Progress has been made to start the ball rolling on the contentious issue of closing off high seas areas to commercial fishing activity. After forceful calls from Pacific islands, the United...
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Preliminary Approval To Lift EU Ban On Sri Lanka
The European Union has given preliminary approval to lift the current red card import ban on Sri Lankan fisheries products, awarded over IUU concerns, however the final announcement still...
Should The WCPO High Seas Be Closed To Commercial Fishing?
Pacific islands are striving to close the high seas areas of the WCPO to commercial fishing to try and bring the region under control, it was announced last week at a United Nations meeting in...
Ecuadorian Crew Get Prison Sentences For IUU
After a court hearing in the Peruvian city of Piura, six Ecuadorians, arrested on suspicion of fishing for tuna illegally aboard two vessels in Peruvian waters, have received a suspended...
PNA To Stick With Vessel Day Scheme
After doubt had been cast over the effectiveness of the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) in place in PNA waters, the Pacific fisheries bloc has now unanimously decided to keep the current effort-based...
Shock Murder And Suicide On Spanish Seiner
Two security guards have died onboard a Spanish tuna vessel after a reported murder and suicide incident occurred on the seiner in the Indian Ocean, 90 miles off the coast of the Seychelles....
Brazil Wants Spanish Seiners To Bump Up Tuna Production
A number of Spanish seiners could end up operating out of Brazil’s Ceara state, with a plan to set up a partnership to develop a tuna fishing cluster off the country’s northeast coast. The aim...
Is the Cook Islands Seiner Deal Illegal?
The new opposition leader to the proposed Cook Islands and EU seiner deal is starting to make his presence felt, and has this week released details of a technicality in the agreement which he...
Will “Stricter” US Dolphin Safe Rules Ease WTO Concern?
Reading between the lines of the newer, “stricter” dolphin safe tuna labelling rules recently announced by the US NOAA, it seems that the “enhanced” regulations might not actually change much...
Pacific Nations Push To Stop High Seas Fishing
Pacific island nations are pushing to close the high seas areas of the WCPO to all commercial fishing activity, in an attempt to bring some control over vast areas of ocean which fall outside...
ISSF’s “Imperative” Step To Add China To Its Focus
As China’s tuna fishing industry booms, it has been announced that the nation will be the latest location addition to ISSF’s global series of skipper workshops, designed to share best...
Skipjack Landings Shoot Past Record Year
Skipjack catch in the EPO during the first two months of the year has surpassed 2015 volumes for the same period, despite whole round supply to Manta, the region’s major market, being...
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Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
WATCH NOW: The Latest Stories In Just 3 Minutes
Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
Indonesia Detonates 23 More Vessels
The Indonesian Fisheries Ministry has seen the destruction of a further 23 vessels, which it has found to be involved in IUU activities within the nation’s EEZ. This brings the total amount of...
US Fleet Bumps Up EPO Catch
After successfully switching operations to the EPO in the final few months of 2015, a portion of the US seiner fleet has continued to haul in hefty tuna tonnages in these less traditional...
American Samoa Has Power The US Doesn’t In Treaty Talks
American Samoa wants much more involvement in talks over the future of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, according to one government official, who says that the territory’s connections could help...
Will MSC Give The Recovery Ecuador Needs?
Recognizing that there is growing consumer demand for MSC certified tuna in major markets like the US and EU, Ecuadorian boatowners and canners are keen to get the sustainable certification...
Calvo Puts Fleet Expansion Reports To Rest
Despite various news outlets suggesting last February that Grupo Calvo had expanded its seiner fleet, the firm has been eager to dispel these claims, stating that there was confusion in some...
Venezuela Pumps Funds Into Collapsed Tuna Sector
A fund of EUR 2 million (USD 2.28 million) has been approved by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to be pumped into the domestic fishing sector, in an effort to modernize the nation’s tuna...