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IATTC: First RMFO To Implement New IMO Vessel Tracking Regulations
With the recent closure of IATTC’s 93rd Annual Meeting in San Diego, new regulations will be enforced upon Eastern Pacific Ocean fisheries. IATTC has become the first RMFO to amended...
Spanish Tuna Fleet Training Senegalese Sailors
Spain’s tuna fleet, under the Organization of Associated Producers of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (OPAGAC), is facilitating the training of 350 Senegalese sailors in emergency practices,...
Davao Wants More Large Fishing Vessels Along “Tuna Highway”
With the recent conclusion of a three-month fishing ban (June 1 to August 31) in Davao Gulf, the Philippines’ National Economic Development Authority-Region XI...
Philippines’ Contradictory Efforts To Conserve And Manage Tuna
In light of the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recent announcement of its plans to expand its “Tuna Conservation and Management Zones”...
Hawaiian Longline Operator Tries To Evade Hefty Pollution Fine
Hawaii-based operator Azure Fishery LLC has agreed to pay USD 475,000 in civil penalties and reimbursements last Friday, as a partial settlement owed to the...
Bluefin Back in Danish Waters: Country Presses for Fishing Rights
After more than half a century of prolonged absence due to overfishing and unfavorable ecological conditions, 80 bluefin tuna (weighing between 200 and 300...
Ecuadorian Government Cuts Diesel Subsidy To Tuna Industry
The Ecuadorian government announced a cut to diesel subsidies in the local fisheries industry- including tuna. The subsidy cut comes at a time when the cash-strapped government is struggling...
Tri Marine Expands Solomon Fleet With New Vessel
Tri Marine, the US-based tuna supplier, has expanded its presence on Solomon Islands, with the addition of a pole and line vessel. National Fisheries Development (NFD), a wholly-owned...
Costa Rican Court Demands Amendments To Tuna Licenses
A Costa Rican court has partially ruled in favor of Jose Maria Villalta, a legislator who filed a lawsuit against a government-backed agency for “giving away” the nation’s tuna resources....
Japanese Bluefin Quota Increase Request Rejected
Despite a recent stock assessment of Pacific bluefin tuna showing a modest increase from 2.6 to 3.3 percent of original population size, Japan’s proposal for an increase in its fishing quota...
INTERPOL Gets Involved In Efforts To Combat IUU Fishing
A joint operation against IUU fishing in the Pacific saw the involvement of INTERPOL. The four-week exercise, called Operation Nasse, highlights the global coordinated effort to combat illegal...
Alfonso Miranda Reappointed As IATTC Vice President
The President of the Peruvian Chamber of Tuna, Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, has been reelected as Vice President of the IATTC. Miranda has described his appointment for the second term as...
Influx Of Recreational Fishing In Northern Pacific
Washington’s Westport Marina attracts droves of commercial fishing boats and recreational trawlers by the hundreds each year, during the summer months when abundant schools of North Pacific...
Japan’s Quota Proposal Talks Underway
The WCPFC’s Northern Committee has kicked off talks on whether or not to increase the catch quota for Pacific bluefin tuna, as proposed by the Japanese government. The suggestion to increase...
Peru Wants To Process 100,000 M/T By 2021
As part of its 2021 Bicentennial Plan, Peru seeks to expand its tuna processing capacity to 100,000 metric tons. The weighty figure might seem an ambitious reach, considering that the local...
High Value Yellowfin Boosts GenSan’s Business
Region 12 of the Philippines, which includes its ‘tuna capital’ General Santos, has retained its top position in terms of value of commercial seafood production. Tuna continues to play a...
OPAGAC & Tunacons Sign MOU On IATTC Cooperation
Tunacons and the Producers’ Organization of Large Tuna Fishing Freezer Vessels (OPAGAC) have taken a step towards formalizing a collaboration that will prioritize activities and facilitate the...
Main FAD Buoy Supplier: We’ll Retrieve Our Buoys To Clean Oceans
Following the announcement of its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup project, Spanish firm Marine Instruments has revealed further details on how it plans to help extract plastic waste from...
Britain Vs France: Fishing War Amplifies As French Net Tuna
British fishermen, who were recently attacked by French scallop fishers, have been left “fuming” after vessels flagged to France caught bluefin tuna from UK waters. They have claimed the...