An attempt from some seafood importers to halt the implementation of new fisheries import rules, designed to address traceability, and stamp out fisheries fraud and IUU, has been declined by a...
Fishing
Trump Administration Fails To Pay PNA Tuna Bill On Time
Leaders in the PNA have expressed serious concern over the fact that the US government has not met its payment deadline on the bilateral Tuna Treaty that has existed between the two parties...
US Appoints New Fisheries Head
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has a new Assistant Administrator, Chris Oliver, who has moved into the role after 16 years as the Executive Director of the North Pacific...
Eroski Buys Tuna Caught Exclusively By Echebastar Seiners
Spanish retailer Eroski has made a notable move by choosing to buy a line of branded tuna products sourced exclusively from Spanish fishing firm Echebastar's tuna fleet, which the supermarket...
Mexican MSC Pursuit: Dolphin Sets Delay Final Decision
Now over two years under MSC assessment, the Mexican purse seine tuna fishery in the EPO will have to wait a little longer for a final decision, as the dolphin associated sets within its...
Purse Seine Caught Bigeye Deliveries To Bangkok Triple
At a time when there are major concerns over the fragile state of the WCPO bigeye stock, deliveries to Bangkok of purse seine caught bigeye tuna over the first four months of the year have...
A New Purse Seiner For Tri Marine’s Fleet?
Some recent reports have stated that Tri Marine, the major global tuna fishing and supplying firm, is adding a new purse seiner to its already extensive fleet, however, the addition isn’t as...
Eroski “Exclusively” Sells Echebastar’s Branded Tuna
Spanish retailer Eroski is now selling branded tuna products sourced from Spanish fishing firm Echebastar, which the supermarket chain states is in line with its commitment to source from...
China Cracks Down On Company Reporting Bluefin As Bigeye
A Chinese company has been fined, deregistered, and its vessels permanently barred from deep-sea fishing activities, after two of its fleet were found guilty of operating without licenses and...
Suspected Murder Victim Turns Out To Be Tuna
Tourists in Marbella, Spain, got quite a shock when they discovered what they thought was a dead body being carried by several men at a marina in Puerto Banús. The lifeless figure did however...
New Rules For EU Fleet In Foreign Waters
EU tuna vessels operating in foreign waters, EEZs and high seas, will be subject to a number of new requirements, following the agreement reached over a proposal with "strict eligibility...
MSC & VDS Core Focus For PNA Ministers
The increase in demand for MSC certified tuna, as well as the development of a new Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), is high on the agenda as the PNA nations’ fisheries ministers come together for...
Indian State Makes Juvenile Tuna Catch Illegal
The Indian state of Kerala has introduced a 'Minimum Legal Size' (MLS) catch initiative, in a bid to protect fish that are spawning, including yellowfin and skipjack tuna. Though reported that...
WATCH: Higher Prices For Spain’s First Albacore Catch
The season’s first sale of Atlantic albacore, also known as bonito del norte, has taken place in Galicia in Spain, with prices this year being higher than in 2016. The fishing period for the...
Peak Catches Flood Thai Canners With Pole & Line Tuna
Bountiful Indian Ocean pole and line catch results in the first quarter of 2017 have seen a bullish rise in the volume of one-by-one caught tuna making its way to Thailand, where canneries...
How Will Stakeholders React To PNA’s Top MSC Scores?
An almost entirely green preliminary scoring card has been presented on the PNA skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery, which is currently undergoing the standard five year MSC certification...
Toxic Gas Kills 2 On Venezuelan Tuna Seiner
Two crew members have been killed and two others injured after inhaling toxic gas onboard a Venezuelan-flagged tuna purse seiner. The navy received a call about the incident from the seiner...
Major Processors Want Serious Talks With EU On IO Yellowfin
The Mauritian tuna processing industry wants to engage with the EU and have talks over catch and supply of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean. This needs to be done before it’s too late and...
Total Supply Vessel Ban: The Future For The Indian Ocean?
A gradual cut in the number of Indian Ocean operating supply vessels could possibly lead to a total ban after 2022, as the IOTC has already taken moves to reduce the pressure on vulnerable...
Thailand Too Eager In Declaring IUU Progress?
A senior member of the Thai navy may have spoken too soon in declaring that the EU is "satisfied" with the nation's progress in relation to fighting IUU fishing, with DG MARE confirming to...