Philippines-flagged vessels caught more tuna and tuna-like species from January to June this year, compared to the same period in 2023. A total of 263,180 M/T of skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye,...
Fishing
Vietnam’s Latest Move In An Attempt To Remove EU Yellow Card
Vietnamese province Binh Dinh is all set to go strict on IUU fishing by ensuring that all the tuna and other seafood small-scale vessels based in its region will install voyage monitoring...
Filipino Company Invests To Boost Tuna Operations In Northern Samar
A Philippines-based seafood exporting company is all set to invest in tuna fishing activities in Northern Samar. Vessels based in this region have lately been catching at least 100 tons of...
IUU Fishing A Topic On Agenda To Tighten Spain, Brazil Relations
Spain and Brazil recently joined hands to fight against IUU fishing and increase transparency in tuna and other seafood processing operations. A Brazilian delegation visited the Spanish...
French Polynesia Albacore, YF Fishery Is MSC Certified Again
The French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin, and swordfish longline fishery that went for a reassessment has received the sustainable blue logo for its catches in the Pacific Ocean. A Japanese...
Peru Kick-Starts Initiative To Control IUU Fishing In Its Waters
Peru has stepped up to control IUU fishing for tuna and other seafood. The South American nation announced the implementation of a Satellite Tracking System (SISESAT) to monitor the activities...
Indonesia Arrests Five Foreign-Flagged Boats Illegally Fishing Tuna
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has seized five foreign fishing boats for illegal catching of tuna and other fish. Four were flagged to the Philippines operating...
Council Supports Pacific Indigenous Fishing Communities
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has established an Indigenous Committee to provide recommendations to US federal authorities on tuna and other seafood cultural...
Skipjack Catches In Western Zone Of EPO Rose In 2023
EPO vessels captured peak levels of skipjack in 2023, mainly by purse seiners on FAD sets. Last year, they also netted a lot more fish in the western part of the EPO. The fish size composition...
NOAA’s Argo Robots Identify Deep Ocean Warming
NOAA-deployed ocean robots have played a vital role in identifying ocean warming. A study 'Refined Estimates of Global Ocean Deep and Abyssal Decadal Warming Trends' published by the agency...
An Example of European Excellence: The Tropical Tuna Supply Chain
-VIEWPOINT- The EU tropical tuna distant purse seine fleet is often seen as exactly that: distant. Yet a crucial and often overlooked aspect is how deeply rooted this entire supply chain is in...
Sierra Leone Takes A Step Towards Fisheries Transparency
Sierra Leone is the latest country to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). The Minister of Fisheries, Princess Dugba, conveyed this by sending an official letter to FiTI’s top...
Panama Combating IUU Fishing With Observer Program
Panama is strengthening its efforts against IUU fishing with its “Observer Onboard” program. This initiative is being led by the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP). The program aims...
Economic Conditions Improved For WCPO Seiner Fishery In 2023
In 2023, the economic health of the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the WCPO improved compared to the year before when high marine diesel prices pushed by the Russia-Ukraine war impacted...
Vietnamese Fishers Fuming Over Skipjack Regulation Send Petition
Fishermen in the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh are determined to fight against the government regulation that fishers must catch skipjack only above 50 cm. Over 70 artisanal...
Monitoring & Observer Coverage Critical Issues For WCPFC’s Compliance Committee
The WCPFC’s Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC) meeting began today in Pohnpei, Micronesia and it will last until October 1. Members will discuss several issues critical for the...
Korean Seiner Fleet Expands Large Vessels, But Low Increase In 2023 Catches
Despite Korean vessels increasing the number of large purse seiners, there was only a modest six percent increase in tuna catches in 2023 from this gear. This information was revealed in South...
Transshipments In WCPO Fell In August But Still High
In August, the volume of tuna transshipped into reefer carriers declined by five percent in the WCPO, following the lower catches that month. However, it is still much higher than the tonnage...
Fishing Partnerships Are A Strong Pillar Of EU’s Common Fisheries Policies
The EU has Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) with several countries to fish for tuna and other seafood in their EEZs. These agreements are one of the most important features...
WCPO Skipjack Catch Dropped Further In August
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO had a 21 percent lower daily catch of skipjack in August. For all species combined, the rate was 19 percent less than in July which affected the tonnages for...