European small-scale fishermen are demanding a “fair share” of the raised allowable catch for Atlantic bluefin in the run up to the ICCAT meeting next month, when the exact quota division for...
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No Complaints From Foreign Crew On Hawaii’s Longliners
After conducting dozens of interviews with foreign crew members working on US flagged longliners in Hawaii, federal officials state they have not identified a single case of potential labor...
No EPO Seiner Closures Planned For 2017
The EPO is currently without a planned purse seine closure for the 2017 fishing season, after the IATTC failed to implement one at its recent meeting, despite recommendations from its...
1 Dead And 6 Missing After Pole And Line Vessel Sinks
One fisherman has died and six are still missing after a 24-crew tuna vessel capsized on the Brazilian coast after reports of unruly waters with waves up to 4.5 meter tall. “Jorge Seif Junior”...
Spain Overshoots Albacore Quota
The recent decision to suspend Spain’s Atlantic albacore (Bonito del Norte) fishery has been progressed to a permanent closure for the season, with the Spanish government finding that 16,017...
Two Mega FADs To Be Deployed
Dominica, the Caribbean nation, has been donated two ‘mega’ FADs by the Japanese government, as part of an ongoing aid agreement. The ‘mega’ FADs each have a net weight of 600 kilograms, and...
Quota Increase Despite Large Unaccounted IUU Catch
The CCSBT’s decision to increase the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of southern bluefin tuna by 3,000 tons, “ignored clear evidence of unaccounted non-member IUU catch”, according to member...
The Extensive Action Plan With Mexican MSC
While achieving MSC certification would give the Mexican tuna purse seine fishery recognition that its methods are sustainable, it won’t be the end of the hard work. As with many MSC...
Thai Labor Reforms: “More Needs To Be Done”
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has acknowledged the progress that the Thai government has made with regard to the law governing fisheries, but has pressed for further action that...
Cook Islands Told Not To Spend EU Seiner Deal Money
The Cook Island government is being advised not to spend any money earned from a purse seiner fishing agreement with the EU until a court case which will be held in March, as opposition is...
Crew Document The Impressive Scale Of Seiners
Bigger vessels tend to mean bigger catches, and a greater supply of tuna to the industry. As the central pride of any tuna boatowner, their immense size and capabilities are also impressing a...
Mixed Reactions To 3,000 Ton Quota Hike
The RFMO that is responsible for managing the stocks of southern bluefin tuna has increased the total allowable catch (TCA) by 3,000 M/T for the 2018-2020 fishing seasons, gaining a mixed...
No Change Likely For US Bigeye Limits
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac) has recommended that the longline caught bigeye tuna quota remains at 2,000 tons per US island territory for 2017, and that the...
Whole Tuna Sales Push Sapmer To Profits
A solid increase in whole round tuna sales has been a major contributing factor in Sapmer’s return to profitability, following a concerning period in the red. Frozen whole round tuna revenue...
“Tuna Fisheries Struggle To Achieve MSC Level”
Although an increased 16 percent of all global tuna fisheries are now MSC certified, many still struggle to achieve the level of sustainability required for the accreditation, according to MSC...
Hawaii Longline Industry Takes Allegations Seriously
The Hawaiian longline tuna industry is working to ensure that migrant workers on US flagged vessels are being treated fairly and paid appropriately, after allegations of labor abuse have...
US Tuna Veteran Joins SoPac On Direct Gov’t Action
In an effort to increase direct interaction with governments and regions on sustainability and social issues, US fishing firm, SoPac, is welcoming Raymond Clarke to its team, who will take the...
Panama’s Rapid Catch Recovery Short-Lived?
Following years of a fading presence in EPO catch totals, the Panamanian purse seine tuna fleet bounced back significantly in 2015. However, landings so far this year are indicating that the...
Record PNA Effort Despite FAD Ban
Despite the implementation of a continued annual regional FAD ban in the WCPO throughout the entire month of September, the PNA Office has reported record tuna fishing effort levels for the...
Japan Pole & Line Fishery Achieves MSC
Meiho, a Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore fishery, has become the nation’s third fishery to gain MSC certification, and is now the only tuna operation in the country to hold the...