Thailand has until next month to sort out its fisheries is the final warning from the EU, which has now asserted to the Thai Deputy Prime Minister that “swift and determined action” needs to...
Tuna Fishing News
Mozambique To Escape Multi-Million Tuna Loan Payments?
In the next chapter of the African nation’s struggle to establish a new tuna fleet, there is a chance that Mozambique could be off the hook and legally entitled to refuse to pay the...
What Vietnam’s Mass Fish Deaths Can Mean For Tuna
With an estimated 100 tons of unexplained dead fish having washed up on its beaches since April, Vietnam has found itself under considerable scrutiny from seafood distributors and media around...
Can FSM Prevent A Future Tuna Revenue Leak?
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) sees foreign investment as the ticket to doubling its tuna industry revenue, but it must be sure that the nation will get the returns it expects from...
Calls To Release Indian Fishermen Suspected Of IUU
The recent arrest of four Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy under suspicion of IUU has sparked calls for the early release of some 11 fishermen and 90 vessels currently held by the Sri...
NZ Navy Deploy Vessel To Tackle Pacific IUU
The New Zealand Navy has deployed a patrol vessel to the Southwest Pacific for the next two months, where it will assist several Pacific island nations to detect and deter IUU activity in the...
Year Quota Exhausted In Record Time
Balfegó Group, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, has beaten its own record, once again maxing out its allocated bluefin quota for 2016 in just four days, but this time bringing in even...
New Stats: Observer Harassment Cases Have Doubled
Independent fisheries observers might be increasingly at risk, according to statistics just released, with the number of reported incidents of intimidations, harassment and assault against...
Why MSC For Mexican Tuna Isn’t Market Driven
Most fisheries or firms striving for sustainability, and ultimately MSC, as well as being focused on the health of stocks, are largely driven by the potential to expand market access. For the...
Could Flag Confusion Be Leading To IUU Accusations?
As governments and maritime authorities across the world wrestle with different methods to recognize and prevent illegal fishing, there is one customary practice which could be hindering their...
Tri Marine Secures MSC Success For WCP
Tri Marine, one of the world’s largest tuna fishing, trading and processing firms has announced that it has achieved MSC certification for its skipjack and yellowfin purse seine free school...
Tuna’s Contribution To The US Economy
Despite seeing one of the largest catch increases among the US commercial fishery key species groups, at a rate of 33 percent over a decade, the latest annual tuna landings in US federal...
The Lowdown: IO’s Yellowfin Catch Reduction
Taking the decision right down to the wire, last week members of the IOTC managed to agree on a catch reduction for Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna in an attempt to ease pressure on the stocks....
Contentious Cook Islands Seiner Deal Gets EU Go-Ahead
The European Council has ratified a Sustainable Partnership Agreement between the Cook Islands and EU, a deal which has been a source of contention within the island nation since its...
Will YF Catch Reduction Produce Positive Results Within 3 Years?
Following the results of this year’s hotly anticipated Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting, a “breakthrough decision” to reduce catches of Indian Ocean yellowfin has been agreed for...
PSMA Kick-Starts Greater Global Effort Against IUU
An international agreement to curb IUU fishing has been ratified after the treaty gained more than the necessary 25 signatory nations required for implementation. The Port States Measures...
ICCAT Raises Med Bluefin Quota On Stock Recovery
The ICCAT has extended the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bluefin this year by 20 percent, with the quota now standing at 19,296 M/T across all contracting parties. From May 26 to June 24,...
Firm Hired To Monitor Its Own Fishing Shareholders
After the findings of an explosive study sent New Zealand’s fishery quota system into review, the government has taken steps to more tightly monitor the nation’s fishing industry. However, to...
GP: TU’s Core Role In Driving Industry-Wide Change
While Thai Union is taking the brunt of Greenpeace’s strong efforts to see sustainable reform across the global tuna industry, Oliver Knowles, the NGO’s Sustainable Tuna Project Leader tells...
Captured: Hawaiian Yellowfin Swims Alongside Dolphin Pod
Often regarded as the strongest across all tuna species, pound for pound, the yellowfin is without a doubt, one of the most striking fish to be found anywhere in the ocean, capable of reaching...