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...
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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...
China Getting Serious On Port State Measures To Combat IUU
A joint ministry port state initiative has been announced in an effort to combat IUU fishing in China. The initiative is the latest in a number of measures carried out...
ANFACO Casts Doubt On EC Lifting Thai Yellow Card
The Spanish canning association has urged the European Commission to keep a close eye on Thailand following the withdrawal of their IUU yellow card. ANFACO contends that...
Mini Purse Seiner On Fire In Mexico
A purse seine tuna boat moored at the Mazatlan dock in Sinaloa, Mexico caught fire last Monday at around 14:30 hours. The purse seine vessel “Tizoc” was anchored at...
Venezuelan Tuna Fishermen Accused Of Piracy In The Caribbean
The economic misery in debt-wreck Venezuela has driven many unemployed local fishermen to become pirates, according to Colin Freeman, foreign correspondent of the British newspaper The...
Scientists Decry Outdated Bycatch Prevention Measures
A research paper challenging the current piecemeal framework for managing bycatch of at-risk species was accepted for publication by the scientific journal Reviews in Fish...
Tuna Reefer Carrier Runs Aground In Marshalls
A Chinese-flagged freezer fish carrier, Ou Ya Leng No.6, with a 24-member crew has been at the center of government investigations since it was...
PNG Invests Millions In Stranded Tuna Production Zone
After almost a decade of promises and tall expectations but little to no action, Papua New Guinea’s highly-anticipated tuna production site, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ),...
Maldives Police To Stop Recreational Tuna Fishing On FADs
The Maldives police and coast guard have been ordered to enforce new regulations to stop illegal recreational drop-line and trolling techniques within a three-mile...
Ecuadorian Fleet Experienced Major Reduction In Q3 Skipjack Catches
From 2014 to 2018, Ecuador reports the highest tuna yield equaling to 212,440 M/T, with skipjack averaging 144,955 tons. This signifies skipjack accounting for an average of just below 70...
No To Post-Brexit Bluefin Plans, Warn Scientists
British scientists are opposing the proposal to lift the bluefin tuna ban after Brexit, in the face of increasing pressure from frustrated anglers. According to British researchers, the...