The WCPFC is being urged by the PNA to adopt much stricter conservation measures in the region. As part of the five day negotiations in Samoa this week, Head of the PNA office, Transform...
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Average Philippine EEZ Tuna Catch Is Juvenile
It’s a startling statistic when the average size of more than 300,000 tons of tuna catch is deemed to be juvenile. According to a WCPFC report released early this year, that is the case for...
Frustration In Apia Over Lack Of Urgency On Bigeye
A lack of urgency on bigeye conservation measures is causing significant frustration among WCPFC meeting attendees, as Pacific island nations push for a reduction in catch rates. According to...
“Pacific Coastal Nations Should Get Power Over High Seas”
The FFA has called upon member nations of the WCPFC to give Pacific coastal states more control over high seas fishery management. According to PacNews, the Director of the Forum Fisheries...
IUU+U: Or How To “Smuggle” Tuna Stocks Out Of Fishing Zone
IUU just got an extra ‘U’; an addition referring to the tendency for FADs to drift from zone to zone. According to some Pacific member nations, this allows for tuna stocks to be “smuggled” out...
Tri Marine Strikes MOU With Tokelau For STP Processing
The owner of Samoa Tuna Processors (STP), Tri Marine International, has signed an MOU with Tokelau, enabling all fish caught in Tokelau waters to be sent for processing in the STP plant in...
Sajo Vessel Sinks, 52 Crew Still Missing
A trawler vessel owned by Korean tuna producer, Sajo Industries, sunk amid high waves in the Bering Sea last weekend, leaving one crew member confirmed dead, seven rescued, and 52 others lost,...
PNA: US Govt Should Allow Vessels To Negotiate Own Access
Some US boat owners are keen to negotiate outside of their government for access to PNA waters. And the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) leader, Transform Aqorau, believes this should be...
Large Fishing Nations Accused Of Submitting False Catch Reports
Distant water fishing nations (DWFNs) in the Pacific have allegedly been submitting false reports for their tuna catches. According to Radio NZ, the Director of the Forum Fisheries Agency...
Low Buying Interest Keeps Skipjack Price From Rising
Most canneries in Bangkok are reporting low buying interest of skipjack in the Thai capital, which is having a significant impact on the market and preventing traders from lifting prices to a...
FAD Ban Hurts Tuvalu Disproportionately
Small island Pacific nations are making sure their voices are heard, as the WCPFC meeting has kick started today in Samoa. Tuvalu has already highlighted its struggle in the industry, and has...
Zunibal, The First Ecodesigned Buoys For Tuna Fishing
In accordance with the UNE-EN ISO 14006:2011 Standard Spanish based Zunibal claims to be the first company of its sector to launch an ecodesigned satellite buoy for use in tuna fishing. The...
Tokelau Arrangement Signed & Prepped Ahead Of WCPFC Meeting
Seven more Pacific nations have signed a now binding sub-regional agreement on the sustainable management of South Pacific albacore tuna fisheries. The Tokelau Arrangement, an agreement...
Sapmer Shareholders Suffer -23% 1-Yr Return
Posting disappointing financial results, which it attributes to dramatic drops in the price of whole round skipjack, French fishing company, Sapmer (ALMER:FP), is struggling on the stock...
Confronting US On Bigeye To Join Bursting WCPFC Agenda?
The US NMFS could come into the firing line next week, as the WCPFC is urged to confront them on recent bigeye quota shifts. The call joins a long list of priorities set forward by NGOs for...
How I Got Into The Tuna Industry
Grahame Southwick is currently the CEO of FijiFish, Fiji’s largest fish exporter, and the President of the Fiji Tuna Boat Owners Association. He has recently announced his pending departure...
Bluefin Spawns Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Researchers have suggested that, based on new methods of analysis, the sexual maturity age of Atlantic bluefin tuna could be lower than previously assumed; something which could change the way...
New Fish Port & Ice Plant For Barobo, Philippines
A new fish port and ice processing plant have been unveiled in Barobo, the Philippines, with the purpose of supplementing tuna fishing vessels in the Caraga region of the Asian nation. The...
NGOs All Pushing In Same Direction At WCPFC
The WCPFC won’t be short on hot topics to discuss as it meets for its 11th regular session, starting Monday. According to a number of industry and environmental NGOs: PEW, GP, WWF and...
US Fleet Might Expand Through Take Overs And Reflagging
The US tuna fleet could see significant growth, as smaller fishing companies struggle to compete in the WCPO. Speculation is rife that the US fleet could expand through takeovers and...