CNFC Overseas Fisheries has informed that it is expecting to report improved annual figures for 2021. But the announcement was not out of the blue and seems to have been strategically made to...
Tuna Fishing News
New Era In Tuna Fishing: Marine Instruments Launches First AI Satellite Buoy
- Sponsored Content - Marine Instruments, the world leader in the development and manufacturing of ocean technology tools, has launched the first satellite buoy, M3iGO, for tuna fishing that...
Pacific Nation With Richest Tuna EEZ Enters First COVID-19 Lockdown
The Pacific island state of Kiribati has entered into its first-ever COVID-19 lockdown over the weekend. The measure was taken after more than 35 passengers on an incoming flight from Fiji...
China Taiwan Conflict Reaches IOTC Over Yellowfin Quota
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has sent a letter to IOTC asking for the RFMO to recalculate the nation’s yellowfin quota for 2022. It argues that this must be done as the Commission...
PNA Fighting To Rescind MSC FAD Certification Objection
The PNA fishery has raised its voice in the ongoing objection process that the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF) launched against its certification in the WCPO. It not only...
IOTC Putting Spotlight On Bycatch Identification Through Cards
IOTC is putting the spotlight back on the reduction of bycatch in the Indian Ocean (IO). The Commission has been producing identification cards for various ocean-dwelling animals such as...
Bluefin In UK Waters Tagged For EU Marine Study
UK scientists have tagged bluefin in the country’s waters for the first time. They placed the acoustic trackers on 30 fish which will show their journey across the Channel to France and how...
Objection Against OPAGAC In WCPO Soon To Adjudication?
The independent adjudicator overseeing the objection against OPAGAC’s MSC certification in the WCPO will soon undertake a consultation process with the objector, the CAB, and the fishery. This...
Indian Government Threatens To Confiscate All Seiner Nets
The government of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India is threatening to take legal action against local fishermen who continue to use purse seine nets for fishing even though they have...
IPNLF Wants To “Put Power Back With Consumers” With New Platform
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) announced the launching of its Sourcing Transparency Platform (STP) this week. The tool aims to give consumers insight into the one-by-one...
EPO Tuna Fishing Back At Full Capacity As Veda Ends
All purse seiners in the EPO area can now go back to sea to resume their fishing activities. Around half of these vessels were at port for the last 72 days as part of the mandatory IATTC...
Vietnamese Fishermen Seeing Increase In Tuna Value
Fishermen currently offloading in the Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam have welcomed tuna prices which are close to the levels of a few months ago. This comes after it was reported that in the...
Stimulating Tuna Tourism Based On 3,000 Years Of History
The city of Cadiz in Spain wants to attract more tourists through the ‘Cadiz Atlantica', an immersive experience based on the 3,000 years of fishing history in the region. It is debuting...
Pirates Keep Targeting Tuna Vessels In Gulf Of Guinea
EU tuna fishing organizations are asking once again for the European Commission to intervene and increase security against pirate attacks on tuna vessels in the Gulf of Guinea, Africa. OPAGAC...
Majority Of Skipjack FIPs Located In The WCPO
The majority of skipjack is caught by purse seiners, thus it is not surprising that almost all FIPs involving this tuna are based on this method. Meanwhile, most of these projects are located...
Seiner Owners Facing Peak Fuel Costs
The tuna fishing sector is still facing high operational costs and now it is more expensive than ever for purse seiners to fish for tuna as peak global crude oil prices have pushed up the...
Volcanic Eruption Had Limited Impact On Pacific Islands
Yesterday, Atuna reported on the impact of the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The first pictures taken show that all islands are covered with ash and there are signs of huge water invasions. The...
Tuna-Shaped 155-Meter Bridge To Connect Spanish Towns
Barbate and Zahara de los Atunes, two Spanish coastal towns in Cadiz, will soon be connected with a unique 155-meter long tuna-shaped cycle-pedestrian path. The project is part of the Eurovelo...
Ecuador’s Galapagos MPA Extension Part Of EPO Marine Corridor
Ecuador extended its marine protected area (MPA) in the Galapagos Islands late last year at the UN COP26 meeting. The decree for the expansion was signed recently by the national government...
Tonga’s Volcano Eruption Impact Is Still Unclear
On Saturday, January 15 in the afternoon, an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted resulting in a 19.2 km high ash cloud and a tsunami of 1.2 meter-high waves that hit the island nation and...