In opposition to PNG’s Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project in Madang, local clan fishermen say the industrial tuna processing park project, which has been under development for more than...
Tuna Fishing News
Greensticks Praised For Rapid Tuna Catches
Increased catches and an abundance of tuna stocks are claimed to be the results of a fishing method that uses greensticks to attract yellowfin selectively. This method has already been proven...
Thinking Big With Latest Vessel Launch
Announcing the introduction of the Easter period, the President of Venezuela inaugurated the launch of a new tuna vessel to mark the increase of Venezuela’s independent production, and its...
The 5 Asian Fleets Dominating WCPO Skipjack
Climbing 15.5 percent in just three years, the total global skipjack catch peaked at over a hefty 2.65 million tons for 2013. Five Asian nations, all concentrated in the WCPO, reeled in more...
Australian Tuna Brands’ Big Bet On Pole & Line
“Pole and line fishing, the method embraced by Sirena, is still central to the way of life and income in large parts of Indonesia, the Maldives and the Pacific Islands.” This is what...
ISSF Highlights FAD Research & Recommendations
The latest industry initiative from ISSF comes with the launch of a new ‘infographic’ poster, detailing the research and progress the organization has done in terms of mitigating the impact of...
Tax Break To Guard Competiveness In Ecuadorian Tuna Sector
The Ecuadorian tuna industry has just been handed a very valuable exemption, and to allow business to continue without obstruction, the sector will be excused from paying income taxes for the...
“TUF Should Eliminate Slavery From Its Entire Supply Chain”
Cutting off just one supplier linked to slavery isn’t enough for some, as they make it clear that they think Thai Union needs to look seriously at its entire supply chain. Stressing that the...
5 Nations That Reduced Their Catch In 2013
Between 2012 and 2013, some nations’ tuna catch-figures dropped small flights, and in some cases, have been falling year on year. Here’s five of the world’s top tuna fishing nations that...
The Indian Ocean Hub Very Few Know About
Despite its success, Port Diego Suarez is not hugely known in the sector, as it’s surrounded by competing tuna ports in the Seychelles and Mauritius, and actually has just one processing plant...
Yellowfin Decline Thought To Be Purse Seiner Driven
With the pending prospect of selling more fishing days, fishermen in the Cook Islands have reported that purse seiner fishing activity may be having an impact on yellowfin catches this year....
Echebastar Free-School MSC On Its Final Stretch?
The Indian Ocean Echebastar purse seine free-school fishery, outputting over 10,000 tons per year, has been given a thumbs-up from independent fishery auditors, and while successful MSC...
Treaty Talks: Lots Of Chat But Little Action
After lots of talk and significant friction among involved parties, US Treaty negotiations have resulted in little action. As confirmed by sources representing both US boatowners and PNA...
Tuna Fisheries First To Be Confronted With EU Bycatch Reduction Policies
With the introduction of the EU’s bycatch landing obligation under the 2013 reformed Common Fisheries Policy, tuna fisheries will be first to be confronted with the new law to reduce...
SKJ Price Fall, Part Of Global Food Commodity Trend?
While many warn of a future of food shortages, and in the tuna industry, of exhaustion of the resource, for now it seems like a global oversupply is in our hands. Mirroring the trend of global...
ISSF President: Passion Gets In The Way Of Science
Discussing the conflicting debates between passionate and science based parties in the tuna industry, ISSF’s President, Susan Jackson gave an inspirational speech for the Technology,...
EPO Dolphins Could Be Doing Better Than We Were Told
Decades of fishery science, including that which backs issues related to dolphin-safe, could be proven wrong, as abundance estimates for EPO dolphin populations over the last few decades have...
Thai Union Drops Supplier Linked To Slave Labor Fish
Thai Union has taken immediate action and severed ties with a supplier that was named in a new report as having a potential link to slave labor. The investigation findings, released just last...
PNA CEO Criticized For Tough Remarks
Criticizing comments from the PNA CEO, a Maori NZ Labor Party fisheries spokesman, Rino Tirikatene, has said that words used were “downright rude,” and do not reflect well on the PNA...
Atuna Readers Offer Fresh Perspectives On Fishery Closure
Sometimes even the major players in this industry fail to see the bigger picture on specific matters, and it’s up to the rest to point out a new perspective. Well, the last few weeks have been...