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Tuna Fishing News
Atlantic Skipjack Catches Experienced Sharp Fall In 2023
Overall tuna catches in the Atlantic fell slightly in 2023, resulting from a sharp decline in skipjack volumes. Scientists stated that both the eastern and western skipjack stocks remain...
Solar Ice Maker Project A Critical Aid For Indonesia’s Handline Fishers
The new Solar Ice Maker (SIM) Project is all set to revolutionize the livelihoods of Indonesian tuna handline catchers. These solar-powered panels installed on an Indonesian island, from which...
EU & Africa Make Roadmap For Improving Tuna Sustainability
Africa and the EU have jointly developed a roadmap – based on ocean governance, capacity-sharing, and finance and investment -- for sustainable management of fisheries. The EU and several...
Australia Lends Patrol Boat To Curb IUU Fishing In Tuvaluan Waters
Australia handed over a patrol boat ‘Te Mataili III’ to Tuvalu yesterday to combat IUU fishing within its tuna-rich EEZ. The ceremony held in Western Australia was attended by Tuvalu Prime...
Will WCPFC Close Loophole For At-Sea Transshipment By Longliners?
WCPFC has a regulation that mandates member states to prevent longliners from transshipping at sea unless in-port transfers are proven to be “impractical.” A recent study found repeated port...
Is Cape Verde Choosing Industrial Fishing Over Its Artisanal Fishers?
The Cape Verde government must introduce stronger and more efficient national policies to protect its artisanal tuna fishermen. Brazilian researcher João Paulo Araújo Silva explained that tuna...
Transshipment Study Shows Network Between Longliners & Carriers From Same Country
A recent study from the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) gives an in-depth look into high-seas transshipment activities in the WCPO. Researchers found that there was a...
Sustainability Core Of Fiji’s Ambitious National Fisheries Policy
Fiji is taking strong steps to ensure the sustainability of its tuna-rich EEZ. The island nation endorsed its ambitious National Fisheries Policy (NFP) 2024-2028 in September. Last week, the...
Ghana Fishery Seeks MSC For Purse Seine And Pole And Line Catches
The Ghanaian Tuna Association (GTA) is pursuing MSC certifications for skipjack and yellowfin purse seine and pole-and-line catches in the Atlantic Ocean in two separate assessments. The CAB,...
Chinese Longliner Fleet Increased Its WCPO Operations Over The Years
The number of longliners flagged to China has declined since 2019 but their operations in the WCPFC convention area have increased. The recently published WCPFC annual report of China part 1...
Solomon Islands Roundtable To Push For Bina Harbor Lacks Investor China
Representatives from the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan met last week with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) officials for a roundtable to discuss...
Pesca Azteca-Owned Seiner Partially Damaged By Fire
A fire broke out on Mexican-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘Azteca 8’ last week while it was docked at the fishing pier of Alfredo V Bonfil Industrial Park in Mazatlán. The Pesca Azteca-owned boat...
Tuna Fishing Nations Seek Further Investments From Spain
Ecuador and Seychelles recently highlighted the need for the Spanish tuna fishing sector in supporting their local economic growth and promoting sustainable operations. Executives from the two...
Study Finds Longliners Transshiping At Sea Are Flouting WCPFC Regulation
Longliners and other vessels are not allowed to transship at sea unless “it is impractical” according to a WCPFC management measure. A study by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority...
Profitability And Sustainability Must Go Hand In Hand, Says Spanish Minister
Spanish Fisheries Minister Luis Planas lauded the efforts of his nation’s tuna fleet for promoting sustainability and profitability in the global fishing sector. Planas, who was closing the...
Chinese Port Is Turning Heads For Easing Tuna Landing Procedures
Rongcheng Port in China is gaining appreciation from tuna companies in the country. Earlier this year, its customs department launched a set of initiatives to make landings and other...
Panama Takes A Step Further To Improve Fisheries Transparency
Panama is the latest nation to show its commitment to sustainable management of tuna and other marine resources. The Latin American nation joined the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)...
US Longline Catches Showed Uptick In 2023 As Fleet Grew
In 2023, the US and its territorial longliners captured the second-largest volumes of highly migratory species (HMS) such as tuna, billfish, and swordfish in the WCPFC convention area, among...
Fishing Ban In EPO Generates Thousands Of Jobs In Manta Port
The first veda in the EPO ended on October 8, allowing a part of the seiner fleets to resume their normal operations. Within the coming month, the tuna supply to canneries in Manta is expected...