Four Indonesian tuna fishers are arguing that they have the right for their case against Bumble Bee Seafoods to be heard in court. In March, they filed a lawsuit against the tuna company in...
Fishing
Taiwan Longliner North Pacific Ocean Catches Rose
The Taiwan tuna fleet is one of the major ones catching tuna and tuna-like species in the Pacific. In the North Pacific Ocean catches for the longliner fleet grew in 2024. In the NPO, there...
North Pacific Tuna Catches Rose In 2024, Says ISC
Tuna and other marine catches in the North Pacific increased slightly in 2024, according to the latest report published on the WCPFC site. The International Scientific Committee for Tuna and...
Large-Scale Purse Seiner Capacity Hardly Saw An Uptick In 2025
The number of Large-Scale Purse Seiners (LSPS) operating in oceans worldwide went up, as of June 2025. There were 675 such vessels, 25 more than in 2024. The Ecuadorian tuna fleet not only has...
Will US Amend The Marine Mammal Protection Act?
US legislators are pushing for major changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which NGOs and conservation groups say would substantially roll back protections for cetaceans, whales,...
Shanghai Kaichuang Orders Two New Purse Seiners
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang Deep Sea Fisheries Co., Ltd. announced that it would scrap two of its purse seiners to buy new ones. An order to build the vessels has already...
Will Malaysia Get Flourishing Tuna Ports?
Over the past few years, Malaysia has been stressing expanding its tuna activities. The nation has fewer tuna fishing or processing activities compared to some of its neighboring nations....
India And Maldives Sign MoU To Boost Tuna Operations
India and the Maldives are coming together to improve tuna fishing and processing activities. Last Friday, both nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral...
NGO Highlights Threats Looming Around Filipino Tuna Fisheries
The Philippines' tuna sector is grappling with IUU fishing, and authorities are being urged to take stronger action. NGO Oceana, in its recently released report, stated that the Philippines’...
Favorable Skipjack Catches For WCPO Taiwanese Seiner Fleet
Taiwanese fleet has been one of the main suppliers of frozen whole round tuna to Thai canners for decades. The volume of catches directly impacts supply to the world's largest tuna processing...
Pacific Islands Reach Milestone Agreement On SP Albacore
Pacific Islands' ministers arrived at a consensus on the long-standing issue of South Pacific Albacore (SPA) allocation within EEZs at a critical meeting this week. Climate change, the East...
Papua New Guinea And Japan Strengthen Tuna Ties
Japanese tuna and seafood company Kiyomura Corporation is eyeing investments in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is “exploring options that align with PNG’s national fisheries and aquaculture...
NGO Picks On EU Seiner Fleets Citing African Crew Abuse
West African crew members working on EU-flagged purse seiners are discriminated against and undergo poor working conditions, according to NGO Blue Marine Foundation. It highlighted...
Maldivian Govt Claims More FADs Add To Productive Fishing Grounds
The Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources recently confirmed that 22 FADs were installed over a period of two years for its pole-and-line fisheries. Out of these, 12 were placed...
Is An Isolated Brazilian Archipelago A Yellowfin Spawning Ground?
A group of Brazilian and French researchers conducted a study for an insight into the migratory patterns of yellowfin in the Brazilian island Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (SPSPA), in...
Skipjack Supply Crunch Nearing For Manta Processors
Nearly half of purse seiners fishing in the EPO have opted to stop operations during the first veda, from July 29 to October 8. The fishing ban in the IATTC convention area is to protect...
Korea Seiner Catches Hit A Five-Year Peak
Korea's total tuna catches in the WCPO rose by 11 percent in 2024, boosted by high seiner skipjack volumes. This data was revealed in the country’s Annual Report, submitted to the WCPFC this...
Manta Price Reacts As Processors Anticipate EPO Veda
Manta processors are gearing up for a low supply of fish, due to the veda in two weeks. Skipjack catches have dropped, but the fish size seiners are catching in the EPO is mostly large....
Costa Rica’s Tuna Quota Fully Sold To Foreign Vessels
Costa Rica recently allotted its IATTC tuna quota to foreign-flagged purse seiners fishing in its EEZ. A major portion, comprising 60 percent, was allocated to vessels associated with new...
Senators Snub Trump’s Demand To Cut Down NOAA Funding
US President Donald Trump announced a massive budget cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) earlier this year. However, legislators are not budging under pressure...