Mauritanian Fisheries Ministry has signed an agreement with Japan Tuna Group authorizing 25 of its longliners to catch tuna in Mauritanian waters. The five-year deal was sealed in Tokyo on...
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Pew’s Upcoming Event Will Underline Future Of AI In Fisheries
Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms have revolutionized the way global businesses function and can facilitate operations in the fisheries sector. The Pew Charitable Trusts is organizing its...
IO Seiner Fleet Worried About Current Skipjack Catch Level
With crews returning from their seasonal leave and seiners have been assigned a new 2023 yellowfin quota, the Indian Ocean tuna fleet resumed its operations. However, the first catch reports...
IMO’s New GHG Emission Reduction Measures Came Into Effect
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has for years addressed the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and agreed on a strategy for vessels. The direct consequence, as of...
TunaDrone Maker Aims To Expand It For Multiple Tuna Operations
The Spanish Navy has closed a deal with Marine Instruments -- a company engaged in the development and manufacture of marine technology -- to purchase three M5D- Airfox UAV Systems - initially...
Five-Hour Fishing Battle And Other Social Media Trends
Anglers Break Record With 900-pound Bluefin Catch Captain John Cruise and his fellow anglers were in for a surprise when they landed a 900-pound bluefin (408 kg) off the coast of North...
FISH Standard Aims For More Recognition, Applies For SSCI Bench Marking
Social sustainability issues such as forced labor and poor working conditions on board vessels are widely discussed in the tuna fishing industry. Many certifications aim to bring more...
IATTC Concludes 2-Year Study On DFAD Impact On Turtle Bycatch
The IATTC staff have been rigorously researching how to reduce the impact of drifting FADs on sea turtles. The RFMO will soon publish several reports on a two-year study conducted with experts...
IOTC Announces Yellowfin Catch Limits For 2023
The IOTC has released its yellowfin limits for 2023 for all tuna fishing fleets catching the species in the Indian Ocean Convention Area. An interim plan for rebuilding the IO yellowfin stock...
Two Longliners With Illegal Loads Of Diesel Seized
The Mauritius National Coast Guard (NCG) recently intercepted a Taiwanese and a Spanish-flagged vessel -- Hung Jie Wei No 21 and Franivan, respectively -- for carrying diesel illegally and...
Second Life For Recovered FAD Buoys
A new initiative – Project ReCon – aims to give a second life to the sonar buoys connected to fish aggregating devices used by seiners. Spanish provider of satellite buoys,...
Indonesian Archipelago Fishermen Hope For Better Days
The fisher folk from the small-scale tuna fishery in the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia, are taking construction work or other odd jobs to make ends meet. The unfavorable stormy weather looming...
Zahara de los Atunes Hosts Unique Tuna Artwork As Christmas Nears
The Spanish village of Zahara de los Atunes, popular for its almadrabas fishery, is gearing up to celebrate Christmas in full-swing after the two years of global pandemic. Its local...
Year In Review: 2022
What a year 2022 has been! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of the year shocked the international community and set off a chain of events that hit the global tuna industry’s...
Cepesca’s Steps To Attract Young People To Fishing Sector Successful
The EU fishing industry is sorely in need of more people. In Spain, just like in other parts of the EU, it is difficult to attract the younger generation to work in the fisheries sector. Media...
Philippines Yellowfin Catches Rise By 20% In 2022
Philippines-flagged vessels’ overall tuna catches in the first nine months remained relatively similar compared to Q1-Q3 2021, with yellowfin tonnages showing the biggest...
China Accuses US Of “Double Standards” Over Blacklisting Its Longliners
China has responded to the blacklisting of its longliners by the US over alleged IUU fishing and human rights abuses. The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Mao Ning, trashed...
New AI Ultrasound Tech To Assess Quality Of Frozen Tuna
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will make it possible to determine the quality of frozen tuna without cutting it. The technique is being developed by Japanese-based Fujitsu...
EU-UK Agree On Albacore Limit For 2023
The EU has concluded negotiations with the UK regarding the fishing opportunities of the EU fleet in British waters and to jointly manage the 74 stocks in both nations' EEZs in a sustainable...
NOAA Orders Wespac To Pay Back Over USD 800,000
NOAA’s Acquisition and Grants Office has ruled that Wespac, the Council representing the fishing industry in the US territories, has to return more than USD 800,000 within the next 30 days....