Korean company Silla's skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye catches in the Pacific Ocean have been MSC certified. The US Pacific Tuna Group, one of the main suppliers of fish to the StarKist...
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Tuna RFMOs Must Have Stricter Measures To Eliminate Ghost Gear
All five RFMOs must work on strengthening their conservation and management measures (CMMs) when it comes to tackling ghost gear in oceans. This was revealed in the paper ‘The role of...
Mexican Fisheries Organizations Shocked Over Murder Of Canainpesca President
Minerva Pérez Castro was killed by gunmen on Monday in Ensenada, Baja California in Mexico. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry (Canainpesca) confirmed the murder of...
Mauritian Officials Investigate Drugs Discovery On CFTO Purse Seiner
The 24 crew members of a CFTO-owned purse seiner ‘Drennec’ are being questioned by the Mauritius drug squad after more than three kg of hashish (cannabis) was found to be hidden on board. The...
Neritic Tuna Catches In Indian Ocean Are Increasing Significantly
The catch of neritic tunas or tuna-like species showed an uptick in 2022. The highest caught in this category was frigate tuna followed by kawakawa and tonggol. Bullet tuna catches remained...
Albacora Lends A Helping Hand To Madagascar Small-Scale Tuna Fishers
Spanish tuna fishing company Albacora recently contributed vessel equipment worth MGA 300 million (USD 66,963) to small-scale fishermen in Antsiranana, a port city located in northern...
Senegal Under The Gun To Hasten FiTI Standards Implementation
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has warned that if Senegal does not accelerate its work on enhancing fishing transparency, it can be delisted from the group. The decision was made...
EU-Funded Tuna Fisheries Facility Opens Doors In Seychelles
A new fisheries facility opened in Anse aux Pins on June 28 to provide a wider platform for artisanal tuna fishers to sell their catches. The European Union funded the project as part of...
Bolton Reveals Road Map For Women’s Empowerment In Tuna Sector
Bolton Group is taking a step forward towards inclusivity by conducting several programs for women who work in the tuna industry. This was revealed by Sandra Ochoa Jaramillo, Chief Industrial...
Earthquake Hits World’s Second Largest Tuna Hub
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 hit Manta on July 5 at around 2:07 am. The epicenter was located in the ocean at a depth of approximately 20 km underground, 26.11 km away from Manta. The...
IOTC’s Seabird Bycatch Rule In Effect
Bycatch in tuna longline fisheries is the main driver of decline in seabird populations, such as albatross, worldwide. The ultimate aim of IOTC and its members is to achieve a zero bycatch of...
Dead Bluefin Dumped In Balearic Sea Sparks Anger From Conservationists
Trawlers that target fish for bluefin fattening farms have been rampantly catching this tuna species and discarding them back to the ocean in the Balearic Sea, according to the Spanish...
Pew Pushes FAO For Ecosystem Approach To Build Global Tuna Stocks
Overfishing of tuna and other species continues to be one of the largest threats to the ocean. The Pew Charitable Trusts has tabled a set of recommendations for sustainable tuna fisheries for...
Can Think-Tank Revolutionize Indonesian Small-Scale Fisheries?
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) recently organized a think-tank at Bali, which it claims will revolutionize small-scale tuna fisheries through innovation and technology. The...
Longliner To Be Converted Into Floating Museum
The regional government of the Spanish island Lanzarote announced that the tuna longliner ‘Nuevo Santa Teresa', will be converted into a floating museum that tell the island's maritime...
New HRSI Campaign Pushes For Global Fisheries Observers’ Safety
Human Rights at Sea International (HRSI) has begun ‘Death at Sea Justice Campaign’ to push for increased safety, security, and well-being of fisheries observers at sea. A major part of the...
Zunibal Buoy Helped Rescue ‘Sea Gem’ Crew
Tech company Zunibal’s Tuna 8 Explorer Buoy was instrumental in rescuing the crew of Colombian-flagged purse seiner ‘Sea Gem,’ that capsized last week after an explosion. The incident happened...
Greenpeace Approach To End Modern Slavery At Sea
A human rights-based approach is crucial to ensure accountability, transparency, and sustainability in the global tuna fishing industry and supply chain. Mohammed Arifsyah, Global Project Lead...
“Dumping Cheap Tuna” Into US Raises The Ire Of American Samoa Fleet
Foreign nations "dumping cheap tuna" has undercut the profitability of US fisheries, stated the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) at a meeting held in Honolulu last...
WCPFC Members Will Not Initiate Inquiry Into Korean Carriers’ Movement
The strange movements of Korean-flagged reefer carriers 'Lake Aurora', 'Lake Dream', and 'Lake Win' in the WCPO, earlier this year, raised eyebrows. Atuna’s investigation revealed that all...