Skipjack prices in Bangkok and Seychelles witnessed a slight drop in April. In a historical move, the EU announced tightening regulations on human rights and environmental rules for tuna...
Fishing
Azores MP Accuses Regional Bigeye Fishery Of “Disastrous” Management
The Socialist Party (SP) of Azores in Portugal has expressed its concern over the regional government not taking effective measures to manage its pole-and-line bigeye fishing. Parliamentarian...
Consumers Buy Seafood For Health Reasons But Still Prefer Cheaper Options
Caroline Holmes, Senior Director of GlobeScan talked about the various push and pull factors that have changed the seafood eating habits of consumers such as switching to cheaper canned tuna...
GSA Says Wi-Fi Connectivity Is Critical For Crew But Complex To Implement
There is an increasing call for Wi-Fi connectivity for crew on board fishing vessels from NGOs and sailors themselves. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), released a report on providing Wi-Fi...
Cepesca Wants “Exceptional Aid” For Spanish Fishing Sector
The Spanish fishing association Cepesca wants the government to grant “exceptional aid” to the sector in 2024 considering the high fishing costs and market instability. It sent a letter last...
Vietnam Leaves No Stone Unturned To Remove EU Yellow Card
Vietnam is strengthening the monitoring of its tuna fishing sector ahead of the European Commission team’s visit to inspect whether the EU yellow card on tuna and seafood imports should be...
Micronesia Transshipped Record High Tuna Volumes In March
Transshipments at PNA ports increased in March due to higher tuna catches. The volume rose by 17 percent and three-quarters of the transfers were made in the western region of the WCPO....
OPAGAC Urges EU To Take Stronger Action Against Vessels
The Spanish purse seiner fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, wants the EU to take strict action against tuna and other fishery products that enter the bloc from Asian vessels that are accused of...
Indian Tuna Fishermen Struggle To Resolve Their Long-Standing Woes
Indian tuna fishermen are struggling to carry out their operations smoothly. Border incursions and rising temperatures in the Indian Ocean (IO) are seriously hampering their fishing...
Fiji Eyes Foreign Investments To Expand Tuna Sector
Fiji wants to attract more investors to its tuna industry in the coming months. Manoa Kamikamica, Fiji’s Minister for Trade, recently said that he will travel to the US and EU for this...
World Tuna Day Is Getting Closer
Next week, on May 2, the planet will celebrate World Tuna Day, a fish that secures the livelihood of many people around the globe and provides affordable protein to many consumers. The day,...
WCPO Skipjack Catch On The Rise In March
WCPO purse seiners increased their tuna fishing effort in March and the higher skipjack yield drove the total tuna catch to a 12 percent higher volume than in February. Fishing masters saw...
Japanese Longliner Runs Aground New Zealand Island
The tuna vessel ‘Chokyu Maru No.68' stranded in the early hours of April 16 on a New Zealand island, The Noises. The Japanese-flagged longliner was headed to Auckland when it grounded on the...
Marshall Islands Ratifies PSMA To Step Forward In Combating IUU
The Marshall Islands officially ratified the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) taking a monumental stride in the global fight against IUU fishing. On April 12, the nation’s...
Seychelles Propose Demands For Next IOTC Meeting
A group of IOTC members recently gathered in an online meeting to chalk out their demands for the upcoming IOTC meeting in May. A total of 24 propositions were submitted of which Seychelles...
IO Low Catch And Falling Skipjack Price Cause Concern
Purse seine skipjack fishing in the Indian Ocean has not picked up in the past four weeks. The situation is getting critical for fisheries and processors as the continued poor catches have...
Almadrabas Season Begins With Unchanged Quota
The traditional Spanish Almadrabas for bluefin fishing in 2024 has started on April 18 when the first ‘levantas’ (pulling up the nets) of the Barbate trap was carried out. The catch was...
Seychelles And Comoros Ink New Deal To Combat IUU Fishing
The two tuna-rich East African nations have entered into a pact to combat IUU fishing in their adjacent territorial waters. Seychelles and Comoros signed the agreement last Friday in Comoros...
NGO Hires Former Thai Union Executive For Lead Role
Ocean Outcomes (O2) announced that it has appointed Jeremy Crawford, a seafood and fisheries expert, to the new role of Asia Fisheries Director. He was the Responsible Sourcing Manager for...
Senegalese Tuna Fishermen Angry Over Chinese Vessels And EU Deal
Senegalese tuna fishermen have questioned the newly formed government’s fisheries plan which they say lacks transparency. They have asked for a detailed reason why officials are considering...