After a year of observed growth in exports across most segments of its seafood sector, Seychelles is looking to further boost its economy by setting up local processing facilities to increase...
Fishing
EU Signs Lucrative Tuna Fishing Deal With Cape Verde
As enacted by the European Commission last Friday, October 12- the new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and Cape Verde will allow boats from EU to...
What To Expect After Today’s Ending FAD Ban?
With annual ban on FAD fishing in the WCPO coming to an end for most fleet in the region, the big question is what next in terms of suppies? Several industry insiders had earlier...
Spain’s OPAGAC Tackles Wayward FADs In Seychelles
Previously, Spanish fleet representative OPAGAC had defended the practice of FAD fishing, assuming these devices can be closely monitored and tracked using newer...
American Samoa-Based Firm Charged For Labor Law Violations
After failing to meet labor law requirements, Purse Seine Samoa Inc. has completed payouts of over USD 37,000 to compensate for the overtime of 40 hours per week that its 129 current and...
EPO Skipjack Landings Up Somewhat But Still Weak
Skipjack landings in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) continue to remain significantly below the 2017 levels despite picking up pace in recent months, the latest update from IATTC shows. ...
Indian Ocean Prices Inch Higher
Skipjack price in the Indian Ocean hub of Seychelles have inched higher and are now closer to the mid-July levels. Meanwhile, driven by robust demand, yellowfin prices are at their...
Pacific Enterprises Score Big At Seafood Expo Asia
At this year’s 2018 Seafood Asia Expo in Wanchai, Hong Kong were 224 exhibitors from 34 countries, including some from Russia, Spain, and Canada. The event held major yields for new...
Speculation Over Maldives Ban On Foreign Fishing Vessels
A Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture assessment published in October 2017 reported an annual ingress of “hundreds of foreign fishing vessels” that have been operating...
China’s Largest Seafood Trading Hub Built in Qingdao
Five years ago, Chinese fishing and development firm Lu Haifeng announced its plans to build what is slated to become China’s largest seafood trading...
Tri Marine Sued Twice Over Death Of Seiner Captain
Nearly a year after the death of a purse seiner captain in American Samoa, Tri Marine is being sued by the deceased’s family as well as an insurance company. The lawsuits have been filed even...
Seychelles Takes Step To Improve Raw Material Supplies
Amid tight raw material supplies to its local TU co-owned Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) cannery, the Seychelles government is a step closer to signing a customs cooperation agreement with Curacao...
5 Vietnamese Poachers Arrested Near Philippine UNESCO Reef
Five illegal poachers of Vietnamese nationality were apprehended in Philippine waters on Wednesday (September 19) last week, near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Tubbataha...
HK-Based EMATUM Owner So Far Fails To Perform In Mozambique
The new Hong Kong-based owner of Mozambique’s EMATUM has failed to deliver so far as the country’s tuna catch in the first eight months of this year was substantially below the estimated...
Under Martial Law: Philippines Celebrates 20th Tuna Festival and Congress
Against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of live music, folk dances, and floating parades, Philippine regional authorities were on high alert during this year’s 20th Tuna Festival (September 1 – 5)...
IN BRIEF: Tuna Boat Captain Hits Back At Social Media Critics
Juan Angel Gonzalez Navarro, captain of the tuna vessel El Gofia that was accused of dumping garbage on the coast of Tenerife in a social media post, has hit back at his critics. Navarro told...
One Out Of Four Fish In Africa Caught Illegally
According to an NGO focused on highlighting the problem of IUU fishing in Africa, one out of four fish on the continent is caught illegally. Stop Illegal Fishing, a not-for-profit organization...
Canary Islands Requests Specific Quota For Atlantic Albacore
Concerned about the poor catch during the current season, the Spanish archipelago of Canary Islands has requested the central government to assign it a specific quota of Bonito del Norte...
Venezuela Trying To Recover Its Tuna Industry
Entrepreneurs of Venezuela’s tuna and longline sector took part in a round table discussion last week at the Ministry of People’s Power of Fisheries and...
Thailand Crushes Confiscated IUU Vessels
In attendance of Thailand’s recent demolition of nine unregistered fishing vessels last week were high-profile members of the international community: ambassadors and representatives from the...