The annual 52-day fishing ban has begun in the southern Indian coastal state of Kerala. Commercial vessels like gillnetters and trollers, used for catching tuna, are not allowed to fish during...
Tuna Fishing News
Filipino MSC Fishers Fear VMS Suspensions Affect EU Exports
Tuna fishers in the Philippines are at loggerheads with one another and officials over the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 266, which implements vessel monitoring measures (VMM). In...
Purse Seiner ‘Atlántico’ Finds Its Graveyard
Tuna seiner ‘Atlántico’ has been towed to its final destination to be scrapped at the port of El Mussel in Gijón, Spain, after being moored for eight years in Vigo. The decision was...
Tuna Alliance Albacore Longline Fishery In Its Final Stage Of MSC Certification
Tuna Alliance albacore longline fishery in the Atlantic meets the minimum requirements for being MSC certified, says the CAB, SCS Global Services. The Final Draft Report was published on the...
FiTI Demands Pacific Islands Tuna Fisheries Improve Transparency
A recent report published by the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) indicates the need for more fisheries transparency in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), especially tuna-trade...
Sapmer Seiners Will Be Added To CFTO MSC Certification
The CFTO and Sapmer Indian Ocean Purse Seine skipjack fishery entered assessment to expand its scope to include six Sapmer vessels, three flying the French (La Réunion) flag and three of...
Bangkok Pull Raises Seychelles Skipjack Price
As expected during this season, Indian Ocean tuna captures remained low in May. However, canners in the region are forced to accept a slightly higher price to ensure sufficient supply as Thai...
NGOs Push US To Downgrade Thailand And Taiwan In TIP Report
NGOs have urged the American government to downgrade Thailand and Taiwan in the US 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report which will be published in the coming weeks. The organizations cited...
Maldives Pole & Line Skipjack Fishery MSC Recertified
The Public Certification Report for the Maldives pole-and-line skipjack fishery for the client group, the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA), was published on May...
Big Fish Aims To Reel In More Business With ULT Tuna
If you are sitting in a Japanese restaurant in one of the major US cities, there is a high chance you could be eating yellowfin from the Maldives. The main business of Big...
FIA’s Philippine And PNG Seiner Activity Now Traceable Daily
Purse seiners associated with PNG’s Fishing Industry Association (FIA) can now be tracked through the interactive Global Fishing Watch (GFW) map. The move is part of PNG’s pledged commitment...
Global Seafood Sector Demands Stricter Actions On IUU Fishing Day
The United Nations General Assembly, in 2017, proclaimed June 5 as the International Day for the Fight Against IUU Fishing to raise awareness about the illegal practice in the sector. Tuna and...
Environmental NGOs Sue French Seiners For Turning Off AIS
French organization Bloom and UK-based Blue Marine Foundation have put their money where the mouth is and filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office on June 1, against 21 tuna...
Study: Albacore Migration Patterns In The Pacific Depend On Size
Combining logbook data and statistical modeling, scientists have found that albacore prefer different habitats depending on their body mass. This is essential information for the tuna...
EU Seiner Fleet Left Confused Over Margin Of Tolerance Deal
On Tuesday, negotiators from the European Commission, Council, and Parliament reached a provisional agreement over the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). After five years of complex discussions,...
Ivory Coast Steps Up To Conserve Its Tuna Stocks With A New Plan
Ivory Coast announced the temporary closing of its tuna fisheries for small-scale fisher boats, industrial and semi-industrial vessels. The Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Sidi...
Skipjack Continues To Be Traded In Manta Far Below SKJ1.8:BKK Price
Frozen whole round skipjack transactions in the Manta tuna hub continue to take place at high levels, but still well below what traders demand in Bangkok, a situation that has now been ongoing...
Philippines Q1 Skipjack Landings Stable
The total tuna and tuna-like species discharged by Philippines-flagged vessels fell by six percent in the first quarter of this year versus 2022, mainly due to the large drop in the catches of...
Portuguese Bigeye Fishing In The Atlantic Ocean Is Closed
Bigeye fishing season in the Atlantic Ocean for Portuguese-flagged boats is officially closed. The vessels have used up their catch quota for 2023. On May 29, the nation’s Directorate-General...
WCPO Skipjack Catching Crisis Continues
For a fifth month in a row, purse seiners operating in the WCPO have not been successful with their skipjack catches despite increasing their efforts in all areas of the western pacific...