In the recently updated RFMO Best Practices Snapshot – 2018, the tuna industry sustainability foundation ISSF rates the existing FAD management actions of all major RFMO’s. The press release...
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Large Pacific Bluefin Return To California Coast After 80-Year Hiatus
San Diego reports have identified an upturn in the population of large Pacific bluefin in Californian waters, attributing the comeback of one of the ocean’s priciest and most sought-after fish...
Activists Call Out High Stakes For Albatross In Bluefin Longlining
Animal rights organization The Humane Society International spoke out yesterday against measures taken up at last week’s meeting of Australia-based Commission for the Conservation of Southern...
IN BRIEF: Turkish Bluefin For Japanese Sushi
Turkey reached a turnover of USD 56.6 million with its exports of farmed bluefin tuna raised in the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts during the first nine months of this year, according to...
IN BRIEF: NZ Patrol Finds No IUU In Tokelau EEZ
No IUU offenses were detected by the New Zealand Defense Force during recent maritime patrols and inspection of 10 vessels in the EEZ of Tokelau and Samoa. The patrols are assisting the...
EU Renews Tuna Protocol After 22 Years
On October 17, last Friday, the EU and The Republic of The Gambia signed a new Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, 22 years after the previous protocol expired. The...
Seychelles Looking To Ramp-Up Local Processing Industry
After a year of observed growth in exports across most segments of its seafood sector, Seychelles is looking to further boost its economy by setting up local processing facilities to increase...
EU Signs Lucrative Tuna Fishing Deal With Cape Verde
As enacted by the European Commission last Friday, October 12- the new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and Cape Verde will allow boats from EU to...
What To Expect After Today’s Ending FAD Ban?
With annual ban on FAD fishing in the WCPO coming to an end for most fleet in the region, the big question is what next in terms of suppies? Several industry insiders had earlier...
Spain’s OPAGAC Tackles Wayward FADs In Seychelles
Previously, Spanish fleet representative OPAGAC had defended the practice of FAD fishing, assuming these devices can be closely monitored and tracked using newer...
American Samoa-Based Firm Charged For Labor Law Violations
After failing to meet labor law requirements, Purse Seine Samoa Inc. has completed payouts of over USD 37,000 to compensate for the overtime of 40 hours per week that its 129 current and...
EPO Skipjack Landings Up Somewhat But Still Weak
Skipjack landings in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) continue to remain significantly below the 2017 levels despite picking up pace in recent months, the latest update from IATTC shows. ...
Indian Ocean Prices Inch Higher
Skipjack price in the Indian Ocean hub of Seychelles have inched higher and are now closer to the mid-July levels. Meanwhile, driven by robust demand, yellowfin prices are at their...
Pacific Enterprises Score Big At Seafood Expo Asia
At this year’s 2018 Seafood Asia Expo in Wanchai, Hong Kong were 224 exhibitors from 34 countries, including some from Russia, Spain, and Canada. The event held major yields for new...
Speculation Over Maldives Ban On Foreign Fishing Vessels
A Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture assessment published in October 2017 reported an annual ingress of “hundreds of foreign fishing vessels” that have been operating...
China’s Largest Seafood Trading Hub Built in Qingdao
Five years ago, Chinese fishing and development firm Lu Haifeng announced its plans to build what is slated to become China’s largest seafood trading...
Tri Marine Sued Twice Over Death Of Seiner Captain
Nearly a year after the death of a purse seiner captain in American Samoa, Tri Marine is being sued by the deceased’s family as well as an insurance company. The lawsuits have been filed even...
Seychelles Takes Step To Improve Raw Material Supplies
Amid tight raw material supplies to its local TU co-owned Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) cannery, the Seychelles government is a step closer to signing a customs cooperation agreement with Curacao...
5 Vietnamese Poachers Arrested Near Philippine UNESCO Reef
Five illegal poachers of Vietnamese nationality were apprehended in Philippine waters on Wednesday (September 19) last week, near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Tubbataha...
HK-Based EMATUM Owner So Far Fails To Perform In Mozambique
The new Hong Kong-based owner of Mozambique’s EMATUM has failed to deliver so far as the country’s tuna catch in the first eight months of this year was substantially below the estimated...