Gaining MSC certification for around 4,000 tons of albacore tuna per year, the Liancheng Overseas Fishery, operating in the WCPO, is the first Chinese longline fishery to achieve the...
Fishing
Taiwan To Increase Penalties On IUU
The Taiwanese government is set to increase the penalties handed out for IUU fishing, pushing to amend the country’s Fisheries Act in the hope that this will show countries around the world...
Tonga Joins Pacific System To Battle IUU
Working to stamp out illegal fishing in its EEZ, Tonga is the 7th country signing on to the Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement (NTSA), aimed at protecting tuna rich waters of Pacific island...
Seiner Catches Fire While In Dock
A Spanish flagged purse seiner which was in port for repairs is reported to have caught fire in a Vigo shipyard over the weekend, after flames were spotted coming from the docked vessel....
WTPO Chairman: Why SKJ Prices Haven’t Stayed At $1,500
Too many vessels and record high skipjack catches are just some of the factors that WTPO Chairman, Francisco Tiu Laurel, believes have contributed to recent declines in the Bangkok skipjack...
Albacore Catches Could Face 40pct Cut
In reaction to the announcement of alarming figures on the population of southern albacore tuna, the 11 nations to the Tokelau Arrangement are calling for a heavy 40 percent cut in catch in...
Researchers Analyze How PNA Runs Its Tuna
The management of some of the most tuna-rich waters in the world was never going to be a simple task, explains a new study, with conflicting interests between governments, institutions and...
Tri Marine To Pay Big Money After Seiner Oil Spill
Just over a year after the incident, Tri Marine has announced that it has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with an oil spill from one of its purse...
African Nations Urged To Expand Their Local Catch
Countries in Africa, particularly those bordering the Indian Ocean, have recently been urged to increase their tuna fishing efforts to maximize local catches and begin feeling the economic...
Can Pole And Line’s Decline Be Reversed?
The number of pole and line tuna vessels operating under WCPFC jurisdiction has dropped by as much as 37 percent in the last 10 years, as recorded by the RFMO. At the same time, some markets,...
LDH Blames John West For Business Loss
LDH appears to be blaming John West, the brand of one of its main shareholders, for the substantial decline in market share experienced by private label canned tuna in the UK, of which it...
Spanish Industry Wants Boycott Of Turkish Tuna
The Spanish tuna fishing industry is putting in strong demands to members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ahead of the RFMO’s annual meeting this...
Philippines Wants To Free Fishing Grounds From Pirates
Philippine authorities have said that they are ready to heavily patrol part of the country’s waters which are rich in tuna, and reclaim them for their own fishermen. According to BFAR National...
Philippines & PNG: Trading Places?
While reflagging efforts in PNG are working to increase the number of domestic-flagged vessels, trade data shows that tuna raw material leakage by the country’s fleet to foreign destinations...
Report: Will Alarming IUU Catch Reignite Piracy?
Foreign IUU vessels are catching three times more fish than domestic boats in Somalia’s EEZ, according to a report, which unveils new satellite data. Concerns don’t only surround the economic...
EU Auditors X-Ray Fisheries Partnerships
While auditors delving into EU fisheries agreements (SFPAs) with non-EU nations have found that the deals are generally well managed, there have been a number of reservations expressed. The...
Is MSC The Way Forward For Ecuador?
Some of Ecuador’s major tuna industry players have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to lay foundations for cooperation with WWF-Ecuador. The agreement will kick-start the...
Ecuador’s Big Players Most Affected
The largest companies appear to be the hardest hit in Ecuador, as canned tuna producers are fighting to defend their turf within their most important export market: the EU. Fierce price...
UK Bonito Catch Indicates Warmer Waters Pushing Tuna North
More commonly found in the Atlantic or the Mediterranean, an Atlantic bonito has been caught this week in much more northern waters, off the coast of Trefor, North Wales, in the UK. The fish,...
Seiner Fleet Overcapacity; Where Will It Lead Prices?
There is a distinct and concerning trend intensifying in the WCPO and other oceans, with the constant construction of new and more efficient tuna seiners leading to overcapacity, oversupply,...