The European Commission is urging the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to increase quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna, as it states this would fit in line...
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Malaysia Wants Investors To Help Expand Tuna Catches 40-Fold
The Malaysian government is urging foreign investors and the domestic industry to join forces to increase the amount of tuna landed in the country. Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry...
Coalition To Convert Indonesian P&L To MSC
The Walton Family Foundation and ISSF recently initiated processing forums in Indonesia in a bid to make small-scale tuna fisheries in the nation more sustainable. Now, the Walmart founder is...
Are IO Catch Quotas Harming Juvenile Yellowfin?
The measure to reduce pressure on yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean has actually incentivized FAD use, a source has told Atuna, and could therefore result in more juvenile yellowfin being...
No Extra High Seas Access For US Seiners, Say Majority
Due to struggles the US purse seine fleet has reportedly faced in the Western Pacific, an American Samoa fisheries official suggested the solution would be to give vessels access to other high...
PNA Nation Works To Boost Domestic Catch
One of the eight PNA nations is making steps to further develop its own domestic tuna fishing operations. With one of the most tuna-rich EEZs on its doorstep, Tuvalu’s Fisheries Department...
Relocation & Expansion Lift Chinese Pingtan’s Profits
The addition of four new tuna longliners to its fleet is part of the reason Pingtan Marine Enterprise, one of China’s largest fishing firms, has posted much stronger profit results for the...
Japanese Seiner Catches Fire In PNA Waters
A Japanese-flagged tuna purse seiner reportedly caught fire whilst fishing south of Kosrae, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The cause of the fire is unknown and those on board...
New Seiners To Strengthen Dongwon’s Leading Fleet
Two new purse seiners will be joining the already more than 40 vessel strong tuna fishing fleet operating under the Dongwon Industries umbrella, with the company hoping to boost its potential...
“ICCAT Should Not Return To Bad Habits Of The Past”
A potential increase in the catch quota for Atlantic bluefin is one of the main points on the agenda of the imminent ICCAT meeting in Marrakesh. Although scientists are recommending a...
Duterte Protests PNG’s Domestic Tuna Processing Plans
President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte is asking the Papua New Guinea government to backtrack on a rule that would hinder PNG sourced tuna to be processed in his country. As part of...
Walmart Joins Forces With SFP To Increase Transparency
One of the world’s largest tuna buyers, US-based retailer, Walmart, has joined a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) project in a bid to become increasingly transparent on the seafood...
IO Catch Quotas Not Reducing But Incentivizing FAD Use
Catch quotas for purse seine caught yellowfin in the Indian Ocean were implemented this year to reduce pressure on the stock, however boatowners state that they have incentivized FAD fishing...
Fears Overfishing Will Destroy Philippines’ Tuna Industry
A Filipino politician has made calls for the nation’s tuna industry to strengthen its efforts to combat IUU fishing with the help of the government. She has asked for the Philippines’ National...
IO Prices Soften Despite Spanish Fleet Tie-Up
All Spanish flagged purse seiners operating in the Indian Ocean have now returned to port, in order to tie up at the request of their national government. While some still have small chunks of...
Industry & Environmentalists Agree On FADs Ahead Of ICCAT
As the 25th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) fast approaches, industry and environmental groups agree on several priority points,...
US Tuna Treaty Halt Had Big Impact On Catch
With total 2016 tuna landings for the US fleet now revealed, it’s clear that previous disruptions to the US Tuna Treaty had a marked impact on purse seine landings last year, contributing to...
The Tuna Harvest Strategy Setting The Example
The Australian southern bluefin industry has expressed the benefits that applying a harvest strategy has had for its fishery, at a time when major RMFOs are increasingly looked upon to...
US Fleet Defends Hiring Foreign Crew
The US longline tuna fleet operating out of Hawaii is defending its practice of hiring foreign workers, in response to a lawsuit filed by a Hawaiian fisherman calling for an end to this kind...
Mexican Fleet Reduces YF & Shifts More To Free-School SKJ
While yellowfin still commands the dominant share of Mexico’s catch, seiners flagged to the nation have increasingly turned their attention to skipjack, with record tonnages for this species...