PNA Officials will make crucial decisions on the future of Pacific tuna as part of the current negotiations in the Solomon Islands. In Honiara, until March 14th, discussions will attempt to...
Fishing
Financial Penalties On Breaking WCPFC FAD Ban
Financial penalties will be issued by the Philippine government to fishing companies and individuals caught using unauthorized nets during a three-month FAD ban to be implemented from July...
8 Ways To Divide USD 93 Million In Tuna Fees?
How to divide USD 93 million in tuna fees between the eight PNA countries will be at the forefront of discussions at the meeting of island officials in Honiara, Solomon Islands over the coming...
Oil State Invests One Billion USD In Indian Ocean Fishing
Oman is set to invest over USD 1.3 billion into fishing in the Indian Ocean. The development strategy adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will see major projects executed from...
One Rescued, 3 Dead In Tuna Boat Fire
One man has been rescued and three others found dead after Japanese tuna longliner No. 8 Kaisei-maru set on fire last weekend. An Indonesian fisherman was rescued floating in the Pacific 24...
Could USA Pose Sanctions On Thai Tuna?
The US State Department is due to make a decision on the government’s stance on Thailand’s human trafficking issues this June. The position of Thailand on this Watch List ranking system can...
Pokajam: “Sacking Politically Motivated”
Sylvester Pokajam has said in an interview that he believes his “sacking was politically motivated” and will be missing -for the first time since 2008- as members of the PNA (Parties to the...
High-Tech Researcher Uncovers Marvels Of Tuna
Tunas have, by design, the best countercurrent heat-exchange system that warmed the whole body. Kenneth Brower writes in the National Geographic magazine about his experiences working with...
Australia Wants To Involve Chile More In South Pacific
Australia supports maintaining the prosperity of the region mainly through thePacific Patrol Boat Program, (twenty two boats donated to 12 island countries and administered through Defense.)...
Seven Missing As Tuna Longliner Catches Fire
A Japanese coastguard plane spotted the tuna longliner No. 8 Kaisei-maru this weekend emitting orange flames and thick black smoke some 400 kilometers south of Kochi prefecture. The 409 gross...
Influx Of 100 Tuna Boats Could Cause Port Congestion
The tuna port of Chennai is expected to get congested after about 100 additional fishing boats have been acquired by fishermen active from Kasimedu. The boats have been bought from their...
Bumble Bee Partners With Sapmer
Bumble Bee Foods, one of the Big Three US canned tuna companies, today has announced an exclusive partnership with tuna catcher and processor, Sapmer, the France-based company...
WWF 2014 Smart Gear Competition To Reduce Bycatch
WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition, which seeks and supports innovative solutions to address fisheries bycatch, the unintentional catch of fish and other marine...
The Cost Of Responsible Tuna Fishing
With the quest for securing a sustainable future at the forefront of the tuna industry, the cost of such responsible fishing becomes an important calculation for vessel owners and operators....
Big Indian Catches Sends Price Diving
Recent high volumes of large yellowfin catches being offloaded in Indian ports has sent the price of the tuna species diving from around USD 4,030 to just USD 830 per MT. Fishermen from...
Ghanaian Tuna Vessel Capsizes In Port
A tuna vessel, owned by Ghanaian company, Panofi, capsized at Tema port in the African country on Wednesday. A witness from the Maritime Authority reported to the Master of the vessel, Kim...
Acoustic Survey: 30 Times More Fish In The Oceans
A new study by an international group of 400 marine scientists, one of the largest ever done, has suggested that the biomass of fish across the world is as much as 30 times more than...
2013 Was Excellent Albacore Season In USA
Albacore tuna fishermen of Oregon, United States, have reason to celebrate after having their second best catching season on record last year. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has...
Seven New Tuna Seiners For Mexican Fleet
Seven new tuna purse seine vessels are being added to the Mexican fishing fleet and will contribute to increasing food production and economic development of the country. New jobs will also be...
ICCAT Limit Spurs Trading In Tuna Quotas
The decision by the ICCAT late last year to maintain its limit for bluefin tuna fishing for four almadraba fisheries of Cadiz, in Spain, has spurred trading in tuna quotas. In preparation for...