French Polynesian shipbuilder Technimarine Tahiti recently delivered a new tuna longliner to its parent company, Vini Vini Group, expanding the firm’s 19-vessel fishing fleet. The longliner,...
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Fire on Ecuadorian Tuna Vessel Spurs Probe Into Alleged Cartel Ties
Tuna purse seiner “Gold Tuna” caught fire near the port of Manta in Ecuador in the early morning of February 2. The vessel was allegedly linked to a well-known narcotics crime family. ‘Gold...
Readers: Banning Transshipments At Sea Is Feasible
A recent study titled “An Expanded Evaluation of Global Fisheries Management Organizations on the High Seas” stated that prohibiting at-sea transshipment would strengthen the long-term...
Ecuador’s Novel Tuna Gummies To Fight Child Malnutrition
The Ecuadorian government recently partnered with NGO World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to develop fish gummies, made from tuna and other marine species, which they assert would “help to combat...
Mexico’s Fleet Hits Five-Year High As Yellowfin Catches Surge
Mexican purse seiners sharply lifted the tropical tuna catches in the EPO between January and September last year, propelled by a surge in their yellowfin captures. Fishing activity by the...
Datafish Expands Monitoring Services On Tuna Vessels
Data collection and monitoring are essential for sustainable fishing operations. Technology solutions company Datafish collaborates with the Spanish fleet for monitoring. It has also joined...
Maldives Plans Scale-Up Of Canned Tuna Production
Maldives’ Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said the government is looking to increase daily canned tuna production, while outlining the factors behind the currently low output levels. The...
Tuna Hauls Propel Peru Seafood Exports To New High
Peru’s tuna and seafood shipments climbed 16.5 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, nearing USD 4.27 billion, supported by stronger landings of tuna, anchovies, and squid. Officials linked the...
FiTI Says Seychelles’ Tuna Management Plan Crucial But Underlines Shortcomings
Seychelles has made significant progress in ensuring the monitoring of its purse seine and longline catches over the past year and worked on the crucial Tuna Fisheries Management Plan. The...
Doubled Yellowfin Netting Saves Ecuadorian Fleet’s Total Catch
The Ecuadorian purse seine fleet landed slightly less tuna in Manta during the first nine months of 2025. The huge drop in skipjack was largely offset by more than twice as many yellowfin...
Venezuelan Seiner Catches Fire and Sinks
Venezuelan-flagged purse seiner, 'La Peña', sank in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday night after a fire broke out on board. The vessel had 27 crew members. La Peña, which departed the...
Major Global Highlights January 2026
The opening weeks of 2026 brought several noteworthy developments for the global tuna industry. Trading in major processing hubs, Bangkok, Seychelles, and Manta, remained almost the same as in...
The Evolution Of Skipjack Catches In The WCPO
WCPO skipjack catches changed over the past four decades from pole-and-liners dominating the fishery to purse seiners. The seiner fleet netted a record-breaking volume of tuna in 2024. The...
IOTC To Launch Test Phase Of Electronic DFAD Register
The IOTC will launch an electronic DFAD (e-DFAD) Register mandatory testing phase on February 2, following the Commission’s bid to monitor such devices in the Indian Ocean convention area. The...
Tropical Tuna Returns To Argentine Waters After 30 Years
Fishermen in the port city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, reported unusual catches this week after hauling in thousands of skipjack for the first time in nearly three decades. The appearance of...
India Begins Pushing Works In Archipelagos For Thriving Tuna Sector
On Wednesday, New Delhi approved plans for a new harbor in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a project expected to cost several million dollars. Separately, an international delegation of...
MSC Stakeholders Survey Shows Discontent With Chain Of Custody
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently published a Global Stakeholder Engagement Survey 2025 of stakeholders from the tuna and seafood industries. Overfishing, pollution, and the...
Fisheries Surveillance Requires Context, Not Merely Data
-VIEWPOINT- In recent years, platforms that collect vessel-tracking data have become increasingly important for understanding tuna and other fishing activities at sea. Tools and dashboards...
EU Firms Utilizing ‘Flags Of Convenience’ Undermine Tackling IUU Fishing Efforts
EU citizens and companies own tuna and other fishing vessels that operate under non-EU flags, often called flags of convenience, (FoCs) allowing economic profits from potentially...
ETC2026 – Navigating The Digital Transformation Of Global Tuna Supply Chains
EU regulation regarding the -18 degrees Celsius for brine freezing of tuna by purse seiners destined for direct human consumption has just come into effect. This requires a different way of...