Accused of fishing illegally in Marshall Islands’ waters and obstructing the work of fisheries observers, Taiwanese-flagged tuna purse seiner, Jih Yu No.212, faces a number of criminal charges...
Fishing
“FAD Free Tuna Could Be A Fraud”
Consumers must be made aware of fraudulent labeling of ‘FAD free’ tuna on the EU market. This is the goal of Europêche, Europe’s main fishing industry organization, which claims that...
Purse Seined Bigeye: Just Bycatch, Or Target Catch?
Bigeye isn’t all just bycatch. Senior industry scientists stress this should be taken into consideration when campaigning against the prolific use of purse seining, noting that proper...
EU Estimates IUU Fishing Value In PNG
The European Union has estimated that Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing costs the PNG government approx. 65 million kina (USD 24.7 million) a year. The EU’s Head of...
Strange Activities In Tuna Migration
Some unusual tuna activity is occurring in South Australia, where significant amounts of tuna are being seen along shores they don’t usually come by, and fishermen have been left a little...
Can We Rely On FAO Tuna Catch Data?
With FAO and RFMO data being the most relied on sources for tuna catch information, and with these bodies becoming what appears to be almost a last resort for the industry to make a U-turn on...
Dongwon Investors Reaping No Return
A sustained trend of low trading has left Korean SE listed Dongwon Industries’(006040:KS) stock giving investors a negative one yearto date return. Despite value growth of 1.42 percent since...
Where Is 99 Percent Of Plastic Dumped In The Oceans?
Thick and fast, new reports are regularly released detailing the abundance of plastic waste contaminating our oceans, and the problems that such marine debris can lead to. The most recent...
My Advice: The One Thing You Should Never Do
One key industry player believes that when it comes to making important fishery management decisions, the one thing people in this sector should never do is “procrastinate and do nothing.”...
Which Species Caused 7% Thai Import Drop?
The hefty seven percent year on year drop of tuna raw material imports in Thailand is reported to be equally divided over the two main species. An eight percent decline in purchases of frozen...
US Army Eats Light Meat, Not White Meat In Pouch
StarKist’s communications team has responded to an atuna.com article, clarifying the situation regarding Chinese vessels getting in the way of the brand’s contract with the US military. To...
DWFNs Reveal Confidential Catch Data
The tuna industry is soon expecting to get the most comprehensive scientific analysis of fishing activity they have ever received. Scientists from China, Japan, Korea and the US, together with...
Thai Bigeye Raw Material Imports Quadruple
Sharply rising bigeye imports are a surprising trend after Thailand’s 2014 tuna raw material purchases have slipped to a six year low. Despite an almost seven percent decline in total Thai...
50 New Vessels To Supply Jealsa Owned Cannery
A new shipyard, set to produce 50 tuna vessels per year, is to be built along the banks of river Coreaú, in Camocim, Brazil. Brazilian Ceará based seafood company, RB Aquicultura, in...
With Foreign Seiners Out The Way, More Domestic Catch
After the signing of an Executive Decree that established a no-purse seiner zone off the coast of Costa Rica, local fishermen have said that they are already noticing significant improvements....
Instagram Update: The Most Amazing ‘Tuna Life’ Photos From Fishermen
Some really impressive snaps are being uploaded by tuna fishermen from all over the world, keen on sharing their exciting ‘tuna life’ by showing off daily catches and tuna activity from their...
Alia Vessel Owners Fighting To Keep Longliners Out
Owners of longliners and alia vessels presented their cases this week regarding a plan to allow longlining in an area designated solely for alia vessels. The issue has raised fierce opposition...
Fleets Unloading 50 Percent Less In Bangkok
With potential crisis for Thai tuna canneries on the horizon, as Bangkok tuna raw material imports slip to a six year low, a number of fishing fleets are significantly affected too. Some have...
No Vessel Signal? New Technology Can Still Spot IUU
With what it describes as “groundbreaking technology” that will help authorities monitor, detect and respond to IUU fishing across the world’s oceans, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in cooperation...
Weakening Skipjack Price Continues
Recent hopes of fish suppliers have been squashed, as expectations of stabilization or modest increase in the Bangkok skipjack price have not materialized. Are big tuna buyers succeeding in...