Putting discussions on hold until next year, ICCAT has taken no new action on FAD management and yellowfin and bigeye catch limits in the Atlantic Ocean, as its annual meeting has drawn to a...
Tuna Fishing News
Indonesia To Get Even Stricter & Destroy 100 More IUU Vessels
A new regulation is expected to be issued to protect tuna from being overfished in Indonesian waters, at a time when the Fisheries Minister plans to destroy 100 vessels involved in IUU...
Spanish-Owned Seiner Opens Fire Against Pirates In IO
A Spanish-owned purse seiner dodged an attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean after firing warning shots. Following several years of calm in the ocean region, representatives of the Spanish...
EU Fleet’s FAD Use Frustrates African Nations
South Africa has led a proposal to limit the FAD use of purse seiners fishing in west African waters. The request from several countries was presented at the 25th ICCAT meeting, with an...
Japan On The Way To Exceed Juvenile Catch Quota Again?
After overshooting its juvenile bluefin quota last year, Japan could already be on the way to exceed it again, with reports that unprecedented catches of the species have been netted off...
Major Doubts Over ICCAT Stock Assessment Accuracy
As major forces within the Atlantic tuna fishery continue their meeting in Marrakesh, a central issue has become the uncertainty over stock assessments being used to shape the future...
Maldives P&L Gets MSC For 5 More Years, Despite Mixture
One of the biggest MSC tuna fisheries in the world will keep its certification for another five years, as Maldives pole and line skipjack catch is again found to meet the high sustainability...
ICCAT Warned Bluefin Prices Will Be Hit By Quota Increase
The Pew Foundation has shown its disapproval of the proposed quota increase for eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, and presented a study at the ICCAT meeting showing bluefin prices...
IO Canners “Really Concerned” Over 2018 Catch Quotas
Processors in the Indian Ocean tuna hub of Mauritius have expressed their concern over the lack of insight into how the EU is planning to implement yellowfin catch quotas next year. During...
Duterte Asks PNG’s O’Neill To Help GenSan Industry
The Philippines’ President and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister have agreed to strengthen cooperation in fishing and agriculture during bilateral talks. This comes at a time when President...
Spanish Fleet Wants ICCAT To Get Sharp On FAD Management
The Spanish purse seine fleet - one of the biggest catchers in the Atlantic - together with NGO WWF, is asking ICCAT member nations to be more actively involved and take increased...
Kiribati’s Climate Change Fears: “We’ll Be The First To Go”
The extensive waters that provide Kiribati with over 80 percent of its GDP could end up being the country’s own worst enemy, as climate change’s impact on rising sea levels is likely to engulf...
“Small” MSC Certified Tuna Firm Completes Million Dollar Expansion
The largest longline fishing company on Australia’s east coast, Walker Seafoods Australia (WSA), celebrated the opening of its new factory which it hopes will significantly boost its exporting...
EU Supports Quota Increase, NGOs Protest
The European Commission is urging the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to increase quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna, as it states this would fit in line...
Malaysia Wants Investors To Help Expand Tuna Catches 40-Fold
The Malaysian government is urging foreign investors and the domestic industry to join forces to increase the amount of tuna landed in the country. Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry...
Coalition To Convert Indonesian P&L To MSC
The Walton Family Foundation and ISSF recently initiated processing forums in Indonesia in a bid to make small-scale tuna fisheries in the nation more sustainable. Now, the Walmart founder is...
Are IO Catch Quotas Harming Juvenile Yellowfin?
The measure to reduce pressure on yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean has actually incentivized FAD use, a source has told Atuna, and could therefore result in more juvenile yellowfin being...
No Extra High Seas Access For US Seiners, Say Majority
Due to struggles the US purse seine fleet has reportedly faced in the Western Pacific, an American Samoa fisheries official suggested the solution would be to give vessels access to other high...
PNA Nation Works To Boost Domestic Catch
One of the eight PNA nations is making steps to further develop its own domestic tuna fishing operations. With one of the most tuna-rich EEZs on its doorstep, Tuvalu’s Fisheries Department...
Relocation & Expansion Lift Chinese Pingtan’s Profits
The addition of four new tuna longliners to its fleet is part of the reason Pingtan Marine Enterprise, one of China’s largest fishing firms, has posted much stronger profit results for the...