The ICCAT meeting concluded with a mixed bag of results. Several new measures were taken, including a management procedure (MP) for the western Atlantic skipjack species. Work on the UN High...
Tuna Fishing News
Vietnam’s Tuna Sector Warns of Supply Strain Amid IUU Compliance Pressures
The export of tuna products is slipping and will not recover this year, forecasts the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Low supply of raw materials, IUU fishing...
Pevasa Asks Shareholders’ Approval For Restructuring Plan
Spanish tuna boat owner Pevasa is trying to escape debt and takeover risk. Its restructuring plan, approved by a court in Bilbao, will be discussed with its shareholders in a double session of...
Skipjack MP Takes Center Stage At ICCAT
During the initial days of the ICCAT meeting, the management procedures and catch limits were discussed. According to participants, there were good vibes in the meeting rooms with active...
Pacific Islands Take Step Further To Bring East New Britain Initiative To Life
Pacific Island tuna stakeholders recently agreed to form a Technical Working Group that could help kick off of the East New Britain Initiative (ENBi). They attended a workshop last month to...
Indonesia Refutes US FDA Claim About Mercury In Tuna
The Indonesian Ministry of Fisheries recently clarified a US query dating back to 2023, regarding the presence of mercury in tuna caught near the Obi Islands, one of the largest islands in the...
Financial Times Flags Forced Labor Issues In UK Tuna Supply Chain
The Financial Times (FT) has published a visual report on the issue of forced labor on board tuna longliners. It also says that the one-by-one fishing method (pole-and-line) is regarded as the...
ISSF Tweaks Its Conservation Measures
Participating companies have to adhere to strengthened measures on At-Sea Transshipment Oversight, Bycatch Mitigation, and FAD Management. The Internal Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)...
EU Guidelines Help To Allocate Quotas Fairer To Small-Scale Fishers
The European Commission released new guidelines on November 14 to encourage a transparent allocation of member states’ fishing quota among their fleets and the integration of environmental,...
Australia Increases Surveillance In WCPO Amid Rising Chinese Presence
The increasing presence of Chinese patrol boats in the WCPO is pushing Australia to intensify aerial checks in the region. A maritime expert explained that the Chinese presence could create...
Marine Horizon Viewer: The Smart Lookout Serving The Tuna Fleet
- Sponsored content - The innovative Marine Horizon Viewer (MHV) system from Marine Instruments has begun its operational testing phase on board tuna vessels. It acts as a “digital lookout,”...
ILO And FFA Seal Deal to Strengthen Labor Rights In WCPO Tuna Fleets
A new partnership inked by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) will ensure the strengthening of human rights and labor standards of...
French Fishing Vessels Take A Step Into Digitalization Of Their Management
The Union of French Fishing Vessel Owners (UAPF) has signed a partnership with Spanish Marine Instruments. The deal was concluded during the ICCAT meeting in Seville on November 18 and will...
Poll: Will ICCAT Stop Yellowfin Fishing Above TAC?
In the Atlantic Ocean, yellowfin catches have exceeded the 110,000-ton limit for several years. This is a critical topic that will be up for discussion at the ICCAT annual meeting taking place...
Bumble Bee Film Festival Winners & Other Social Media Stories
Bumble Bee’s ‘Tuna CANS Film Festival’ awarded USD 25,000 to two aspiring filmmakers. A popular YouTuber managed to garner thousands of likes by posting a video of mercury in tuna, but the...
FAO Pushes Tuna Management Reform With New E-Learning Initiative
The FAO is set to unveil a five-course e-learning series on establishing management procedures (MP) for tuna, to be presented at the ongoing ICCAT 29th Regular Meeting in Spain. This will give...
Why Is Allocating Fishing Rights Tricky?
The ICCAT annual meeting is taking place this week and several critical topics are up for discussion including fleets fishing over the limits on yellowfin. For quota-dependent measures,...
Bangladesh’s Tuna Sector Growth Moving At Snail’s Pace
Bangladesh has a strategic position along the Indian Ocean rim, but has not yet developed a flourishing tuna industry. Poor planning, project delays, and persistent political interference have...
Grupomar Boasts Yet Another Feather In Its Crown
Mexican tuna company Grupomar recently got the first place in the 'National Tuna Fishing Ranking 2025.’ The catches of its seiner, 'F/V Gijón', exceeded 9,400 M/T in 2025, the largest caught...
Albacora’s Presence In Ecuador Rises As Spanish Operations Take Backseat
Spanish tuna company Albacora has been expanding its canning business through its Ecuadorian subsidiary, Salica Ecuador, but has witnessed a gradual decline in its presence in Spain. In 2024,...