The five-day annual meeting of the WCPFC will begin on December 1. Several major topics are on the agenda, including the status of stocks, compliance monitoring of member states, and issues...
Fishing
Spanish Seiner Fleet Gets IO Yellowfin Catches MSC Certified
Earlier this year, ANABAC requested an MSC scope extension to assess yellowfin as an additional target species to its already certified skipjack fishery in the Indian Ocean. The catches...
WCPO Daily Catch Rate Rose Slightly In October
The WCPO daily purse seine catch rate in October went slightly up compared to the previous month. Most tunas were netted in the high seas and the EEZs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Micronesia,...
Skipjack Stable But Large Yellowfin Drove Overall WCPO Catches
A substantial increase in large yellowfin boosted overall purse seine tuna catches in October. Skipjack remained stable compared to the previous month and vessels netted high volumes in the...
Indonesia Champions P&L Fishing To Assert Global Market Position
Indonesia recently reasserted its commitment to the traditional ‘huhate’ or pole-and-line skipjack fishing by promoting the technique and highlighting its importance to the livelihoods of...
Iconic Tuna Weathervane Revived In Conil
Locals and tourists in Conil, Spain, can once again enjoy the popular tuna weathervane after its restoration works were recently completed. The sculpture had been damaged due to the renovation...
Albacore MP, Stronger Onboard Monitoring Top Concerns For WCPFC Meeting
The WCPFC is all set for the five-day 22nd Regular Session of the Commission on December 1 in Manila, Philippines. Full observer coverage on longliners, management procedure (MP) for South...
ICCAT Concludes With MP For Skipjack But No Yellowfin Allocation
The ICCAT meeting concluded with a mixed bag of results. Several new measures were taken, including a management procedure (MP) for the western Atlantic skipjack species. Work on the UN High...
Vietnam’s Tuna Sector Warns of Supply Strain Amid IUU Compliance Pressures
The export of tuna products is slipping and will not recover this year, forecasts the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Low supply of raw materials, IUU fishing...
Pevasa Asks Shareholders’ Approval For Restructuring Plan
Spanish tuna boat owner Pevasa is trying to escape debt and takeover risk. Its restructuring plan, approved by a court in Bilbao, will be discussed with its shareholders in a double session of...
Skipjack MP Takes Center Stage At ICCAT
During the initial days of the ICCAT meeting, the management procedures and catch limits were discussed. According to participants, there were good vibes in the meeting rooms with active...
Pacific Islands Take Step Further To Bring East New Britain Initiative To Life
Pacific Island tuna stakeholders recently agreed to form a Technical Working Group that could help kick off of the East New Britain Initiative (ENBi). They attended a workshop last month to...
Indonesia Refutes US FDA Claim About Mercury In Tuna
The Indonesian Ministry of Fisheries recently clarified a US query dating back to 2023, regarding the presence of mercury in tuna caught near the Obi Islands, one of the largest islands in the...
Financial Times Flags Forced Labor Issues In UK Tuna Supply Chain
The Financial Times (FT) has published a visual report on the issue of forced labor on board tuna longliners. It also says that the one-by-one fishing method (pole-and-line) is regarded as the...
ISSF Tweaks Its Conservation Measures
Participating companies have to adhere to strengthened measures on At-Sea Transshipment Oversight, Bycatch Mitigation, and FAD Management. The Internal Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)...
EU Guidelines Help To Allocate Quotas Fairer To Small-Scale Fishers
The European Commission released new guidelines on November 14 to encourage a transparent allocation of member states’ fishing quota among their fleets and the integration of environmental,...
Australia Increases Surveillance In WCPO Amid Rising Chinese Presence
The increasing presence of Chinese patrol boats in the WCPO is pushing Australia to intensify aerial checks in the region. A maritime expert explained that the Chinese presence could create...
Marine Horizon Viewer: The Smart Lookout Serving The Tuna Fleet
- Sponsored content - The innovative Marine Horizon Viewer (MHV) system from Marine Instruments has begun its operational testing phase on board tuna vessels. It acts as a “digital lookout,”...
ILO And FFA Seal Deal to Strengthen Labor Rights In WCPO Tuna Fleets
A new partnership inked by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) will ensure the strengthening of human rights and labor standards of...
French Fishing Vessels Take A Step Into Digitalization Of Their Management
The Union of French Fishing Vessel Owners (UAPF) has signed a partnership with Spanish Marine Instruments. The deal was concluded during the ICCAT meeting in Seville on November 18 and will...