Another pre-trial conference has been set in the price-fixing case against Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee. It will be held on Tuesday, October 1, at the US Northern District...
Fishing
‘Tuna’ Found Swimming In Freshwater In Japan
Twitter views went through the roof when a video was posted online showing what was presumably a bluefin swimming three to four...
Black Smoke In Majuro Lagoon: Seiner On Fire
On Sunday, Koo’s 102 purse seiner caught fire while anchored in the Majuro lagoon in Marshall Islands. The fire started on the bridge and the seven crew members were...
Taiwan May Share 300 M/T Of Bluefin Quota With Japan In 2020
Japan’s bluefin quota will remain unchanged but it can acquire 300 M/T of Taiwan’s catch quota in 2020, according to a decision reached at the four-day meeting of the WCPFC Northern...
US Congressmen Ask IG To Investigate Wespac Fisheries Fund
Four US congressmen have written a letter to the Inspector General of the US Department of Commerce, Peggy Gustafson, to ask for a detailed audit of the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries...
Pacific Island Govts’ Coffers Maybe Hard Hit If Tuna Redistributes
The revenues of the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) will fall by millions if climate change redistributes tuna in the next 30 years, according to a policy brief...
Kenya-Somalia Continue Quarrel Over Tuna-Rich Maritime Territory
East African neighboring countries, Kenya and Somalia, are continuing their territorial dispute over rich tuna fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean (IO). However, Kenya is looking to delay...
MIFCO Maintains Prices To P+L Fishermen Despite Low Demand
Amid the price decline of Maldivian pole-and-line caught skipjack in the international market, the state-owned processing and trading company, MIFCO, revealed that it has not controlled...
Bribe Money In Mozambican Mega Tuna Fraud Revealed
Mozambican prosecutors have traced how much of the USD 200 million bribe money in the mega tuna scandal ended up in the pockets of the 20 suspects and how it was spent, invested or...
Pesca Azteca: Technology Is An Essential Tool In Free-School Fishing
Mexican fishing company, Pesca Azteca (part of the Pinsa Group) has one of the largest fleets in the Eastern Pacific Ocean with 20 tuna seiners. It belongs to the Pacific Alliance For...
Albacora 3,700 Tons Super Seiner Ready For Fishing
The Spanish shipbuilding company, Armón Gijón, has completed the construction of the super seiner Galerna Lau, which was commissioned by the world's largest tuna...
Major Global Tuna Highlights August 2019
In August, global tuna news was not only dominated by the issue if the skipjack price was showing recovery but also the price-fixing case of Lischewski’s. In the Dolphin-safe class action...
Cry For More Safety After Deaths Of 15 Taiwanese Tuna Crew
A coalition of migrant worker groups in Taiwan has demanded that authorities improve safety measures onboard vessels after 15 tuna fishermen were presumed dead or missing in the...
Keep Quotas Low To Help Pacific Bluefin Stock Growth
The population of bluefin is under the spotlight again after Japan and South Korea submitted proposals to raise their catch quotas, ahead of the four-day Northern Committee...
Tuna Longlining Highest Revenue Fishery On US Islands
Pelagic fishery is not only the most profitable but also had the most landings compared to other commercial fisheries in the US Islands. Vessels from this sector catch various fish including...
Bluefin Present In British Waters For Second Year
For the second year in a row bluefin, which are more common in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Mexico, have been seen in vast numbers in Jersey waters in the...
Peru Wants To Support Local Seiners With Fuel Tax Cut
The Peruvian government is currently evaluating cutting fuel tax - the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC), to enable its national fleet to expand and to boost its domestic tuna industry. ...
General Santos City Tuna Festival 2019 Bigger Than Ever
The annual tuna festival is set to rock General Santos City of the Philippines this week. The one-week festivity will feature an Atlantis theme. It will also showcase the Aqua Cave carnival,...
Can NEDFADs Solve The Ghost Gear Pollution Issue?
There is increasing awareness in the global tuna industry about its responsibility to the oceans’ ecosystems, especially when it comes to the problems of marine pollution....
Japan Facing Opposition Over Bluefin Quota Proposal
Japan is facing strong headwind due to its proposal of increasing catch quotas for Pacific bluefin ahead of a WCPFC meeting in Portland, Oregon. A Japanese Fisheries Agency...