Charging for the use of FADs? This could be the radical next step taken by PNA nations to expand control over their tuna rich waters. The fee could be stamped on tens of thousands of FADs in...
Fishing
Self-Surfacing Tags For Indian Ocean Tuna
Tuna in the Indian Ocean are being tagged with a new tag design, capable of releasing itself from the gills of the tuna, and surface for collection, revealing significant behavior information...
Should Canneries Just Refuse Undersized Fish?
Are some boatowners going it alone in reducing the bycatch of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna? And should canneries step in to prevent increasing pressure on these stocks? To this day, some...
Industry Debates Why Spanish Fleet Is So Often Scrutinized
Thai Raw Material Imports Hit 6-Yr Low
Thai canned tuna processors could be heading for a period of distress, as total 2014 Bangkok imports of tuna raw material have dropped to a six year annual low. Repercussions from months of...
Tuna Shares Taking Different Directions
As several listed tuna companies surge on the stock market, other firms saw their stocks going into the red. Bullish 2015 gains from Century Pacific (CNPF:PM) and Tropical Canning (TC:TB)...
A Tuna Longliner That Cuts, Cleans And Freezes In 5 Minutes?
A family of marine professionals in the Pacific has developed and patented a ‘factory’ freezer vessel capable of catching, cutting, cleaning and freezing tuna aboard the vessel “in just five...
Has Sapmer Recovered From 1H14 Loss?
Following disappointing results for the first half of last year, Sapmer’s 1Y14 financial reckonings show modest recovery, yet still a YoY drop. Despite this, the French fishing group is...
What Should Be Done With Flag States Not Reporting Tuna Catches? Your Thoughts
In 2014, several Distant Water Fishing Nations (DWFNs), including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China, failed to provide the WCPFC with operational-level data from their longline tuna...
EU Pumps Millions Into Kiribati Fund
In the shape of USD 26 million, the EU is almost doubling its support fund for Kiribati, which was announced by EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica. The...
Opening Indian EEZ For Foreign Fleets “Propaganda”
Reports that the Indian Department of fisheries has invited applications for foreign flagged vessels to fish in the EEZ of India are apparently focused on building propaganda against the...
Growing Supply Of Chinese Skipjack To Canneries
Becoming an increasingly important supplier of skipjack raw material, China’s exports to major canned tuna processing nations have substantially climbed. The trend moves in line with the...
Silla Scores Major South Pacific Tuna Deal
A bilateral purse seine fishing deal agreed for 2015 could turn into a longer term partnership between South Korea and the Cook Islands, as Silla Co. secures an access agreement to the South...
Solomon Islands “It’s Just A Matter Of Ticking All The Boxes”
The impending EU decision on whether to brand PNG, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands with a red card for non-cooperation with IUU, rests in part with the Union, but it is up to the governments...
Seychelles Intercepts Indian Fishermen
As many as 20 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Seychelles Island Coast Guard, as they ventured out of their own waters to operate, leaving from their home-port of Kochi, also known...
Opposition Against GSP+ For Philippines Persists
One Spanish political party is not giving up on defending its local tuna industry, and is continuing its fight to see the Philippines stripped of GSP+ trade preferences recently granted by the...
Net Repairer Casamar Sues American Samoa Gov’t
The American Samoan government is being sued by a tuna vessel net repair company for terminating its lease, even though the company had met its contractual obligations as requested. Casamar,...
Out Of Bounds EEZ Opening Up For Foreign Fleets
Despite a flood of opposition from coastal states and fishermen’s associations, the Indian EEZ is opening up for multinational companies to fish for tuna and tuna-like species. According to...
Sharing Tuna Photos, An Instagram Hit
Hundreds of tuna photos shot by commercial fishermen from all over the world are now shared with the aid of one technology advent; Instagram. This is the social media platform used primarily...
Nations Non-Compliant On Transshipment, Big Deal?
When a large number of nations are flagged up as non-compliant on a significant conservation management measure, and the details are withheld from public scrutiny, how is proper enforcement...