Ten Chinese vessels are under investigation after sheltering in Indian waters during Cyclone Vayu nearby the Maharashtra coast. The fleet asked the Indian Coast Guard for...
Tuna Fishing News
Trouble For Vietnam Following US Ranking On Human Trafficking
As a great blow to Vietnam, the US has downgraded the country in its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report from Tier 2 to Tier 2 Watch List. Also,...
EU And Guinea Bissau Sign Fishing Agreement
A five-year fisheries protocol was signed between the African country of Guinea Bissau and the EU. The consensus comes after the previous agreement was suspended from November 23,...
Palau Allows Japanese Seiners To Fish 20% Of Their EEZ
Starting next year, Japanese longliners and purse seiners will be allowed to fish on 20 percent of Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is the result of negotiations between...
Ecuador’s Canners And Government To Launch Tuna Action Plan
During the next few weeks Ecuador will complete their National Action Plan (PAN) for industrial tuna fishing. This will make Ecuador the first, and so far only, member of the...
Nine Arrested Using Recreational Fishing As Cover For Illegal Bluefin
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested nine people accused of illegally fishing bluefin tuna from recreational vessels on the coast of Almeria, Spain. Three others were also investigated...
Who Are The G16?
Since 2011, several coastal states of the Indian Ocean (IO) have been part of a group of nations that call themselves the G16. They aim to achieve a fairer allocation of the tuna catches in...
Costa Rica Pushing Out Seiners Improved Stocks
Though it is at an early stage, research shows that tuna stocks are improving in areas where purse seiners are prohibited in Costa Rica. The Central American country issued a Tuna...
Vietnamese Boat Fined For llegal Fishing In Taiwan
A Vietnamese fishing vessel was fined USD 31,718 (NT 1 million) for fishing illegally in Taiwan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The boat, which was forced out of Taiwanese waters...
New PNG Fisheries Minister Wants To Diversify Away From Tuna
Tuna is by far the most important wild seafood resource for Papua New Guinea’s fishery industry. The new Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Dr. Lino Tom, wants to diversify this sector...
Bolivia Opens Satellite Vessel Monitoring Center
In the new National Center for Satellite Monitoring of Vessels and Fishing Bolivia monitors Ecuadorian flagged vessel Florentino every two hours a day at real-time....
The Almadraba Season Ends With 1,891 Tons Of Bluefin Caught
The Spanish region of Cádiz finished its bluefin fishing season after meeting its tuna quota of 1,891 M/T. The allocation for the area was previously...
New Zealand Helping Marshall Islands Revise Tuna Plan
The strategic and tuna management plan of the Marshall Islands is being updated by their Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA). Representatives of Fisheries New Zealand are assisting with...
US Territories WCPO Bigeye Quota To Be Divided
The scientists of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) from the Pacific will meet between June 18-20 in Honolulu to discuss longliners' bigeye quota for the US...
Annual IOTC Meeting To Kick Off In Hyderabad, India
The yearly IOTC meeting will be held in Hyderabad, India. The focus will be on numerous issues, particularly those dealing with the “overfished” stock status of yellowfin tuna in the Indian...
Albacore Auction Season Begins In Galicia
The Albacore or Atlantic Bonito del Norte auction season has begun in Spain. Fishermen unloaded thousands of kilograms of white tuna at the renowned Mariñana fish market in Burela,...
Doubts Over Indonesian Tuna Catches Accuracy And Export Power
In an opinion article for the Jakarta Post, Hendra Sugandhi, Secretary-General of the Indonesian Tuna Association (ASTUIN), questioned if Indonesia really is the top global tuna...
Veteran John Zuanich Named Alternate Commissioner IATTC
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) has a new alternate commissioner, John Zuanich. He has been appointed by the US Department of State to act on their behalf and...
EJF-report Based On Outdated Cases In Tuna Fishery
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) published on June 5 its new report, ‘Blood and Water’, about human rights abuse in the global seafood industry. Atuna...
Seaweb Seafood Summit 2019 Focusses On Worker Rights
The 15th SeaWeb Seafood Summit opened today in Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The Summit is from June 10 to 14. This year’s Summit is putting the spotlight on social...