The albacore stock in the North Pacific is healthy but to keep it that way The Pew Charitable Trusts says it is the right moment to shift management from an annual quota to a harvest strategy....
Tuna Fishing News
Atlantic Skipjack Stocks In The Green
The skipjack population in the Atlantic Ocean (AO) is in a healthy state and purse seiner catches recently decreased from the peak volumes netted in 2018. This overview was given during an...
VMS On All Indian Ocean Tuna Vessels In Two Years, A Daydream?
Tuna boats fishing in the Indian Ocean should all install satellite systems within two years instead of three, that is what the group overseeing vessel monitoring issues is requesting. The...
Biggest Tuna Caught Was The Size Of 6 Baby Elephants
There are more than 15 species in the tuna (Thunnini) family and their sizes vary greatly. Over the years, fishers have gleefully reeled in massive specimens and broken world records --from a...
Tonggol Stock Scored Red, Too Heavily Exploited In The Indian Ocean?
Longtail, commercially known as tonggol, is heavily exploited in the Indian Ocean (IO) but the data regarding this tuna-like species stock needs improvement. Nearly one-third of the catch...
US Fines Five Taiwanese Vessels For IUU
The 2021 annual high-seas fishery patrols of the US Coast Guard (USCG) in the North Pacific have resulted in a combined USD 250,000 fine for five Taiwanese vessels caught IUU fishing. The...
Hawaii & American Samoa Tuna Fisheries Rebounded In 2021
Landings from the Hawaiian and American Samoan longline fleets dominated the US Pacific Islands' pelagic fisheries last year. Tuna species were the main catch across the region, with increases...
Ecuadorian Tuna Firms Relieved As National Protests End
Weeks of national protests which virtually brought the country to a standstill have stopped in Ecuador as the government finally reached an agreement with the nation’s main indigenous group....
Majority Think Stacking Of WCPO Certifications Impacts MSC
A majority of Atuna’s readers think the stacking of certifications in the WCPO affects the credibility of the MSC and its sustainable standards. Last month, US Pacific Tuna Group FAD and free...
Spanish Tuna Sector Developing Digital Platform To Recruit Fishermen
The shortage of workers in the Spanish tuna fishing industry and especially the lack of younger people have inspired the Vigo Shipowners’ Cooperative (Arvi) to develop an interactive platform...
WCPFC FAD Ban In Effect Now, Will It Reverse The Declining Price Trend?
The annual FAD ban has kicked off in the WCPO and seiners operating in this ocean are prohibited from utilizing the aggregating devices to catch tuna in EEZs and high seas. The decline in the...
Five Major Tuna Companies Signed UN Sustainable Ocean Principles
The declaration to ensure the health of the ocean was presented at the UN Ocean Conference last week by the UN Global Compact. The Sustainable Ocean Principles are based on the UN initiative...
Spanish Fishermen Blame Seiners For Ruining Their Catch
Fishermen from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, are furious that their catches were spoiled by the capture of rotten bluefins discarded from purse seiner nets towing the live fish to fattening farms...
Major Global Tuna Highlights June 2022
Important developments in the tuna industry took place in June. The price of raw material dropped in all trading ports. Additionally, the US administration hinted at the possibility of...
Slight Drop In People Employed In World’s Marine Fisheries
The number of people employed in the marine fisheries sector remained relatively stable despite COVID-19 in 2020, stated the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The agency also...
Tuna Remains The No.1 Globally Consumed Fish
Tuna continues to be the most important wild-caught seafood for human consumption, according to the latest report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Although data from the...
American Samoan Politicians Warn US Fleet Losing Ground & Influence
A fishing prohibition in American Samoa weakens US fisheries and increases imports of seafood, jeopardizing America's food security, said the territory's Congresswoman in a recent letter to US...
OPRT Wants Hiring Agencies Responsible For LL Crew Welfare
An international non-profit has passed a resolution for its members to adopt measures regarding combating labor issues in longline fisheries. Ensuring good quality meals and having feedback...
Atlantic Albacore Fishers In Race To Catch Within Olympic Quota
Vessels fishing for Bonito Del Norte in the Bay of Biscay are turning heads as they have to sail earlier than expected in the direction to the Azores to catch this year's tuna quota. During...
US Government Intends To Expand SIMP But Critics Say It “Falls Short”
On Monday, US President Joe Biden issued a National Security Memorandum on combating IUU fishing and labor abuses on fishing vessels, especially distant-water fleets. Environmental groups such...