A Mexican tuna seiner that has been built at an Armon Group shipyard in Gijon, Spain will undergo final checks soon and be ready to begin fishing for tuna in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel is...
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ISSF Wants Stricter FAD Management From RFMOs
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is advocating for stricter FAD management by the global tuna RFMOs. As it stands, no Regional Fisheries Management Organizations...
USD 27 Million To Save Birds From Tuna Hooks And Nets
The BirdLife Partnership is contributing to a USD 27 million-five year project to improve sustainability in tuna fisheries operating on the high seas. The Partnership will offer expertise in...
Spain First To Reject Tuna From Blacklisted Belize
Spain is the first country to announce that from December 21st it will reject imports of tuna and other fishery products from Belize. In line with the European Commission’s decision last month...
Fiji’s 300-Million Dollar Tuna Industry Is Gasping For Breath
Twelve tuna companies in Fiji are struggling for survival, causing the nation’s USD 300 million tuna industry to be gasping for breath. Graham Southwick, President of the Fiji Tuna Boat...
Sri Lanka Inviting Other Asian Nations In Its Waters, To Stop Europeans
The Sri Lankan government is offering the country’s fisheries harbors to foreign vessels from Asian countries, including China, in a fresh bid to prevent European countries from exploiting...
Pacific Islands Should Control High Seas Through Licensing Arrangements
Source: PITIA Press Release Agreement by consensus is not a helpful way to make decisions, and leaves a rather large gap in a process that is meant to manage the largest tuna fishery in the...
Now Up To Pacifical Nations To Reduce Tuna Catches
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement, or PNA, says it is now up to Pacific Island nations to take action on managing their fisheries, following a disappointing outcome at the 10th annual Tuna...
Owners Puts Albacore Boats On Sale
The owner of a local American Samoa fishing company says locally based albacore fishing boats intend to sell their fleet and move out because it’s no longer economical for them to stay....
EC Approval For Bolton, Tri Marine Tuna Growth Deal
The acquisition of a stake in Tri Marine International by Italian consumer goods giant, Bolton Group has been approved by the European Commission, giving the go-ahead for the collaboration of...
MSC checks Supply Chain With DNA tests
Consumers are being assured by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) that products that bear its ecolabel can be confidently regarded as seafood coming from MSC accredited sustainable...
More Mexican Seiners Could Be Constructed In Vigo
Astillero Barreras, shipyard located in Vigo, Spain, could soon sign a contract for the construction of two tuna purse seiners for Mexico. Discussion over the building of the ships comes after...
MSC Launches New Film To Engage Developing World Fisheries
The MSC has launched its new film Our Fisheries, Our Future: Sustainable Fishing in the Developing World. This is the latest initiative to support the positive transformation of seafood...
Tuna Boat Picks Up Floating Woman’s Body
A Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel returned to port in Phuket on Tuesday with the body of a woman found floating in Burmese waters, close to the Thai city of Ranong. The body was found by the...
Greenpeace: EU Expands Tuna Fishing In Pacific Despite Earlier Limit
Global environmental group Greenpeace has expressed disappointment in weak results from the WCPFC meeting in Cairns last week, and say there are “some real areas where things are spiralling...
Philippines Gains New Access To High Seas Pocket 1
Filipino commercial fishermen gained extension for the access to the High Seas Pocket 1, ensuring growth in the country’s fish production and continued revitalization of the tuna...
Philippines And PNG Ink Tuna Monitoring Agreement
Filipino fishermen in Papua New Guinea have always wanted to expand exports of tuna to the European Union. The effort is somewhat stymied by the absence of certificates of origin required by...
Pescanova’s Creditors Urged To Accept 75% Debt Cut
Pescanova’s bank creditors are being urged to accept a reduction of up to 75 percent of debt by financial advisor, Deloitte, or the fishing group will be subjected to liquidation. In...
Caribbean Fisheries Authorities To Discuss Use Of FADs
Fisheries authorities in the Caribbean are looking at prospects for the wider use of FADs in the region. Caribbean countries have been exploring their use for several years in order to...
NGO’s Jointly Present Video On Global Overfishing Problem
A powerful video created by European environmental coalition, OCEAN2012, presents the increasing problem of overfishing across the globe. The footage explains that since the start of...