischewski’s Finances
Before the pre-trial conference scheduled for tomorrow, the US federal judge has given the order granting previously undisclosed “untimely evidence” on former CEO of...
Scientists And Pew Ask ICCAT To Protect Yellowfin & Bigeye
The stock recovery of a valuable number of Atlantic Ocean species is in peril and immediate action must be taken. According to the scientists from the ICCAT Standing Committee on Research...
Sapmer Invests In On Board AI Data Collection
An ambitious initiative of incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into vessel monitoring has been undertaken by French tuna fishery Sapmer, said the company's Sustainability Director,...
Start The Countdown: Americas Tuna Conference 2020
The countdown has already started for the 3rd edition of Atuna's Americas Tuna Conference, which will take place next February 6 and 7. Panama City will once again host this important...
Echebastar’s Alakrana A “Spearhead” 10 Years After Hijacking
Basque fishing company Echebastar’s ‘Alakrana’ purse seiner is still going strong a decade after its capture by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. ‘Alakrana’...
Good Earnings Make Cook Islanders Extend EU Deal
The Cook Islands fishery’s revenue has surpassed its government's projections. This can be mainly attributed to the controversial EU fishing deal signed in 2016, which is...
Scientist: IO Yellowfin Heavily Exploited But Not Overfished
“Many scientists and myself, are thinking that the yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean is heavily exploited but not really overfished,” said Dr. Alain Fonteneau of the Institut...
Indian Fishermen Accuse Chinese Of Illegal Fishing
Fishermen in the South Asian country of India have accused Chinese fishing vessels operating from Sri Lanka’s Dikowita harbor of destructive fishing practices. They claimed that these...
WCPO FAD Ban Over: What Happens Now?
The annual three-month FAD ban in the WCPO running from July 1st till the end of September is over. It is unsurprising that this will have a major impact on the...
Catch Reduction In Indian Ocean Complete Failure
For over five years, scientists, the IOTC, the industry's ISSF, and NGOs have been sounding alarm bells over the dire state of the Indian Ocean's yellowfin stock. Finally, after...
SPC Pays Tuna Tag Finders USD 100
Have you ever wondered how old a tuna is? During this year's pole-and-line tagging cruise in the Pacific, tuna labeled with regular white tags are being given...
Peruvians Insist On Landing Obligation For Ecuadorian Seiners
Foreign tuna fishing vessels holding a Peruvian permit are required to land 30 percent of their catches in the country's port even if it is entirely caught in...
Massive Diesel Spill Caused By Mexican Seiner Inferno
Yesterday, GrupoMar’s purse seiner, 'Maria Veronica' caught fire while anchored at the Manzanillo port in Mexico. The burning fuel from the vessel has allegedly...
Part Of WCPO Closes For US Seiners
Yesterday, the closure of the Effort Limit Area for Purse Seine (ELAPS) was announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and...
FAD-Free Evidence Against Lischewski Thrown Out
A US federal judge has told public prosecutors in the case USA vs Christopher Lischewski that they are not allowed to introduce evidence of tuna industry players' dispute with...
GrupoMar Seiner Burns And Sinks In Port
Like a massive floating bonfire, the purse seiner 'Maria Veronica' lit up the sky around the Manzanillo port in Mexico on Tuesday, October 1. The tuna fishing vessel was...
DFads Ghost Gear Damaging PNA Marine Environment
A new study shows that between 2016 and 2017, more than 1,300 drifting FADs (dFADs) beached on numerous island coasts in the Pacific, mainly PNG and the Solomon Islands. ...