Skipjack trading activity level has picked up in Bangkok, a significant change from the sluggish market about a month ago. Consequently, the speed of the recent price rise of whole round...
Tuna Fishing News
Greenpeace Seizes Fishing Gear From Spanish Longliners
Greenpeace activists confiscated the fishing gear from two Spanish longliners in the North Atlantic, one of which was operating in a Marine Protected Area (MPA). They also issued a warning...
Major Global Tuna Highlights July 2022
There were major developments in the tuna world in July. The price of skipjack being traded in Bangkok began rising while EU companies making purchases in USD suffered a big hit when the value...
Seychelles’ Yellowfin Price Breaks Records, Skipjack Slightly Up
Deals for whole round frozen yellowfin reached a peak and skipjack at the Indian Ocean (IO) port in Seychelles have been closed at a slightly higher price than last month. Expectations are...
WCPFC To Hold Science Dialogue Over Skipjack Management
In late August, the WCPFC will be holding for the first time a Science-Management Dialogue (SMD01) regarding the harvest strategy approach, and prioritize and identify management procedures...
Purse Seiner Helicopter Crew Killed In Accident
An offshore accident has cost the lives of three helicopter crew members, when the machine failed to take off from a purse seiner. According to Ecuadorian sources, the tuna vessel was fishing...
Philippines Tuna Sector To Meet After 2-Year Hiatus
The Philippines tuna sector will once again be gathering face-to-face this September after a two-year pause due to the global pandemic. The 22nd National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit will...
Brussels Not In Touch With Common Sense Over Purse Seine Fishing
The European tuna fishing industry has a serious bone to pick with EU authorities regarding the margin of tolerance regulation. The Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) is the latest...
2021 One Of The Worst Years In A Decade For Seiner Captains
Recent data shows that 2021 was one of the worst catching years in a decade for WCPO seiner crews. There was already a decline in 2020 tuna catches but overall volumes fell even further in...
WCPFC Challenged On Vague Human Rights Language
Two NGOs want RFMOs to have clear and specific terms when it comes to crew rights. In a joint letter to the WCPFC, Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) and WWF have expressed their concerns regarding...
FAD Ban Effect Starts Pushing SKJ1.8:BKK Quotes Up
After two months of sluggish skipjack trading activity in Bangkok, the price for the whole round frozen raw material is seeing a slight increase due to rising demand from processors while the...
Holding Capacity Of EPO Seiners Reaches A Historic Peak
The EPO fleet's potential capacity has reached its highest level to date, but it is already almost fully utilized. The addition of several purse seiners and recently updated information on the...
Spanish Pole & Line Vessels Want Compensation
The Basque pole and line tuna fishing fleet that was restricted from fishing in Senegalese waters for five months are asking for financial compensation. As a consequence of the agreement...
Portuguese Fleet Banned From Fishing Bigeye
Portugal has consumed its assigned bigeye tuna fishing quota for the season. As of yesterday, its Atlantic fleet has been banned from fishing, carrying catch on board, transshipping and...
Madagascar’s New Deal With Japanese Tuna Fishers Raises Eyebrows
While still in negotiations with the EU over access to its tuna resources, the government of Madagascar has signed a new partnership agreement with the Japan Tuna Fisheries group. Unlike...
Spanish Pole & Liners Further Hit By Rising Fuel Costs
The current fishing season has been expensive for Spanish pole-and-line vessels targeting Bonito del norte and EU-flagged boats catching bluefin. Fuel prices in June once again increased in...
No Appetite For Tuna Fishing Licenses In Bay of Bengal
Companies continue to lack interest in tuna fishing in the Bay of Bengal citing the fish is seasonal and the high investment needed for acquiring vessels. Since April 2016, 17 firms have been...
Polluted Ghanaian Coastal Waters Are Hurting Local Tuna Industry
The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) was established to improve the country's tuna sector and has now turned its attention to ocean pollution. Richster Nii Amarah Amarfio, Secretary of GTA, called...
Oman Blacklists IUU Tuna Longliners
In a complete turnabout, Oman has struck off three Omani-flagged longliners from its registry. In March, the country objected IOTC placing ‘ISRAR 1’, ‘ISRAR 2’ and ‘ISRAR 3’ on the RFMO’s IUU...
Still One-Third Of EPO Skipjack Sets Is On Free Schools, But Less Productive
Although most of the skipjack in the EPO is caught with FADs, close to a third of the 2021 volume was captured on free school sets. Meanwhile, seiner operators' use of FAD sets...