The French NGO Bloom is suing its home country over alleged infringement procedures involving the operations of the national industrial tuna fleet in African waters. The non-profit has brought...
Tuna Fishing News
ISSF Stock Status Report Says Tuna Overfishing Reduced
ISSF just released its biannual report saying that 61 percent of the global tuna stocks are at a healthy level of abundance and 78 percent are not experiencing overfishing. Skipjack around the...
Somalia Steps Forward Objecting To IOTC FAD Ban
Somalia has objected to the IOTC FAD rule that was put in place last month. The nation (with a small artisanal fleet) did not specify why it objects to the proposal. In its letter, Minister of...
GTA Launches Limited Edition Of Canned ‘Overfished Indian Ocean Yellowfin’
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) unveiled a new “Overfished Indian Ocean Yellowfin” canned product at the ongoing Boston Seafood Show to raise awareness of the overexploitation of this tuna....
Korean ‘Sun Flower 7’ Left Thailand Voluntarily
The Thai Department of Fisheries released a statement clarifying some misrepresentations regarding the Korean-flagged reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’. The officials investigated the origin of...
Ivory Coast Traders Urge Action Against Foreign Cartel
Despite repeated protests, an illegal faux thon (fake tuna) trade persists in Ivory Coast. Samba David, President of the Coalition of Indignants of Côte d'Ivoire (Cici) has denounced the...
Study Reveals Prehistoric Sea Monster Resembled Tuna
The fossil species Dunkleosteus terrelli, the first vertebrate 'superpredator', was probably only 13 feet (four meters) long and resembled a tuna in its size. Research published this month...
Oil Spill Endangers Livelihoods Of Filipino Tuna Fishers
Oil leakage from a sunken tanker off the coast of the Philippines has jeopardized the lives of thousands of fishers and largely destroyed the marine life. The ship ‘MT Princess Empress’...
Korean Reefer Must Leave Thailand Due To IUU Tuna Cargo
Thai authorities have ordered the South Korean-flagged reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ to leave Bangkok port without offloading 4,000 M/T of tuna. A police investigation has revealed that its...
Abidjan Canneries Suffer Whole Round Shortage From FAD Ban
The FAD ban in the Atlantic is ending March 13 and canneries in Abidjan are yearning for an increased supply of raw material. Currently, free school skipjack and yellowfin being landed in the...
Atun Sostenible Group Seeks MSC Cert For EPO Skipjack And Yellowfin
Panamanian organization Atun Sostenible Ltd. S.A is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack and yellowfin in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). The assessment body,...
EU Fishing Sector Welcomes UN High Seas Treaty
Europêche, the organization which speaks for the EU tuna and seafood fishing sector, has welcomed the new landmark High Seas Treaty signed by UN member countries on Saturday. Part of this...
RD Fleet Missing From PNA Vessel List
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) recently released a list of purse seiners that signed up for VDS fishing days in its waters. It is considerably shorter and lacks the RD Fishing...
Maldives Slowly Recovered After A Collapsed Q3
Maldives experienced mixed developments for its exports in the last three months of 2022. According to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), processing companies in the archipelago purchased...
Blow From Dolphin Tail Turns Fatal To Fisher
In an attempt to free three dolphins from a seiner net, a Mexican fisherman who jumped into the water was hit on his head by the tail and did not survive. The purse seiner ‘Conquista’, owned...
Third Seiner Added To Algerian Tuna Fleet
Algeria wants to expand its fishing sector and ordered a new seiner. Corenav – a private shipbuilding and repair company – built the 35-meter seiner named 'Wafid Zinedine'. It was launched at...
Liancheng Launches Two Plastic-Enforced Tuna Vessels
Chinese-owned Liancheng Overseas Fishery (FSM) Co. Ltd bought two new fiberglass reinforced plastic longliners. The company is a subsidiary of Luen Thai Group. The vessels are installed with...
Suspense For Higher Catches Drives Seychelles Skipjack Price Up
In the first two months of the year, the Indian Ocean seiner fleet landed 40 percent less cargo in Seychelles and Mauritius than what was expected. The poor catch is making the industry...
Taiwanese Fishing Vessel Saves Crew Of Sinking US Longliner
Six fishermen heaved a sigh of relief last Thursday. Their tuna longliner 'Sea Smile' sank 545 miles (878 km) southwest of Hawaii, but the crew was rescued by a Taiwanese vessel. The US Coast...
Kenya Shocks By Objecting To IOTC FAD Ban
On March 2, Kenya delivered the jaw-dropping news of informing IOTC that it will not be following the Commission’s FAD rule that was put in place last month. It called into question the...