Although Albacora purchased three new seiners over the last two years, the company notes that the size of its fleet has not expanded, with three vessel sales also in its books. The firm...
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WhoFishesFAR Reveals New Info On More Than 15,000 EU Vessels
Including tuna vessels fishing the expanse of the Pacific Ocean, EU nations lend their flag to a large fleet operating in distant waters. WhoFishesFAR, a new database launched by a range of...
Star of “Wicked Tuna” In Trouble Over Fraud
Cast member of National Geographic’s reality show “Wicked Tuna”, Paul Hebert, could be facing substantial jail time and large fines if he is found guilty of fraudulently claiming state...
Lower Philippine Catches Over First Quarter
The Philippines has experienced a seven percent production loss on skipjack in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA). The overall gross output for...
Thai PM On Tier 3: “Don’t Worry Too Much”
Thailand’s Prime Minister isn’t fretting much over the country’s recent Tier 3 result, as he says “don’t worry too much”, and assures the nation “we just have to keep working.” It’s Thailand’s...
Tri Marine Seiner Lease Turns Into Sale
Following rumors that Tri Marine’s ordered seiner, ‘Cape Coral’, would be leased out to another large tuna fleet, the “loaning” plans have turned into a sale. Speaking to Joe Hamby, CEO of Tri...
Marshall Islands Slips To Tier 3
Automatically downgraded from the Tier 2 Watch List, the Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) has fallen to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The news has been taken to...
Three Air Forces Unable To Find Any IUU Vessels
A month-long surveillance program in the South Pacific, which was carried out by Australia, France and New Zealand, has found only very minor violations of WCPFC conservation measures. A total...
Greenpeace Links Fiji Albacore To Abuse Of Crews
Reports of slave labor on Thai fishing vessels have been dominating news outlets over the past few months, but despite concerns, no reports had yet been directly linked to the tuna industry....
WTPO Reduction Review Delayed By Typhoon
A scheduled meeting of WTPO members to review the effectiveness of an implemented fishing reduction in the Western Pacific was cancelled last week after typhoon Chan-hom hit China. On July...
One Week Left For US LL Fleet?
On course to hit its annual bigeye tuna catch limit next week, the Hawaiian longline fishery could be closed as soon as August 5th this year, three months earlier than 2014. Despite being cut...
Special Hearing At MSC Headquarters On Echebastar
As the certification of the Echebastar Indian Ocean tuna fishery hangs in the balance in an adjudication phase, the MSC will be holding a special hearing on the matter at its headquarters on...
USA Will Strip IUU Fishermen Of Their Boats
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to fight the problem of illegal fishing from foreign vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. The vote on the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated...
On Tier 3, TUF Vows To Audit 100% Of Supply Chain
A Tier 3 ranking for Thailand once again has sparked Thai Union to take action, stating its determination to be a leader and drive change not only in its own supply chain, but throughout the...
PVR To Expand To Small Scale P&L Vessels
After mainly dealing with large scale purse seiners, the ISSF PVR is expanding its range, and as part of a collaborative initiative will be piloting the inclusion of small scale Indonesian...
US Trafficking Report: Thailand Stays At Tier 3
Following a four week delay, the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has had its 2015 update, and Thailand, the subject of numerous slave labor allegations linked to its fishing industry,...
Freed Fishing Slave: Raw Mat Delivered To TUF Cannery
Lang Long, a freed slave who was forced to work on Thai fishing boats, told The New York Times that he learned that most of the forage fish caught by the vessel he was last on, was destined...
Echebastar Launches New High Tech Super Seiner
This weekend saw an important arrival for one of Spain’s largest fishing companies, as the ‘Euskadi Alai’ tuna super seiner was delivered to Echebastar. The vessel has a new innovative...
EU Parl Lawmaker Supports Red Card For Thailand
As the world’s third most read online news publication reports extensively on Thai fishing industry concerns, a prominent lawmaker from the European Parliament’s committee on fisheries is said...
Canadian Quota To Be Drawn Today
After a busy registration period yesterday, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I) fishermen will still be signing up until this afternoon to be included in the Canadian bluefin quota draw for tuna...