Oman announced the setting up of 12 fish farming projects with total cost of OMR 160 million (USD 415 million) after receiving approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water...
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Mexican Seiner Rescues Pregnant Woman And Two Men From Stranded Sailboat
The purse seiner ‘Clarión’ rescued a three-person crew after their sailboat 'Ocean Bound' was found adrift at sea off the Mexican Jalisco coast. All were safely transferred to a hospital in...
Longline Atlantic Albacore Fishery Inches Toward MSC Certification
The Tuna Alliance Atlantic Albacore Fishery is close to gaining its MSC certification. The conformity assessment body SCS Global Services has given passing scores to all four Units of...
Cadíz Almadrabas Ready To Start But Quota Disappoints
The Spanish Almadraba bluefin fishing is about to start and the “traps” are ready to catch the majestic fish. The Cadiz Almadrabas, organized to sell the fish during the year, is complaining...
EU Also Objects Against IOTC FAD Ban Due To Limits On Its Supply Vessels
EU recently declared it is objecting to the IOTC FAD measure and one of the reasons is that it limits the operations of its supply vessels. On Wednesday, the European Commission announced that...
Taiwanese Port Lands Its Biggest Tuna After A Decade
A harbor in the eastern Taiwanese region of Yilan reported its first bluefin catch for 2023, which also broke the size record of ten years. The fish, weighing 320 kg, was caught near Diaoyutai...
Atunsa’s Legal Win Over Family Of Sailor Who Died Of Malaria On Board Seiner
The family of a Spanish sailor who died of malaria in 2009 while working on Atunsa’s purse seiner has lost a legal battle against the tuna company. The wife and four children of the worker...
FCF Purse Seine Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
The FCF Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) fishery has received the MSC blue logo for its bigeye catches and has also been re-certified for skipjack and yellowfin. SCS Global...
Study Says Overfishing Tuna Will Impact Seabirds Due To Hunting Relationship
Tuna and seabirds play a major role in the food chain because they contribute to the stability and persistence of marine ecosystems through top-down control. This is especially important for...
EU Says No To IOTC FAD Ban And Proposes MP For Tuna
After much anticipation of what the EU would do after IOTC passed a measure for a FAD ban, the bloc has finally put down its foot, saying no to the three-month dFAD prohibition. The European...
Piracy Incidents Declining In Major Atlantic Tuna Fishing Ground
Data show that hijacking vessels in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa have declined but last month a Danish-owned oil tanker ‘Monjasa Reformer’ was boarded and some sailors are still missing....
Tuna Breaks Fishing Rod Into Halves And Other Social Media Trends
The captain and crew of the 'Dolphin Express' charter fishing boat beamed with excitement when they shared their 56-hour long “Texas Safari” expedition. Skipper Tim Oestreich and his team were...
Balfegó To Install First Bluefin Cages In Basque Country Waters
Spanish firms Grupo Balfegó and research center AZTI are joining hands to install bluefin submersible cages close to the coastal town of Getaria located in Basque country. The project –...
Is Costa Rican Fisheries Minister In Hot Water For Not Applying Tuna Law?
The Attorney General’s (AG) Office in Costa Rica is currently investigating an anonymous complaint against Víctor Carvajal Porras, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). It has been...
FCF Albacore Longline Fishery Wants MSC Certification
The Taiwanese seafood company FCF Co., Ltd is aiming for an MSC certification for its longline-caught albacore in the Atlantic Ocean. The certification assessment body, Control Union (UK)...
Prince Edward Island Fishers Sue Canadian Govt Over Tuna Allocation
The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA) is challenging the Canadian government’s decision to not increase its Atlantic bluefin quota. The group is arguing that authorities...
El Niño “Alert” Status Continues, Latin American Industry Keeps Fingers Crossed
The Multisector Commission of the National Study of the El Niño phenomenon (Enfen) maintains the “alert status" for El Niño. Experts conclude that as conditions continue to develop (at least...
Where Should EM Cameras Be Placed On Purse Seiners?
In the Indian Ocean where several species are overfished, electronic monitoring (EM) might be one of the keys to ensuring vessels are complying with conservation measures. Ahead of the IOTC...
IO Tuna Price Stable, Filling Bangkok Gap Proves Profitable
March was a better fishing month for the Indian Ocean seiner fleet. The tuna catch increased slightly and the skipjack price rose. However, boat owners found selling to Bangkok was a more...
CAB Says FCF Can Add Bigeye To WCPO/PNA MSC Certification
The final draft report of the MSC re-certification of the FCF fishery WPSTA in the WCPO has been published. The auditor recommends the MSC logo be granted once again, but this time it is also...