The Spanish tuna industry’s empleAtún platform, launched in late 2023 to recruit more people, especially fishing crew, is paying off. By the end of 2024, the seiner organization Opagac...
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Lower WCPO Catches In December Led To Drop In Transshipments
The volume of tuna transshipped through PNA ports decreased by 10 percent last month compared to November as the volume of fish caught by seiners in the PNA waters and high seas declined....
Maldivian Govt Alters Pole-And-Line DFAD Rules
The Maldivian government recently lifted a ban which now allows pole-and-liners to fish near sports/recreational fishing drifting FADs. Earlier, pole-and-liners were banned a mile (1.6 km)...
CFTO Seiner Sale Part Of Strategic Transformation
Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has stated the sale of its three Indian Ocean seiners marks a new phase in its development and is part of a strategic transformation. The modern...
Will EU Raise ATQ Loins Quota?
The Spanish canning industry wants to import more frozen pre-cooked tuna loins into the EU at zero percent duty under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) rule. Last week, canners’ association...
Slight Rise In Skipjack Price Does Not Alleviate Fuel Cost Burden For Seiner Owners
Since the end of December, crude oil prices have largely been increasing but on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the price of US crude oil and global benchmark Brent...
ETC2025 – Registration Now Open
Global tuna industry players will gather in Barcelona, Spain, for the 8th edition of the European Tuna Conference (ETC2025) to discuss the evolving tuna landscape; balancing sustainability,...
Fate Of Basque-Based Vessels Moored In Senegal Remains Uncertain
Four Basque-based pole-and-liners are stuck in Senegal due to the cessation of the EU-Senegal tuna fishing agreement last November.Vessel owners are looking for answers as they are unaware of...
Firefighters Denied Access To Tuna Vessel With Ammonia Leak
Firefighters who arrived at a Mazatlan port, after receiving a call about an ammonia leak on a tuna boat, were denied entry onto the premises. One person was admitted to the hospital after...
December WCPO Catch Rate Hit Lowest In 2024
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO had a lower daily catch rate in December leading to an overall fall in netted tuna volumes. Data showed that this was the lowest level recorded in 2024 but...
Pevasa Sold Another Purse Seiner But This Time To Albacora
Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa has also sold a purse seiner of its Indian Ocean fleet. The ‘Playa de Aritzatzu’ was recently delivered to its new owner, said Albino Moran Shipbrokers who...
Readers: New Thai Fisheries Act Will Disrupt EU-Thailand FTA Deal
Spanish canners association Anfaco has been reiterating why the EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) must not include canned tuna. Recently, it got a reason to hold tight to its request....
Peruvian Politician Accused In Tuna Fishing Scam
Peruvian Congressperson Darwin Espinoza has been accused of taking bribes to modify tuna fishing regulations in the country three years back. Espinoza allegedly received over PEN 1 million...
WCPO December Catches Showed Striking Drop
Catches in the WCPO declined by a quarter in December compared to the previous month. Seiners netted substantially less skipjack and more large bigeye and large yellowfins. The operations were...
Taiwan And Japan Enter Into New Bluefin Trade Deal
The Taiwanese Fisheries Agency announced that tuna fishermen associations from three districts – Suao, Donggang, and Xingang – signed an agreement with Japanese company Dinghong Co., Ltd last...
Aldi South First Retailer To Adopt MSC Improvement Program
Aldi South recently adopted the MSC’s new Improvement Program in its sourcing policy thus becoming the first global retailer to do so. It means Aldi will source tuna from fisheries under this...
Canary Islands Bluefin Fishing Season Begins Today
The 2025 Canary Islands bluefin fishing season will begin today, nine days earlier than what was allowed last year. In total, 250 vessels can catch 537.69 tons of fish. The decision was made...
SPC Asks Tuna Fleets For Help With New DFAD Monitoring Project
The Pacific Community (SPC) scientists are involved in a new project that will monitor dFADs drifting outside fishing grounds in the WCPO and EPO. They have called on fishing companies for a...
CFTO Sold Three IO Seiners To Omani Firm
Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) sold three modern purse seiners ‘Drennec’, ‘Glenan’, and ‘Trevignon’ to Omani company Rawanq Al Salam International. CFTO reduced its IO fleet to...
Seiner Skipjack Catches In Kiribati Waters Hit Five-Year-Peak In 2023
Kiribati's strong purse seine and longliner fleets have been showing stable growth over the years. The volumes of tuna captured by seiners reached a five-year peak in 2023. Fishing agreements...