With over 7,000 signatures now on paper, representing over 12 percent of the entire American Samoa population, a petition to save the territory’s tuna canneries and industry is on its way to...
Tuna Fishing News
Danish Bank Sees Solution For $850m Tuna Debt
Struggling to pay off a huge national debt of USD 850 million which was used to finance an expansion of the nation’s tuna fleet, a way out could be on the horizon for Mozambique, as a...
Who’s Catching Most Of The WCPO Bigeye?
Five Asian nations are responsible for 62 percent of all reported bigeye tuna catch in the WCPFC area, a region where conservation measures for the species have been heavily pushed, but until...
Internet Hit: How Huge Fish Bellied An Entire Tuna
For anglers fishing around the world it’s usually enough of a reward to catch just one huge fish when on a trip out to sea, but a fisherman in New Zealand recently got more than he bargained...
Will A Halt In US Seiner Activity Influence The BKK SKJ Price?
Reports that a weighty portion of the US fleet will be heading back to port and will remain tied up in the beginning of the new year are rapidly emerging, as low skipjack prices and rising...
Palau: The Future Safe Haven For Bigeye?
After unanimously approving a law to phase out commercial fishing in 80 percent of its waters, Palau is being hailed by some as the new haven for depleted tuna species, as well as a top...
Should High Seas Longlining Be Eliminated Altogether?
Is it time for RFMOs to admit defeat and give up trying to manage high seas longline fishing, something that many point out RFMO member countries continuously fail at? Sources who attended...
US Fleet Seriously Considers Tie Up
There’s a bleak outlook forthe US-flagged tuna fleet, says the President of the American Tuna Boat Association, who is stating that seiners will be left with no option but to tie up and not...
Tri Marine Expects MSC Certification By March
Tri Marine is expecting final MSC certification for its free school purse seine fishery as early as March, which would mean just over a year in assessment. The firm announces the publication...
Satellite Phones Should Help Stop Observer Harassment
With the September disappearance of observer Keith Davis still fresh in the minds of many Commission members, observer safety was given a priority place for discussion at the recent WCPFC...
Solomon’s Gets Tough On Albacore Longlining
One Pacific nation is taking matters into its own hands, as it makes bold decisions on longline-based issues that failed to gain consensus during the recent WCPFC meeting. The Solomon Islands...
Global Oil Prices Plummet To Decade Low, Will Tuna Follow?
A market supply glut is causing Brent crude oil prices to plummet to shocking levels, the lowest witnessed in at least ten years. There are said to be winners and losers from the drastic...
Bangkok Price Shatters Support Barrier
After tumbling to a major reference point late last month, the Bangkok skipjack price has now shattered the support barrier of USD 1,000 per ton, slipping below this major reference point. The...
What Could Happen If US Seiners Tie Up?
According to the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO), the US fleet could have no option but to tie up most of its seiners next year, as it struggles to find an economically viable way...
How China Is Taking Over The Albacore Fishery
As concerns about the stock levels of southern albacore grow, China’s priorities and the concerns of those in the Pacific nations appear to be clashing, while the Asian nation expands its...
Stricter Rules For EU-Flagged Seiners In Foreign Waters
Authorities are intending to apply stricter measures on EU-flagged vessels fishing outside of Union waters, as the Commission proposes a new system to manage authorizations. The regulation...
Will WTPO Position Lead To A Reverse In Prices?
The WTPO believes the main problem steering the Pacific tuna fishing sector into crisis is the high cost of VDS days in the PNA not reflecting the market value of tuna. But, reactions to these...
Friction Between Pacific & China On Albacore
Wrapping up without an agreement to set an ideal stock level for southern albacore tuna, the WCPFC meeting has left behind ignition for conflict between Pacific island nations and China, as...
Tuna Industry Nation Faces Uncertain Economic Future
The American Samoa Government has made it clear that the country’s economy is in the midst of tough times, and is greatly suffering the effects of the closure of nearby fishing grounds to the...
EU Deploys FADs In Somali Waters
This week it was revealed that the EU has completed the deployment of 25 anchored FADs along Somalia’s coastline, stating that the new devices are designed to boost the nation’s small-scale...