The revelation that foreign fishermen are confined to American boats for years at a time in worryingly unclean conditions is the core exposure coming from Associated Press’ recent report on...
Tuna Fishing News
High Seas Closure The Answer For Skipjack Stocks?
A recent study has found that reducing the exploitation of skipjack on the high seas could replenish stocks in coastal areas by 10 percent, and also help combat the effects of climate change....
Tuna Monitoring System To Catch Drug Smugglers?
An Australian-funded Pacific surveillance operation currently monitoring the world's largest tuna fishery could soon target drug and people smugglers in the region. The Niue Treaty Subsidiary...
Global Media Shines Light On Abuse Of Fishermen
The presence of labor abuse in the fishing industry, which has been linked to a lack of oversight, has been reported on by major broadcaster, the BBC. The report which aired earlier this week...
EU Joins At-Sea IUU Patrol In West Africa
The EU has been working to tackle IUU fishing off the West African coast, and after co-funding a recent four-day at-sea pursuit, is optimistic with what it describes as concrete results. The...
Alleged Labor Abuse On Hawaiian Tuna Fleet
Associated press released a report today describing alleged labor abuses onboard Hawaiian commercial fishing vessels. The report states that around 700 undocumented workers are allowed to work...
Blockchain: A Step Towards Sustainable Fishing?
In order to make tuna supply chains more sustainable and transparent, suggestions have been made to make every bit of the production process digitized and registered from point of origin to...
French Tuna Gear Manufacturer Enters US Market
Le Drezen, the French fishing equipment and gear manufacturer has entered the Pacific market, with US company Tri Marine making an order for a tuna purse seine. 'Cape May', the vessel...
Tuna Fisherman In Court Over Albatross Deaths
A man fishing for Southern bluefin tuna off the West Coast of New Zealand has appeared in court after he was accused of failing to use a device to scare away seabirds from his boat, leading to...
Spanish Seiners MSC Certified Within 5 Years?
Later this month, a Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) will be launched in the Atlantic Ocean, with the aim of achieving MSC sustainability certification for the Spanish purse seine tuna...
Costa Rica “Losing 1.2 Million” To Foreign Vessels
The way that Costa Rica charges tuna fisheries for licenses could be costing the nation millions of dollars, according to the Costa Rican Association of Longliners.The Institute of Fisheries...
US and Philippines Partner To Battle IUU Fishing
A partnership between the US and Philippine governments has been launched to combat illegal fishing across Southeast Asia. The program is aiming to ease the impacts of IUU fishing as well as...
US Fishermen Demand Washington Action Against Indonesia
Senior representatives of US tuna fishermen have detailed several serious accusations of criminality and unethical practices of the Indonesian seafood industry, in a request of action from...
Tuna Seized From Suspected Thai IUU Vessels
More than 2,700 tons of suspected IUU tuna catch is now in the pocession of Thai authorities, since it became too expensive for vessel owners to continue to freeze the fish on board. Fisheries...
Firm Challenges Still Exist In Improving IO Stocks
Despite conservation and management for Indian Ocean tuna stocks having gained substantial momentum over the last year, there are still some major challenges that need to be overcome,...
Standpoint: ”Catch Quotas Would Create Steadier Supply From EPO”
An extension of the EPO purse seine tuna fishing ban is not realistic for the Ecuadorian fleet according to officials in the country, and tuna catch quotas have now been suggested as a more...
Harvest Control Rules Top Priority For Atlantic Stocks
Atlantic Ocean developing states came together in Ghana this week in an attempt to increase the understanding of sustainable tuna management of the shared Atlantic tuna stock, with a core...
No Agreement On Emergency Fishing Ban
A potential northern Pacific bluefin fishing ban, discussed at a WCPFC sub-committee meeting in Japan this week, has been postponed due to “strong US opposition,” according to Nikkei Asian...
The Enhanced Efficiency Of Dongwon’s Modern Fleet
Not only rebounded tuna prices, but also an enhanced fleet of purse seiners has been Dongwon’s ticket to financial success in this year’s first half, according to the South Korean firm. But...
Philippines Pressured On “Disappointing” Tuna Management
Environmental groups are urging the Philippines’ government to come up with an improved tuna-management plan that will help the country’s tuna stocks recover and return to their 1980s level. A...