Large European flagged tuna seiners above the length of 18 meters will receive government subsidies for the installation of new engines that will reduce power by 30 percent. This comes after...
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Pokajam Leaves PNG Tuna Authority
Sylvester Pokajam, long-serving Papua New Guinea Fisheries Chief, is expected to step down this week from his position. He has been recognized for his work in “transforming fisheries” in his...
Confusion Over Reduction/Increase Fiji Albacore Licenses
Confusion has arisen over whether licenses for albacore tuna fishing vessels in Fiji have been reduced or increased. According to the Fiji Village news site again today, January 31, the...
Bio Robots Launched In Indian Ocean To Study Its “Interior Biology”
Bio robots are to be released into the Indian Ocean to “revolutionize” knowledge of the marine environment in the waters. Diving to different depths and reporting back via satellite, the...
Small Philippine Fishermen Oppose To Trade Deal With EU
Small fishermen in the Philippines are agreeing, with an active fisherfolk alliance, in opposing a trade deal with the European Union. They believe a new free trade pact would flood the local...
Seized Longliners Escape From Port
Two foreign tuna fishing vessels are still on the run after they escaped from custody in Cape Town harbor. South Africa has requested Interpol, international police organization, to issue a...
New Seiner ‘Gijon’ Ready To Sail For Mexico
Construction of the Mexican tuna seiner, “Gijon”, has been completed and the vessel is ready to start fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for the North American country. The seiner was...
Fiji Albacore Licenses To Be Reduced
Yesterday, atuna.com published the article “Fiji Government Makes First Steps On Solving Albacore Crisis”, which contained a piece of inaccurate information about an increase in Fiji fishing...
3 Tuna Longliners Detained As “Slave Ships”
Foreign longline tuna vessels have been stopped by South African authorities for fishing without permission of the Cape coast and holding “modern-day slaves” on board. Three ships have had...
Kenya Takes Steps To Guard Tuna In Its EEZ
An offshore patrol vessel is under construction as part of steps being taken by Kenya to guard the tuna resource in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The country’s President Kenyatta has said...
Hawaii Bigeye Fleet Expect To Lose Millions Of USD
The Hawaiian bigeye tuna fleet is expecting to witness at least a USD 10 million drop in bigeye sales by 2017. This is due to US longline fishing boats in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean...
Fiji Government Makes First Steps On Solving Albacore Crisis
In the midst of the albacore crisis that has hit the Fiji tuna fleet, the island’s government has approved a number of incentives for the local industry. It has been confirmed by the Permanent...
Little Tagged Bluefin Tuna Grows To Giant In 16 Years
In 1997, charter captain Al Anderson hooked, tagged and released a cute little 14-pound bluefin tuna while fishing out of Point Judith, Rhode Island. It’s probably a safe bet he hasn’t thought...
Taiwan And Japan Agree On Bluefin Fishing Ground
Fishing regulations that cover the waters in the East China Sea, a bluefin tuna fishing ground, have been agreed on by Japan and Taiwan. The area is near to the Japan-controlled, Taiwan...
The Tunarama Tuna Tossing Festival
Hundreds of people headed to Port Lincoln, Australia, during the weekend to celebrate what the town is best known for – tuna. The Tunarama festival is famous for its bluefin tuna toss...
Bali’s Tuna Exports Slightly Up
Bali’s tuna exports in the first ten months of 2013 saw a modest increase on the previous year. Despite a more than 15 percent rise, value per ton took a dip, leaving the country’s earnings...
The Reel Fish Wants To Make A Comeback In Tuna
Reel Fish pole and line caught tuna is planning to make a comeback in the UK canned tuna tuna segment, as co-founders of The Reel Fish Co have vowed to return the brand to the shelves in time...
End Albacore Crisis In Hands Of South Pacific States
The end of the albacore crisis in the Pacific tuna industry is in the hands of South Pacific governments. This is the view of PNA CEO, Transform Aqorau, who says that the dwindling of fish...
Mozambique USD 500 Mio For 6000 M/T Annual Catch
Investors in bonds to buy a Mozambique tuna fleet will need the 2011 catch in the country’s waters of total 6,000 tons to drastically increase in order for them to reap any return on their USD...
WTO To Review US Compliance In Tuna-Dolphin Dispute
The WTO is to review this month whether the United States’ efforts to revise its “dolphin-safe” tuna labelling scheme is in full compliance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules with...