The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs to ensure better enforcement of rules already in place to stop heavy fisheries subsidies, according to the Manufacturers’ Council of PNG. The Council...
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Iron Lady Pushes Tuna Fishermen Toward Certification
Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister is pushing fishermen in the country to strive for sustainability certification, to ensure the traceability of their catch and its competitiveness in the global...
Chinese Longliners The Answer To StarKist’s Supply Issues?
Two Chinese longlining firms have announced they will offload tuna catches in American Samoa, delivering to the StarKist cannery, which has long complained of supply issues, more recently...
First Atlantic Albacore Sells For Record Price
With the bonito del norte (Atlantic albacore) season now in full swing, the first of the species landed sold for a record price in Avilés, Spain this week. Around 6,900 kilos of bonito del...
Ecuadorian Boatowners Dispute FAD Freeze Proposal
Ecuadorian boatowners disagree with the proposal that a freeze on FADs should be implemented in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and point out there was no consensus on this measure within the IATTC...
AP Reveals Not So “Local Tuna” From US Distributor
An Associated Press investigation has found holes in the traceability and “local” origin of tuna products supplied by a US distributor based in New York. Sea To Table is described by AP as...
NGOs Want Bigger Voice In Pacific Tuna Management
Discussions are being held in Fiji to strengthen and improve the understanding of the state and management of Pacific tuna fisheries, among regional non-government organizations (NGOs) and...
IUU Patrol Kicks Off In Palau’s Protected EEZ
A coordinated maritime surveillance operation has begun in Palau’s EEZ, aimed at identifying any possible IUU fishing activities. The same patrol last year saw two vessels detained in...
TU Plant Benefits From Extra Yellowfin “Buffer” In Seychelles
Seychelles flagged purse seiners will be given a yellowfin catch quota “buffer” from the Ministry of Fisheries, as long as they have conformed to all reporting regulations so far this year....
Report: Without Subsidies Most High Seas Fishing Unprofitable
Government subsidies can prop up unprofitable “destructive high seas fishing”, a new study published in Science Advances reveals. More than half of the fisheries on the high seas would run at...
Minor EPO Player Eyes Major Tuna Growth
Peruvian officials believe that the country’s tuna industry can grow massively and expect that new regulations put in place could create thousands of extra jobs. Despite modest catch figures...
Majuro Transshipment Traffic Slows From Record Rate
The number of tuna transshipments that took place in the PNA hub of Majuro slowed down in May compared to the previous two months. April had seen record levels, when 59 transshipments took...
Indian Ocean Prices Rise As Some Seiners Slow Activity
The latest prices concluded on whole round skipjack and yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean hub of the Seychelles represent significant increases from last month, as fishing slows down somewhat...
Marshalls Calls On G7 For “Urgent Discussion” On IUU
Officials from PNA nation, the Marshall Islands, are calling for the relevant G7 and Pacific Island Ministers to meet before the end of the year to urgently discuss illegal fishing practices...
Peruvian Authorities Seize Tuna From Ecuadorian Seiner
An Ecuadorian flagged tuna purse seiner has had skipjack and other tuna catch seized by Peruvian authorities, after reportedly violating a ministerial resolution that limits foreign vessel...
How The EU Is Tackling Discarded Fishing Gear
The European Commission is working on tackling the eight million ton plastic problem that enters the oceans each year – a large volume of which it says is fishing gear. The Commission joins a...
Should Coastal Nations Get Bigger IO Catch Quotas?
A number of Indian Ocean coastal countries have backed a proposal for 100 percent of the average annual historic catches in their waters to be used as the basis of catch quotas given to their...
Taiwan & Kiribati Shake On Fisheries Pact
Officials from Taiwan and Pacific island nation, Kiribati, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which is said to underscore a shared commitment to safeguarding environmental...
Yellow Card Improved Ghana’s Tuna, But Other Stocks Collapse
After receiving and shifting a yellow card IUU warning from the EU, Ghana’s tuna industry has made a number of improvements and it now benefits from “relatively good stability”, according to...
IN BRIEF: Spanish Prime Minister Enjoys Bluefin On His Last Day
On his last day as Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy enjoyed eating bluefin tuna while dining with his ministers. The bluefin was caught and fattened by Spain’s biggest bluefin catcher,...