The 94th Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting, which is taking place in Bilbao, Spain, is ending today. Prior to the gathering, NGOs and other organizations released a...
Fishing
Statue To Honor Port Lincoln’s Pole & Line History
Port Lincoln in Australia will be unveiling a Tuna Poler statue to honor the city’s pole-and-line tuna industry's history. The sculpture will be placed in the city’s foreshore this Sunday....
UPDATE: Senegalese Seiner Detained In Angola Due To ‘Misunderstanding’
Yesterday, Atuna reported that since July 3, a Senegal-flagged purse seiner has been detained at Port de Luanda in Angola. New information regarding the seizure shows that this...
Suspected Pirate Kidnappings Of 5 Pole+Line Fishermen
Five seamen are suspected of being kidnapped by hijackers from Nigeria after a Ghanaian fishing vessel was reported missing this Monday. The abandoned vessel was rescued by the Ghana Navy,...
Is The Fishing Industry Ready For Autonomous Vessels?
Technology has improved the fishing industry tremendously – from drones to acoustic probes to electronic monitoring and guiding information systems – they are aiding with a...
Purse Seiner Detained In Angola With 30 Crewmembers On Board
Since July 3, a Senegal-flagged purse seiner has been detained at the Angolan port of Luanda. The vessel, Pont Saint Louis, is owned by Senegalaise de...
EU And Senegal Quickly Agree On Tuna Fishing Deal
Last Friday, a new fisheries agreement was made between the African country of Senegal and representatives of the European Commission. The parties reached a consensus after just one round of...
Morocco To Provide 128 Fishing Licenses To European Vessels
Morocco has ratified its fishing agreement with the EU -- a total of 128 European vessels will be granted permission to fish in the African Country. From the licenses...
Readers: FAD Ban Period Will Make Skipjack Prices Go Up
More than half of Atuna’s readers think that the current FAD ban period in the Western Pacific Central region will make the skipjack prices go up. Also, according to the poll...
Azores Pole & Line Fishers Looking At Naturland Tuna Certification
The government of Azores is looking to expand their tuna certifications catalog as part of their national plan for the Valorization of Tuna. They want to add...
IATTC Data Shows Good EPO Skipjack Fishing Season
Skipjack catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) have increased, according to the tuna catch data from January till June 2, 2019, published by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna...
Japan Wants An Increase In Bluefin Quota, Again
Japan is planning to request an increase in their tuna catch quota for bluefin in the Pacific Ocean. The news comes less than a year after their latest...
Chief Mate Indicted For Killing 8 Crewmembers On Taiwanese Vessel
A Filipino chief mate has been charged with the killing of eight of his fellow crewmembers aboard a Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel by prosecutors in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The...
Albacora To Pay USD 56 Million In Taxes Due
After more than three years, the international arbitration over tax charges in the Ecuadorian Free Zone (Zona Franca) between the Spanish tuna company Albacora and Ecuador has come...
Oman’s Seiner Start Of ‘From Net To Can’ Project
Partly government-owned Oman Fisheries Company (OFC) will send its first fully-owned vessel with a yearly 10,000 M/T capacity out for fishing. The purse seiner is the beginning of a series...
Marshall Islands Goes For A Larger Piece Of The Tuna Pie
Marshall Islands Marine Resource Authority (MIMRA) is working towards implementing two initiatives that will enable them access to a bigger piece of the multibillion-dollar tuna revenue...
Mexican Grupo Pinsa Sees Fishing Costs Increase 10 Percent
In Mexico, the brand Dolores Tuna, owned by Grupo Pinsa, has experienced a 10% overall cost increase over the last five years. This increase has also been carried over to...
NGOs Warn IATTC On Overcapacity, Tender Vessels And Observer Coverage
Improving transshipment regulations, increasing observer coverage on seiners, and reducing overfishing are some of the critical topics that are in the mind of concerned stakeholders just...
Bluefin Season Opens in Canada’s Prince Edward Island
Canada’s bluefin fishing season started this week on July 15. The fishery, which is open on Prince Edward Island (PEI), will remain so until December 31 or until...
Dongwon Launches New Tuna Fishing Vessel
To celebrate Dongwon Industries's 50th anniversary, the South Korean company has launched a brand new tuna purse seiner of over 73 meters with a total tonnage of...