Manta processors are gearing up for a low supply of fish, due to the veda in two weeks. Skipjack catches have dropped, but the fish size seiners are catching in the EPO is mostly large....
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Costa Rica’s Tuna Quota Fully Sold To Foreign Vessels
Costa Rica recently allotted its IATTC tuna quota to foreign-flagged purse seiners fishing in its EEZ. A major portion, comprising 60 percent, was allocated to vessels associated with new...
Senators Snub Trump’s Demand To Cut Down NOAA Funding
US President Donald Trump announced a massive budget cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) earlier this year. However, legislators are not budging under pressure...
Study Sheds Light On How aFADs Function In Maldivian Tuna Fishery
A new study has offered insight into how anchored fish aggregating devices (aFADs) are used by tuna in the Maldives, one of the world’s major pole-and-line tuna fisheries. Researchers from...
Coalition Wants EU To Address Key IUU Fishing Issues In Ocean Pact
A group of environmental groups have welcomed the European Commission’s Ocean Pact which was unveiled on June 5 ahead of the ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. However, it is...
Non-EU-Flagged Vessels’ Skipjack WR Export To The Bloc Witnessed Setback
The imports of frozen whole round skipjack into the EU dropped drastically in the first quarter of 2025. Seychelles-flagged seiners were the major suppliers of the product to EU processors....
Maldives-China Tuna Trade Moving At Snail’s Pace
Earlier this year, China and the Maldives entered into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), under which the latter can export tuna products to the the Asian nation duty-free. However, Maldivian...
US Senate Gives Green Light To Bill Against Illegal Tuna Imports
The US is determined to take strong steps to protect its fishermen. Yesterday, the US Senate unanimously passed the ‘Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act,’ aimed at preventing...
Bermeo World Tuna Capital Takes Sustainability Discussions To UN
The Bermeo World Tuna Capital (BWTC) executives are currently in New York to participate in the UN High-Level Political Forum. Two events were lined out, one that took place yesterday and...
Korea’s Famous Busan Tuna And Fish Market To Get Facelift
Busan is all set to get a renovated fish market, which would be one of the largest tuna and other seafood hubs in the country. The Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced yesterday...
PNG Refuses To Budge On Hard Stance On Deep Sea Mining
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is determined not to allow deep-sea mining near its waters. Prime Minister James Marape recently underlined his strong disagreement to deep-sea mining in the Bismarck...
Fiji Budget Allocates Millions Of Dollars To Tuna Sector
The Fijian government announced its 2025-26 budget earlier this month. Alitia Bainivalu, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, said that FJD 24.9 million (USD 11.03 million) is allocated to...
Gaps In IOTC Catch Data Present Challenges But Quality Is Improving
The IOTC Technical Committee on Allocation Criteria (TCAC) is ongoing this week in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and will run until Thursday. Participants are discussing the allocation system for TACs...
CNFC Forecasts Profits In H1 Despite Poor Q1 Results
State-owned deep-sea tuna fishing company China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC) Overseas Fisheries recently announced its forecast for the January to June period. It expects an increase...
Pew Executive Explains Why PB Stocks Are Under Threat Post Crucial Meeting
The recovery of Pacific bluefin stocks has been great news, but now experts are worried about the stock in the long run. The recently concluded Working Group Meeting on Pacific bluefin...
PNA Ports Handled Lower Tuna Volumes In May
Lower tuna volumes were headed to Asian processing hubs as transshipments in PNA ports dropped by 11 percent in May, compared to the previous month. Most of the activities took place in Papua...
Can New Game-Changing Site Help EU Tuna Fishers?
Last week, EU workers and employers in the tuna and other seafood fisheries sector launched a new website, 'Social Dialogue Sea Fisheries', to share resources and drive forward joint action on...
WCPO Purse Seiners’ Daily Catch Rate Improved In May
The overall catch rate in the WCPO increased in May, propelled by successful skipjack fishing, compared to the previous month. Most of the tunas were netted in the EEZs of Nauru and Papua New...
Is IOTC Approaching A New Allocation System?
The IOTC will be discussing a fair catch allocation system for all commercial tuna and swordfish in its convention area at the 15th meeting of its Technical Committee on Allocation Criteria...
Bolton Sold Via Oceán Seiners To Pacific Ocean Companies
The Bolton Group has sold two of the three purse seiners of its subsidiary Via Oceán. Both vessels left Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for Panama and are owned by two Latin American companies. The last...