Adding to the ongoing Ematum saga, the Mozambique state-owned tuna fishing company, with USD 350 million worth of debt in its books, has posted significant losses for this year, falling well...
Tuna Fishing News
TMI On NOAA Denial: Vessels In Dire Straits
Expressing disappointment over the recent decision taken by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Tri Marine’s COO, Joe Hamby has asked for a timeline detailing when more...
Thai WR Imports: Korea The Big Winner
The Korean-flagged fleet has seen a remarkable recovery in its landings of raw material tuna in Bangkok, with year on year volumes surging 89 percent. It seems that increased access to...
New Drone Technology To Find Free Schools
It appears that new innovations in satellite technology are now going much further than just allowing free swimming schools of tuna to be located, with the unveiling of a new drone that has...
PNA Not Concerned By MSC Issues
The PNA has said that it is shaking off concerns raised over MSC certification by WWF, particularly in the Indian Ocean, and believes that it has nothing to worry about in regards to its own...
FFA Director On IUU: “Pacific Is Watching”
This year has seen the Kurukuru surveillance sweep of the Pacific Islands region become the largest ever IUU monitoring operation of the area, covering a total range of over 21 million square...
Tri Marine NOAA Petition Denied
Despite a huge majority of public comments swaying in favor of Tri Marine’s petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), authorities have decided to deny the appeal. Reports from...
Gap Closing Between Manta And BKK SKJ Price
A higher supply of whole round skipjack making its way to Ecuador is driving prices down in Manta (SKJ1.8:MNT), with the market now falling to a level of USD 1,200 per ton. Demand for canned...
GPS Trackers For Consumers To Track Indonesian Tuna
The firm Bali Seafood International has announced the completion of its “boat to plate” traceability pilot designed to promote sustainable tuna and improve the livelihoods of artisanal...
Subsidy Cuts Could Double Cost For Major Seiner Fleet
In a situation where the country’s economy could severely suffer without immediate spending reforms, the Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, is forced to make decisions, which for some...
Subsidy Cuts Could Double Cost For Major Seiner Fleet (2)
In a situation where the country’s economy could severely suffer without immediate spending reforms, the Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, is forced to make decisions, which for some...
Call For Closure Of EU For Turkish Tuna
One of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Balfegó Group, is set to call for ICCAT countries to close their borders to bluefin tuna from Turkey during the next International Commission for the...
Echebastar: Maldives MSC Should Be “Annulled”
The Echebastar fishery group has revealed it believes it is WWF’s responsibility to ensure that the Maldives pole and line fishery has its MSC certification annulled, in addition to the...
Red-Rated Yellowfin Triggers No Changes For ISSF Yet
After releasing the latest version of its Status of the Stocks Ratings back in March this year, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has said that despite the recent...
Sapmer In Burning Boat Rescue
A tuna vessel has saved the lives of 29 fishermen who were trapped onboard a ship which caught fire in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles recently. Sapmer’s purse seiner “Dolomieu”, a 90...
Beached FADs Creating Island Junkyards
With up to 110,000 new FADs released each year, it is virtually impossible to estimate exactly how many fish aggregating devices (FADs) are really floating in our oceans. And with new FADs...
Sightings Of Huge Tuna On The Up In Canada
Reported sightings of enormous bluefin tuna in Newfoundland, Canada, have been coming in thick and fast over the summer months, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
Solander Sees Albacore Export Fall Sharply
Low catches in the country’s waters are causing struggles for one of Fiji’s largest fish exporters, which has seen its albacore shipments to other nations drop considerably. Solander Pacific,...
ISSF: NGOs, Buyers, RFMO’s Should Improve Sustainability
Consensus on tuna sustainability among NGOs is growing, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Working in parallel to this emergence, the foundation states...
MSC’s 15 Year Milestone Shows Record Sales
This week marked the 15th anniversary of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), celebrating 15 years since the launch of the program which now covers 108 different species of fish and marine...