It was an eventful September with skipjack prices in trading hubs soaring and tuna company Bumble Bee accused of human rights issues in its supply chain. See below for the major news stories...
Tuna Fishing News
WCPFC Annual Meeting To Be Held Next Month
The upcoming annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting will be held in-person after nearly three years of virtual gatherings. The meeting will take place between...
EU & Madagascar To Sign New Fishing Agreement Soon
The EU and Madagascar are days away from signing a new fishing agreement. It took seven rounds of negotiations to reach an amicable conclusion given that the Madagascans wanted the Europeans...
Maldivian Pole-And-Liner Records 57 Ton Catch In One Day
Maldivian pole-and-liner 'TS Line' has set a record for the amount of tuna caught in one day. It captured 57 M/T tuna around Kooddoo island. Now that the monsoon season is over, tuna catching...
South Korean Business Converts Used Seiner Nets To High-Quality Fishing Gear
South Korean business, Sustainable Technology of Net (STN) has developed a technology that can reuse decommissioned or discarded tuna fishing nets for high-quality fishing gear. The company...
Colombian Film On Albacore Tuna Fishing & Other Tuna Trends
La Pesca del Atún Blanco (Catching the White Tuna) is the debut feature of Maritza Blanco. The film is a tribute to Afro-Colombian women and their unbreakable spirits. A young woman from a...
Sharp Decline In Transshipment Volumes Through PNG Ports
Whole round frozen tuna transshipped in PNA ports in August declined, which is not unusual for this month given that historically there is a fall in tonnages, mainly because a FAD ban is...
Horizon Limits Buying From Pole & Liners Amidst Great Catches
In the past few weeks, Maldivian pole-and-line vessels have caught a record amount of skipjack and juvenile yellowfin. The Maandhoo Fisheries Complex, owned by Horizon Fisheries, has...
Insurers Pledge New Tool To Track IUU Fishing Vessels
Recently, 18 insurers have pledged to implement a new tool to track illegal fishing vessels. The device allows them to monitor vessel movements in real-time and get information regarding the...
WCPO Skipjack Catches Further Declined In August
Despite an increase in fishing effort, purse seine fleets in the WCPO experienced low catches in August given that they could only catch on free schools due to the FAD ban. Daily skipjack...
Marine Instruments Awarded For Innovative Work
Marine Instruments stands out for its innovative development of knowledge-based technologies for the marine industry. Because of this, the organization was given the National Innovation...
Peru’s Parliament Approves Lower Tax On Tuna From Foreign-Flagged Vessels
Peru’s Parliament has approved to lower taxes for tuna caught by foreign-flagged vessels. The country’s processing industry relies heavily on raw materials netted by these boats. The approved...
Auditors Say EU IUU Fishing Rules Only Partially Effective
The European Court of Auditors (ECA), which audits the finances and investments of the economic bloc, has said that the EU is doing too little to combat IUU fishing. It said that although...
Shenzhen City To Subsidize Tuna Landings & Vessel Construction
The Shenzhen municipality has announced specific measures in terms of subsidies for Chinese tuna vessels. Its Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources issued a support program to develop the...
Bangladesh Urges Tuna Assessment To Attract Foreign Investors
Interest for Bangladeshi tuna licenses in the Bay of Bengal is waning and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is looking for ways to get more foreign investors enthusiastic. Since setting up...
Vietnam’s Efforts To Combat IUU Ahead Of EC Visit
Before the European Commission’s (EC's) visit next month, Vietnam is stepping up its efforts to combat IUU fishing. This upcoming inspection is part of the checks for the EU anti-IUU...
Respected Tuna Scientist Tony Lewis Has Passed Away
Australian tuna scientist and global expert Dr. Tony Lewis passed away on September 23 after a short illness. He had been a part of the tuna industry for over four decades, emphasizing his...
Triple-Dip La Niña Will Impact Tuna Fisheries
The first “Triple-Dip” La Niña event in this century was recently declared by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is the third La Niña phenomenon since 2020. It began in...
FisheryProgress Delays Human Rights Criteria For FIPs Due To Time Concerns
FisheryProgress, the global platform for fishery improvement projects (FIPs), has announced that it is again extending the time for these groups to meet its Human Rights and Social...
Filipino Tuna Fisheries Expansion: First Of 33 Boats Launched
The Philippines Fisheries Authority has launched a program that will provide tuna fishing boats to four towns in the Ilocos Region, in the northwestern region of the country. They are 62-foot...