The Ministers of Indian Ocean tuna nations Seychelles and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding last month to establish a framework to collaborate in fisheries and the blue economy. “This...
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Maldivian Tuna Exports Rose In Q1, Canned Business Still Sluggish
Maldivian processors purchased slightly higher volumes of frozen whole round skipjack and yellowfin in Q1 2025. They also had a good start this year as they increased their tuna exports...
MSC Million Dollar Funds For Tuna And Other Fisheries
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced USD 2 million for sustainable fishing "to support innovation and research in marine life protection" in 2025. Out of the 12 projects for which...
Pakistan’s Big Ambitions To Revamp Its Tuna Fishing Industry
The 25,000 tons of tuna fishing quota that Pakistan secured during the IOTC annual meeting last month has prompted the nation to work on a new fisheries policy. The government claimed to have...
Dongwon’s Future Leader Begins Journey In Company
Earlier this month, Kim Dong-chan, a third generation family member of Dongwon, joined as a staff member in the marine and fisheries division of Dongwon Industries. The 25-year old is the...
Will US Senate Approve Much-Anticipated Amendments To Pacific Tuna Treaty?
Earlier this week, a breakthrough was made in the amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). It was passed in the US House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate for...
Peru Takes A Step Forward To Tighten IUU Fishing Monitoring In Its EEZ
A Peruvian government agency has partnered with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) to tighten IUU fishing monitoring in the South American nation’s EEZ. Several Peruvian and foreign-flagged vessels...
Mauritania Makes Progress In Tuna Fisheries Transparency
Mauritania has become the second country, after Seychelles, to achieve a ‘compliant status’ in implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) standard. This underlines the nation's...
Other RFMOs Will Not Adopt Skipjack TAC In Near Future
IOTC adopted a historic skipjack quota for fleets at its Annual Meeting that concluded in April. No other tuna RFMO has such limits. Though skipjack in the Indian Ocean is not overfished, the...
IUU Fishing Coalition Analyzed Import Control Rules Of Major Tuna Buying Nations
The EU IUU Fishing Coalition recently released a report outlining the importance of major tuna and other seafood buying nations to strengthen their harmonized import controls. The study...
Gulf Of Guinea Monitoring Strengthened For Tuna Fleet’s Safety
The Gulf of Guinea is a strategic region for EU fishing vessels’ tuna operations. In the wake of increasing “maritime crimes”, monitoring will be tightened in this region. A contract to secure...
Ecuadorian Seiner Rescues Five Fishers Adrift In Pacific Ocean For 55 Days
Three Peruvian and two Colombian fishermen were rescued by Ecuador-flagged purse seiner 'Aldo' off the Galapagos Islands last week. The Ecuadorian Navy (Armada del Ecuador) posted this on its...
Dakartuna Baffled By EU Officials’ Apathy Over Tuna Vessels Moored In Senegal
Dakartuna continues to seek answers from the EU on the fate of four pole-and-liners moored in Dakar after the discontinuation of the EU-Senegal tuna fishing agreement last November. Miguel...
Pacific Islands Laud Decade Of Cooperating In Monitoring Tuna Fisheries
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) stated that at the 7th Meeting of the Parties in Niue last week, fisheries officials from the 17 tuna-rich Pacific Island nations celebrated a decade of...
Cape Verde Fisheries Official Calls EU Deal “Mature Agreement”
Cape Verde has granted licenses to 21 EU fishing boats to catch tuna in its EEZ, which would add millions of euros to the African nation’s coffers. Carlos Monteiro, National Director of...
Tri Marine’s NFD Adds New Seiner To Fleet
The Solomon Islands National Fisheries Development (NFD), a key affiliate of Tri Marine, has added a new purse seiner, ‘Solomon Amber,’ to its tuna fleet. The length of the vessel was...
Somalia Miffed At IOTC Over New Skipjack And Bigeye Quotas
Somalia officially submitted its objection to IOTC’s new skipjack quota and allocation of a 15 percent increase in bigeye for all fleets. The African nation stated that the move “severely...
Frozen Yellowfin Falls On Thai Truck Driver
In a freak accident, a truck driver was injured after a 40 kg frozen yellowfin fell on his head at a port in Samut Prakan in south central Thailand. The incident happened on Wednesday...
Is A South Korea & Solomon Islands Tuna Partnership In The Pipeline?
Fisheries officials of South Korea and Solomon Islands met in Seoul last week to discuss ways to strengthen fisheries ties between both nations. The Bina Harbor Tuna Processing Plant project...
How Trustworthy Are Sustainable Labels On Canned Tuna In Australia?
Are canned tuna sold in Australia as sustainable as they claim in their packaging? Aussie researchers who are analyzing greenwashing in the tuna sector recently conducted a study. They...