The Ghana Tuna Association has sued the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development over the recent increase in tuna licensing fees stating that it is exorbitant. The Ministry...
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Liberia Wants To Revitalize Fisheries Sector
Liberia is looking to revitalize its fisheries sector and increase its tuna fishing activities. The country’s National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has been in...
Albacora Steps Back From Barreras Shipyard
On Monday, Spanish seafood company, Albacora, and Mexican petroleum company, Pemex, transferred their political rights over the Barreras shipyard in Vigo to...
Ghana’s Fisheries Ministry Defends Tuna License Fee Increase
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development of Ghana has defended the recent hike of tuna licensing fees for fishing vessels. A new fee approved by the...
Report Shows EU On Top Of Import Control Schemes
A new report comparing the different import control schemes aimed at combating IUU fishing in three top seafood markets – the EU, the US, and Japan -- was launched recently by the EU IUU...
Man Accused Of Damaging Tuna Poler Statue
The man who allegedly damaged the Tuna Poler statue in Port Lincoln, Australia, is set to appear in court. Local authorities claim that the cost of the alleged act of vandalism...
European Parliament Holds Traceability Discussion To Battle IUU
Yesterday, representatives from the tuna and other fishing industries gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels with EU policy-makers, NGOs, and governmental...
Tagged Tuna Eaten By Shark Say Researchers
A satellite-tagged yellowfin which has evaded researchers in the Gulf of Mexico for six years could have been eaten by a bluntnose sixgill shark. The tag was found on Corpus Christy...
ICCAT Data Shows Atlantic Yellowfin Overfished
During the ICCAT meeting held near the end of last year, the RFMO’s Scientific Committee stated that yellowfin catches in the Atlantic Ocean have exceeded the Total Allowable...
Nicaragua’s Fishing Activity Smooth Sailing
In a recent statement, the Executive President of the Nicaraguan Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Inpesca), Edward Jackson, informed that the country’s fishing activity is...
Mexico Using Drones To Improve Estimates Of Dolphins In EPO
The IATTC has released detailed information on the first phase of the research being conducted by the Mexican fishing industry on the abundance of dolphins in the Eastern Pacific...
Atuna Poll: What Is Your Expectation For 2020?
In 2019, there were numerous issues within the tuna industry that made it quite a turbulent year. Some matters such as Bumble Bee’s bankruptcy and the conviction of Chris Lischewski...
Ghana’s New Tuna Fishing License Fee Hike Considered Too High
Ghanaian authorities have raised the price for tuna fishing licenses, which seems an outrageous increment, according to detractors of the new fees. A letter dated December 31, 2019 and...
Readers: Majority Say 2019 Was “Reasonable” Or “Bad” Year
Atuna readers were divided regarding how 2019 was for their businesses. A majority of them believed that it was a "reasonable" or "bad" year. Each received 37.5 percent of the...
Manta’s Symbolic Yellowfin Statue Taken Down
Manta’s famous yellowfin monument has been removed, apparently in a bid to improve traffic in the area where the statue was located. After about 13 years of being displayed on...
Bluefin Washes Up On North-East Beach In UK
A bluefin of approximately 2.5 meters in length washed up on a beach at the town of St Fergun, in the north-east UK. The fish, which is estimated to weigh around 190.5 kg, was...
Researcher: EU Should Be Denied Access To West African Tuna
A study has stated that fishing agreements between the EU and West African countries undermine food security for local coastal communities. According to one of the authors of...
Indonesia Displeased With Chinese Coast Guard Incursions
Indonesia is unhappy with Chinese vessels, including the Coast Guard, entering its EEZ. The country’s Foreign Ministry filed a formal complaint with China over alleged violations in its waters...
Seychelles’ Seiners Can Resume Fishing After Idle Period
The beginning of January means the introduction of a new annual quota in the Indian Ocean. Idle seiners in port that had reached their yellowfin...
Push For More Reliable Transshipment Weight Data In Western Pacific
Within the Western Pacific, MIMRA, alongside FFA and SPC, are continuing their efforts to push for more reliable data regarding purse seiner catches during the transshipment phase. Tests...