The Thai Union Group has been accused of conning customers with empty sustainability promises. UK non-profit Shark Guardian said that a global seafood company that supplies more than a third...
Tuna Fishing News
Biologist Missing After Two Seiners Collide In Galapagos
The Ecuadorian navy is conducting a search operation to find a biologist who is missing after the Venezuelan-flagged seiner ‘Canaima,’ on which he was onboard, collided with another Ecuadorian...
Orthongel’s President Demands Level-Playing Field For Sustainable French Fleet
The French purse seine fleet under Orthongel recently received the MSC certification for its Atlantic skipjack and yellowfin tuna catches. Atuna caught up with Xavier Leduc, President of...
EU Proposes One Month Fishing Ban In Indian Ocean For All Vessels
The IOTC annual meeting has been underway since Monday and several issues have already been debated. The EU has proposed a month fishing closure for all gears to help rebuild the yellowfin...
Chinese Launch AI On Tuna Vessels To Boost Transparency
The Chinese have developed a new first-of-its-kind tuna fishing forecasting system. The ‘Haiying AI system,’ released earlier this month, applies artificial intelligence (AI) and fisheries...
Food Vlogger’s Coffee With Tuna Goes Viral & Other Social Media Stories
Tuna is an ideal combination with several food items, but lately, social media influencers have been trying some bizarre combinations to gain attention. Singaporean food vlogger Calvin Lee,...
Pacific Nations Want Zone-Based Limits For South Pacific Albacore
Fisheries authorities from the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), RFMO observers, and NGOs recently finished their discussions on Pacific tuna fisheries. They gathered at the Forum...
Founder Of ParleVliet & Van Der Plas Passed Away At 97
Dirk Parlevliet, founder of Dutch ParleVliet & Van Der Plas (P&P) fishing company, died on April 17 at the age of 97. He started the trading firm in 1949 with his brothers-in-law Jan...
The Curtain Rises For IOTC Annual Meeting
The 28th Session of the Commission started today in Bangkok. Some of the main topics on the table were United Kingdom’s membership status in the IOTC, management of dFADs, rebuilding yellowfin...
EU Clears Stand On Tuna Fishing Agreement With Senegal
The EU and Senegal will continue their ongoing tuna fishing agreement. This was confirmed by Jean-Marc Pisani, the EU ambassador to Senegal, amid reports that the African nation is evaluating...
Second Omani Seiner Close To Start IO Operations
Spain’s Zamakona Shipyard successfully conducted the sea trial of purse seiner ‘Adamas’ last week. The vessel, ordered by Fisheries Development Oman, was launched in October 2023 and will be...
Orthongel Hits Back At French NGO Bloom’s “False Claims”
This week French NGO Bloom published two reports accusing the EU tuna fishing industry of opaque and misleading practices and operating polluting fishing practices using drifting FADs (dFADs)....
How Likely Will IOTC Decide On A FAD Ban?
The annual meeting of the IOTC will start next week in Bangkok and many member states, organizations, and NGOs submitted their proposal and recommendations. There are many issues to be...
Allegations Over IPNLF & Burton’s Meddling In IOTC
Over the past few months, several international news sites have published articles about the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) lobbying activities in the IOTC. They also alleged...
Report Reveals IUU Fishing Impacts On Developing Nations’ Economies
A London-based think tank report revealed how massive IUU fishing of distant-water fleets in Ecuador, Ghana, Senegal, Peru, and the Philippines has been negatively impacting their economies....
New Zealand Funds Lab To Study Climate Change Impact On Tuna
New Zealand has partnered with The Pacific Community (SPC) to open a new science facility in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to study in detail the climate change impact on tuna fisheries. New Zealand...
Scientists Warn Over State Of WCPO Yellowfin
Fisheries scientists, policymakers, and advisors from Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines (VIP) discussed the urgency to protect yellowfin stocks in the WCPO at a recent delegation. They...
Marshall Islands Longline Fishery Gets Blue Logo For Albacore
The Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) achieved MSC certification for its North Pacific albacore catches. The fishery’s yellowfin and bigeye catch were already certified in 2019. Last...
Greenpeace Calls On US Authorities For Action Against Bumble Bee
Greenpeace has again pointed an acussing finger at tuna coming from the Taiwanese longliner ‘Da Wang’ because of forced labor on board. Greenpeace issued an unprecedented call on May 1,...
European Commission Extends Aid For EU Fishing Sector
The European Commission agreed to extend the provisions of the ‘Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework’ (TCTF) until December 31, 2024, to address the challenges faced by the European...