Fishermen saved the lives of four crew members stranded 20 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, after their boat exploded, and were pulled through the tuna door. According to the...
Fishing
IN BRIEF: Kiribati-Flagged Purse Seiner Adrift in WCPO
A 1,500 ton Kiribati-flagged purse seiner, the Mamautari, went adrift in the Western Central Pacific due to engine trouble on the 15th of July. The vessel belongs to Kiribati & Sajo...
EU Fleet Blocked From Morocco EEZ As Agreement Expires
The EU fleet is currently unable to fish in Morocco’s waters following the expiration of a fishery agreement between the two parties. Although the blockage is likely to be temporary, it is...
Tuna Exempt From Ghana’s Emergency Fishing Ban
Ghana has imposed a closed season on the fishing of all species in its waters, except tuna. The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, said the ban was...
Major Chinese Firm Invests $62 Million In New Seiners
One of China’s biggest fishing and processing companies Shanghai Kaichuang has announced the purchase of three new tuna purse seiners by its wholly-owned subsidiary. This comes shortly after...
NZ Authorities Examine Fishing Industry Workers’ Rights
The New Zealand Labor Inspectoriate has called for the seafood industry to “start looking at itself”, following the persecution of a Japanese tuna longliner in New Zealand waters, that was...
Costa Rican Shrimp Fishermen To Switch To Tuna
The Costa Rican government has announced plans to promote “sustainable” tuna fishing and get local fishermen previously involved in shrimp trawling to catch tuna. A number of tuna fishing...
Purse Seine Helicopter Crash Kills Two
Two men have died in a helicopter crash near PNA nation Nauru. The incident is still under investigation, as the cause is not yet known. The helicopter, which works alongside a Taiwanese purse...
EU Criticized Over Hypocrisy On Battling IUU
A report on IUU activity in the European Union has revealed that the Mediterranean may be subject to worrying amounts of illegal fishing. Non-profit organization Oceana Europe has released a...
Industry Projects 2018 SKJ Peak Price At $1,800 Or Higher
The industry has shown there are very mixed views on where exactly the Bangkok skipjack price will hit a peak during the WCPO FAD ban, in the latest Atuna poll. However some have shown they...
Fleets Split More Evenly For Looming EPO Closures
This year there is more of an even split of purse seiners between the two separate fishery closure periods in the EPO, after last year saw the first instance of a strong majority choosing for...
US Albacore Expected To Bounce Back From 2017 Slump
As the West Coast albacore season continues, vessels are hoping to bring in plentiful catches after a disappointing 2017. The season is active between June and October, with averages of 11,500...
Slower Growth In Global Purse Seine Fleet
The global purse seine fleet has continued to grow over the last year, according to a report from the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF). However the increase of three percent...
Small Chinese Food Processor Buys Up Major Longline Fleet
Chinese condiment brand Jiajia Food Group has engulfed one of the nation’s largest tuna fishing firms, Dalian Ocean Fishing Company (DOF), in a move towards product diversification. Jiajia is...
Sea Shepherd Busts Vessels In Atlantic IUU Crackdown
Sea Shepherd’s Operation Albacore III has led to the arrest of three fishing vessels, all of which were found illegally operating in Gabon’s waters in the Atlantic Ocean. The operation is a...
IO Processors: EU Needs To Get Firmer Grip On Its Fleet
The European Union needs to assert more control over its fleet to help alleviate the “far from over” supply problems facing IO canners. This is the message of Patrice Robert, Chairman of the...
IN BRIEF: Chilean Tuna Fishermen Land Deep-Sea Monster
An eerie fish has surfaced from the depths of the ocean, and artisanal Chilean albacore fishermen captured the five meter creature. It has now been confirmed as a Giant oarfish.
Albo’s Chinese Owner Plummets Back Into Loss
One of China’s biggest fishing companies, Shanghai Kaichuang, has fallen back into net loss in the first quarter of this year. This is despite reporting healthy profits for full year 2017 with...
Pacific Leaders Push For Innovation To Rein In Longliners
Ministers at the 15th Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee meeting raised key issues that the region needs to focus on including addressing longline fishery management – an area for which...
Higher Yellowfin Landings After New Style EPO Closure
Extended EPO purse seine closures have contributed to increased yellowfin catches in the region, according to Mexican fleet representatives, however whether this will continue for the rest of...