A Chinese tuna longliner has been intercepted by the New Zealand navy on suspicion of illegally dumping waste at sea off the coast of Fiji. The Royal New Zealand navy’s inshore patrol vessel...
Tuna Fishing News
Mexican Tuna – Dolphin Fishery, As Good As MSC Certified
After more than two years in assessment, the Mexican tuna purse seine fleet is expected to finally achieve a positive result and be granted MSC certification for its free-school and...
Sharp Drop In Deliveries From Thailand’s Major Supplier
While the overall whole round tuna delivery volume to Bangkok climbed a modest two percent YoY, in the first four months of 2017, landings from Taiwan, the largest supplying fleet for Thai...
STUDY: Japan Highly Susceptible To IUU Tuna Imports
Japan, one of the world’s major markets for seafood, has been revealed to be highly susceptible to imports of illegally caught fish and shellfish products, and is estimated to receive a...
Man Dies In Mexico Seiner Helicopter Crash
One man has died and another is seriously injured after a helicopter used to locate tuna schools crashed off the coast of southeast Mexico. The Mexican navy were called to rescue the two men...
Japan Pushes Again For Emergency Catch Restrictions On Bluefin
Japan is calling for emergency restrictions to be taken on Pacific bluefin tuna catch at this month’s WCPFC Northern Committee meeting, as the nation is concerned about the state of the...
UPDATED ANALYSIS: Global Fishing And FAD Reductions For Rest Of Year
On the heels of the IATTC meeting, which saw substantial conservation measure changes, Atuna has updated its analysis of the global tuna purse seine closures, fishing and FAD reductions due...
MSC Creates Expert College To Strengthen Assessment Credibility
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is working to strengthen the independent analysis of its fisheries assessment process by establishing a Peer Review College, the latest step the...
EPO Seiner Operators See The Death Of Catch Quotas
Purse seine operators in the EPO may have seen the absolute end to the implementation of catch quotas on their operations, after firm decisions were made at the recent IATTC meeting. Olympic...
Disappointment Over Lack Of IATTC Observer Safety Efforts
Observer safety in the tuna fishing fleet was high on the priority list for industry groups and NGOs as member nations met for the recent annual IATTC meeting. However, the Commission did not...
A Simple Way To Release Sharks From Purse Seine Nets?
The reduction in the bycatch of sharks, as well as the safe release of those that may be accidentally caught by tuna vessels, is an important issue in the tuna industry. A newly published...
South Korea Increases Share Of EPO Bigeye
South Korea’s longline fleet has got hold of 2,000 tons extra quota to fish for bigeye tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, as it has received a part of Japan’s share for this year. ...
EPO Seiners Handed Much Stricter Rules On FADs
Purse seiners operating in the EPO will have to abide by much more stringent rules on the use of FADs, devices that some regional fleets rely heavily on, as the IATTC takes measures to reduce...
Frustration Over IATTC Failure To Cut Down Vital Catch Quota
Although there was hope that the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) would progress on Pacific bluefin measures at its recent annual meeting, it is stated by some groups that the...
Satlink Provides One Of Largest Seiners With Flat Rate Satellite Broadband
A large Spanish tuna purse seiner has become the first vessel to get a flat rate satellite broadband communication system installed, with unlimited data traffic. This new structure is believed...
Tri Marine Buys New Vessel To Boost Pole & Line Catch
The Solomon Islands based operations of Tri Marine has seen the addition of a newly acquired pole and line vessel, to boost the company’s one-by-one catch, which has been eligible for MSC...
Taiwan Claims IUU Innocence After Indonesian Allegations
After Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister has claimed that Taiwanese tuna vessels have been fishing illegally in the country’s EEZ, Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency is stating that these accusations are...
Top Scores For Pole & Line SKJ In Maldives’ MSC Check-Up
Currently subject to its routine five year MSC check-up, the Maldivian pole and line skipjack fishery in the Indian Ocean has been given top marks in its preliminary review, offering strong...
Are “Olympic Race To Fish” Tuna Quotas Working?
Olympic-style tuna catch quotas that are not individually distributed to nations, companies, or even vessels can create a “race to fish” scenario, where boats will try to catch as much as...
ANALYSIS: Global Overview Of Tuna Fishing Closures
The global purse seine tuna fleet is not only facing yearly implemented fisheries closures or FAD bans, but also several Olympic style catch quotas are impacting operations through 2017. Atuna...