The tuna purse seiners operating in the WCPO have shifted their fishing locations in July and have moved away from the central region of the ocean. In the first half of July, the vessels...
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Umios Corporation Splits Fisheries Entity TAFCO
Japan’s Umios Corporation (formerly Maruha Nichiro) will take over the bluefin aquaculture and processed-food operations of its subsidiary Taiyo A&F Co. (TAFCO) through a company split,...
Court To Probe Sinking Of Venezuelan Tuna Seiner
The Venezuelan Maritime Court is set to begin proceedings over a 2024 collision between two tuna seiners that left a marine biologist dead and resulted in the sinking of one of the vessels....
CFTO & SAPMER Seiners’ IO Catches Get MSC Certified
CFTO and SAPMER seiners in the Indian Ocean have received the MSC certification for their skipjack and yellowfin catches. A Korean longline fishery recently applied for the sustainability...
Orthongel Welcomes New EU-Seychelles Fisheries Deal
French purse seine and tuna producers organization, Orthongel, has welcomed the new EU-Seychelles fisheries agreement, stating that it “brings an end to several months of uncertainty” for...
PP Group Deepens Global Tuna Footprint With New Acquisition
In a strategic move, Dutch fishing and seafood processing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas (PP Group) has taken over 100 percent ownership of the Thunnus Overseas Group (TOG), a major...
Poll: Will Tokelau’s PNA Membership Be Restored?
Tokelau's expulsion from the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) came after two years of discussions between the country and the PNA Office. Within the scheme, small Pacific Island nations generate...
Vietnam Begins Path To Full WCPFC Membership
Vietnam and WCPFC delegates met Tuesday to advance discussions on the country's path to full WCPFC membership while assessing its tuna fisheries and processing sector. Vietnam currently...
EU Secures New Tuna Access Deal With Seychelles
The EU and Seychelles signed the new protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) today, granting EU purse seine and longliners up to 55,000 tons of tuna and other...
Indonesia’s New Fishing Project: Thin Line Between Economic Gain & Ecological Strain
Indonesia is rolling out a project to modernize tuna fishing villages called Kampung Nelayan Merah-Putih (Red and White Fishing Village), which integrates fisheries infrastructure, community...
Oceanian Whole Round Tuna Sales To Thai Processors Sink
Thai processors scaled back purchases of frozen whole round tuna from vessels flagged to Oceanian nations, from January to March this year, as prices weakened. Only Micronesian and Papua New...
Is Atunsa Going To Take Over Pevasa?
Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa has been struggling with financial difficulties and a bid from competitor Atunsa to acquire the entire company appears to be on the table. Tuna fishing...
Peru Taps Foreign Fleet To Boost Domestic Tuna Processing
Peru has unveiled a proposal to let foreign vessels harvest tuna in its waters using part of the country’s authorized purse-seine fishing capacity, seeking to increase use of idle potential...
Will IATTC Reduce Annual Tuna Fishing Closure Days?
The IATTC scientific staff has proposed cutting the annual purse seine fishing closure in the convention area, citing an assessment that shows tropical tuna stocks are in a healthy biological...
Kenyan Tuna Fleet Lands Record Haul As Skipjack Returns
Kenya's tuna fleet posted its strongest catch in five years in 2024, driven by a sharp increase in yellowfin, bigeye, and skipjack landings. Kenya submitted its National Report to the IOTC...
Canned Tuna Producers Face Renewed Uncertainty With New US Duties
The US government has imposed additional 10 to 12.5 percent tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners for failure to enforce measures to prohibit goods produced with forced labor. Canned...
EU Risks Losing Key Tuna Foothold In Mauritanian Waters
Spanish tuna fishers are increasingly concerned that the EU-Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) will not be renewed before it expires in November, potentially forcing...
Taiwan Leads Longline Fleet Count, China Tops Fish Hold Volume
The world’s biggest longline fleet by vessel count sails under Taiwan’s flag, but China dominates in Fish Hold Volume (FHV), according to a recent ISSF report. The Foundation outlined a set of...
New Zealand’s Fisheries Role Emerges In Tokelau’s VDS Dispute
The termination of Tokelau’s participation in the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) has rattled the island nation’s tuna-fishing-based economy. A PNA spokesperson attributed the move to New...
Warming Seas Threaten Livelihoods Of Solomon Islands Tuna Fishers
Small-scale fishers in the Solomon Islands say ocean warming is disrupting tuna catches and impacting their livelihoods, with skipjack and yellowfin, their main catches, increasingly shifting...