Pacific fisheries officials and delegates have convened in New Zealand since May 11 for the 142nd Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) session. This pivotal meeting addresses the future of regional...
Tuna Fishing News
EPO Skipjack Catches In Q1 2026 Plummeted
EPO boat operators have expressed their concern about a dearth in skipjack catches to Atuna, and data support this sentiment. There was a sharp 28 percent drop in Q1 2026, with vessels...
Thai Processors Shift WR Yellowfin Sourcing
The purchase of frozen whole round yellowfin by the Thai processing industry for canning and processing frozen raw loins and steaks dropped in the first quarter of 2026. The supply from WCPO...
Conservation Dominates IOTC Meeting But Crew Welfare Is Overlooked
The 30th Session of the IOTC is underway in the Maldives, bringing some of the Indian Ocean tuna sector’s most vital topics to the forefront. Skipjack and yellowfin catch limits, at-sea...
Ongoing Pressure Weighs On Skipjack Trading in Manta
The price of frozen whole round skipjack traded in Manta remains high. Boat owners and processors in Ecuador are suffering from a shortage of this fish. Sources close to the matter told Atuna...
Environmental Groups Sue US Govt For Rollback Of Atlantic MPA Protection
NGOs have turned to a US court to prevent the reopening of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean. “A living scientific laboratory and a refuge for...
EU Tuna Vessel Owners Renew Alarm Over Indonesia Pact
European vessel owners have renewed calls for tighter scrutiny of possible duty-free imports of Indonesian fresh and frozen tuna loins into the bloc, raising the issue during a May 7 meeting...
Seychelles Tuna Sector Faces Headwinds To Growth
Stakeholders in Seychelles’ tuna sector met last month to examine constraints weighing on industry growth and the role of initiatives such as the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) in...
MSC Suspends Japanese Pole-and-Line Fishery Over Seabird Bycatch
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently suspended the certification for a Japanese pole-and-line fishery operating in the WCPO after they failed to meet requirements tied to seabird...
EU & Mediterranean Join Hands To Renew MedFish4Ever To Protect Stocks
The EU and Mediterranean nations last week adopted the new MedFish4Ever Declaration 2027, setting out a 10-year strategy for fisheries and aquaculture management across the Mediterranean, a...
IOTC’s 30th Session Begins In Maldives With Major Tuna Issues In Focus
The five-day 30th Session of the IOTC started in the Maldives today. Management procedure for tuna, crew standards and monitoring, and the implementation of dFAD register, are some of the...
How To Prepare For Digital Product Passport?
The expected EU digital product passport for tuna products requires a new mindset, said Leonhard Kipphan, Head of Sales Track & Trace at Osapiens. At the European Tuna Conference, he gave...
Sapmer Suffers Major Financial Blow As Tuna Fleet Falters
French fishing company Sapmer saw its results turn sour in the second half of 2025. It closed 2025 with a drop in revenue and an enormous net loss due to a write-down of the firm's tuna...
Nirsa Navigates Global Uncertainty And Challenging Market Conditions
The current global situation with higher marine fuel prices, extra freight surcharges, and volatility of catches is impacting tuna fishing fleets, and vertically-integrated company Nirsa is no...
Report Shows EU Majority Beneficial Ownership In IO Tuna Seiner Fleet
A latest report from environmental NGO Blue Marine Foundation released today gives a comprehensive look into EU beneficially-owned purse seiners flagged to coastal nations fishing in the...
Mohamed Anas Appointed To Lead State-Owned Mifco
Maldivian state-run Mifco has named Mohamed Anas as its CEO and Managing Director, succeeding Farhath Shaheer, who stepped down in April after more than a year in the role. Before taking the...
AZTI Develops Technology To Monitor Purse Seine Nets In Real-Time
Spanish research firm AZTI has developed an innovative real-time monitoring system that can reconstruct, with high accuracy, the geometry of purse seine nets when they are deployed in water....
EU Freezing Rule Responded To Fraud Prevention Rather Than A Health Crisis
Salvador Ramon Mateo, President of Frime, emphasized the challenges of compliance with the -18 degree Celsius rule for purse seiners at the Atuna European Tuna Conference held in April in...
Hawaiian Longline Fishery Attempts Again For MSC Scope Extension
The Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye, and yellowfin fishery has initiated an MSC scope extension to include longline-caught EPO bigeye in the IATTC convention area. The CAB, Control Union,...
Chinese Longliners Draw Fresh Scrutiny Over Labor Abuse Claims
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is calling on countries to endorse a Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, after reports found that tuna and other seafood from Chinese vessels,...