Mauritius recently informed the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) that it will observe a voluntary one-month fishing closure of all gears from May 15 to June 15 "for the conservation of...
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Report Highlights Madagascar Problems With Corruption And Transparency
Madagascar has taken steps to improve transparency in its tuna fisheries, but are still changes to be made on several areas such as enhancing vessel data and making public agreements with...
Atunsa & Pevasa Receive MSC Logo For Indian Ocean Skipjack Catches
Atunsa and Pevasa have received an MSC certification for their Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack catches. The US North Atlantic fishery targeting yellowfin and albacore has also been certified...
Dongwon Industries Realizes Less Profit From 2023 Sales
The holding company of Dongwon Group, Dongwon Industries, reported stable sales for 2023, but it did not mean that the Korean seafood giant was able to make a strong profit. Turnover from its...
Poll: Has EPO Reached Absolute Peak In Skipjack Catches?
The EPO purse seiners experienced excellent fishing in 2023, catching a record volume of skipjack, a 50-year peak. IATTC data show that all fleets in this ocean combined captured 24 percent...
Ecuadorian Fleet Is Most Effective In Utilizing Its Capacity
Tuna catches in the EPO have never been as good as in 2023 with skipjack numbers reaching the highest level in 50 years. How did catches by country compare to the number of purse seiners...
Bangladeshi Govt Blamed For Failing To Tap Into Rich Tuna Resources
Bangladesh continues to make slow progress in developing its tuna industry despite having rich resources of this fish in its waters. The government has failed to implement initiatives to boost...
Philippine Tuna Landings Fell Drastically In 2023
Philippines’ flagged vessels’ tuna catches fell by 13 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year due to a large drop in skipjack and frigate catches. Yellowfin was the only major tuna...
Indonesia Takes A Step Ahead To Protect Fishers By Entering Into Deal With Spain
Indonesia recently signed an agreement with Spain “to promote the competency and welfare” of fishermen who are seeking to work onboard Spanish tuna vessels. The EU nation has agreed to...
Lakshadweep Pole-And-Line Fishermen Accuse Govt Of “Killing Their Livelihood”
The livelihoods of pole-and-line fishermen in Lakshadweep, an archipelago off the Indian coast, are at stake due to high fuel prices and lack of facilities to sell their catches. Most of the...
EPO Seiners Report Decades-High Skipjack Catches In 2023
EPO tuna vessels caught a record volume of skipjack in 2023, a 50-year peak. The total tonnage of all major commercial tuna species reached the fifth-highest level in over five decades. While...
Jealsa Seiner Fleet Not Fishing In Atlantic, Crew Dismissed
The 72-day FAD ban in the Atlantic Ocean is ongoing and will last until March 13. Numerous Spanish-owned tuna seiner vessels have gone for repairs or stopped fishing and are docked in the port...
Tuna Smeared With Pig Blood & Other Social Media Stories
The post of a Filipino digital creator who called out an incident of tuna being laced with pig blood in a local market has gone viral. Alexis Carado, with over 11,000 followers on Facebook,...
Traditional Bluefin Fishers Lose Out On EU Quota Division
The EU updated its regulations for bluefin fishing in its waters for industrial and small-scale vessels following ICCAT's new rules. A majority of measures received unanimous support in the...
NZ Longlining Fishers Want Exception For Damaged Tuna
New Zealand longlining fishermen have requested a “landing exception” from the government for commercial tuna species such as yellowfin, bigeye, and Pacific and southern bluefins which...
Is Faulty Onboard Freezing A Cause Of Costly Mushy Tuna Syndrome?
A research has revealed that global tuna canneries are facing losses from a meager USD 1,000 to whopping USD 1 million due to Mushy Tuna Syndrome (MTS). The experts also noted that onboard...
Residents Collect Hundreds Of Tuna That Wash Ashore Philippines Beach
A video showing people collecting hundreds of tuna that washed ashore in Aklan province in the Philippines has gone viral. YouTube channel ‘Global From Space’ (GFS) shared the 39-second-video,...
Sapmer’s Majority Shares Sold To Cana Tera, Firm Remains In Reunion
Financially troubled fishing firm Sapmer has been thrown a lifeline. It will remain a French company and also continue to be based in Reunion. This week it was announced that Cana Tera, the...
Ghana Must Tighten Grip On Beneficial Owners Of Tuna Vessels
The Ghanaian Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) wants authorities to take stricter measures against ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) of industrial fishing companies. CEMLAWS stated...
Indonesia Can Reach UN ‘30×30’ Pledge Only By 2045
Indonesia wants to expand its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to 30 percent by 2045. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, announced this at the Fisheries Business...