Australian authorities are taking stronger measures to combat illegal fishing and have made increased convictions with hefty penalties. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has...
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Frabelle Launches New Tuna Seiner With ULT
Filipino-owned Frabelle Corporation, considered one of the world’s largest fishing companies, is bullish that its production of tuna will more than double with the addition of its latest...
WCPFC Director: Vote Might Be Needed
The Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission says the member groups may have to vote next week if they can’t agree on new regulations. The main item on the...
Indonesian Fishermen Claim Exploitation
Indonesian fishermen working on European flagged tuna vessels that dock at New Zealand ports have made claims of exploitative working conditions and unfairly low pay. Speaking to Michael...
“Outlook WCPFC Meeting Rather Grim”
The outlook and prospect of an agreement for the upcoming WCPFC meeting next week in Cairns, Australia, looks rather grim according Greenpeace Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Duncan William, who...
Dolphin-Friendly Logos Have The Potential To Mislead
That familiar dolphin sticker slapped on tuna cans for two decades worked. The global dolphin-friendly campaign in the 1990’s has seen the death rates of dolphins captured in fishing gear...
USA On Collision Course With PNA Over Bigeye
The proposal that would subject the USA’s longline tuna fisheries to a 45-percent reduction in bigeye tuna catch, which is being proposed by the 8 PNA nations (Parties of Nauru Agreement), is...
Decision Day For Atlantic Bluefin And Albacore
As the final day of the ICCAT annual meeting, today will see the Commission make important decisions on the future catch quota for Atlantic bluefin and albacore. Only last year the ICCAT began...
Med Bluefin Quota Remains Unchanged
The 23rd ICCAT annual meeting has closed with the decision to maintain the current annual catch quotas for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean. The 13,400 ton catch limit for...
Second IATTC Tuna Fishing Ban Begins
The 2 month ban from the IATTC on commercial tuna fishing in the eastern Pacific Ocean started on Monday November 18th and will be in action until January 18th next year. Under the agreement,...
Thai Catches Towards Total Collapse – Productivity Falls By 90%
Heavy fishing off Thailand’s coast, combined with little regulation has left the region’s waters severely depleted. Reported by Chinese News Station CCTV News, according to official...
100 Percent Observer Coverage To Stop Tuna Laundering
Greenpeace believes that transshipments at sea are facilitating the laundering of illegal and unreported tuna catches worldwide. The environmental group stresses that this on-water transfer of...
Costa Rica Is Giving Away Its Tuna Resources, Says Opposition Leader
Broad Front Party lawmaker and presidential candidate José María Villalta speaking on LA Talk Radio with Rainforest Radio’s Jani Schulz and Tico Times’ David Boddiger on Wednesday, Nov. 20....
Greenpeace: Traders Need To Step Up To Ensure Sustainable Longlining
Greenpeace believes that tuna traders need to step up to ensure strict traceability and sustainability standards as governments are failing to regulate the longline tuna industry. The...
PNA Calls For Cuts In Bigeye Catches
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) says new rules to tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific must cut catches of bigeye tuna by longline fishing vessels especially in the high...
Sanford’s Lower Tuna Catches Make Pretax Earnings Slip
Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed seafood company, has posted a five percent decline in full-year pretax earnings as lower catches of tuna, production of mussels and jack mackerel weighed...
Greenpeace Launches “Out of Line” Report On Tuna Longlining
A grave lack of regulations hinders sustainable management of the world’s oversized longline tuna fishery fleets, Greenpeace International warned as it released a new report today. The report,...
South Korea Seen As Main IUU Nation In African Waters
Following a string of incidents, South Korea has been branded as a main IUU tuna fishing nation in African waters, costing the continent millions of dollars a year. Activist and environmental...
South Africa Intends To Board IUU Tuna Vessels On The High Seas
South African fishing patrol vessels are likely to start boarding and inspecting suspected IUU tuna fishing vessels on the high seas in order to help in international tuna conservation...
Pacific Nations Left Uneasy After PNG EPA Drop-Out
Pacific nations are feeling uneasy after Papua New Guinea (PNG) chose to drop out of the joint negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union on tuna exports...