In Indonesia, small-scale pole-and-line and handline fisheries could have their subsidies snatched out of their hands by larger vessels after the country passed a new law. Since the bill was...
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Maldivian Handline Vessel Busted With 130 Kilos Of Drugs
In the Maldives, a handline vessel normally used to target yellowfin was found with 130 kg of drugs. The boat was intercepted at sea by the country’s Police Service during an operation that...
Weather & COVID-19 Bash US Albacore Fishing Season
This year's albacore fishing season in the US has been one of the worst ever. Several local industry players are blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and dreadful weather conditions for this problem....
INFOFISH Webinar: Clock Is Ticking For Tuna Stocks
Today, the Tuna 2021 Virtual Prelude organized by INFOFISH took place with moderator Dr. Audun Lem, Deputy Director of FAO Italy. The interesting line-up of nine speakers, all experts in their...
Canary Islands Fishers Worried Over Moroccan Waters Catches
Tuna fishermen in Lanzarote in Canary Islands are puzzled over their daily catches being recorded electronically as being fished from the waters of Morocco when it is not the case. This week,...
Push For FisheryProgress To Scale Down FIPs Social Criteria
FisheryProgress is considering some significant changes to its social responsibility policy draft after stakeholders raised concerns on several issues such as the mandatory vessel list and the...
US Teens Reel In 450kg Monster Bluefin
Three American teenagers off the coast of Provincetown in Massachusetts have made the news for reeling in a massive bluefin – one weighing over 1,000 pounds (over 450 kg). At first, Daniel...
Seiner Fishing Illegally Caught In The Act In Mexican MPA
A tuna purse seiner was caught on camera while illegally fishing in a marine protected area in the Cortez Sea in Mexico. The vessel was filmed by people enjoying the landscape of the bays of...
Tanzania Expanding Tuna Longline Fleet
The Tanzanian government has been taking more steps to promote deep-sea tuna fishing and exploit fish resources in its EEZ and high seas. The Tanzania Fisheries Corporation (Tafico) recently...
Fewer Bait Affecting Pole-And-Line Tuna Catches In Ghana
The tuna catches of the pole-and-line fishery in Ghana are being negatively affected by poor bait harvesting. The country’s National Fisheries Association (NAFAG) stated that low levels of...
Pacific Tuna End Value Rebounds In 2018 To USD 26.2 Billion
Pacific tuna contributed to more than half of the entire end value of the global industry in 2018 and rebounded by more than USD 1.2 billion from 2016, according to the latest report by...
Philippines WCPO Seiners Recover Catches In 2019, Land Peak Volume
Philippines-flagged purse seiners operating in the WCPFC EEZs and high seas managed to recover their catches in 2019 and land about 29,000 M/T more than the previous year. It was also a peak...
Japanese Fishing Firm Pleads Guilty In US Court For Shark Finning
A Japanese fishing company has pleaded guilty for crew from its tuna longliner, ‘Kyoshin Maru No. 20’, being involved in the illegal trafficking of shark fins. On Thursday, Hamada Suisan Co....
Japan’s Request For Higher Bluefin Quota Rejected Once Again
Japan's proposal to raise its Pacific bluefin quota by 20 percent was rejected during the 16th Regular Session of the WCPFC’s Northern Committee which took place electronically on October 8....
End Value Of Seiner Caught Tuna Jumps To USD 23.4 Billion
The end value of global tuna landed by purse seiners recovered by USD 1.9 billion from 2016 to 2018, as these vessels took in higher catches which resulted in more final product being brought...
Canned Tuna Helps Global Trade Value Recover To USD 40.8 Billion
A just-released report shows that the end value of the global tuna trade recovered by USD 3.3 billion from 2016 to 2018, which can be mainly attributed to more canned skipjack and yellowfin...
Partying Fishermen Charged For Violating COVID-19 Quarantine
In American Samoa, five fishermen were charged with violating the Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 after they fled their quarantined vessels for a night of partying in the...
WCPO Seiners’ High Seas Skipjack Catches Dropped In August
Purse seiners in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) netted less skipjack in August than the month before but increased their daily catches of large yellowfin. These are the catches that...
Co-op UK Will Continue To Not Sell IO Yellowfin
Seven years after a UK retailer stopped sourcing yellowfin, it has now reaffirmed its commitment to not stock products with this tuna species. Today, Co-op announced that it will continue not...
Tuna Harpoon Fishing Alive In North Atlantic Waters
Harpoon fishing for bluefin in the modern world is an art kept alive by only a few sailors. These fishermen are mainly located in the Cape Cod peninsula in the US. Atuna talked to harpoon...