Despite facing much controversy within the Pacific nation, the Cook Island’s purse seiner deal with the EU is now one step closer to becoming a reality, after gaining approval from the EU...
Tuna Fishing News
IMF Forgiving Mozambique After Tuna Scandal?
When hidden debts from a “tuna bond” were disclosed by Mozambique, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lost trust in the nation, but there are now hints that the organization is willing to...
Tuna As Bait For Beasts
Tuna is not only a favorite food for humans and pets, but also a big part of the diets of large predators such as sharks. The fish can also sometimes be used by humans to attract massive...
Penalties Imposed For Japanese Bluefin Breaches
Violators that exceed their allocations for Pacific bluefin catch could now face penalties, as the Japanese Fisheries Agency is planning to impose stricter controls. Measures such as bringing...
Slow US Albacore Season Leaves Inventory Low
Higher ocean temperatures driven by El Niño had notable impact on Pacific albacore catch off the US West Coast last season, and better conditions are expected to give a stronger start to this...
Eyes In The Sky To Stop IUU Invasions
Efforts to watch over the world’s largest tuna fishery will be intensified, after a USD 330 million investment has been put into an aerial surveillance program, with the target of both...
Ecuador Struggles To Recover From Catch Loss
Despite seeing a good start to 2017, the Ecuadorian purse seine fleet is reportedly still struggling to recover from the impacts of significant reductions in tuna catch seen last year, which...
Consequences Of New Import Rules For US Seiner Fleet?
New US seafood import rules aren’t expected to cause the nation’s tuna purse seine fleet too much trouble, despite claims that they will be harmful for US fishermen. Some of the nine...
Philippines Confident In Exclusive High Seas Access
The Philippines is positive that the exclusive access its purse seine fleet currently has to High Seas Pocket 1 will continue undisrupted past the agreement’s end, at the close of 2017....
Are Spanish Bluefin Consumers Victims Of Fraud?
There is a “high deficiency” in the labeling of tuna, and mislabeled species are most likely to be found in restaurants, according to a recent study conducted throughout Spain. In what is...
PNA’s Innovative Projects Require New Recruits
Managing the world’s largest sustainable skipjack fishery is not an easy job, and for the PNA, a rise in income and many new innovative projects launched means a need for stronger management...
A Maritime Corridor For FADs?
The government of the Portuguese Azores is defending a “maritime corridor” for tuna fishing, wanting to prevent the placement of FADs too far away from the shore and keep them to a specific...
First UK Pole & Line Fishery To Be Developed
The UK has made a move to develop its first tuna pole and line fishery, by declaring a marine conservation zone in the waters of overseas territory, St Helena. A remote island located near the...
MSC Reacts: Sharks And Dolphins Considered With Rigor
The MSC has reacted to a letter sent by nearly 50 NGOs urging the organization not to certify certain fisheries in assessment, including the Mexican tuna purse seine fishery, raising concerns...
MSC Out Of Reach For Most Tuna Stocks
Most commercial tuna stocks are falling short of MSC sustainability standards, and swifter adoption of Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) by RFMOs would be a big driver in getting them up to...
NGOs Stress “Deep Concern” Over MSC Process
An extensive list of animal protection organizations have stressed the deep concern they have over the MSC certification process, especially in relation to fisheries that they state involve...
Tuna Technology Could Fight “Blue Boats”
Amid further reported incursions by Vietnamese vessels suspected of IUU in the Pacific, nations that are affected by the so-called “blue boats” could be in line for relief, with the FFA...
Increased Tuna Catch In President’s Hands
The workers union of the state-owned Venezuelan fishing company, Pescalba, has identified several areas of the business that it believes if developed, will benefit the country’s ailing...
Philippines Chooses Hard Anti-Criminal Line On IUU
Fisheries policy in the Philippines is expected to follow the same hardline approach as the country’s controversial war on drugs, in a bid to stamp out IUU activity. According to a government...
Back To Business In EPO
The two month purse seine ban in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has now come to a close, with half of the regional fleet resuming operations again. Since November 18th, roughly 50 percent of all...