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Iranian Gillnets Capture The Most Longtail In Indian Ocean
The IOTC recently published a review of the longtail (Thunnus tonggol) fishery data in its convention area. Iranian gillnets caught the most number of fish, accounting for 65.3 percent of the...
Spanish Seiner Returns To Port After Catching Fire
The ‘Txori Zuri’, a purse seiner owned by the Spanish company Compania Internacional De Pesca y Derivados, S.A (Inpesca), caught fire in its main engine last week while fishing in the Indian...
Kiribati And China Sign Blue Partnership MoU
Kiribati and China signed an MoU to enrich their “blue partnership” and develop marine cooperation in other areas. Kiribati’s Fisheries Minister and a delegation of officials had visited China...
Ghana Takes Step Toward Transparency In Tuna Fisheries
Ghana has committed to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) intending to make a positive difference to its tuna fisheries. Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Ghanaian Minister for Fisheries...
Ricardo Fuentes Group’s Former Directors In Hot Water For Illegal Bluefin Tuna Scandal
More information about the Spanish court case involving millions of dollars in illegal bluefin trading is emerging. The world’s largest bluefin company, the Ricardo Fuentes Group and two of...
San Diego’s Tuna Harbor All Set To Get A Revamp?
Driscoll Wharf on Shelter Island, a popular tuna harbor off the San Diego port, is likely to be redeveloped soon. The wharf is known for tuna fishing activities and several tuna vessels are...
Silla Catches In WCPO Gets The Blue Tick
Korean company Silla's skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye catches in the Pacific Ocean have been MSC certified. The US Pacific Tuna Group, one of the main suppliers of fish to the StarKist...
Tuna RFMOs Must Have Stricter Measures To Eliminate Ghost Gear
All five RFMOs must work on strengthening their conservation and management measures (CMMs) when it comes to tackling ghost gear in oceans. This was revealed in the paper ‘The role of...
Mexican Fisheries Organizations Shocked Over Murder Of Canainpesca President
Minerva Pérez Castro was killed by gunmen on Monday in Ensenada, Baja California in Mexico. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry (Canainpesca) confirmed the murder of...
Mauritian Officials Investigate Drugs Discovery On CFTO Purse Seiner
The 24 crew members of a CFTO-owned purse seiner ‘Drennec’ are being questioned by the Mauritius drug squad after more than three kg of hashish (cannabis) was found to be hidden on board. The...
Neritic Tuna Catches In Indian Ocean Are Increasing Significantly
The catch of neritic tunas or tuna-like species showed an uptick in 2022. The highest caught in this category was frigate tuna followed by kawakawa and tonggol. Bullet tuna catches remained...
Albacora Lends A Helping Hand To Madagascar Small-Scale Tuna Fishers
Spanish tuna fishing company Albacora recently contributed vessel equipment worth MGA 300 million (USD 66,963) to small-scale fishermen in Antsiranana, a port city located in northern...
Senegal Under The Gun To Hasten FiTI Standards Implementation
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has warned that if Senegal does not accelerate its work on enhancing fishing transparency, it can be delisted from the group. The decision was made...
EU-Funded Tuna Fisheries Facility Opens Doors In Seychelles
A new fisheries facility opened in Anse aux Pins on June 28 to provide a wider platform for artisanal tuna fishers to sell their catches. The European Union funded the project as part of...
Bolton Reveals Road Map For Women’s Empowerment In Tuna Sector
Bolton Group is taking a step forward towards inclusivity by conducting several programs for women who work in the tuna industry. This was revealed by Sandra Ochoa Jaramillo, Chief Industrial...
Earthquake Hits World’s Second Largest Tuna Hub
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 hit Manta on July 5 at around 2:07 am. The epicenter was located in the ocean at a depth of approximately 20 km underground, 26.11 km away from Manta. The...
IOTC’s Seabird Bycatch Rule In Effect
Bycatch in tuna longline fisheries is the main driver of decline in seabird populations, such as albatross, worldwide. The ultimate aim of IOTC and its members is to achieve a zero bycatch of...
Dead Bluefin Dumped In Balearic Sea Sparks Anger From Conservationists
Trawlers that target fish for bluefin fattening farms have been rampantly catching this tuna species and discarding them back to the ocean in the Balearic Sea, according to the Spanish...
Pew Pushes FAO For Ecosystem Approach To Build Global Tuna Stocks
Overfishing of tuna and other species continues to be one of the largest threats to the ocean. The Pew Charitable Trusts has tabled a set of recommendations for sustainable tuna fisheries for...