Japan’s government has agreed to help develop Indonesia’s fisheries sector, with tuna being an important part of the cooperation. Indonesia recently asked for Japan’s aid in building...
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MSC: Mexican Fleet’s Bold Actions Have Been Transformative
Bold actions taken by the leading Mexican tuna fishing firms, against tough environmental challenges, have been transformative, according to MSC’s Americas Director, Brian Perkins. With news...
MSC For Mexican Fleet 100% Final
The Mexican purse seine fleet has finally received the news that its MSC certification is 100 percent official, gaining sustainable recognition for its EPO operations, including...
Worst US Albacore Season In 10 Years
It has been a tough Pacific albacore catching season for US commercial fishermen so far, with hauls significantly lower than previous years. Although this year’s landings were expected to...
PNG PM: Toughen Up On Foreign “Exploitation”
Pacific leaders have been told to toughen up on illegal fishing by foreign nations operating in their waters, and international vessels’ exploitation of their tuna resource. Papua New Guinea’s...
IPNLF: Silent So Far On ‘On The Hook’ Campaign
The world’s largest organization representing pole and line tuna fisheries, the IPNLF, has so far taken no public position on the recently launched ‘On The Hook’ campaign, which is supported...
Galapagos Case: 4 Chinese Longliners Transshipped To IUU Carrier
Data mapping platform, Global Fishing Watch (GFW), which tracks the location and activities of commercial fishing vessels, has revealed information that links four Chinese-flagged tuna...
The Industry Speaks: The Rise Of Regulations & Certification
The ever-growing importance of sustainability and the industry’s shift towards it will be addressed when major players meet at the upcoming Americas Tuna Conference & Exhibition in Panama....
Brazil Could Lose Tuna Fishing Rights
Brazil could lose its international authorization to fish for tuna, as the nation has reportedly failed to submit data to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas...
WCPO Bigeye: The Extent Of Recovery
With another three years of data available to WCPFC scientists, the 2017 assessment for bigeye tuna shows a “significantly more optimistic stock status”, with good spawning potential seen...
How Much Are Global Tuna Fisheries Worth?
Tuna is the most valuable wild fish found in our oceans, and the world’s tuna fisheries contribute an estimated USD 42.2 billion to the global economy each year. Based on a report by The Pew...
China Denies Fault In Protected Zone Near Ecuador
The Chinese government stresses that it respects the laws and regulations of Ecuador’s fisheries sector and has “clearly demanded” that vessels comply and refrain from entering a marine...
NGOs Want Removal Of Mexican Tuna Fisheries Officials
A group of environmental organizations under the Mexican Coalition in Defense of the Seas (Codemar), is calling for the removal of Mexican fisheries officials, as the group claims that they...
Industry To Discuss Pole & Line Tuna Progression
The world’s first one-by-one tuna fisheries conference will be held in the Azores, Portugal, next month, with discussions on how to ensure the progression of these operations high on the...
MSC Invites Public For 30 Day Scrutiny On Its Standards
The MSC has opened a 30 day input period in which stakeholders have the opportunity to comment on its procedures and standards when it comes to both fishery certification and Chain of Custody...
Japan Agrees To Bluefin Recovery Plan
A long-term recovery plan for Pacific bluefin has been agreed on by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) northern committee, amid international worries of dwindling...
Pole & Line Nations Push To Improve IO Compliance
The governments of South Africa and the Maldives, two nations that have pushed for greater control in the Indian Ocean purse seine fishery in the past, have now agreed to work together to...
Chinese Tuna leader Expands Its “Super Frozen” Fleet
Zheijang Ocean Family, the owner of Ningbo Fengsheng, has taken steps to enlarge its fleet by ordering the construction of two new “super low temperature” tuna fishing vessels, which will...
Should Juvenile Tunas Be Considered Target Catch?
Juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna are being considered as target species, and not bycatch, in a new report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), which analyses the...
Atuna Readers: Commercial Longlining Is Not “Cultural Fishing”
Industrial longlining in restricted American Samoa waters should not qualify as “cultural fishing”, as is being debated by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac),...