Despite many thinking that this year would be different, the WCPFC annual meeting has once again concluded with little progress made, igniting immense frustration from several parties....
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DWFNs Blamed For Derailing WCPFC Progress
Having just drawn to a close, the WCPFC12 meeting, yet again, appears to have concluded with far less progress made than member countries were called on to achieve. The PNA Chairman said that...
How Tuna Can Help Reduce Global Warming
With Bejing today facing a red alert on air polution and the WCPFC lacking progress on management measures to sustain the world’s largest tuna stock, both problems have direct implications for...
Kosrae New Transshipment Hub For Longliners
After a ten year pause on transshipments in Kosrae port, Federated States of Micronesia, activity has begun once again on the island as the revamped facility recently saw its transshipment...
Indonesia: Intruding Philippine Vessels Getting Smaller
Continuing her crackdown on IUU fishing in Indonesian waters, the nation’s Fisheries Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, has revealed more information about the vessels fishing illegally inside the...
WCPFC Adopts Target Reference For Skipjack
Despite sources in Bali stating that there has been little progress during the finalization of the WCPFC12 meeting so far, there has been one issue in which positive progress has been cemented...
Bycatch Data Of EU Fleet Questioned
Following uproar in the Cook Islands over an access agreement for Spanish purse seiners in the Pacific EEZ, questions have been arising as to the reliability of the data presented on bycatch...
PNG Wants WCPFC To Get A Grip On High Seas Catches
Fishing in the high seas is one of PNG’s major concerns in the Pacific region, an effort governed mainly by the WCPFC. At the ongoing Commission meeting, the nation, a powerful member of the...
Hayduk’s Plan To Become Peru’s Largest Tuna Supplier
It was already evident last year that tuna expansion was on the cards for Peruvian firm Pesquera Hayduk, as it announced plans to inject USD 7 million into its tuna fishing division. President...
Eighth Member Joins New PNA Longline VDS
Becoming the latest PNA member to implement the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) for its longline fishing industry, Tuvalu has newly signed on to the regime during the ongoing WCPFC meeting in Bali,...
RFMO Exec. Secretary Resigns Over Scandal
Following a year-long investigation conducted by the FAO, and with assistance from Interpol, Rondolph Payet, one of the most senior Seychellois UN executives, and Executive Secretary of the...
Mexican Fleet Launches New $30m Seiner
Adding to its fleet, one of Mexico’s largest tuna producers, Herdez Del Fuerte, opened the christening and flagging ceremony for its brand new tuna seiner this weekend, a vessel which the firm...
Can PNA Learn From NZ, Or Vice Versa?
Pressure on the PNA nations to drop the VDS system applied in their waters is being increased by New Zealand, as it uses the unravelling of the US Tuna Treaty as proof that the Vessel Day...
The Five Turkish Tuna Companies A Spanish Firm Wants Banned
Unilaterally allocating itself an additional bluefin quota outside of ICCAT regulations, Turkey has faced criticism in recent months for allegedly undermining the work of the RFMO, as well as...
Strong Calls On FADs, But No Progress Yet
Pacific tuna resource owners are not calming on their calls to the WCPFC to tighten measures on FAD management and implement rules to reduce the overfishing of the species at the core of...
The Woman Behind Indonesia’s Hardline IUU Approach
Indonesia is keen to “revitalize and empower” its local fishing capacity, and has laid down a challenge to the Pacific; to end the scourge of the oceans and to accept no laxity in relation to...
US: WTO Dolphin-Safe Labelling Verdict “Inconsistent”
Despite the final decision being released over a week ago, yesterday saw the US accuse the World Trade Organization (WTO) of “fumbling” its latest ruling in the dolphin-safe tuna labelling...
Industry And Retailers Look Forward To Potential Of MSC Yellowfin
The recent announcement that the first major yellowfin fishery is set to gain MSC certification has ignited considerable enthusiasm and positive reactions from interested customers, keen to...
Bali: Rising Catches But Reduced Exports
Tuna catches in Bali appear to be on the up, with reports of an overall increase of 30 percent in landings from September to October, but according to sources, exports from the nation are...
The Resurrection Of The Panamanian Tuna Fleet
Once major players in total EPO tuna catch, Panamanian flagged vessels have witnessed a somewhat fading presence in the region in recent years. However, a rapid catch recovery has changed...