Suspending operations for the foreseeable future, the US seiner fleet is docked in port, with no tuna licenses to continue fishing in Pacific zones, after the US government failed to meet the...
Tuna Fishing News
Tuna: Not Extinct By 2048 After All?
Now ten years old, a study which predicted that virtually all salt-water fish would be extinct by 2048is now a decade closer to its deadline, and after facing some well publicized criticism...
Where Will 2016 Take The BKK SKJ Price?
As the previous year draws to a close and a new one begins, many take the opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. However as well as doing that, here at atuna.com we are keen to look...
24 Philippine Fishermen Arrested By Indonesian Navy
Indonesia authorities have arrested at least 24 Filipino fishermen on board two vessels who were fishing illegally in waters off North Maluku province in Indonesia. The first ship seized by...
Evidence Of EU Vessels Involvement In IUU Fishing
Liberia’s Bureau of National Fisheries (BNF) states to have concrete evidence of illegal fishing of European Union (EU) vessels in the country’s waters. Mr. Berengere...
Court Rules In favor Of Over-Quota Catch Bigeye Longliners
A US federal court in Hawaii has ruled longline fishermen in Hawaii may continue catching more bigeye tuna, or ahi, than the maximum quota set by international regulators. U.S. District Judge...
Operators Accused Of Holding US Seiner Fleet Hostage
According to a press release by the US tuna purse seine fishing firms the Global Companies (Ocean Global, LLC, Sea Global, LLC, and Pacific Global, LLC), they are being held hostage due to the...
WTO Divided On How To Curb Tuna Subsidies
So far WTO talks remain divided on how to curb harmful fishing subsidies, namely in the tuna industry, and try to protect global fish stocks for the future. Global agreement will be needed to...
Vietnam’s Tuna: Disappointing Results
With initial expectations being very high, optimization of Vietnam’s domestic caught tuna value chain has not yet yielded the expected results, at the end of year one of a four year trial,...
What Makes The US Longline Fleet So Much Better?
“The US has shown that longline fishing can be very clean” were the comments of one of our readers on a recent atuna.com article, which aired the opinions of some WCPFC12 attendees, stating...
Sri Lanka’s Tough IUU Approach Keeps Filling Prisons
Working to shake off its IUU reputation, Sri Lanka appears to be putting in all the stops to cut illegal fishing operations in its waters, and is detaining a significant number of Indian tuna...
EU Fleet Must Slash Bigeye Catch
The EU is taking initiative on a species that has been marked as “continuously overexploited” in recent stock status reports, agreeing to cut its catches of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean...
How Ghana Has Become A Role Model
Ghana has been commended this week by the EU for its continuing commitment in tackling IUU fishing, and has been presented by the EU Fisheries Commission as a prime example of a country which...
Lidl: Only MSC, But Canned Tuna Is Different
German discount retailer, Lidl, has made strong sustainability commitments on its fresh and frozen private label fish range, which are being applauded by MSC, but leaves its plans for canned...
Technology: The Answer To The Longline Monitoring Conundrum?
Industry experts have gathered this week in Taiwan’s main port of Kaohsiung to discuss the ways modern technology can be used to fight illegal fishing, with a special focus on the lack of...
Chinese Net Record Catches On Scarcity Of US Fleet
A leading Chinese fishing firm is putting its recent record WCPO tuna catches down to the scarcity of the US fleet in Kiribati’s EEZ, after it states American vessels were effectively forced...
Angola: The Next African Tuna Player?
The Angolan government is keen to develop the nation’s tuna sector it seems, as it has this week defended private investment in the country which aims to increase the capture and production of...
ASDOMAR: Sustainable Certification Is Just A Starting Point
With the publication of its 3rd Sustainability Report on its brand ASDOMAR, Generale Conserve company, boasting around a 17 percent share in the Italian canned tuna market, says its most...
Pending Court Decisions – Even More Bigeye For US Fleet
The Hawaiian longline fishery appears to be under considerable strain at the moment as it awaits a decision from court regarding an attempt to prevent the US from acquiring extra bigeye quotas...
Is ISSF Becoming More Just A Lobby Group Or NGO?
ISSF has taken the time to step back and evaluate the highs of 2015, ticking off numerous wins for tuna sustainability. While the foundation appears to throw all of the credit and future...