Industrial longlining in restricted American Samoa waters should not qualify as “cultural fishing”, as is being debated by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac),...
Tuna Fishing News
“Fiji’s Domestic Industry Is On Its Last Legs”
Declining fish stocks are expected to significantly dent the volume of tuna shipments from Fijian processors this year. A long-running player in the Fijian industry has stated that overfishing...
Ecuador Hands Harsh $6m Fine On Chinese Intrusion
With Chinese vessel activity in the EPO worrying Ecuador’s tuna industry, courts have shown that they won’t be soft in punishing those that intrude on protected waters around the Galapagos...
PNA Seeks MSC On FAD Sets Within 5 Years
The PNA Office has announced that in the next five years it hopes to establish a fully sustainably-managed purse seine FAD fishery within its waters, to a level that it can obtain MSC...
Thai IUU-Fight To Help Vietnam Avoid Yellow Card?
An agreement has been reached for Thailand to continue sharing its experience in fighting IUU, with Vietnam, a country that has recently faced allegations of being the flag nation of a number...
Indonesia Keen For Japanese Tuna Investment
The Indonesian government wants Japan to invest in infrastructure and technology to support and enhance its fisheries industry, of which tuna is a major part. These efforts come in line with...
One Method To Catch MSC & Red Listed Species
With the Echebastar skipjack fishery recently recommended for MSC certification, questions previously raised about mixed fisheries and their ability to be sustainably certified on just one...
PNA FAD Measures Take Pressure Off Bigeye
Following years of concern and negative statements on the health of bigeye tuna populations in the WCPO, a recent report gives positive indications on the state of the stock for the first...
StarKist Samoa Resumes Canning After Closure
The StarKist operated tuna plant in American Samoa is resuming production today, after unexpectedly shutting its doors early last week. Short supply of whole round tuna and limited coldstorage...
Former Thai Union Exec Takes On Indonesian P&L FIP
Moving from Thai Union, where he held the position of Responsible Sourcing Manager, Jeremy Crawford will now join the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), working as the group’s...
Portuguese Longliner Reports Bluefin As Bigeye
A hefty haul of 45 tons of bluefin tuna has been seized from a Portuguese longliner in France’s EEZ, which maritime affairs officers have called a “big catch”, and could lead to criminal...
“Time Is Right For PNA To Lead In Pacific Tuna Management”
There is the perception that the FFA’s position has been compromised and the time is right for the PNA to step up and become the lead agency in regional Pacific tuna management, according to...
Baby Yellowfin & Bigeye Considered Target Catch By ISSF
While bycatch can come from both FAD and free-school purse seine tuna operations, there are big differences in the volumes between these two types of sets, and this can also depend on ocean...
Hundreds Of Leading Chefs Boycott Pacific Bluefin
Top chefs across five continents are pledging to boycott Pacific bluefin tuna and keep it off their menus until effective international action to manage this species and reverse its decline is...
Pacific’s Tuna Trade Routes In Focus As Region Meets
Papua New Guinea will be the host of the action among the Pacific tuna sector next month, when industry players from all over the region gather in the capital of Port Moresby for the 6th...
Chinese IUU Incident A Wakeup Call For IATTC
With concerns already rife of an increasing presence of Chinese fishing vessels near Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands in the EPO, WWF has spoken out on the recent seizure of a Chinese-flagged...
First FAD Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
With the draft report now public, Spanish fishing firm Echebastar has been recommended for MSC certification, receiving top preliminary points across the board on its Indian Ocean skipjack...
Chinese Fleet Activity Creates Concern In Ecuador
Between 200 and 300 Chinese flagged fishing vessels are estimated to have started operating in waters south of the Galapagos Islands, creating concern over what impact this activity could be...
Industry Urged To Take Strong Action On Depleted Bluefin
The industry is yet to embrace a recovery plan set for Pacific bluefin, according to WWF Japan, which is calling on WCPFC members to start taking action to save what’s described as a badly...
Director Charged With Illegal Possession Of Tuna Crew Passports
The Director of a Malaysian shipping firm has been charged with unlawful possession of foreign passports, which reportedly belong to migrant crew working on a tuna fishing vessel. Lim Tang...