With showing little or no major development in its tuna fisheries over the last decade, local fishermen keep pointing at the government and asking for more incentives. With a new government...
Fishing
Tuna Fleet In Middle Of Rising Territorial Tensions
Summer is always the best time for a big catch in the deep-sea fishing areas of Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratlys) archipelagos. Despite China’s illegal placement of the Haiyang...
Ten Day Hunt By Navies On Pacific IUU Vessels
Last Friday evening the annual 10 day joint hunt by several navies for IUU vessels, in the South Pacific under the code name Operation Tui Moana (OPTM14) came to an end. The hunt covered a...
FADs Alter Skipjack Movements During El Nino
With changes of over 65% of a new El Nino period starting in the coming months, the movement of skipjack tuna might be differently affected as scientists previously thought. Until recently...
EU Prioritizes High Control For Bluefin Season
With kick-off of the 30 day Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna fishing season just days away, the European Commission is retaining its commitment to implementing international...
Exclusive Deal For American Tuna’s MSC Pole And Line
Starting this spring, American Tuna will exclusively take to the shelves of the US Whole Foods Market as it launches its MSC certified pole and line product. All of the fish is caught by...
The Changing Path Of Tuna
Following the discovery of bluefin tuna hunting for mackerel in the Denmark Strait in 2012, the country’s Technical University (DTU) has conducted a study focusing on climate change and its...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Continues Climb
A strong 7.69 percent rise has hit the Bangkok skipjack market over the past week. The price has shown a continued climb since plummeting as low as USD 1,180 per ton early last month. We’ve...
65%+ Risk Of El Nino This Summer
A more than 65 percent risk of El Nino hitting the waters off South America has been predicted for this year. NOAA’s climate prediction center (NCEP) has increased its forecast from the...
New Tuna Task Force For Indonesian Pole And Line
A new task force has been set up in Indonesia to drive the development of the country’s coastal tuna fisheries. The team was officially inaugurated at the 3rd International Coastal Tuna...
Ecuador Fuels German Market Increase, PNG Falls Back
Ecuador has passed PNG and the Philippines on its climb to take the top spot as the main canned tuna supplying nation for German importers. The South American country has regained its 2011...
Increased Supply Of ‘Purse Seine Special’ Tuna
The falling price of yellowfin tuna on the Bangkok market, coupled with continued fishing of suitably sized tuna in the EEZ of the Solomon Islands, is driving an increase in ‘Purse Seine...
Dongwon Takes Legal Action Against Liberia Agent On Fraud
Dongwon Industries is suing local Liberian agency, Inter-Burgo and its owner, Jeong Dal Park, over claims of forged fishing licenses. According to Undercurrent News, the legal action is being...
Vietnam’s Investments Starting To Pay Off
Vietnam is emerging as an increasingly important canned tuna supplier for many European Union countries, with exports displaying dramatic growth last year. Across nearly all European regions,...
Mexicans Want To Go For Scientific Rigor On Yellowfin Fisheries
Mexico is considering the best options to address the “horribly inaccurate global market perceptions that have been created and sustained by the false and deceptive dolphin safe scheme...
Fitch Credit Rating Warns About EMATUM Project
State-owned Mozambique tuna company, EMATUM, may not be all it’s made out to be, as international ratings agency, Fitch, issues warnings about the project. It was announced by Fitch that the...
FOS Certification For Sri Lankan Yellowfin Company
Sri Lankan company, Lihini Seafoods Ltd has effectively completed the Friend of the Sea (FOS) audit for yellowfin tuna. The “sustainability seal of approval” can now be stamped on derived...
Senegal Tuna Deal Defended By EU
The EU is defending a fishing agreement it made with Senegal, saying that it was a good deal for the country. Shielding itself from criticism from local fishermen who say their rights are...
Half Of Spanish Seiners Fly Foreign Flags
Basque companies are in ownership of nine to ten percent of the global purse seine tuna fleet. According to research by Robert Ugalde, Accounting Professor of UPV/EHU (University of the Basque...
Mexico Going For MSC On Dolphin Associated Catch
The Mexican tuna industry is seeking acknowledgement that its dolphin associated fishing catch is sustainable, in the quest for MSC certification. According to information obtained by...