The Americans and Chinese have gotten into another round of verbal conflict over human rights issues. Last Friday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order...
Tuna Fishing News
Another Tuna Crew Kidnapped In African Waters
Five tuna fishermen have been kidnapped by pirates in the waters of Benin in West Africa. The incident comes on the heels of the capture of another five sailors from the purse seiner operating...
Mozambique President In Hot Water Over Tuna Bonds Scandal
The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, has been implicated in the billions of dollars scandal, including USD 850 million in tuna bonds, that has rocked the nation. The African country came...
New Japanese Longliner Arrives At Base Port In Canary Islands
A new Japanese-flagged tuna longliner has arrived at the Canary Islands where it will be based while fishing in Cape Verde and Iceland, reported La Provincia. The boat, 'Koryo Maru 88' took a...
Missing Tuna Fishers Presumed Dead, Navy Stops Search
Rescue operations for the missing five fishermen from Fiji-flagged longliner ‘FV Tiro II’ have been for naught and have come to a standstill. After nearly two weeks, the Fiji Navy called off...
Island Nations Keeping Robust Measures Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out in several regions of the world, the hope to soon reach herd immunity and for normal life to return is growing. However, this path may be longer...
Japanese Pole & Line Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
The assessment for the Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole-and-line Tuna Fishery, which was announced in July 2020, is reaching its end. The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) overseeing the...
Gillnets & Seiners With FADs, The Major Threats To IO Baby Yellowfin
The ongoing debate on the overfished yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean (IO) is far from over as this tuna remains in a critical state. There is new data that shows that catches by all gears...
Malta Judges Throw Out EUR 2 Million Claim By Tuna Farm Over Collision
A panel of judges in Malta has dismissed a claim of EUR 2 million by tuna ranch operator, Mare Blue Tuna Farm, over a 2006 incident when a vessel rammed one of its cages. Chief Justice Mark...
Purse Seiners’ Bluefin Fishing Season Begins In Spain
The bluefin season has been ongoing for several weeks and yesterday the purse seine vessels also started fishing for this tuna. These boats will have until the first of July to catch their...
Spanish Pole-And-Liners Expelled From Senegalese Waters
Spanish fishermen are urging for a solution regarding the conflict with Senegal which has resulted in EU pole-and-line vessels not being able to fish in the African country’s waters for over...
Filipino Tuna Fishers Angry Over Illegal Fishing Ban In South China Sea
The Philippines is up in arms over China encroaching on their fishing rights in the South China Sea after the Asian maritime behemoth imposed its annual fishing moratorium for the area....
Tri Marine’s MSC Recertification Includes FADs Component
Tri Marine’s MSC certification in the Western and Central Pacific is advancing steadily as the Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) was recently published. The purse seine fishery already holds...
Hawaii’s Tuna Earnings Hit By Lower Catches In 2020
Low volumes of tuna hard hit the bottom lines of Hawaii’s commercial tuna fishermen last year. The global pandemic triggered lockdowns that led to closures of restaurants, other eateries, and...
Five Crew Still Missing In Fiji Longliner Tragedy, One Allegedly Beheaded
FCF Submitting Albacore Longline FIPs For MSC Certification After Only 2 Years
The Taiwanese fishing and trading company FCF has announced new MSC assessments for two of its longline fisheries which have been under a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the past two...
What IO Fishermen Report, Different From What They Do
Sometimes, where fishermen say they go fishing is different from where they actually sail. A study by researchers from the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL's) Institute of Zoology, the...
GrupoMar Orders Second Seiner From Spanish Shipyard
The Spanish shipyard Armón has been selected to build a new purse seiner for the Mexican tuna fishing company GrupoMar. The vessel will be 80 meters long and will be able to carry around 1,200...
Former IATTC Director Says One More Year Without FAD Measures Unacceptable
Purse seine tuna catches (especially skipjack) in the EPO have increased more than ever before due to the number of FADs and conservation measures are needed to control these devices. This was...
Port Congestions & Lack Of Vessels Cripple Reefer Tuna Trade
Tuna businesses will have to put up with the reefer container shortage for many more months before some form of normalcy is reached next year, according to a shipping industry expert from...