For RFMOs to be able to carry out their management tasks they heavily rely on information submitted by their member states. Hence, high data quality and accuracy are essential. In the IOTC...
Tuna Fishing News
Artistic Tuna Statues Decorate Spanish City
Even though an exhibition of unique tuna statues created by Spanish artists ended in August, these sculptures have now been moved to the center of the port city of Huelva located in Andalucia....
Tuna Fisher Helps Rescue Passengers On Stranded Boat
The captain of a tuna sportfishing vessel in the US aided the Coast Guard in the rescue of 25 people aboard a stranded boat last Friday. Around 1 am, Markus Medak, a local San Diego captain,...
Vessel Data Gap An Issue For Overall Tuna Management
Tuna RFMOs are big on data as they have to keep a close eye on stocks in the different oceans. This entails knowing issues such as catch volumes, transshipments, and the number of vessels...
Bluefin Swimming In New York & More Social Media Trends
The Atuna team always loves to find news about tuna on social media, since this fish is a beloved subject for many to post about. We have selected this month's most interesting reads for you....
2020 IO Yellowfin Catches Down But No Thanks To Handliners
Landings of yellowfin and skipjack in the Indian Ocean (IO) recorded a lower year-on-year level in 2020. And while the yellowfin catches by all gears still represented the third-highest volume...
Not Overfished: Good News For Recovery Of Southern Bluefin
The management of the Southern bluefin stock is paying off as it has been classified as not overfished in the recent ABARES Fishery status report 2021. The research division of the Department...
Pressure Makes IATTC Fleets Agree On FAD Cuts & Bigeye Quotas
All eyes were on the latest IATTC annual meeting which ended last Friday. Pressure had been building up for the RFMO members to agree on conservation measures for tropical tuna for the next...
Oman Doubles Its Yellowfin Handline Catch
The Oman Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries, and Water Resources has published that the yellowfin catches amounted to 68,000 M/T in 2020. According to recently published IOTC catch...
Coastal States Push For Special Session On DFADs Reduction
Coastal states and distant water seiner fleets are at the moment two different warring camps at the moment concerning the reduction of drifting FADs (dFADs) in the Indian Ocean (IO). More...
Chef & Restaurant Owners Ask US Congress To Crack Down On IUU
More than 200 chefs and restaurant owners in the US have sent a letter to Congress asking for authorities to crack down on IUU fishing and forced labor abuses. They argue that they serve...
Kenyan Fishers Deny Being Abused On Chinese Vessels
A dozen Kenyan fishers have contradicted some of their colleagues’ comments regarding being mistreated aboard Chinese-flagged vessels which had left Mombasa to fish in the Indian Ocean in...
Poor EPO Landings Steer Manta Skipjack Price Up
The first closure in the EPO ended at the beginning of October, which means that most seiners are now back at sea. Despite this, poor fishing continues to dominate which is driving the price...
OPAGAC Recommended For MSC Cert In IO & WCPO
It has been slightly over a year since the Spanish fishing group OPAGAC announced its intention to get simultaneous MSC certification in four oceans. And now, the certifier overseeing the...
China Steps Up Effort In Data Compilation From Seiner Fleets
China is getting more serious about the compliance of its tuna seiners and longliners as well as other fishing vessels with more work being put towards data collection. The Shanghai Ocean...
Credit Suisse Fined Over USD 400 Million By US & UK Agencies Over Tuna Scandal
One Credit Suisse European unit pled guilty to wire fraud in a New York federal court on Tuesday. It will be paying a total of USD 475 million to both US and UK authorities for its role in the...
Will La Niña Soon Improve Catches In The EPO?
In parts of the EPO, the La Niña phenomenon is expected to become active in the last months of 2021. And in the zones where it has been already present, the event will evolve further. Although...
Calvo Aiming For Sustainable Goals While Sourcing Less Than 1% Of MSC Tuna
The Spanish Calvo Group has pledged to source all its tuna from sustainable and responsible origins by 2025. There is still a lot of work to be done as the latest annual Responsible Engagement...
IUU Fishing Bill Removes AIS Requirement For Small US Boats
The Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act was amended by a US congressional committee on October 13. Interestingly, the group approved that the prerequisite for boats longer than 50...
Unpacking Power Dynamics In IOTC May Lead To Better Decisions
Tuna RFMOs' decision-making has come under the spotlight especially in the past few years with various Commissions unable to reach consensus on several essential issues ranging from stock...