The IOTC Scientific Committee will make simulations on the very different proposals put to the Commission regarding how tuna catch quotas should be allocated in the Indian Ocean region....
Tuna Fishing News
“Maldives P&L Should Get Yellowfin MSC Back”
The Maldives Indian Ocean pole and line fishery should get back its MSC certification for yellowfin tuna, according to MIFCO, one of the leading tuna fishing and exporting companies in the...
IATTC Director Concerned By Expanding PS Fleet
The Director of the IATTC stresses that if the fleet in the EPO keeps expanding, the length of the annual purse seine closure will need to increase, and more FAD specific measures must be...
Balfegó Fills Bluefin Quota In Just 7 Days
Major Spanish bluefin fishing firm Grupo Balfegó has exhausted its bluefin limit in exactly one week. Despite being given a higher quota this year, Spain’s biggest bluefin catcher was still...
Indonesia’s Hardline Ministry To Also Fine IUU Boatowners
Owners of vessels illegally fishing in Indonesia’s waters could face criminal charges if a new bill is passed. With only crew members facing prosecution under the current laws, the Ministry of...
How Marine Protected Areas Have Changed Fishing
A number of marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established over the years in an attempt to conserve vital marine resources such as tuna. While the protection of waters has invoked...
Mozambique Relying On Tuna Longlining To Ease Debts
The government of Mozambique is relying on tuna fishing to increase revenue and possibly help ease the country’s USD 2 billion debt, which was in fact partly caused by the establishment of a...
PNG Coastal Villagers Receive P&L Training
Villagers from Papua New Guinea have been trained in pole and line fishing and other small-scale methods, to catch yellowfin and skipjack tuna for “commercial sales”. According to The...
WTPO: Time To End The Tuna “Power Games”
Power games within the industry must come to an end, and stakeholders must start to cooperate and work together, to really add value to the market, stresses the Vice Chairman of the World Tuna...
Thailand Issues $7 Million Fines To IUU Vessels
Thailand’s Minister of Fisheries has announced the Thai court issued fines worth almost USD 7 million to the owners of two longliners that were found partaking in several IUU activities. The...
GGGI Set To Remove 100,000KG Of Ghost Gear
The World Animal Protection has announced under the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), it will partner with businesses, Bureo and Satlink, to remove 100,000kg, or 100 tons, of discarded...
WTPO Wants Global Purse Seine Fleet Capped At 2016 Levels
A representative from the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO) has stated that the WTPO wants to see the global tuna purse seine fleet capped at the level it was in 2016 and therefore,...
Day 3: Technology Takes Center Stage In Bangkok
By-product Production Needs Support From Big Players Smaller processors that are manufacturing by-products from tuna specimens need support from the big players in the processing industry, in...
WCPFC Director Talks Challenges Of RFMO Voting
The Executive Director of the WCPFC says that decision making within the RFMO can be extremely challenging, due to the fact that a unanimous vote must always be reached. This can either leave...
Day 2: The Key Updates From Bangkok
DG MARE: Industry Needs To Take The Lead On IUU The industry needs to take the lead on measures to combat IUU and not rely on the RFMOs, the individual states, or even the EU IUU system,...
IATTC Director: Why A Freeze On FADs Is Necessary
Freezing FAD sets at their current rate in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, is vitally important, according to the Director of the IATTC, as he states that the pressure on stocks must not be...
50% Anticipate IO Yellowfin Stock Increase
The next stock assessment on yellowfin in the Indian Ocean will reveal the species’ stock levels have increased, according 50 percent of those who voted in Atuna’s latest poll. However, a...
Pacific Albacore Fishery Suffering From “Economic Overfishing”
The South Pacific albacore longline fishery is on a downward trend with no signs that it is likely to return to the profitability of previous years, according to the Chief Economist of the...
FCF: Greenpeace Allegations Are Unfair & Deceptive
The Taiwanese fishing and trading company, FCF Fishery, has described allegations from Greenpeace on human rights abuses as “deceptive”. It claims the NGO’s recent report unfairly puts its...
Next Atuna Business Magazine Coming To You Soon
This year’s June edition of the ATUNA magazine is now on its way to all members, providing up-to-date knowledge on a wide range of key areas in the industry. Over 50 pages worth of insider...