Today marks exactly one week until the beginning of the 5th Pacific Tuna Forum, where delegates will begin their morning by listening to the keynote address from Executive Director of the PNA,...
Fishing
No Ease In El Niño This Winter
With El Niño now well established in the Pacific region, NOAA has released a new forecast, predicting that the current weather conditions have a 95 percent chance of sticking around throughout...
Divided Opinions Over Catches During El Niño
Expected catch numbers during the El Niño are dividing opinion amongst local fishermen in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, with some believing the event could improve landings, while others consider...
PNA: A Quota-Based Fisheries System Won’t Work
Without a change to the way its tuna fisheries are managed, the Pacific, according to New Zealand’s Prime Minster, John Key, could put the sustainability of its stocks at significant risk. At...
Is EU Traceability Becoming A Joke?
In 2002, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) divided a map of the world into different zones, allocating a number to each area; the idea being that these FAO numbers would allow...
Against All Odds, Tuna Bond Holders Paid Today
Despite the odds being stacked against them, holders of a USD 850 million bond issued two years ago by Mozambique state-owned tuna fishing frim, Ematum, will be paid today. This has been...
Explosive Euthynnus Imports Cause Concern For Stocks
Just like several sources from the US have confirmed, it’s allowed and completely legal to import tuna-like species at four percent duty and label them as tuna. However, with purchases of...
Green Dye Used In PS Fishing “Unfair”
An environmental activist group is urging a fishing company to stop putting dye in the water during its tuna fishing trips, as it says it is an unfair practice which forms a “curtain”...
Low Demand Hurts Vietnamese Export Value
Decreasing demand from end markets, according to tuna exporters in Vietnam, is impacting the value of the country’s tuna product shipments, which are down nearly seven percent on last year....
Tri Marine And PNA: 2016 Seafood Champions?
Two major entities in the tuna industry have been unveiled as finalists in the 2016 Seafood Champion Awards, which seek to recognize individuals and companies for “outstanding leadership” in...
Activists Accuse Taiwanese Longliner Of Illegal Shark Finning
A Taiwanese tuna longliner has been accused of fishing without permission, in waters close to PNG, with more than 75 kilograms of shark fins on board. The “Shuen De Ching No.888” vessel,...
Concerns “Pacific Regionalism” Isn’t Enough To Manage Tuna Stocks
Although “Pacific Regionalism” appears to be top of the agenda at this year’s Pacific Island Leaders Forum (PIF), the Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), James Movick,...
Thai Canners Concerned Over Explosive Seiner Expansion
Yesterday the President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) expressed his doubts over the likelihood of achieving global tuna sustainability, citing the constant building of new purse...
Lachaga Denies That Seiner Shipyard Is For Sale
In response to rumors that the Barreras seiner shipyard is for sale, Albacora President, Ignacio Lachaga has set the record straight, denying that the company is for sale. The Spanish owner of...
PNA Might Soon Get 9th Member
As the Cook Islands continues efforts to join the eight existing PNA nations, its aim could be edging closer towards reality, as the Pacific island country gains the support of the PNG Prime...
Vietnamese Crew Jailed For IUU Fishing
Six Vietnamese tuna fishermen have been jailed for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters after being found with 200kg of tuna onboard their vessel last month. The men, aged between 19 and 50,...
Phil Firms Negotiate For Processing Plant In Kiribati
Along with “Korean colleagues”, a group of Philippine companies are negotiating to construct a tuna processing plant in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, according to Frabelle Fishing...
Spanish Firm Launches “Ultimate Generation” Seiner
The successful launch of the ‘Guria’ tuna seiner has just been marked, after the Zamakona Yards Group completed construction of the 81 meter long vessel. Equipped with a crew of 28, the purse...
US Albacore: Slow Catch And Sluggish Prices
The albacore season off the US West Coast is expected to be a below average year, according to the Western Fishboat Owners Association (WFOA), as catches have been slow since they began in...
Majestic Images Of Jumping Tuna In Ireland On Instagram
As the 17th annual General Santos City Tuna festival kicked off this weekend, it seemed that amongst all the parades, carnivals and world record attempts, some individuals made time to ensure...