In a period where the Mazatlán Maritime Terminal usually experiences a “January slope”, the dockers have reported their best quarter in the port's history. Tuna has been attributed...
Fishing
South African Tuna Quotas Remain Largely Unused
“The net has been cast, now it is time to start the long haul.” In a press briefing held this week, South African Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana announced that the government has...
Serious Doubts Over Jiajia Foods’ Venture In Tuna Fishing
Chinese soy sauce producer Jiajia Food Group has struck a CNY 4.7 billion deal to buy a specialized tuna fishing company, Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., as part of its plans to diversify its...
Mexican Fleet Closes Bluefin Fishing Season
After reaching 80 percent (2,249 tons) of the bluefin quota recommended by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), the Mexican fleet has announced the conclusion of the 2019...
Special Team Probed Fisheries Dept. Involved In Tuna Smuggling Case
The Maltese government is now awaiting the results of an inspection conducted by a Special Committee formed to review the work of the fisheries department...
Malta Raises Tuna Quota In Favor Of Small-Scale Fishermen
Small-scale fishermen will benefit hugely from the newly increased quota for bluefin in the upcoming fishing season. Clint Camilleri, Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries...
Minister Wants Idle Ematum Tuna Fleet To Finally Start Fishing
The Fisheries Minister of Mozambique seeks to operationalize the country’s 30-vessel longliner fleet, currently moored and inactive in the port of Maputo. The fleet has not caught a...
Tahiti Seeks Dismantling Of Wrecked Taiwanese Tuna Vessel
The Government of French Polynesia is asking for offers to remove the Sheng Long Yu 21 from an atoll in the Tuamotus. The long line tuna fishing boat ran...
BREAKING NEWS: Control Over Tri Marine To Be Taken Over By Bolton
According to information that reached Atuna yesterday but has so far not been confirmed by either of the two parties involved, Bolton Group International is about to take over the entire...
India Starts Deep Sea Project With Gill Netting Tuna
Fishermen set out for deep sea fishing from Cochin on Tuesday, one and a half months after Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami launched the deep sea fishing project. After...
Consul Denies Alleged IUU Fishing Of Chinese Vessels In Polynesia
After an online petition asking Chinese tuna boats to be banned from French Polynesian waters went viral, China's consul Shen Zhiliang issued a statement stating that none of its...
What’s The Right Price For Tuna?
Pricing will be one of the focus points during the European Tuna Conference which will be held on May 6th, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. During the conference, price positioning of MSC...
Pacific Catalyst Partners With Uni To Improve Fisheries Management
A new website called PacificCatalyst.org was launched yesterday by the Fiji-based consortium Pacific Catalyst, in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific (USP). ...
Electronic Monitoring Reduces Misreporting By Captains, Study Finds
The Australian study about Electronic Monitoring (EM) was posted late last month in the Marine Policy journal, the leading journal of ocean policy studies. Australian fishermen are...
Indonesian Presidential Runner Focuses On “Resource Nationalism”
Two Presidential candidates in Indonesia are seeking amendments and reinforcements to the fishing regulations in order to maximize the country’s fishing resources, an...
Maldives Tuna Industry In Period of Strong Recovery
Fish purchases in the Maldives have registered a significant growth of 91 percent during the last quarter of 2018. The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) reported the amount of tuna...
Major Tuna Business Headlines In March
Tuna prices rose in conjunction with the expected El Niño effects. Following a series of negotiations in February, more settlements in the USA were reached this month...
900 New Fiberglass Boats For Philippine Small-Scale Fishers
The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed 900 brand-new fiberglass boats to the marginalized small-scale fishermen of the province of Antique....
Spain Assumes Command Of Atalanta Ops Against Piracy In IO
Although piracy has fallen drastically compared to threats ten years ago, the Spanish tuna vessels operating in the area still maintain armed surveillance on board. The Rota Naval Base...
Volume Of Mexico’s Pacific Bluefin Tuna Catch Fixed For 2019
The annual catch volume of 2,800 tons for 2019 has been set by Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). The amount for 2020 is the same for bluefin tuna...