Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency (TFA) has been accused by Greenpeace of failing to penalize two tuna longliners that were caught illegally harvesting and importing shark fins into Taiwan. In April,...
Fishing
Minister Wants End To Foreign Fleets In Indonesian Waters
The Indonesian Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Susi Pudjiastuti, is calling for an end to the overcapacity of foreign vessels in the country’s EEZ, following the losses of the...
PNG Fishing Days Reach USD 12,000 In Public Tender
Source: PNA Full text from press release below: The CEO of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) recognized Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority for conducting a successful...
Cooks Adjusting Albacore Quota System Ahead of WCPFC
The Cook Islands is intending to sign the Tokelau Arrangement, which will impose catch quotas on albacore tuna under a framework to manage the south Pacific longline fishery. Tokelau is the...
Last Minute Offensive To Stop Philippines’ Zero Duty
The battle in the canned tuna market has intensified, as the Spanish MEPs make a last minute offensive move on the possibility of the Philippines being granted zero duty trade with the...
Sri Lanka Yellowfin To Be Off IUU Red List In 2 Months – Is It Possible?
According to Sri Lankan press, the Indian Ocean island nation, which was recently handed an IUU red card from the EU, could be taken off the ‘red list’ by the end of December. Reports state...
Spain Hits Back At “Monster Boats” List On Inaccuracy
Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has outwardly rejected a “Monster Boats” report released by Greenpeace for its lack of rigor, and stresses it is far from the reality of...
MW Brands: Why We Are Paying EUR 2 Million To WWF
In what has been described as a ‘green spin’ move by Greenpeace, MW Brands, the Thai Union subsidiary company that is responsible for big tuna brands like John West and Petit Navire, has...
Are Eco-FADs As ‘Eco’ As They Are Made Out To Be?
Recently, John West opposed Greenpeace’s campaign against FAD fishing by clarifying that in fact, it is making efforts to limit fishing bycatch by “working to implement eco-FADs, which prevent...
ICCAT Catch Document Scheme Not EU Compliant
The conclusion of a recent study has alerted that the ICCAT bluefin catch document (BCD) scheme does not meet the minimum standards required under the European Union’s IUU regulation. This...
VMS And Observers Priority For ISSF
ISSF is strongly advocating for the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and the presence of 100 percent on board observer coverage for Atlantic and Mediterranean tuna fisheries in the run...
Nearly 100,000 M/T Per Year Of Yellowfin To Gain MSC?
Yesterday, the Mexican purse seiner yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery announced its formal entry into full assessment for the MSC certification; a process that could take one to two years to...
FFA Members Agree On Spear Points For WCPFC In Samoa
The FFA has said that it is under no illusion when it comes to the challenges it will face in ensuring the WCPFC delivers on its commitments when it meets in Samoa in December. For that...
Hawaii Longliners To Benefit From Transfer Of Bigeye Quotas?
Despite reports that a new agreement will allow longline operators in Hawaii to fish for bigeye tuna even after reaching the catch cap for US vessels, the NMFS Regional Administrator for the...
Mexican Yellowfin Fishery Enters MSC Assessment
The Mexican Northeastern Tropical Pacific Purse Seine Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna Fishery is formally entering into full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. Under...
Key Nation In Med Bluefin Fisheries Not An ICCAT Member?
Gibraltar, which holds a pivotal position in the Mediterranean for the exploitation of bluefin fishing, has created its own regulations on tuna fishing in its territorial waters. In response,...
Tokelau First To Sign Albacore Pact, But Far From Done Deal
NZ territory, Tokelau, is the first Pacific island nation to sign a pact to protect southern Pacific albacore tuna. The country is now focusing on urging other pacific nations to follow suit...
The Fight To Ban Longlining In The Galapagos
The artisanal longlining tuna fishery in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, having been the only legally permitted fishery to operate in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in the last few years, is now...
Governor Wants 40 Percent Stake In RD Cannery In Madang
The provincial government of Madang, PNG, is making determined efforts to push for a 40 percent stake in the PNG based tuna cannery of Filipino firm, RD Tuna, located in the city of...
Bonito Del Norte Season Closes With Its Last Sale
The bonito del norte season in Galicia, Spain, has come to a close as the vessel that began the albacore fishing on May 9th, has now returned to the port of Burela and auctioned its last...