The first self-developed ultra-low temperature (ULT) carrier reefer vessel will be added to Chinese tuna fleet operations, to aid the transportation of tuna catch by Chinese vessels to...
Fishing
Why The Mexican Purse Seine Fleet Still Awaits Official MSC
With the imminent certification of the Mexican purse seine fleet already announced two weeks back, the fishery still awaits the official MSC stamp. Although a slight delay can be totally...
Indonesia’s Vessel Data Sharing: A Bad Idea?
Indonesia's decision to share its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data through Global Fishing Watch could be counter-productive, according to some, as they question what revealing vessel...
Japan’s Every Move Closely Watched By Other Nations
Japan’s Fisheries Agency wants continuation of current regulations on Pacific bluefin, and even a loosening of measures if improvement in stock is shown. However, after not adhering to the...
Filipino Fishermen Oppose Vessel Monitoring Scheme
Draft rules and regulations for the implementation of vessel-monitoring measures (VMMs) have been opposed by commercial boatowners and tuna operators in General Santos City, the Philippines....
Purse Seine Closure Too Long For Ecuador’s Industry?
The extension of the purse seine closure in the EPO has got some concerned over what impact this will have on supply to Ecuadorian processers, which are already said to be struggling to...
Has Mozambique Learnt Nothing From Tuna Scandal?
Mozambique is already struggling to pay back the USD 2 billion worth of loans it acquired partly to fund state-owned tuna fishing company EMATUM, and the country is now facing allegations of...
Should Commercial Longlining Qualify As “Cultural Fishing”?
Branding commercial fishing in the restricted waters of American Samoa as “cultural fishing” is a possible option as the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac) looks at...
Majority Support MSC Certification Of Mexican Fishery
Although the pending MSC certification for the Mexican purse seine skipjack and yellowfin fishery has received criticism from several groups, based on concerns of dolphin-associated sets, a...
Global Tuna Purse Seine Fleet Still Growing
Putting an overall figure on the global tuna purse seine fleet isn’t easy, but an accumulation of RFMO data indicates that there are at least 1,815 seiners fishing for tuna worldwide, taking...
Talley’s Free-School Skipjack Achieves MSC Stamp
New Zealand’s largest skipjack tuna purse seine fishery, operated by Talley’s Group Limited, has gained MSC sustainability certification. More than half of all wild-caught NZ seafood now...
Shipwrecked Men Saved By Mexican Seiner
A Mexican tuna seiner has helped in the rescue of two fishermen who were shipwrecked off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. The men had been stranded at sea for five days after their boat flipped...
Short Supply Forces Another Shutdown For StarKist Samoa
Following several short term closures for the cannery, StarKist Samoa is shutting its doors again, for an undisclosed period of time, stating that substantial shortage in whole round tuna...
Govt. Subsidies Vital In Chinese Tuna Firm’s Profit
A healthy rise in first half year turnover has been posted for major Chinese tuna fishing firm, CNFC Overseas Fisheries, but despite the growth, government subsidies have been crucial in the...
Taiwanese Fleet Accused Of “Systemic Abuse”
Behind Taiwan’s thriving fisheries industry is a “dark secret” according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), which claims that operations are plagued by illegal activities and...
Explore: IUU Mapped In ‘World’s Largest Crime Scene’
Organized crime, arms and drug smuggling can often overlap with illegal fishing, it is shown in a new interactive database that discloses instances of IUU, and how the crime often correlates...
US Fleet Ocean Switching: “Disregard For Sustainability”
With one 72 day purse seine ban ongoing in the Eastern Pacific and another looming later this year, US seiners that have been operating in the EPO are expected to return to WCPO grounds soon....
Taiwan Takes Punitive Action To Get Rid Of Yellow Card
One of the world’s biggest tuna catchers, Taiwan, has been punishing illegal fishing violators with hefty fines this year, showing that it is making serious efforts to rid itself of a...
China: A Future Global Tuna Hub?
Efforts from China to up its tuna fishing and processing activities have been noticed in the last few years, and it is now also predicted that the nation will become a leader in seafood trade...
Serious Chinese Fishing Breaches In Pacific Tuna Grounds
Three Chinese vessels and one flagged to Taiwan have been caught for what’s described as “serious breaches of fishing licenses”, as part of a surveillance mission covering the tuna fishery in...