The month of April saw the highest number of tuna transshipments taking place in the port of Majuro, Marshall Islands, in two years. While activity at the WCPO discharging hub was slow earlier...
Tuna Fishing News
Industry & NGOs Make “Critical” Appeal To RFMOs On FADs, HCRs
A long list of tuna companies, retailers and environmental organizations have jointly signed a letter of appeal, calling for the main tuna RFMOs to take immediate action to improve the...
Fully Green WCPO Stocks Provide Best Chance For Action
Western and Central Pacific tuna fisheries are in a prime positon for the implementation of measures that protect tuna stocks for the future, considering the current robust status of tuna...
IO Stakeholder: Olympic Fishing Must Stop, But Closures Won’t Help
As the upcoming IOTC meeting draws closer, an Indian Ocean stakeholder has told Atuna that the authorities must bring an end to vessels exhausting their yellowfin quota too quickly. This...
What Will The Next IO Yellowfin Stock Assessment Reveal?
At the IOTC meeting to be held in Bangkok next week, the Indian Ocean yellowfin quota will be a major topic of discussion. The industry will talk about the limit that was implemented to...
Fijian Firm Calls On Govt. To Save Industry From Demise
The government of Fiji needs to act fast to ensure the survival of the island nation’s tuna industry, stresses the CEO of the largest domestic fishing company. He says the country’s fleet is...
ISSF: IOTC Must Strengthen FAD Management To Protect Yellowfin
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has called for the compliance and strengthening of policies currently in place to rebuild yellowfin tuna stock in the Indian Ocean....
EU & Guinea-Bissau Restart Failed Tuna Deal Negotiations
The West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has announced it will resume talks with the EU for a renewal of their previous fisheries agreement. Deliberations between the two parties for a new...
Seychelles Pushing IOTC To Consider Socio-Economic Impacts
As member nations gear up for the annual IOTC meeting next week, the Seychelles is preparing its delegation to push strongly for any decisions made to take socio-economic impacts into account....
Mexico To Release Bluefin After Overshooting Quota
The National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (CONAPESCA) has announced it will release the surplus volume of bluefin it caught this season, “under optimal surviving conditions”. After...
Nearly 3 Years Yellow Carded: EU To Inspect Taiwan Again
Taiwan has held a yellow card on IUU from the European Union since 2015 and the latest date for inspection of the country’s improvement in this area has now been set for September. An EU...
US Fleet Faces Sharp Dip In EPO Catches
Although Tri Marine’s US flagged seiners have reportedly been operating mostly in the EPO during the first few months of this year, their catch is drastically down on 2017 tonnages. Skipjack...
FCF Near MSC, But One Final Hurdle
Taiwanese tuna fishing firm FCF Fishery Co. is in the last stages of MSC assessment for its skipjack and yellowfin free school purse seine catch in the Western and Central Pacific, and has...
Vietnam: Zero Cases Of Illegal Fishing Since Start Of Year
The government of Vietnam has boldly announced that there have been no cases of Vietnamese vessels being involved in illegal fishing since the beginning of the year. This suggests the infamous...
Marshalls Wants to Get Tougher On Vessel Inspections
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) has hired a fisheries consultant to work with boarding officers and “fill in knowledge gaps”. In order to prevent illegally caught tuna...
Cook’s PM: Influence On WCPFC Needed To Protect Bigeye
A collective approach to combat IUU fishing, as well as joining forces to influence outcomes at WCPFC meetings, especially when it comes to safeguarding bigeyes stocks, need to be priorities...
EU Funds IUU Fight In Piracy Hit African Waters
The European Union has launched a project which aims to strengthen the fight against IUU fishing in West African waters. The initiative will look to improve the tuna stock management in these...
Tunacons FIP Joins With Govt. For MSC Acceleration
Tunacons, the alliance of five tuna purse seine firms, mostly Ecuadorian, which are going for MSC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the country’s Undersecretary for...
La Niña Shrinks Ecuador’s Catch, But Temps Return To Neutral
The presence of La Niña conditions in the first few months of this year hit EPO tuna catches hard, with the Ecuadorian fleet witnessing the biggest impact on its landings. As temperatures...
Micronesian Leaders Team Up On IUU & Climate Change Fight
A meeting between Pacific island leaders at the 23rd Micronesian Islands Forum in Saipan, the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands, has led to the countries teaming up to push the fight...