August was an exciting month for the global tuna industry with several sweeping events. The Maldives government announced that it will reopen the yellowfin longline fishery which raised...
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FCF Wants MSC For Its IO Longline Albacore Fishery
Taiwanese tuna company FCF is pursuing an MSC certification for its longline albacore catches in the Indian Ocean and Mauritius EEZ. The CAB, SCS Global Services, published the Announcement...
EPO 2023 Volumes Rose To Record Levels With Seiners Setting On FADs
Total tuna catches in the EPO hit an all-time-high in 2023, driven by peak skipjack volumes and yellowfin numbers, according to the latest IATTC report. Fish caught on FAD and dolphin sets...
Maldives President Overturns Cabinet’s Resolution On Longline Fishing
In a shocking turn of events, on Thursday, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu decided not to open the country’s EEZ to longline fishing. The Cabinet passed a resolution on June 13, permitting...
PNG Works On New Strategy To Boost Its Position As Tuna Hub
The Papua New Guinean government has announced the next step in boosting the country’s role in tuna fishing and processing in the Pacific region. In the first quarter of 2025, a National Tuna...
IATTC Staff Call Out Need For Refining Bigeye Harvest Strategy
The IATTC staff has put forward a set of recommendations to the Commission for the successful development of harvest strategies (HS) for tropical tunas ahead of the RFMO's annual meeting from...
The Importance of Verification: Why Go Beyond Traceability and Regulatory Compliance?
-Viewpoint- For over a century, supply chain management has focused on reliability and efficiency. However, in today’s market, these traditional goals are no longer sufficient. Regulatory...
China’s Fisheries Training Program Lends A Helping Hand To Somalia
Last month, the Chinese government and Somalia's Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy collaborated for a 20-day training program in Beijing (from July 10 to 30) to enhance the African...
Spain To Give EUR 17 Million Grant To Fishing And Aquaculture Firms
The Spanish government has called tuna and other fishery producer organizations and associations to submit proposals for the allocation of EUR 17 million in grants to guide their different...
OPAGAC Deputy Manager Says Yellowfin Catches In Seychelles “Back To Normal”
While vessel owners have been lamenting over the sharp drop in tuna catches in the Indian Ocean, Spanish seiner organization OPAGAC has said that capture volumes of yellowfin in Seychelles EEZ...
Pew Says EM Standards In The EPO Are At Stake
The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) stated that two working groups chaired by the US have not finalized their efforts to allow RFMOs to take action this year to improve transparency and combat...
Will Yellowfin Longline Fishery Kill Maldives’ Sustainability Image?
The Maldives government recently announced that it is all set to reopen its yellowfin longline fishery after a five-year hiatus. But this decision is facing stark criticism from not only...
Growing Pacific Islands’ Longliner Fleet Drives Higher Albacore Catches
The WCPO longline fishery accounts for around 8 to 10 percent of the total catches in this oceanic region annually. These vessels hooked slightly higher volumes in 2023 compared to the year...
South Indian Tuna Fishers Despair As Catches Plummet
Tuna fishers in South India are worried about the poor tuna catches this year and say many artisanal boats and mini purse seiners are laying idle. Boat owners at Kasimedu fishing harbour in...
Seychelles Skipjack Price Rebounds For Seiner Owners
Tuna catches in the Indian Ocean continue to remain poor. Purse seiners are not netting sufficient volumes to keep them commercially viable. The situation can be described as turbulent. The...
FCF Kick-Starts Program To Mitigate Seabird Bycatch In Longline Fishery
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF began collaborating with two NGOs earlier in August to reduce seabird bycatch within its longline fishing fleet. The country has the second largest longliner fleet in...
Spanish Fishing Nets Find Way To Automotive Industry
The “Redes de España” (nets of Spain) project has been created to collect, transport, and recover fishing gear and nets at the end of their useful life to reuse in the automotive and...
Taiwan And Marshall Islands Tighten Ties With Sister Port Deal
Government authorities of the Marshall Islands and Taiwan, both playing an important role in the tuna fishing industry, signed a sister port relationship between Majuro and Kaohsiung. The...
Thai Canners Imported Record High WR Skipjack In H1
Thai processors imported 101,585 M/T more whole round skipjack from January to June this year, a whopping 41 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2023. Korean vessels and purse...
Lower Transshipments Concentrated In Western PNA Ports In July
Transshipments in PNA ports declined in July due to lower catches in the WCPO during the WCPFC FAD ban which lasted for a month and a half. Most activity was reported in the ports of Papua New...