Mozambique has long struggled with debts partly caused by the so-called “tuna bonds” handed to the state-owned tuna fishing firm EMATUM. However, at the end of last year, famous US businessman...
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Chinese Longline Firms Go For MSC In FSM Waters
Three Chinese tuna longline companies are jointly entering full MSC assessment for their catch of yellowfin and bigeye tuna in the waters of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), one of...
Peru Forced To Review Decision On Tuna Landing Obligation
Protests from Peru’s domestic tuna industry have caused the government to review a supreme decree on tuna landing obligations. It has been argued jobs have been put at risk as the government...
Pinsa Pays $190,000 To Release Seized Seiner
The fleet subsidiary of Mexican tuna firm Pinsa, has paid a hefty fine to the Mexican authorities, for the release of one of its tuna seiners. The ship, part of Pinsa’s Pesca Azteca branch was...
FAD Reliant Echebastar Seiners Recommended For MSC
With the final 480 page report now public, Spanish tuna fishing firm, Echebastar, has received passing scores across its entire MSC assessment and is therefore recommended for the sustainable...
ISSF Uses MSC Criteria, Most Tuna Stocks Get Failing Scores
In a new report, the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF) has scored the major tuna RFMOs on their ability to sustainably manage tuna stocks to the standards of the MSC, only...
Most Optimistic About PNG Rebate Scheme
Late last year, the government of Papua New Guinea announced it would financially reward tuna companies that process tuna catch on PNG soil, while bringing an end to discounted VDS fishing...
Tri Marine Hires New “The Tuna Store” Managing Director
Tri Marine has announced the hiring of “longtime tuna industry executive” Patrick Murphy, who will take the position of Managing Director at the firm’s The Tuna Store subsidiary. Murphy brings...
Somali-Flagged Vessel Caught With IUU Tuna Catch
A Somali-flagged vessel has been caught illegally fishing in Maldivian waters. Maldives National Defense Coast Guard seized 200 tons of tuna from the fishermen. According to reports, the boat...
Extra Surveillance Rules On EU Seiners Get Go-Ahead
New legislation that means EU-flagged vessels will face more stringent monitoring of their activities, has been approved by the European Parliament. In a bid to enhance controls against IUU...
OPAGAC Fleet Arranges Clean-Up Service For FADs
The Spanish purse seine fleet operating in the Indian Ocean claims it can now “guarantee” that no FADs it deploys will end up beached on the Seychelles’ coastline, arranging a clean-up service...
Deputy Director, Wez Norris Leaves The FFA
The Deputy Director of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Wez Norris, has left his position after 10 years. Describing the role as a “challenge” at times, Norris states he has seen increased...
Indonesian Ministers Clash Over Hardline Approach To IUU
Calls have been made to create a “more integrated system” to combat IUU fishing while bringing an end to the nation’s Fisheries Minister’s famous method of blowing up illegal foreign vessels....
IUU Tuna Vessels Described As “Economic Saboteurs” For Tanzania
Tanzania’s Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has reportedly impounded 65.6 tons of fish after being illegally caught in its waters. The country has long complained about illegal fishing in...
Vietnam: We’ll Solve Blue Boat Plague Within 6 Months
The Vietnamese government has said it will solve the problem of Vietnamese vessels, known as ‘blue boats’, illegally fishing in international waters. Giving itself a period of six months, the...
Price Competition & Congestion Push Korean Catch Away From BKK
The South Korean fleet, one of the biggest WCPO tuna players, is continuing to divert significant chunks of its raw material catch to ports other than Bangkok, with Latin American hubs being...
Fishing Crew Walk Off Job Over Pay Dispute With South American Firm
A tuna fishing and processing firm in Guyana is facing a pay dispute with 26 Indonesian workers that have walked off their jobs. As a result, the Indonesian embassy has been pushed to...
Back-In-Action Spanish Fleet Fears Pirate Attacks
Having been tied up at port in the Seychelles for around two months after exhausting their yellowfin quotas, Spanish tuna seiners have gone back out to fish in the Indian Ocean. Although they...
Spanish Seiners Must Stick With Stricter 20% Yellowfin Cut
Seiners flagged to Spain and operating in the Indian Ocean will have to stick once again to a 20 percent reduction in their yellowfin tuna catches during 2018, which is a heavier cut than most...
Iron Lady Told “That’s Enough” – Stop Drowning Vessels
The Indonesian Fisheries Minister has been urged to stop sinking IUU vessels and instead focus on improving seafood exports, including the nation’s tuna shipments. However, the Minister’s...