The CEO of Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has described Indonesia as a model that other countries should follow as he advocates for an increase in the sharing of vessel data. He calls for “smaller...
Tuna Fishing News
EPO Yellowfin Landings Up After 2017 Drop
After a significant drop in overall EPO purse seine yellowfin catches last year there has been some recovery in landings of this species, with the first four months of 2018 actually showing a...
Industry Doubts Reports Of Fiji Albacore Recovery
Although Fiji’s Fisheries Minister announced healthy stocks of albacore were returning to the country’s waters, the status of the species is a “far cry” from what it once was, according to an...
IN BRIEF: Somalia Exports Tuna After 30 Years
The African nation Somalia has started exporting tuna to neighboring country Kenya after 30 years. The civil war in the country prevented the seafood industry from developing but now exporters...
Is A Minimum Social & Labor Standard Needed For EU Tuna Imports?
Following OPAGAC’s proposal to the European Commission for all EU tuna imports to meet the Spanish government’s APR standard, we want to know what you think of the following standpoint:...
Filipino Fishermen: Vietnamese Boats Stealing Our Tuna
Fishermen based in the Philippines have reportedly been “troubled” by Vietnamese boats that are fishing on their anchored FADs. Now the government is considering registering the fish...
Majority Back Coastal Nations’ Bigger IO Quota Plea
Indian Ocean coastal countries should have their catch quotas based on 100 percent of the average annual historic catches in their EEZ, according to over 75 percent of Atuna readers. This was...
OPAGAC Lobbies For All EU Imports To Meet APR Standard
A chunk of the Spanish tuna fleet, under OPAGAC, have proposed to the European Commission for all EU imports to fit the Spanish government’s APR standard. The request was made at the European...
Sapmer Takes ‘Catch To Consumer’ Concept To France
French born tuna fishing firm, Sapmer, has gone back to its roots, opening the doors to its first catch to consumer “fish shop” in France. It has two existing stores on La Reunion Island, and...
Brazil’s Fish Exports Banned From Entering EU
The European Union has banned the import of all fisheries products from Brazil because of what the bloc deems as inadequate sanitary conditions within the seafood industry. Although Brazil...
Albacora Orders New Atlantic Seiner While Vessels Halt In IO
Spanish tuna fishing firm, Albacora SA, has ordered the construction of a new tuna purse seiner that will join its fleet, replacing an existing vessel and operating in the Atlantic Ocean....
Trump’s Ocean Policy: Replaces Conservation With Strong Economy
President Donald Trump has released a revised ocean policy, which replaces Obama’s focus on protecting the waters with emphasis on promoting a strong ocean economy. The new executive order...
PNA: Forget Long-Term FIPs, Direct Action Crucial
PNA member nations do not have the luxury of “working towards sustainability”, like many FIPs, but have to act directly, as a means of survival. This was the bold message of the PNA Office’s...
New Funding For Observer Program In Sri Lankan IO FIP
An observer program covering 30 Sri Lankan tuna longline vessels will be introduced to address the problem of inadequate data collection in the Indian Ocean. This project is part of a Sri...
EPO Seiners Boost Catch But Supply Still Short
Purse seiners operating in the EPO have increased their tuna landings somewhat, with figures catching up slightly on last year. However local supply still remains slow, and canners continue to...
IN BRIEF: Employees Evacuate Saupiquet Factory
Firefighters were called to the Saupiquet factory in Quimper, France after the firm reported 11 workers had experienced dizzy spells and vomiting. The incident, which occurred in the mackerel...
IN BRIEF: Tiny Juvenile Caught In Extremely Fine Net
Although fine nets have been banned from being used in the Philippines, there are still some fishermen employing them. A picture showing a tiny juvenile tuna in the palm of a hand in Cebu,...
Longliner Completely Burns After Uncontainable Fire
After catching fire at a Fijian port, a tuna longliner was towed out to sea by the National Fire Authority, to burn completely. The uncontrollable fire meant the vessel was taken to an...
Barcelona Seafood Summit Tuna Workshop Lacks Discussion
The annual SeaWeb Seafood Summit is well underway in Barcelona with industry professionals voicing their opinions on crucial issues including FIPs, FADs and eco-labels. The conference has...
IN BRIEF: Vietnamese Exports Rise By 17% In 1st Quarter
In the first three months of 2018, Vietnam’s total seafood exports increased by 17 percent year on year with tuna sales increasing by 13 percent. Seafood exports to Japan, the US and the EU...