Talks about a tuna facility project in Rabaul, New Guinea Islands (NGI) Region in Papua New Guinea are being revived again as the five-year fisheries development plan nears its projected...
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EU Tuna Vessels Secure Continued Access To Cote D’Ivoire EEZ
The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between Cote d’Ivoire and the EU have been approved by the European Parliaments’ Committee on Fisheries. The decision to...
2019 EPO Tuna Fishing Season Commences
Over 270 vessels listed in the IATTC active purse seine database are due to begin fishing this week. These vessels belong to 10 countries in the IATTC including a number of cooperating...
Philippine Tuna Catches Continue To Drop
Tuna catches by Philippine flag seiners are following a trend of decline according to latest WCPFC observer reports. In 2016, onboard observers reported a catch...
Namibia: Local investors Prioritized To Fish Albacore
Successful fishing rights applicants will be announced within the next two months, according to the Namibia fisheries ministry. Permanent Fisheries Secretary Moses Maurihungirire...
Aussies Prep For Annual ‘Tuna Toss’ In Seafood City
Over 20,000 visitors will flock Port Lincoln Foreshore, Australia from Jan. 24 to Jan. 27 for the annual Tunarama festival. One of the main highlights of the giant tuna party is the “Tuna...
“Hard Brexit” Means Albacore Fleet Will Be Kicked Out Of British Waters
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas has announced that in the event of a “hard Brexit’, which is the more probable outcome,...
IATTC And OPAGAC Launch BIOFAD Study In EPO
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in agreement with the Spanish tuna fleet has launched a study in biodegradable fish aggregating devices (BIOFADs), specifically in the...
UCL: Tuna Boat Owners Should Look To Invest In Fuel Cell Technology
The bulk of the world’s fleets will end up running on electricity-generated fuels, according to experts at University College London (UCL). As an industry that relies heavily on vessels,...
Mexican Coastal Tuna Catches Plummet, Seiners Blamed
The fishermen from the small town Zihuatenjo on the south-west coast of Mexico have reported a noted decrease in their tuna catches in the past six months. The exact reason behind...
Two Philippine Tuna Fishermen Rescued At Sea
A Vietnamese fishing vessel rescued two Philippine fishermen who had been drifting at sea for days. They had set sail to catch tuna in waters between the Philippines and Vietnam.The small boat...
Bumble Bee, FCF To Launch New Albacore FIPs
Two Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) focused on albacore longline tuna fisheries will be initiated by Bumble Bee, FCF and international organization Ocean Outcomes to help ensure...
New EU-Morocco Deal Allows Seiners To Fish In Disputed Waters
Ninety-two Spanish tuna vessels will benefit from the new EU-Morocco fishing agreement which includes waters adjacent the Western Sahara. The EU will pay Morocco for access to its fishing...
Seismic Survey Will Pause Once It Detects Tuna Behavior
A seismic survey in search for gas deposits in the Great Australian Bight will be able to identify tuna migration and behavioral patterns, but only under certain...
Coast Guard Evacuates Sick Crew Member
A crew member from a tuna longliner has been successfully medically evacuated 80 miles north of Kauai on the Hawaiian Archipelago.A 37 year old was evacuated off the 159 foot...
IOTC Talks Underway About EEZ’s Catch Limits
Maldives is hosting the Like-Minded Indian Ocean Coastal States (G16) meeting on allocation of fishing opportunities within their EEZ's for Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. The said...
Saupiquet Renews Fleet With Smaller Piriou Seiner
France’s second largest canned tuna brand, Saupiquet has ordered a small 67-meter purse seiner at Piriou’s yard in Vietnam to be delivered by 2020. The design of this brine freezing vessel...
Ecuadorian Diesel Offset: Tuna Fleet Continues To Miss Out
Despite the recent reversal price hike of diesel for public and private transport in Ecuador, it remains to be seen whether this exemption would also apply to industrial fuel which is used by...
Peru Sets Quota For Eastern Pacific Bonito
A total quota of 64,000 tons for the eastern Pacific bonito was set by Peru’s Ministry of Production in 2019 for artisanal fishermen. Bonito (Sarda chiliensis) belongs to...
Echebastar Launches Innovative, New 1,200 M/T Seiner
The “Aterpe Alai” was launched earlier this week at the Zamakona shipyard in Santurtzi. According to Astilleros Zamakona, the ship holds a number of...