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....
Tuna Fishing News
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...
Many Honored Tuna On World Tuna Day
The eighth edition of World Tuna Day gained a lot of attention this year. Atuna summarized several in its articles and create a puzzle whose results we gave you here. On social media, various...
Taiwanese Tuna Fishers Threaten Greenpeace With Lawsuit Over Documentary
Taiwanese tuna fisheries groups are pushing the international NGO Greenpeace to take out the documentary ‘Before You Eat’ from online media. The film shows footage of Taiwanese fishing boats...
Somalia Points A Finger At IOTC’s Catch Allocation Regime
Somalia is unhappy with IOTC's tuna allocation system. In a letter dated April 23 to the RFMO, the Somalian Minstry of Fisheries rejected the catches of other nations in its EEZ, between 1990...
ISSF Shows How Fishers Can Build Their Own Jelly-FADs
Jelly-FADs have proven effective in mitigating the environmental impacts caused by dFADs in oceans. On World Tuna Day, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published a...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
The much-awaited day to celebrate tuna, a fish that provides food security and livelihoods for millions of people across the globe, is here. The UN General Assembly, in December 2016, voted to...
World Tuna Day Puzzle
Today, the world celebrates tuna as a food source of great economic value to millions of people across the globe. World Tuna Day was established by the UN in 2016 to hightlight the importance...
WCPO Yellowfin Catches At A Low In 2024
WCPO yellowfin catches by purse seiners have been low for months. In March, the catches for both large and small yellowfin increased slightly but the continued low supply is impacting the...
Major Global Highlights April 2024
Skipjack prices in Bangkok and Seychelles witnessed a slight drop in April. In a historical move, the EU announced tightening regulations on human rights and environmental rules for tuna...
Azores MP Accuses Regional Bigeye Fishery Of “Disastrous” Management
The Socialist Party (SP) of Azores in Portugal has expressed its concern over the regional government not taking effective measures to manage its pole-and-line bigeye fishing. Parliamentarian...
Consumers Buy Seafood For Health Reasons But Still Prefer Cheaper Options
Caroline Holmes, Senior Director of GlobeScan talked about the various push and pull factors that have changed the seafood eating habits of consumers such as switching to cheaper canned tuna...
GSA Says Wi-Fi Connectivity Is Critical For Crew But Complex To Implement
There is an increasing call for Wi-Fi connectivity for crew on board fishing vessels from NGOs and sailors themselves. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), released a report on providing Wi-Fi...
Cepesca Wants “Exceptional Aid” For Spanish Fishing Sector
The Spanish fishing association Cepesca wants the government to grant “exceptional aid” to the sector in 2024 considering the high fishing costs and market instability. It sent a letter last...
Vietnam Leaves No Stone Unturned To Remove EU Yellow Card
Vietnam is strengthening the monitoring of its tuna fishing sector ahead of the European Commission team’s visit to inspect whether the EU yellow card on tuna and seafood imports should be...
Micronesia Transshipped Record High Tuna Volumes In March
Transshipments at PNA ports increased in March due to higher tuna catches. The volume rose by 17 percent and three-quarters of the transfers were made in the western region of the WCPO....