This week we want your opinion on the following standpoint: Scouting Supply Vessel Use Should Be Unlimited The use of scouting supply vessels, or “FAD-management boats” has recently come to...
Fishing
One Major Fleet’s Strengthening Focus On Higher Value Catch
A focus from the Taiwanese tuna fleet to more heavily target higher value tuna species is increasingly clear as overall 2015 global tuna catches are revealed. Despite a sharp drop in their...
Jail Time Proposed To Stop Vietnamese “Blue Boat” Plague
The most punitive action yet has been taken against so-called "blue boats”, believed to mostly come from Vietnam, with three vessels handed fines amounting to USD 4.6 million. A senior...
Should Scouting Supply Vessels Be Banned?
From the Indian Ocean region there are calls for a ban on supply vessels, which assist the operations of tuna purse seiners, as concerns grow surrounding the overfished status of yellowfin in...
At-Sea Transshipment Ban Vital To Stop IUU
A ban on the transfer of fish from one vessel to another, while at sea, is necessary to end illegal fishing, a new study emphasizes. Researchers analyzed existing regulations enforced by...
US Canneries Need No-Fish Zones Reopened
Calls to open up no-fish marine monument zones have been made afresh, with the American Samoa congresswoman urging the central government to grant access to US tuna fishermen, in a bid to...
WWF Objection Forces Mexican Fleet Into MSC Adjudication
Despite earlier signs that a settlement between parties could be met, the pursuit of the Mexican tuna purse seine fleet to gain MSC certification will now head to adjudication phase, pushed by...
Big Bids Expected On Taiwan’s First Bluefin
The first Pacific bluefin tuna of the Taiwanese season has been hauled in and is set to head for auction. The prestige of this initial catch is expected to see the weighty fish attract bids of...
US Big 3 “Hold The Industry Back” On Sustainability
The three leading canned tuna brands in the US market are accused of holding the industry back from sweeping changes that are desperately needed, as Greenpeace USA stresses within its latest...
Japan On The Brink Of Breaking Bluefin Quota
Japanese fishing firms are on the verge of exceeding the nation’s international quota for Pacific bluefin tuna this year, with it stated that the fleet is nearly maxed out on landings. This...
Aus’ Top Retailer Pressured To Drop FAD Catch
Leading Australian retailer, Woolworths is being pressured to stop selling Greenseas branded canned tuna across its stores. It is the only major brand in the country that has failed to reach...
Catch Controls Could Stall Strong EPO Start
Catch limits placed on purse seine fleets fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean have the potential to slow down the strong start to landings in the first two months of the year. While supply to...
Official Activation Of Indian Ocean FIP
The Indian Ocean Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) has been officially 'activated', with 17 organizations signing the Partnership Agreement, declaring the objective of eventually achieving MSC...
Activists Try To Steer Consumers Away From Walmart’s Tuna
Activists are calling on Walmart in Costa Rica to stop selling its own-brand Suli canned tuna, which contains tuna sourced from Mexican fisheries, and are urging consumers to look for...
Skipjack Price Plateaus Despite Firm Downward Push
While demand in Bangkok is not unusually slow, some large canners in the capital have been holding back on buying, in an unsuccessful effort to push the price down below the USD 1,500 ton...
Can a Pristine Paradise Fee Compensate Tuna Income?
Pacific island and PNA nation, Palau, has signed a tourist surcharge into law, to replace the revenue it will lose from phasing out commercial tuna fishing in its EEZ. Last year, Palau moved...
Ocean Switching: What’s Stopping More Seiners?
With reports that some purse seiners have the freedom to switch ocean areas and continue their tuna fishing operations relatively uninterrupted, it poses the question as to why this option...
Neighboring Nations Take On Indo’s Strict IUU Stance
The action taken by Indonesia in relation to IUU fishing is rubbing off on neighboring countries, according to the nation’s Fisheries Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, who has urged further regional...
Spanish Fleet: Seychelles Yellowfin Effort “Insufficient”
Members of the Spanish tuna purse seine fleet have called the Seychelles’ yellowfin catch reduction intentions in the Indian Ocean insufficient. The Seychelles government has suggested a...
Big Breakthrough For Expanding Chinese Tuna Fleet
China’s tuna fishing operations have seen a breakthrough addition, as its expanding fleet is now joined by two new deep-freeze tuna reefers, a first for the nation. This addition enhances the...