The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs (MAGRAMA) has submitted an official complaint to the European Commission in regards to a possible violation of international...
Fishing
Somalia Joining IOTC Could Open New Fishing Opportunities
Somalia, situated in the horn of Africa, has become the latest nation to join the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC). The country joins 30 other nations already making up the membership list...
Will New Zealand Tuna Giants Join Forces?
A huge merger could be set for New Zealand’s tuna industry, as two of the country’s top tuna firms have considered uniting their fishing efforts. Sealord, one of NZ’s biggest fishing companies...
EU Reps To Audit PNG On Yellow Card
EU representatives will be making a trip to PNG within the next three months to review if the country is sufficiently working on its commitment to fight IUU fishing. Since PNG was handed a...
Anger Over Asian Nations Refusal To Provide Tuna Catch Data
Frustration amongst Western Pacific Managers has stemmed from the refusal of several Distant Water Fishing Nations (DWFNs) to provide timely data on their tuna fishing operations. Yesterday,...
Is There Enough Tuna Canning Capacity?
With canned tuna consumption figures growing year on year across the globe, fishing efforts are being increased to meet higher demand, but do the world’s processing plants lack the capacity to...
Will The Philippines Lose Its EU Yellow Card By 2015? What Did You Think?
In the midst of its six month action plan implemented by the European Union, the Philippines has until the end of this year to rid itself of the yellow card status on IUU fishing. If the Asian...
US Albacore: Catches Up, Prices Down
The US albacore season off the Oregon west coast has landed above-average quantities, but prices have been brought down by the oversupply. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and...
Skipjack Could Be Less Affected By Climate Change
High resolution ocean modelling has predicted some interesting results – skipjack tuna fisheries in the western Pacific warm pool could be less affected by climate change than first thought....
Brussels Hopes Mauritania Waters Will Re-Open By September
Negotiations surrounding a fisheries agreement between the European Union and Mauritania have been halted and won’t kick start as soon as the EU hoped. In fact, talks have been postponed until...
Atlantic Albacore Not Showing Up In Bay Of Biscay
The current Spanish albacore fishing season isn’t going to plan and according to the Basque Bonito Del Norte fleet, albacore schools are no longer in the Bay of Biscay, but are having to...
Burning Both Ends Of The “Bigeye” Candle
Is the Pacific tuna industry continuing to burn both ends of the candle? That’s what PITIA believes. The Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association notices time melting away in front of the...
Yellowfin Takes Catch Top-Spot In EPO
It’s becoming increasing likely for fishermen in the EPO to haul the larger, more lucrative yellowfin tuna on board their boats. As catches of skipjack in Eastern Pacific Ocean have suffered a...
Owners Of IUU Omani Longliner Charged
The owner of an Omani-flagged tuna longliner detained in Cape Town in March 2013 under IUU allegations has been charged after investigation by South African authorities. Along with its...
WCP 2013 Purse Seine Catch All-Time High
Purse seine tuna catch in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean has smashed through previous 2012 records to reach an all-time high for the gear type. Reported in its “Overview of Tuna...
Lower EPO Skipjack Catches Force Ecuadorian Canners To Look To WCP
Tuna fishermen in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are struggling to put up a strong fight compared to 2013, with skipjack landings falling even further from disappointing early-year volumes. In the...
Call For Bigeye Limits For Pacific Seiners And Longliners
Last week’s WCPFC 10th Scientific Committee meeting highlighted the failure of tuna fishing nations to protect bigeye tuna populations. Bigeye tuna is huge in the sashimi industry and often...
E-monitoring Tuna Longliners Now Being Analyzed
Data from e-monitoring system trials on tuna longliner vessels is soon to be complete and is now being analyzed. The trials began in March on two Chinese Taipei flagged longliner vessels in...
Tuna Access Fees 50% Of Kiribati’ Gov’t Revenue
Tuna access fees have been reported as contributing to 50 percent of Kiribati’ government revenue and 25 percent of its GDP by a new WorldFish report. In a WorldFish report titled ‘Fish for...
Better Supply Chain To Get More Value Out Of Vietnamese Tuna
Vietnam is putting a strong focus and significant investments into improving the living standards of its local fishermen and getting more value out of its tuna. Together with the Government’s...