Dongwon Industries has developed its first tuna detection drone and will introduce it full scale in its free school fishing operations by next year. The device will first be used on Dongwon...
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Dutch ‘Big 5’ React To Bloom’s Accusation
French NGO Bloom has launched a sharp attack on the EU trawling industry, mainly at the operations of five Dutch companies, including Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P), which owns tuna...
‘Obangame Express’ To Fight IUU Fishing In Tuna-Rich Gulf of Guinea
The US, the EU, and West African nations have joined forces to combat IUU fishing under a new operation, ‘Obangame Express 2025.’ The US Navy said in a statement that the initiative “focuses...
Study Indicates The Scope Of DFAD Activity In Oceans
A recently published study estimated the global footprint of FADs and tracked its progress over 30 years. Experts pointed out that concerns over unregulated dFAD deployments, unsustainable...
OceanLive Rethinking Fleet Efficiency Through Monitoring
- Sponsored Content - In today’s tuna fishing industry, fleets are facing increasing pressure on multiple fronts – regulatory, economic, and environmental. Between rising certification...
ANABAC Wants The Sustainable Logo For IO Yellowfin Catches
ANABAC is going for a scope extension to add yellowfin to its already MSC certified Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack catches. It will be assessed as an additional Principle 1 for the target...
Japanese Man’s ‘Sushi Omakese’ Preparation And Other Social Media Stories
A Japanese man prepared a ‘sushi omakase’ for his wife, and social media users could not stop lauding his efforts. The tuna melt stuffed with lettuce might become the new most sought-after...
Tuna Fisheries Sustainability Formed The Crux At FFC Meeting Last Week
Eighty fisheries officials from 17 Pacific Islands gathered in Niue last week for the 138th Annual Officials Meeting of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC). The focus of the discussions was on...
“Reduce Fish” Intake Message By NGO Is Misleading Says Europêche
Environmental non-profit Seas At Risk encourages “European consumers to reduce their fish intake” to protect marine ecosystems. It stated that the European appetite for tuna and seafood is...
Seychelles And Oman Start Collaboration On Fisheries And Blue Economy
The Ministers of Indian Ocean tuna nations Seychelles and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding last month to establish a framework to collaborate in fisheries and the blue economy. “This...
Maldivian Tuna Exports Rose In Q1, Canned Business Still Sluggish
Maldivian processors purchased slightly higher volumes of frozen whole round skipjack and yellowfin in Q1 2025. They also had a good start this year as they increased their tuna exports...
MSC Million Dollar Funds For Tuna And Other Fisheries
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced USD 2 million for sustainable fishing "to support innovation and research in marine life protection" in 2025. Out of the 12 projects for which...
Pakistan’s Big Ambitions To Revamp Its Tuna Fishing Industry
The 25,000 tons of tuna fishing quota that Pakistan secured during the IOTC annual meeting last month has prompted the nation to work on a new fisheries policy. The government claimed to have...
Dongwon’s Future Leader Begins Journey In Company
Earlier this month, Kim Dong-chan, a third generation family member of Dongwon, joined as a staff member in the marine and fisheries division of Dongwon Industries. The 25-year old is the...
Will US Senate Approve Much-Anticipated Amendments To Pacific Tuna Treaty?
Earlier this week, a breakthrough was made in the amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). It was passed in the US House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate for...
Peru Takes A Step Forward To Tighten IUU Fishing Monitoring In Its EEZ
A Peruvian government agency has partnered with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) to tighten IUU fishing monitoring in the South American nation’s EEZ. Several Peruvian and foreign-flagged vessels...
Mauritania Makes Progress In Tuna Fisheries Transparency
Mauritania has become the second country, after Seychelles, to achieve a ‘compliant status’ in implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) standard. This underlines the nation's...
Other RFMOs Will Not Adopt Skipjack TAC In Near Future
IOTC adopted a historic skipjack quota for fleets at its Annual Meeting that concluded in April. No other tuna RFMO has such limits. Though skipjack in the Indian Ocean is not overfished, the...
IUU Fishing Coalition Analyzed Import Control Rules Of Major Tuna Buying Nations
The EU IUU Fishing Coalition recently released a report outlining the importance of major tuna and other seafood buying nations to strengthen their harmonized import controls. The study...
Gulf Of Guinea Monitoring Strengthened For Tuna Fleet’s Safety
The Gulf of Guinea is a strategic region for EU fishing vessels’ tuna operations. In the wake of increasing “maritime crimes”, monitoring will be tightened in this region. A contract to secure...