In the view of one environmental NGO, the Echebastar free-school purse seine tuna fishery should not be gaining MSC certification at all. Speaking to Daniel Suddaby, Senior Tuna Manager at...
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Somali Pirates Release Longest Held Hostages
After five years held in captivity by Somali pirates, four Thai tuna fishermen have finally been released. The UN has said that this was the longest captivity period conducted by Somali...
The Easiest Way To Avoid IUU Products?
As IUU fishing continues to cast a dark shadow over the tuna industry, is there one simple way for retailers and brands to avoid illegal, unreported and unregulated fishery products from...
2 Costa Ricans Rescued At Sea By Mexican Seiner
Two shipwrecked Costa Rican fishermen were rescued at sea by a Mexican tuna vessel last week and are still offshore being cared for aboard the ship. Two Costa Rican brothers were rescued by...
Korea Hopeful After Talks With EU On IUU Yellow Card
South Korea, deemed by the EU a preliminary IUU fishing nation in 2013, is hopeful to be removed from the Union’s list of illegal fishing nations after bilateral talks in Seoul, Korea, saw...
Echebastar Splits MSC Target, Puts Free School First
One of the largest fleets in the Indian Ocean has changed its plans to obtain MSC sustainability certification for 40,000 tons of its catch, as the short term target of its assessment takes a...
Tied-Up Taiwanese Seiner Owner Outraged – Pleads Not Guilty
The Taiwanese tuna vessel owners allegedly responsible for illegal fishing in Marshall Islands waters, as previously reported on atuna.com, have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges and have...
Tuna Seiner Captain Raises The Alarm On FADs
A first-hand account of FAD-fishing effort and issues has been given to atuna.com in an open letter from a whistleblower source. This tuna seiner captain, of whom atuna.com knows and has...
Why Keep Fishing Skipjack At A Loss?
In just one fishing day some seiner owners are currently seeing up to USD 34,000 fall from their pockets. What could happen if prices slip even further? A continued weakening of the Bangkok...
Check Out This Tuna School Swimming At Half Speed
We’ve added a new amazing video to our Tuna Fishing Videos page showing a school of southern bluefin tuna following and weaving fishing lures on the surface. The great thing about this video...
Pacifical Applauds Call To Combat FAD-Free Fraud
As issues of self-certification surface through the voices of CEPESCA and Spanish members of European Parliament, Pacifical Director, Maurice Brownjohn praises the parties for their active...
Code For Responsible Fishing For Spanish Seiner Fleet
The implementation of a code of good fishing practice for Spanish tuna purse seine fleets launched months ago has now been assessed by a review committee and recommendations for a Strategic...
Is Ensuring FAD-Free Possible?
One of the main issues behind the ongoing FAD-free debate is the absence of certification systems or independent controls that ensure tuna is caught without FADs. But even with the means we...
How Tuna Makes Pacific Islands Benefit In More Than Just Money
Small Pacific islands are currently raking in up to 50 percent of their entire national revenue solely from the fisheries sector, and for some this is the only significant income. But one...
Pacifical CEO: A Drop In Artificially High Prices Can Only Be Positive
Lower prices for MSC certified tuna is an all-round win says Pacifical CEO, Henk Brus. Not just for the PNA nations, but for the overall development and scale of sustainable tuna. He stresses...
Private FADs In US Waters – A New Trend?
Doubts are being raised as to whether an ongoing proliferation of privately anchored FADs, scattered throughout US waters, is having any impact on the seasonal migration of tunas. According to...
Attempts To Stop ‘FAD-Free’ Expansion In EU?
Two Spanish members of the European Parliament have submitted queries to the Commission in light of a statement previously raised regarding the expansion of FAD-free labeled tuna products in...
USD 247,000 Tuna Industry Donation To Politicians Raises Eyebrows
A donation in the shape of USD 250,000 has raised eyebrows as it recently passed from tuna industry to political party. The Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA)...
Instagram: A Platform To Pinpoint IUU?
Instagram, the photo diary social stage, offers thousands of amazing and insightful pictures that accurately portray how tuna fishing, processing and trade go down in the field. Here are more...
Why US Officials Stamped IUU On Ecuadorian Tuna
Ecuador’s fishing industry has two years to clean up its act, or it could face a trade ban on fisheries products, including pouched and canned tuna, heading to the US market, says NOAA. Hot...