The Colombian-flagged tuna seiner, Maria Isabel C, owned by the Lannister Investment Group, has rescued five fishermen who were adrift in the high seas about 35 nautical...
Tuna Fishing News
Sharp Drop In Seychelles Prices, Catch Moving To Ecuador
Seychelles prices for whole-round frozen skipjack and yellowfin dropped in May according to industry sources within the Indian Ocean industry. Today's SKJ1.8:SEY landed price is around...
Fishermen Can No Longer Land Tuna Shorter Than 20 cm
To minimize the landing of undersized tuna fishing boats unloading their catch at ports will be monitored, even at night, is the intent of Samoa’s Ministry of Agriculture and...
EU Vessels To Enter Cape Verde Waters Through New Fisheries Agreement
A new protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Cape Verde was approved by the European Affairs...
Mozambique Fleet Still Not Fishing, Has No Access To Ports
Tunamar has recently been granted a fishing license from the Mozambican Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. Now, Tunamar needs to tender for port space for the landing of its...
Silla Co. Seiners Receive FOS Certification
Six Silla Co. tuna purse seiners have recently received sustainability certification from Friend of the Sea. The vessels of the Korean tuna business catch mainly skipjack and yellowfin in...
Largest Chinese Tuna Boat Owner Buys New Seiner
On May 13, Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International signed a contract for the purchase of a new purse seiner for USD 23.6 million. A shipbuilder from Zhoushan from...
Dolphin-Safe Class Action Focuses On Longline Albacore
More information surfaced on Monday regarding the consumer class action suit that was brought against the Big Three in the US, which alleges that their tuna is caught with...
Mexican Fleet Reports Improved Catches During 2-Month Trip
Tuna seiner, Manzanillo, arrived at its namesake port after sailing two months in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Last weekend, the vessel owned by Grupomar, arrived in the...
TunaCons Reports Hitting Goals On FAD Management
The Ecuadorian tuna industry says it has met several sustainable commitment milestones for the conservation of this fish. The second largest exporter of tuna in the world...
Big Three Accused Of Misleading Dolphin-Safe Claims
Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and Starkist are being sued by US tuna consumers in a class action suit for allegedly misleading their customers by stating that their tuna...
Brazil Stops Issuance Of Tuna Fishing Licenses
The Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries (SAP) has suspended issuing fishing licenses for any tuna fishing method in Brazil, except for FAD fishing. All vessel owners...
Fiji Wants To Force Landing Catches To Protect Domestic Processing
The government of Fiji has introduced a levy on albacore tuna for longliners fishing in Fiji waters, in order to force them to sell their catch to the domestic tuna...
India Launching More Yellowfin Longliners In IO
Another four longliners will be released by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in India within the next two weeks. The company already launched four vessels in February 2019. The Indian...
More Yellowfin Spotted In Gulf Of Mexico
In the first two months of 2019, more yellowfin from the Gulf of Mexico has landed in Mexican ports than in the same period last year. This is seen as a positive sign for the coming tuna...
Good Albacore Fishing In Spanish La Palma
Fishermen in La Palma, Canary Islands, have been catching an increasing number of albacore for the past few weeks. Colloquially known as “chicken of the sea”, albacore tuna is...
Malaysia Working To Allow Local Tuna Fishermen In High Seas
A new motion will be submitted to the lower house of the Malaysian parliament to change the Fisheries Act in favor of local tuna fishermen entering high seas. The Ministry of...
Two Fishermen Rescued By Purse Seiner In High Seas
Personnel from the Ecuadorian tuna purse seiner Cap Tino B. found two fishermen in their small boat 140 nautical miles from Manta, Ecuador. They were adrift on the high seas...
Spanish Commercial Vessels Anger Local Anglers In Gibraltar
Local small-scale fishermen have complained to the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) against Spanish commercial fishing vessels fishing with impunity in Gibraltar waters. GSD...
Taiwanese Longliner On Fire, 16 Fishers Rescued
A Taiwanese flagged tuna longliner caught fire on May 7, with 16 crew members fleeing for their lives. They issued a distress signal at around 0430 UTC. The Tenn Ming Yang No. 268 was in the...