Despite a “rather lousy level of compliance” years ago, things are looking up in the Indian Ocean region, according to IOTC’s Executive Director, Christopher O’Brien. Speaking at the IX World...
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Global Fleet Increase Harms Tuna Stock
An excess in fleet capacity will put pressure on global tuna stock, pointed out Borja Soroa, Managing Director of Pesqueria Vasco Montañesa (Pevasa) at the IX World Tuna...
Global Tuna Alliance To Finally Start Up After 2 Years
Global Tuna Director, Tom Pickerell from the US non-profit, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), has moved on to a new role to head the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), a new NGO that was...
Numerous Bluefin Wash Up On Spanish Shores
Spanish beaches in La Manga were closed by the city hall of Cartagena after a storm brought masses of dead bluefin onto coastal shores. The tuna came from a privately-owned bluefin farm...
Solomon’s PM Clarifies “Taiwan Completely Useless” Remark
In an Australian podcast, Solomon Islands' Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, said: "To be honest when it comes to economics and politics, Taiwan is completely useless to...
Tuna Price Growth “Not Evident” To Ecuadorian Fisheries
The two-day IX World Tuna Conference kicked off today in Vigo, Spain under the “Sustainability is our Commitment” theme. Bruno Leone, President of the National Chamber...
Tuna Conference Kicks Off In Vigo
Speeches from officials at the opening of the IX World Tuna Conference focused on numerous issues ranging from sustainability of tuna fisheries in the region to Spain adapting to any fallout...
Fishermen To Gather In Bermeo For Tuna Tagging Race
Science will meet sport fishing fun at the Bermeo Tuna Tagging Race in mid-September. For the first time, a dozen boats and 30 fishermen will take part in the event to electronically tag...
Garat Secures ICFA Presidency For Fifth Time
At the meeting in Rome, members of the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) re-elected Spanish Javier Garat as President. The coalition brings together national fish...
Licensed Vessels Are Not Reporting USD 616 Mln Of Tuna
Over 95 percent of licensed vessels are associated with IUU fishing in the Pacific, the head of FFA has claimed. Dr. Manu Tupou-Roosen, Director-General of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries...
Pew: WCPFC Should Close Loopholes On At-Sea Transshipments
Only 25 carrier vessels reported high seas transshipments with longliners, while five times the number of authorized carrier vessels potentially transshipped in port or at seas in the WCPFC...
PNG Rebate Scheme Suffers From Lack Of Cash
Currently, the PNG’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is operating with only 45 percent of its total revenue. This is because it is being challenged to directly contribute to the public...
Mozambique “Tunabonds” Restructuring Talks Not In Violation Of Law
Mozambique’s Finance Minister has said that debt restructuring talks with creditors will continue despite the country’s Constitutional Court declaring...
Speed Record-Breaking Tuna Drone
A new 3D-printed underwater drone swims at a record-breaking 0.85 metres per second. The key to its speed – the undulating S-shaped tail movement, which imitates a tuna. TU Delft...
StarKist Fined USD 100 Million
StarKist was slapped with a USD 100 million fine and a 13-month probation for its role in the US canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy. Federal judge Edward Chen of the District Court...
Industry Leader Warns Of More PNG Vessels Reflagging
Discounts on Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), a lower charge per port call, and better work permits are some of the factors driving Papua New Guinea vessels to be reflagged to Nauru and...
Canadian Fishermen Reel In 418 Kg Bluefin
Last Sunday, a group of Canadian fishermen caught their first bluefin: a 418kg specimen that took almost one hour and a half to reel into the boat. The fish was taken by Glen Best and his...
EPO Fleet Caught 20% More Skipjack As Of July
After a dramatic drop last year, the 2019 skipjack catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) are showing a 20 percent rise compared to 2018. Until July 28 this year, a total of 213,182...
New Albacora Super Seiner Collides With Tugboat
Newly-constructed Albacora superseiner, the Galerna Lau, has been returned for repairs after it suffered damages from an accident while being transported to the Spanish port of El Musel. The...
Russian Bank Demands USD 535 Million Loan Payback From Mozambique
Russian bank, VTB, has given the Mozambican government an ultimatum – to pay their outstanding loans or be declared in default. VTB and Credit Suisse are linked to Mozambique’s hidden...