The consultation period is open for stakeholders to comment on the MSC Public Comment Draft Report of the Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) certification in the Indian Ocean (IO)....
Tuna Fishing News
NGOs Ask Taiwan To Address Forced Labor On Longline Vessels
Nearly two months after the US placed the distant water fishing fleets from Taiwan and China on a “dirty list” that showed that their fish are produced from forced labor, a group of...
PNA Names Sangaalofa Clark As New Chief Executive
A new Chief Executive has been named for the Pacific tuna group of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA). Dr Sangaalofa Clark will be replacing Ludwig Kumoru, who served in the role for the...
Container Tuna Transshipments Need Better Oversight
There has been a significant increase in containerization across oceans in terms of tuna transshipments but they need better governance as they do not come under the RFMOs’ purview. This is...
“RFMOs Should Have Same Definition For Overfishing”
A recently published scientific paper is stating that all tuna RFMOs should move towards a common definition when it comes to overfishing. This is quite a bold statement to make given the...
PNG’s New Venture Tightens Relationship With China
Papua New Guinea’s relationship with China is growing closer. Recently, a Chinese fishing company signed a deal to invest in what will be a fisheries industrial park in the Pacific country....
Greenpeace: US Tuna Sector Has Chosen Profit Over Climate
Greenpeace USA is miffed with tuna associations and the seafood sector in the country stating that they have chosen “profit over the state of our planet.” The US seafood industry this week...
South American Nations Pen Agreement To Combat IUU Fishing
Several South American nations have joined forces, determined to stop IUU fishing near their tuna-rich waters by foreign fleets. The members of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific...
More Local Seiners, But Micronesian EEZ Catches Dropped Sharply
The Micronesian purse seine fleet has been very active and last year, it massively increased its tuna catches in the WCPFC area. Meanwhile, tuna landings in the Federated States of...
Indonesian Authorities Repatriate Local Crew From Chinese LL Fleet
Indonesian authorities have stepped up their game in handling labor issues and protecting their citizens in the tuna industry. This year, they have repatriated hundreds of fishermen from one...
Atuna Readers Say ATQ Should Remain The Same
The majority of Atuna readers think that the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for pre-cooked tuna loins should be kept at the current level of 30,000 M/T. The EU Council is currently in talks...
EU Augments Fisheries Fund For 2021
The EU Parliament has reinforced the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) by EUR 19. 6 million, according to the provisional document on the general budget for 2021. The European...
ICCAT To Discuss FAD Reduction Next Year
ICCAT will be looking into tackling the issue of FADs next year. The Chair of the panel discussing issues related to tropical tuna proposed a virtual meeting on this topic. He recommended...
Mega RCEP Trade Deal Unifies Rules Of Origin For Tuna
Finally, after eight years of negotiation, 15 Asia Pacific nations have penned a trade agreement that is said to be one of the biggest deals to be ever made. This mega FTA includes rules of...
Majuro Sees Hike In Tuna Transshipments In October
Tuna transshipment hub, Majuro in the Marshall Islands, saw an increase in operations in October after months of low activity due to the global pandemic restriction measures. Last month,...
Pew Provides RFMOs With Tools To Boost EM Implementation
The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) has published a study on how RFMOs can use emerging technologies to improve high-seas fishing oversight. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, several RFMOs...
EPO Q3 Skipjack Landings Affected By COVID-19 Measures
Tuna fleets fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) have faced several difficulties this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of this, the extraordinary good catch levels of the first...
Panamanian Carriers In IO May Be Landing Unreported Catches
Carrier vessels from IOTC non-member states such as Panama and Singapore, which had conducted transshipment activities in the Indian Ocean, made visits to ports not covered by the RFMO port...
Micronesian Seiners Catches Up 45 Percent, Highest Ever
The Micronesian purse seine fleet reached its highest tuna catch level ever last year. Similarly, the number of vessels carrying the country’s flag reached its peak, breaking the 2018 record...
EU Parliament Gives Go Ahead For New Senegal Tuna Deal
The renewal of the fisheries agreement between the EU and Senegal is moving forward after the European Parliament gave the go-ahead yesterday. The protocol will allow French, Spanish, and...