Besides the Eastern Pacific Ocean's high seas, the waters of the Galapagos Islands are a crucial fishing ground for the Ecuadorian tuna fleet. In the past couple of months,...
Tuna Fishing News
Bangkok Skipjack Quoted Higher, But Exports Are Stagnating
Trading for whole round frozen skipjack in Bangkok is at a crossroads. Even though the mood in the market is bullish, several global factors such as freight prices, shipment delays, and rising...
Conservationists Oppose Catch-And -Release Tuna Idea In UK
There has been an outcry from conservationists and the Green Party in the UK after a Cornwall MP called for a catch-and-release bluefin fishery in the area. An increasing number of this tuna...
French Seiners Want EU’s “Impossible” Margin Of Tolerance Revised
The impracticality of providing specific catch estimates for the tropical tuna fisheries has led to Orthongel asking EU authorities to revise the rule on the margin of tolerance. It claims...
Chinese Fisheries In Micronesia Eyeing MSC Certification
The assessment for the MSC certification of three purse seine fisheries based in Micronesia is moving forward. The process was announced last year and it includes skipjack, yellowfin, and...
SAPMER Renews Friend Of The Sea Cert For IO Yellowfin
The French tuna company Sapmer has been re-certified with the Friend of the Sea (FOS) logo. The tuna fishing firm operates mainly in the Indian Ocean (IO) where yellowfin, one of the species...
Additional Ban On FAD Sets In WCPO High Seas To Continue
The extra ban on FAD sets in the high seas of the WCPFC convention area will continue. The deadline for the first period of the additional prohibition of these devices is April 1, 2021. For...
PNG’s PM Intends To “Take Back PNG” With New Tuna Plan
"Take Back PNG" is the slogan of a ten-year plan that Papua New Guinea has that should help boost its fisheries sector especially its tuna resources. The country’s Prime Minister aims on...
Better IO Catches Softened Seychelles Skipjack Price
Tuna landings in the Indian Ocean started to pick up during February after the worrisome level registered in January. The good catches have slightly brought down the trading price of whole...
Can Satellite Phones Give Observers “Peace Of Mind” During The Job?
Technology with advanced connections and features can help improve observers' safety and security on board tuna fishing and transshipment vessels, according to Pew Charitable Trusts. The...
Ghana’s Pole-And-Line Sector Near Collapse Says Association
The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) has warned that the country’s pole-and-line sector has nearly collapsed due to various ongoing challenges. The organization said that currently only six out of...
Study: Newer Seiners Use More Fuel But Sulphur Emissions Greatly Reduced
The structure of the Indian Ocean (IO) tuna purse seiner fleet has changed over the past few decades and larger and newer vessels have increased fuel consumption and emit more air pollution,...
New Zealand Cracks Down On Longliner Using Illegal Gear
A tuna longliner has been seized and its owner was fined in New Zealand after it was discovered that he had not been using the proper fishing gear to protect seabird bycatch. The Tauranga...
Mexican Authorities Rescue Tuna Fishermen Found Floating After Shipwreck
In a lucky turn of events, seven fishermen were rescued yesterday while adrift among ropes and drums in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred after the tuna longliner they were on capsized...
High Local Wages Force Chinese Fishing Firms To Look For Cheap Foreign Labor
The ever-increasing wages of domestic labor in China have pushed tuna and seafood fishing companies to rely more on the foreign workforce for their daily activities. Overall, Chinese fishing...
Should The Purse Seine IO Yellowfin Quota Be Cut?
The debate about cutting the purse seine yellowfin quota in the IO has once again been brought to the fore. Last year, retailers in the EU and UK gave an ultimatum to the IOTC that they would...
Where Is Seychelles Seiners’ Disappearing Bycatch Going?
Tuna purse seiners operating in Seychelles EEZ appear not to be landing their bycatch at the country's port as required. The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) said that it has started taking...
WCPFC Extends Observer Suspension Through May 15
The WCPFC Chair, Jung-re Riley Kim, has announced the RFMO’s decision to extend for another three months the temporary suspension of the purse seiner observer program until May 15. The other...
Court Orders Sale Of US Crime Boss’s Tuna Longliner
A tuna longliner has become an important subject in a federal criminal lawsuit in the US. A Hawaiian District Court judge has seized and ordered the sale of 90-ft (27.4 m) tuna longliner,...
EU Signs New Fisheries Deal With Gabon
The EU has signed a new fisheries partnership agreement with Gabon for another five years. European tuna vessels and trawlers will have access to Gabon’s waters for an annual financial...