Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed seafood company, has posted a five percent decline in full-year pretax earnings as lower catches of tuna, production of mussels and jack mackerel weighed...
Tuna Fishing News
Greenpeace Launches “Out of Line” Report On Tuna Longlining
A grave lack of regulations hinders sustainable management of the world’s oversized longline tuna fishery fleets, Greenpeace International warned as it released a new report today. The report,...
South Korea Seen As Main IUU Nation In African Waters
Following a string of incidents, South Korea has been branded as a main IUU tuna fishing nation in African waters, costing the continent millions of dollars a year. Activist and environmental...
South Africa Intends To Board IUU Tuna Vessels On The High Seas
South African fishing patrol vessels are likely to start boarding and inspecting suspected IUU tuna fishing vessels on the high seas in order to help in international tuna conservation...
Pacific Nations Left Uneasy After PNG EPA Drop-Out
Pacific nations are feeling uneasy after Papua New Guinea (PNG) chose to drop out of the joint negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union on tuna exports...
Spain: “No Excuses For Not Increasing Bluefin Quota”
The Spanish tuna industry is defying scientific recommendations to ICCAT, and leading attempts to win a considerable rise in the bluefin tuna quota. Spanish Fisheries Minister, Miguel Arias...
Japanese Expect Slight Increase In ICCAT Bluefin Quota
Japanese fishing industry officials are expecting that the annual ICCAT meeting will result in raised bluefin tuna catch quotas for member countries. Commencing today, the yearly meeting takes...
Seychelles Seiners Licensed To Fish In EU Waters
Seychelles flagged tuna seiners have been granted permission to continue to fish in the waters of Mayotte, an Indian Ocean island region that will become part of the EU next year. The decision...
ICCAT Meeting Starting Today In South Africa
The importance of the ICCAT annual meeting, kick-started today, has been hugely emphasized by the attendance of European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. The European...
No Cuts On Purse Seiners Within WCPFC For 2014?
The Pacific purse seine tuna fleet could face no additional cuts within the WCPFC for 2014. Reports have emerged that the current proposal of WCPFC members for the December annual meeting in...
Fishermen’s Worries Over Chinese Tuna Fishing Licenses Tempered
Local Guyana fishermen are breathing a sigh of relief after Leslie Ramsammy, Agricultural Minister, has announced that no fishing licenses have been granted to requesting Chinese nationals....
EU Tuna Super Seiner Fined USD 1 Million For IUU Fishing In Nauru
The Nauru District Court has fined a European Union fishing vessel licensed to fish in Kiribati, USD 1 million for illegally fishing in Nauru waters. ‘Albacora Uno’, a super seiner with a...
Pacific Tuna Stock Faces Growing Crisis Of Inaction
A showdown that could decide the sustainability of the USD 7 billion Pacific tuna industry is expected at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in...
Spanish Boat Owners Want More Say In Global Fisheries Negotiations
Representatives from the Basque region of Spain have participated in a seminar in Brussels on EU fisheries agreements, and stressed their desire to have more say in fisheries negotiations....
Thailand Tuna Association Collaborates To Stop Illegal Labor
Eight Thai industry associations in tuna production, aquaculture and fisheries have come together with an aim of stopping illegal labor in the fishing industry and improving the country’s...
Mozambique’s USD 850 Million Tuna Bond Issue, A Bubble Or Arms Deal?
The deal that helped one of the poorest nations raise USD 850 million and bond investors lock in rates three times higher than US Treasuries is also spurring concern that some money is not...
Alaskan Salmon Fishery Re-Certified Under MSC
The Alaskan salmon fishery has been granted re-certification for sustainability by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), after a final adjudication procedure turned down the objections of...
EU Tuna Vessels To Gain Access To Mauritanian Waters
Next year, 21 tuna vessels from France and Spain will gain access to Mauritanian waters at the cost of 750,000 euros (USD 1,008,825). This comes as part of a provisional fisheries partnership...
China Looking For Atlantic Tuna Fishing Rights Via Guyana
Chinese nationals have applied for the right to conduct tuna fishing in Guyana waters in the Atlantic Ocean. The possible issuance of tuna fishing licenses to a Chinese fishing firm has...
Call For Atlantic Bluefin Quotas To Be Retained
A leading environmental group on Monday called on authorities to keep tough fishing quotas on Atlantic bluefin when governments meet next week at the ICCAT to set industry rules. The US-based...