Electronic Monitoring (EM) on tuna vessels in the Pacific Ocean began nine years ago. It faced several challenges and is up for improvement. Leontine Baje, Fisheries Advisor, at the...
Tuna Fishing News
Increasing MGO Fuel Cost Starts Biting Seiner Operators Again
Global oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday morning as the market anticipated the outcome of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) and allies ministerial meeting...
EU Seiners Can Continue Tuna Fishing In Kiribati With New Fisheries Deal
On Monday, the European Commission announced that the EU and Kiribati renewed a sustainable fishing partnership for a duration of five years. Under this agreement, four EU purse seiners can...
Costa Rican Officials Use VR For Training To Combat IUU Crimes
A group of organizations have come together to curb IUU fishing in Costa Rican waters. Over 30 environmental and organized crime judges, investigators, and representatives from various...
Major Global Tuna Highlights September 2023
The US signed the USD 600 million Pacific Tuna Treaty to strengthen the partnership with the Pacific Islands. Two NGOs made their presence felt in the tuna business and attacked MSC and WCPFC...
Will Frabelle’s CEO Become The New Secretary Of Agriculture?
Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has been mentioned as the possible new Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines, although, this is officially "not confirmed" by the presidential...
Marshall Islands To Renew Maritime Security Contract With US
Marshall Islands is likely to enter into a renewed Compacts of Free Association (CFA) contract very soon. Under this deal, the US will provide economic and security support to three Pacific...
Seychelles Wants To Consolidate Crucial Tuna Sector
Tuna is crucial for the Seychelles economy and the canned tuna sector represents more than 90 percent of its direct exports. During the height of the COVID pandemic when tourism was basically...
Exciting Times Ahead For Manta Skipjack Price
With only one week to go before the first EPO Veda ends, the industry is awaiting increased supply that could influence the skipjack price, which has remained relatively stable. Or is the...
WCPO Seiner Fleet Keeps Shrinking, Smallest In 13 years
Within the world's largest tuna fishing grounds, the number of purse seiners being operational has plummeted drastically over the past decade. This was pointed out by PNA CEO Sangaalofa Clark...
Spanish Ministry To Redistribute Unused Bigeye Limit
Spain’s Fisheries Ministry will start utilizing the “optimization mechanism” for bigeye catches on October 3, and will distribute 2,000 tons quota to vessels that have exhausted their capture...
Mexico Allocates Bluefin Quota For 2023 And 2024
The Mexican government recently announced the allowable catch volume of bluefin for its fleet for 2023 and 2024, applicable from September 25. The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural...
Majority Of Taiwanese Longliners Transship Albacore In High Seas
Last year, 1,126 high seas transsipment events took place in the Pacific (laregly in the WCPO and some in the EPO) with 85 percent pertaining to longliners followed by 10...
US Signs Historic USD 600 Million Tuna Treaty With FFA
On Monday, US President Joe Biden met the Pacific Island leaders at Washington to drive forward their partnership. He signed the 10-year, USD 600 million South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT)...
Despite Improved August WCPO Catches, Still YTD 26% Is Missing
In the second month of the WCPO FAD ban, more tuna was caught by purse seiners on free schools. Fishing activity continues to be concentrated mostly in the eastern part and skipjack catches...
Ghana Wants To Tighten Its Grip On Tuna Vessels’ Crew
Ghana wants to ensure that its tuna fishing vessels operate safely and smoothly. The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) recently announced that all foreigners working on boats carrying the...
Marlin Attacks Tuna Boat
Five crew members were rescued Sunday after a marlin caused a leak in their tuna boat 30 miles (48 km) off the coast of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands. The predator was likely fishing...
WCPFC High Seas Inspections Primarily Made On Longliners
The annual report on High Seas Boarding and Inspection (HSBI) revealed the checks conducted in 2022 and several compliance issues in tuna vessels which includes suspected under reporting of...
Shark Mistaken For Tuna In Attack And Other Social Media Trends
Social media users widely shared a video of an unconscious woman being carried out from the water after an attack in which a shark was mistaken for a tuna. The incident occurred at Laguna...
French Polynesia Albacore, Yellowfin Fishery Wants MSC Reassessment
The French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin, and swordfish longline fishery is undergoing a reassessment in the Pacific. Longliners belong to the client Coopérative Maritime des Producteurs de...