The catches of Seychelles-flagged purse seiners and longliners for commercial tuna species fell in 2024. The number of vessels in the purse-seine fleet remained unchanged from 2023, while...
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Readers: EPO Canners Should Return To Normal Capacity
Weak skipjack landings in the EPO since the start of the year are emerging as a concern for canners, even as fishing volumes have returned to more typical levels following the unusually strong...
IATTC Scientists To Review Movement of 100,000 FADs & Tuna Stock Health
IATTC scientists and experts will be gathering at the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting next week to discuss critical data about tuna stocks. There are also several other pre-events...
Global Bunker Rates Falling But WCPO Seiner Fleets Face High Costs
Israel pushing into Lebanon, the continued hostilities between the US and Iran, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz and stalled talks between the latter two parties have driven crude oil...
Biak Island’s Long-Forgotten Tuna Industry Gears Up For Revival
The Indonesian Island of Biak in Papua, once a major center for tuna processing and trade, is seeking to revive its long-dormant fisheries sector through a range of new initiatives, including...
Major Global Highlights May 2026
The global tuna world saw many ups and downs in May. The price of raw material in Bangkok eased, but trade in the Indian Ocean processing hub continued to remain volatile. The IOTC meeting...
South Indian Tuna Fishers Allege Harbor Works Moving At Snail’s Pace
Nearly a year after its inauguration, the Tiruvottiyur fishing harbor in Tamil Nadu remains non-operational despite an INR 2 billion (USD 21.08 million) government investment, leaving local...
Pevasa’s Seiners Cleared To Supply Tuna For Direct Human Consumption
Two purse seiners from Spanish fishing company Pevasa have completed the validation process of their freezing systems on the EU TRACES platform for brine freezing tuna at -18 °C. These boats...
How Predictive AI Gives Fishing Companies A Competitive Edge
Icelandic company GreenFish is redefining the future of commercial tuna fishing through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) designed tools for the sector. With its developed predictive...
Strong Yellowfin Catches Drive Mexico’s EPO Harvests
Higher yellowfin volumes boosted the Mexican purse seine fleet’s overall tuna catches in the first three months of 2026. These vessels already hauled in massive tonnages of yellowfin in 2025...
FCF Moves To MSC-Certify WCPO Supply Chain Vessels
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF is seeking two MSC certifications for vessels in its supply chain operating in the WCPO. The CAB, SCS Global Services, published the Announcement Comment Draft...
Bandar Abbas Tuna Port Hit In Renewed US Attacks On Iran
The US on Thursday launched fresh strikes near Bandar Abbas for the second time in less than a week, further escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil...
Family Alleges Apathy By Seiner Owner After Spanish Sailor’s Death
The family of 50-year-old sailor Asier, who died last week while working aboard the tuna purse seiner ‘Egaluze’, is anxiously awaiting the return of his body to his hometown of Lekeitio,...
Manta Skipjack Price Stays Elevated With Supply Crunch In Origin Tuna
The Ecuadorian purse seine fleet in the EPO continues to catch lower volumes of skipjack compared to the previous two years, affecting the origin raw material needed by canneries. The price of...
US Judge Dismisses Forced Labor Case Against Bumble Bee
More than a year after Indonesian tuna fishermen sued Bumble Bee Foods, a California federal judge has dismissed the case. The plaintiffs cannot file the same lawsuit against the US tuna...
PNG Designates MPA: Opens Access To Blue Carbon Market
The designation of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Western Manus province of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will boost the nation’s commitment to the High Seas Treaty, and also open an option to...
US Imposes Visa Ban On Foreign Nationals Tied To IUU Fishing
The US wants to "send a clear message" as it has begun imposing visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals “responsible for, complicit in, facilitating, or benefiting from IUU fishing-related...
Philippines Targets Bigger Tuna Landings With Fleet Upgrade
The Philippines wants tuna fishing activities to flourish in its Northern Samar province. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently announced that it has supplied PHP 42.7...
Omani Tuna Port Revamp Aims To Expand Fishing Operations
The fishing town of Qurayyat on Oman’s southeastern coast, known for yellowfin fishing, is set for a major overhaul, as authorities advance redevelopment plans for its fishing port in a bid to...
WCPO ‘Operation Tui Moana’ Identifies Two IUU Boats
The three-week annual 'Operation Tui Moana 2026' (OPTM26) held from May 4 to 22 flagged two vessels operating in the WCPO for suspected IUU fishing. Authorities verified more than 200 boats,...