Venezuelan-flagged seiner ‘Orinoco II’ recently unloaded 550 tons of EPO caught tuna in Sucre port, supplying local canneries and the domestic market. The shipment follows the August 2025...
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WCPFC Scientific Committee Concludes With Special Session On Bigeye Management
The WCPFC Scientific Committee concluded its annual meeting on August 19, with scientists and ocean experts assessing critical data for the conservation and management of the world’s largest...
Japan Secures A 25 Percent Increase In Bluefin Quota
Japan secured a 25 percent increase in its Pacific bluefin quota for fish weighing at least 30 kg at the recently held RFMO meeting. Mexico, which had previously opposed the increase, agreed...
New Dashboard Offers Greater Visibility Into Tuna Supply Chain Risks
A newly introduced Tuna Sustainability Dashboard by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) provides greater visibility into the vessels operating within tuna supply chains and fisheries. The...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Climbs Higher
Frozen whole round skipjack prices are moving upwards in the Bangkok processing hub, but many Thai packers are resisting market pressure. The price of skipjack raw material has reached the USD...
Ghana Tuna Sector Makes EU Yellow Card Removal Top Priority
Ghana’s Fisheries Commission and tuna industry stakeholders met to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, compliance and responsible fishing in the country’s EEZ. The talks focused on...
Mexican EPO Seiners See Yellowfin Catches Weaken
Mexican seiners fishing in the EPO reported lower catches in the first half of the year, led by a decline in yellowfin, their main target species. Skipjack and bigeye landings were broadly...
Groups Warn Philippine Top Court Ruling Could Hit Key Tuna Exports
More groups want a repeal of the Philippine Supreme Court ruling that found mandatory 24/7 monitoring and reporting of commercial fishing vessels unconstitutional. The Coalition for Fisheries...
China Faces Bad Optics After Refusing Mombasa Declaration
The Mombasa Declaration was adopted on June 17 during the ‘Our Ocean Conference 2026’ event in Mombasa, Kenya, by 16 national governments. It is an international commitment to stop IUU fishing...
Thailand Skipjack WR Imports See Sourcing Change
Thai canneries’ imports of frozen whole round skipjack remained stable despite a supply shortfall from major WCPO fleets in the first half of 2026. Indian Ocean fleets delivered a lot of...
Ecuador Seiners Grapple With Persistent Skipjack Shortage
Ecuadorian purse seine operators continued to face weak catches in the EPO in the second quarter, extending a sluggish start to the year. Skipjack landings fell sharply, while yellowfin...
Ghana And Liberia Boost Tuna Fisheries Transparency Through FiTI
Ghana and Liberia recently became official Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) implementing nations, which will make their tuna fishing industry more public, structured, and independently...
NOAA Unveils Bigger Quota For US Bluefin Fishers
The US scientific and regulatory agency NOAA recently announced that it has raised the US bluefin quota by 14.7 percent, following the ICCAT limit permits, for fishers and tuna traders. The...
FFA Wants Sustainability Turned Into “Long-Term Benefits” For Members
The Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently released its 2024-2025 Annual Report, highlighting the comprehensive work the Agency carried out in the past few years, including...
CIA Involvement In Bombing Of Ecuadorian Tuna Vessels Revealed
There is strong evidence that the drone attacks on three Ecuadorian tuna vessels at the beginning of this year were part of a CIA “covert action” program. Investigation into the attacks by The...
Taiwanese Purse Seiner Sinks In Pacific Ocean
Taiwanese-flagged purse seiner ‘Jih Yu No. 868’ sank in the South Pacific after catching fire on August 8, which resulted in the sinking of the vessel two days later. All 32 crew members were...
Italian Grandmother’s Tuna Panzanella Goes Viral & Other Social Media Stories
Have you tried the famous summer dish Panzanella, all the way from Italy? An Italian grandmother has the perfect recipe for you. Bluefin eyeball juice might not be everyone’s choice in...
Study Finds Illegal Tuna Trade Thrives On Weak Oversight
Industrial-scale IUU fishing remains a pressing global issue, despite increased regulations and enforcement efforts. Meanwhile, illegal fishing markets mirror global power gaps, with poorer...
EPO Tuna Catches Slip in H1: Yellowfin Record-Breaking, Skipjack Falling
Tuna catch volumes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean continued the downward trend in the first half of 2026, which was observed already in the first quarter. Skipjack landings are normalizing as...
India & Somalia Question Fairness Of IOTC YF Management Measure
Somalia and India have formally objected to the establishment of interim catch limits and the allocation system for yellowfin. Both countries argued that the measures are unfair and could...