After revealing a EUR 11 million (USD 12 million) loss for 2014, Sapmer has published a two year improvement plan which aims to elevate the company to being “a leading player in its...
Tuna Fishing News
UK Tuna Importers Have To Report On Fight Against Slavery
New legislation is set to require all large UK tuna importers to reveal what they are doing to fight slavery in the supply chain, but its ‘opt out’ clause means success will be limited, claim...
Fiji Boat Owners Point At Foreign Vessels On Abuse Allegations
Fiji boat owners are denying recent claims, pointing to foreign flagged vessels on allegations of abuse of crews in the country. Based on a recent Greenpeace report, atuna.com and various...
Traders Withhold Offers Expecting Higher SKJ Prices
Traders in Bangkok are holding back on whole round skipjack offers, driven by a combination of factors; slow catches and expectations from boat owners of higher prices to come. A few...
Venezuelan Seiners Hope To Re-Boot Local Production
Boat owners in Venezuela are keen to sketch out a development plan to boost tuna production in the country, as the processing industry is in the midst of a crisis. Meeting with the Vice...
How Can Albacora Add 3 New Seiners To Its Fleet?
Although Albacora purchased three new seiners over the last two years, the company notes that the size of its fleet has not expanded, with three vessel sales also in its books. The firm...
WhoFishesFAR Reveals New Info On More Than 15,000 EU Vessels
Including tuna vessels fishing the expanse of the Pacific Ocean, EU nations lend their flag to a large fleet operating in distant waters. WhoFishesFAR, a new database launched by a range of...
Star of “Wicked Tuna” In Trouble Over Fraud
Cast member of National Geographic’s reality show “Wicked Tuna”, Paul Hebert, could be facing substantial jail time and large fines if he is found guilty of fraudulently claiming state...
Lower Philippine Catches Over First Quarter
The Philippines has experienced a seven percent production loss on skipjack in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA). The overall gross output for...
Thai PM On Tier 3: “Don’t Worry Too Much”
Thailand’s Prime Minister isn’t fretting much over the country’s recent Tier 3 result, as he says “don’t worry too much”, and assures the nation “we just have to keep working.” It’s Thailand’s...
Tri Marine Seiner Lease Turns Into Sale
Following rumors that Tri Marine’s ordered seiner, ‘Cape Coral’, would be leased out to another large tuna fleet, the “loaning” plans have turned into a sale. Speaking to Joe Hamby, CEO of Tri...
Marshall Islands Slips To Tier 3
Automatically downgraded from the Tier 2 Watch List, the Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) has fallen to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The news has been taken to...
Three Air Forces Unable To Find Any IUU Vessels
A month-long surveillance program in the South Pacific, which was carried out by Australia, France and New Zealand, has found only very minor violations of WCPFC conservation measures. A total...
Greenpeace Links Fiji Albacore To Abuse Of Crews
Reports of slave labor on Thai fishing vessels have been dominating news outlets over the past few months, but despite concerns, no reports had yet been directly linked to the tuna industry....
WTPO Reduction Review Delayed By Typhoon
A scheduled meeting of WTPO members to review the effectiveness of an implemented fishing reduction in the Western Pacific was cancelled last week after typhoon Chan-hom hit China. On July...
One Week Left For US LL Fleet?
On course to hit its annual bigeye tuna catch limit next week, the Hawaiian longline fishery could be closed as soon as August 5th this year, three months earlier than 2014. Despite being cut...
Special Hearing At MSC Headquarters On Echebastar
As the certification of the Echebastar Indian Ocean tuna fishery hangs in the balance in an adjudication phase, the MSC will be holding a special hearing on the matter at its headquarters on...
USA Will Strip IUU Fishermen Of Their Boats
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to fight the problem of illegal fishing from foreign vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. The vote on the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated...
On Tier 3, TUF Vows To Audit 100% Of Supply Chain
A Tier 3 ranking for Thailand once again has sparked Thai Union to take action, stating its determination to be a leader and drive change not only in its own supply chain, but throughout the...
PVR To Expand To Small Scale P&L Vessels
After mainly dealing with large scale purse seiners, the ISSF PVR is expanding its range, and as part of a collaborative initiative will be piloting the inclusion of small scale Indonesian...