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Tuna Fishing News
Record Tuna Catches In Peru’s EEZ
In a record year for the country, 2015 has seen tuna catches in the South American nation of Peru soar by as much as four times the levels seen in the year before, as it’s clear that El Niño...
Mexico Nearing MSC Certification For Its Tuna
After over a year-long wait, the prospect of MSC certification for the Mexican purse seine skipjack and yellowfin fishery now appears to be well in reach, but with one more final and tricky...
7 Years Later: US Joins Global Measures Against IUU
With the papers now formally signed by US President Barack Obama, the United States has become the 21st party to ratify the global Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) seven years after the...
EU Very Slow To End Overfishing In Own Waters
Following a recent seminar hosted by the European Commission and the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC) to discuss the state of Mediterranean fish stocks, environmental group Oceana has...
New Seiner For Dongwon’s “Ageing” Fleet
With the focus of modernizing its increasingly ageing tuna fleet, Dongwon Industries, with 40 fishing vessels now under its management, launches the Hanara purse seiner as the latest addition...
Is Video Monitoring A Viable Alternative To Onboard Observers?
The safety of onboard observers in the tuna industry is fast becoming one of the most talked about issues surrounding tuna fishing, as the disappearances and possible deaths of several people...
Tuna At Forefront Of Manila’s First Sustainable Seafood Week
In collaboration with small scale fishermen, the top hotels and restaurants of Manila have come together, along with other environment groups and fisheries NGOs, to coordinate the Philippines’...
More Tuna Vessel Seizures By Thai Anti-IUU Taskforce
As part of Thailand’s continued clampdown on IUU activities, coupled with the potential of an EU red card looming, two tuna vessels have been seized by the Command Center to Combat Illegal...
EU Paying Far Too Much For Indian Ocean Fishing?
An ongoing Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) may not be panning out to be as lucrative as the EU once thought, with European flagged vessels catching just 10 percent of their...
Is Safety On French Seiners Threatened?
The French Navy has provided a strong trusted service to the country’s tuna seiners over the past seven years, offering onboard security teams in areas of particular risk. However, following a...
New Observer Safety Measures Now Mandatory In Pacific
Being at sea for long periods of time monitoring catch data, daily activity and various other attributes of a tuna vessel can already be a tough job for onboard observers, and with little...
More Fuel To The Fire On “Buy American” Tuna?
The “Buy American” fight could soon get heated up again, as two US senators push to strengthen the rules within the National School Lunch program. In the case of tuna, while already strict...
Bonito: Both Beautiful And Brawny
Weighing in at up to 10kg, the Atlantic bonito is a small but aptly named fish, famous for its dark blue to green coloring with blackish lines. A delicacy in Italy, these spectacular fish are...
40 Spanish Seiners Need 5 Years To Obtain MSC
Blaming a lack of effective measures taken by tuna RFMOs, a growing concern regarding the overfished state of various tuna fisheries has led to a commitment from a group of 40 Spanish...
Pacific Islands Cut US Fishing Day Allocation
The ball is now firmly in the US’ court as the FFA has submitted its proposal for a temporary reshaping of the Pacific Tuna Treaty, reportedly offering to take back the close to 2,000 fishing...
42 Crew Safe After US Seiner Catches Fire
All 42 crew members of The American Eagle, a US flagged tuna purse seiner, have been rescued by the Honolulu Coast Guard after the vessel caught fire approximately 1,800 miles south of...
Joint Proposal For Skipjack Harvest Control Rules In Indian Ocean
Following a meeting in the Maldives last week between the nation’s government, the International Pole and Line Foundation and officials from 19 Indian Ocean coastal states, a joint proposal...
FFA Proposes Reshaped Treaty To US
A reshape of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty for the remainder of 2016 could finally be in sight, as the FFA states that it has agreed upon, and is in the process of submitting a proposal to the...
Report On Global Tuna Overfishing Heavily Criticized
Not the first to suggest significant gaps and discrepancies in global fisheries catch data, a new study has received strong criticism from several scientists and representatives of the EU tuna...