The Costa Rican government has been under attack by the local tuna fishing sector as they are demanding that it guarantee that resources are not taken by foreign fleets. Recently, however,...
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Closed Hawaiian EEZ Could Re-Open For Tuna Longliners
After a new study showed that the stock of false killer whale dolphins around the Hawaiian Island may be healthier than previously thought, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management...
Tokelau Prepares For Drop In Tuna License Income
New Zealand's administrator to Tokelau Ross Ardern has urged local leaders to be prepared for a drop in their fisheries revenues. Most of the income of the tiny island group in the South...
Australian Tuna Fleet Still Forced To Fish South
In 2019, Port Lincoln's tuna fleet has, once again, caught the majority of its southern bluefin quota in the areas of Kingston and Robe, more to the south-east of Australia. According to Brian...
Norway Increases Tuna Quota
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has allocated a 312 M/T quota for Northern bluefin - the highest in years. This will be divided among eleven vessels, three more than previously. Tuna is...
Misuse Of AIS By Global Reefers
‘Risky’ reefer containers pose a threat to the marine environment by facilitating IUU fishing and undermining the human rights of their workers, states a new report released by Greenpeace. In...
SPC Manual Advices On Anchored FADs
A new manual on anchored FADs was released by the Pacific Community (SPC). Since the previous guide was published in 2005, much has been learned about the best use, construction, and...
Salvadorian Fishermen Rescued Near Nicaraguan Coast
Four Salvadoran fishermen who were reported missing on March 1 were rescued five days later by a Nicaraguan-flagged tuna vessel named ‘Angi Luis Quiara’. The latter is not in the IATTC Vessel...
Pacific Communities Learn Alternative Fishing Practices
Training workshops for fishing communities in the Pacific were carried out in the early part of this week under the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) program. The five-year...
Study: Tuna Gillnets Responsible For IO Cetacean Decline
A study from an Australian university is claiming that cetacean stocks in the Indian Ocean have experienced a vast decline in the last 40 years. The investigation stated that this was due to...
EU Fisheries Chair & Europêche Want Stricter Yellow Card Rules
The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH), Pierre Karleskind, has highlighted the need to tighten yellow card regulations against third countries. He was...
Brazilian Tuna Fishing Vessel Sinks In Atlantic
A tuna fishing vessel sank near the north coast of Brazil, around 112 kilometers off the coast of São Francisco do Sul, in the Atlantic Ocean. All 23 crew members were rescued by another...
Pacific Islands Tighten Restrictions Amid Virus Concerns
Islands in the Pacific, especially the PNA nations, have tightened their quarantine restrictions for crew and various commercial fishing vessels due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The...
Foreign Seiners Won’t Carry Costa Rican Flag Says Govt
Fishermen in Costa Rica have been pointing their fingers at the government for months, accusing it of handing over the country’s tuna resources to international vessels. Recently, the Ministry...
Judge Halts Antitrust Claims Against Bumble Bee
A US federal judge has denied a few motions from plaintiffs with price-fixing claims against Bumble Bee, stating that the tuna company’s Chapter 11 case stayed the proceedings and an asset...
Ecuador Hopes To Get Rid Of Yellow Card Soon
During the past few months, Ecuador has been working on a couple of initiatives that will not only help manage the country’s tuna fleet but also satisfy EU standards for imports. In this way,...
Wicked Tuna Returns With New Season
The ninth season of ‘Wicked Tuna’, the hit series on the National Geographic Channel, aired on March 1. The US reality TV show added three new captains, two of them bluefin fishermen from...
Major Global Tuna Highlights February 2020
Benchmark Bangkok Price Showing Bullish Signs Near the end of February, the skipjack Bangkok market started showing signs of a turnaround with the price moving up despite the low supply and...
Drug Dealers Use Tuna Fishing As Cover Up
A drug organization using tuna fishing vessels to smuggle its products and launder money was recently taken down by the Spanish Civil Guard division of Campo de Gibraltar. The official...
EU Vessels Back In Seychelles’ Waters
After a month and a half of not being able to fish in Seychelles’ EEZ, EU-flagged fishing vessels are now allowed to resume their activities in the area. As of last week, a new fisheries...