NOAA has announced new regulations for the Pacific bluefin according to the latest conservation measure adopted by the IATTC in September. The proposed rule would implement annual and trip...
Tuna Fishing News
North Pacific Albacore Catches In 2023 Hit Decade-Low
The albacore stock in the North Pacific Ocean (NPO) is healthy but catches hit a 10-year low in 2023, the International Scientific Committee (ISC) recently said. The drop in landings by the US...
French Polynesian Longline Volumes Rose Dramatically Over 5 Years
French Polynesia has a small national tuna fleet that comprises longliners and artisanal vessels that mainly catch albacore. Over the past five years, they have increased their catches by a...
Parts Of Colombian Tuna Seiner Recovered, Fishers Still Missing
The Ecuadorian Navy is searching extensively for the 21 fishermen who were on the Colombian-flagged tuna seiner 'Patricia Lynn' which went missing on December 21 while fishing off the Manta...
Maldivian Economy Impacted From Poor Tuna Sector’s Performance
The purchase of pole-and-line tuna by domestic processors declined by 44.9 percent up to November in 2024 according to the latest Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) report. The consequences for...
US West Coast Governors Request Aid For Suffering Albacore Fishers
US governors on the West Coast want government aid to help the ailing albacore fishing sector. They called for a federal fishery disaster to support communities reliant on the industry after...
Uncertainty Over 17 Crew Members After Contact With Seiner Lost
Colombia-flagged purse seiner 'Patricia Lynn' disappeared from the radar on the night of December 21. Family and authorities fear for the fate of its 17 crew members, mostly citizens of Manta,...
Japanese Fisher Who Caught Most Expensive Bluefin Dead After Boat Capsized
Two Japanese fishermen lost their lives last week when they were fishing for bluefin ahead of the auction at the Toyosu market to be held next month. The captain, 70-year-old Ryoichi Fujieda,...
Ex-Fishermen From Seatech Resume Protest To Be Heard
Former workers of Colombia-based Seatech International protested for the second time on December 16. The producer of canned tuna brand Van Camps is accused of late payment and exclusion of...
NOAA Announces Changes To Magnuson-Stevens Act
The US is gearing up to make some changes to the existing regulations of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, crucial to the management of tuna and other fisheries within national waters. The final rule...
Year In Review
2024 is coming to a close and what a year it has been for the global tuna industry. The Red Sea Crisis pushed freight prices to the peak in April hindering canned tuna trade but the delayed...
PNG Ports Handled Largest Transshipments In November
Transshipments in PNA ports dropped in November despite increased catches that month. Most of the activity was carried out in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ports. A total of 75,200 tons of tuna were...
Cook Islands Tuna Fleet Captures Dropped In 2023
The tuna catches of Cook Islands' industrial domestic fleet – comprising longliners and purse seiners – plummeted in 2023. Climate variations linked to El Niño and absence of chartered vessels...
Vietnamese Processors Disappointed As Business Dropped In November
Vietnam was expecting exponential growth in its tuna exports as 2024 comes to a close. But business in November was disappointing for the Asian nation’s tuna producers. Export sales value for...
Daily Skipjack Catches In WCPO Showed Improvement In November
The overall catch rate in the WCPO in November increased by 13 percent compared to the previous month. Vessels also fished a lot more skipjack daily, mostly in the high seas and the Papua New...
US Senators Push For Stronger Action Against IUU Fishing With New Bill
Earlier this week, two US senators pushed for bipartisan legislation named the Global Fisheries Act of 2024 to combat IUU fishing and prevent the sale, supply, or purchase of endangered...
India’s Intervention Yet Again Blocks WTO Fisheries Subsidies Talks
India has demanded alterations to the fisheries subsidies draft negotiation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting held in Geneva earlier this week. The country, which has lately been...
High Skipjack Catches Boosted WCPO Seiner Volumes In November
Purse seine captains increased their fishing operations in the WCPO in November compared to the previous month. Seiners netted more skipjack, small yellowfin and bigeye. The operations were...
Fijian Longliner Catches Plummet To Six-Year Low
The Fijian national tuna longlining fleet shrunk drastically in the past six years. The COVID-pandemic also impacted vessel operations which led to reduced volumes of albacore, yellowfin, and...
Are Worries About Indian Ocean Yellowfin Population Over?
Is the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock recovering. IOTC scientists certainly seem to think so as they recently concluded that the yellowfin population is healthy, even though it was established...