A Taiwanese tuna longliner has been accused of fishing without permission, in waters close to PNG, with more than 75 kilograms of shark fins on board. The “Shuen De Ching No.888” vessel,...
Tuna Fishing News
Concerns “Pacific Regionalism” Isn’t Enough To Manage Tuna Stocks
Although “Pacific Regionalism” appears to be top of the agenda at this year’s Pacific Island Leaders Forum (PIF), the Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), James Movick,...
Thai Canners Concerned Over Explosive Seiner Expansion
Yesterday the President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) expressed his doubts over the likelihood of achieving global tuna sustainability, citing the constant building of new purse...
Lachaga Denies That Seiner Shipyard Is For Sale
In response to rumors that the Barreras seiner shipyard is for sale, Albacora President, Ignacio Lachaga has set the record straight, denying that the company is for sale. The Spanish owner of...
PNA Might Soon Get 9th Member
As the Cook Islands continues efforts to join the eight existing PNA nations, its aim could be edging closer towards reality, as the Pacific island country gains the support of the PNG Prime...
Vietnamese Crew Jailed For IUU Fishing
Six Vietnamese tuna fishermen have been jailed for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters after being found with 200kg of tuna onboard their vessel last month. The men, aged between 19 and 50,...
Phil Firms Negotiate For Processing Plant In Kiribati
Along with “Korean colleagues”, a group of Philippine companies are negotiating to construct a tuna processing plant in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, according to Frabelle Fishing...
Spanish Firm Launches “Ultimate Generation” Seiner
The successful launch of the ‘Guria’ tuna seiner has just been marked, after the Zamakona Yards Group completed construction of the 81 meter long vessel. Equipped with a crew of 28, the purse...
US Albacore: Slow Catch And Sluggish Prices
The albacore season off the US West Coast is expected to be a below average year, according to the Western Fishboat Owners Association (WFOA), as catches have been slow since they began in...
Majestic Images Of Jumping Tuna In Ireland On Instagram
As the 17th annual General Santos City Tuna festival kicked off this weekend, it seemed that amongst all the parades, carnivals and world record attempts, some individuals made time to ensure...
Japan & USA Agree On “Emergency Rule”
While Pacific bluefin stocks are already at just four percent of their original size, some WCPFC nations have made an agreement to ban fishing the threatened species if its population...
Tri Marine NOAA Petition: 97 Pro – 4 Con
Tri Marine is urging NOAA to accelerate its decision on its petition to allow the American Samoa based purse seine fleet to fish in the WCPO high seas, and is using a total of 97 comments in...
“Pacific Regionalism”: The Next Big Thing?
Kicking off this year’s Pacific Island Leaders Forum (PIF) today, the PNG Minister for Fisheries, Mao Zeming, puts “Pacific Regionalism” at the forefront of discussions, a term that was...
How Reliable Are Reports Of Surge In EPO Catch?
Despite strong El Niño conditions building, increased skipjack catches have been reported by the IATTC to be occurring in the EPO, opposing the commonly expected trend during this phenomenon....
Govt Finalizing IUU Law Despite Hundreds Protesting
Within the coming month, the Philippine government hopes to have the rules and regulations of an amended IUU law completely finalized, despite hundreds of fishermen protesting the move. The...
US Fleet Suffering Effects Of Two Hurricanes
US flagged tuna longline vessels have been heading back to port empty-handed in Hawaii this week as fishermen try to dodge both Hurricane Ignacio and Hurricane Jimena in their search for fish....
US Coast Guard Asked To Be “Sensitive” To Tuna Fleet
The Governor of American Samoa has called on the US Coast Guard to be a little more “sensitive” to American Samoa’s dependency on the tuna industry when it carries out its duties. The US tuna...
Sapmer Seiner Rescues Shipwrecked Crew
Three shipwrecked men reported to have been drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean for the last 25 days have been rescued by a French-flagged tuna purse seiner from the fishing company,...
10 Govts’ Failure To Agree Might Spur Boycott
Concerns heighten on the future of Pacific bluefin tuna, after the WCPFC Northern Committee meeting, comprising of 10 member governments, concludes without agreement. Pew now states that the...
Phil Offers PNG Plants Support In Exchange For Fishing
The Philippine government states that it could offer technical assistance to PNG plants in exchange for access to its tuna-rich EEZ. This comes at a time when the Asian nation is concerned...