Exactly a year from the beginning of the assessment process, Tri Marine has announced that it is nearing the end of its MSC evaluation of the Solomon Islands pole and line and purse seine...
Fishing
Should Violence Be Permitted To Catch IUU Vessels?
Despite numerous monitoring programs, surveillance systems and advancing technologies, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to occur across the globe with no foolproof...
Tuna Seiner Saves Missing Fishermen On High Seas
Three fishermen have been saved by the crew of a Philippine-flagged tuna seiner in the Solomon Sea, between PNG and the Solomon Islands over a month since leaving port in Kiribati. The three...
A “Notable Disconnect” Between P&L Supply & Demand
Although a recent IPNLF report suggested that pole and line tuna fishing may have passed its peak, the foundation is still set on charging forward with plans to rejuvenate this industry....
Is Violence Against IUU Vessels Acceptable?
An official Indonesian government vessel gave no warning before firing at two Taiwanese longliners earlier this month, says a report from Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, which also denies claims...
US Far Less Firm On Treaty Withdrawal
Despite the US government announcing an official withdrawal from the South Pacific Tuna Treaty earlier this year, the country’s seiner fleet is still fairly confident that the broken...
Resistance Against EU: Cooks Tuna Deal Enters New Stage
Undeterred by government support for the deal, the Cook Islands opposition says it will not give up fighting the proposed purse seine agreement which will grant access to four EU seiners to...
Killer Of Officer On US Seiner Goes To Trial
A Vietnamese fisherman who allegedly killed a vessel officer on board a US flagged tuna seiner is set to go on trial in the Marshall Islands charged with murder, after the killing occurred in...
Half Of “Tuna Scandal” Fleet Unable To Fish
Despite forking out a large part of a massive USD 850 million dollar loan on the construction of a 24 vessel strong national tuna fleet, half of the Mozambique government’s Ematum longliners...
Pressure Now Mounts On Mars’ Supply Chain
The international leader in pet food products, of which a large range contains Thai-supplied seafood, is experiencing mounting pressure to clean up its seafood supply chain, with Greenpeace...
Nestlé And TU Cooperate On Traceability
The largest food company in the world in terms of revenue has cooperated with the global leader in canned tuna production to make sure that nearly all of its seafood products are fully...
Thailand Brings EU On Side To Tackle Slave Labor
In a step of cooperation with the EU and International Labor Organization (ILO), the Thai Labor Ministry has signed an agreement to end IUU and labor malpractices, such as slavery, in the...
US Extends Tough Dolphin-Safe Rules Beyond Mexico
The US is toughening up its rules when it comes to labeling tuna as “dolphin-safe”, in a bid to once and for all end the 20 year trade dispute the nation has held with Mexico. In 2012...
Could The Electronic Eye Replace Human Observers?
Marine Instruments’ latest generation Electronic Eye (EE) system, utilizes high speed photo capturing technology and could, according to the company, provide a reliable, cost effective...
Yellowfin Buyers Confident On EU’s Red Card Decision
As a top Sri Lankan delegation on the EU fishery ban is scheduled to head to Brussels at the close of the month, confidence is strong that the Asian nation will be ridded of its red card IUU...
Sapmer Cuts Heavy Losses In Half
Strategic changes announced last year by French tuna fishing firm Sapmer are starting to pay off, as the company has reported cutting its losses in half for 2015’s full financial year, down...
Panamanian Longliner Seized On IUU Suspicions
Mozambique authorities have confiscated a vessel believed to have been engaged in the illegal fishing of tuna without the necessary identification or license to be operating in the African...
When Can You Call Yourself “The Most” Sustainable Brand?
The term “sustainable” has been thrown around the tuna industry relatively freely in recent years, with increasing pressure from reputable NGOs and competing brands leading to a string of...
More Tuna Sightings Since Large-Scale Fishing Ban
Increased sightings of tuna shoals along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast have largely been credited to a 2014 governmental decree which saw a ban on large-scale industrial tuna activities near the...
Illegal FAD Fishing Major Factor In Multi-Million Pacific Loss
Illegal FAD fishing has been blamed for the majority of the huge value loss in the Pacific Ocean, where it has now been estimated that USD 616 million worth of tuna is caught each year by IUU...