The Captain of the Spanish tuna seiner, Almadraba Uno, Wednesday received a six month jail sentence following the collision of the vessel with rocks off the coast of Senegal. The ship ran...
Tuna Fishing News
Canada’s Bluefin Fishery Down To 15 Boats
The second phase of the fishing season for the Prince Edward Island, Canada’s bluefin tuna fishery, opened on Friday with individual tags issued to only 57 of the 359 strong tuna fleet....
Philippine Industry Wants Tuna Lobby Group
The tuna industry has made an urgent call to Malacañang to establish the Philippine Committee for the Advancement of Highly Migratory Fisheries (PCAHMF) as a lobby group to defend the...
EU Parliament OK’s Tuna Fishing Deal With Mauritania
On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the ratification of the fisheries agreement between the EU and Mauritania. The deal allows for the fishing activity of 14 tuna seiners, seven pole...
Hawaiians Worried About Price Effect Of Reduction Bigeye Quota
Bigeye tuna lovers in Hawaii could face a price hike for fresh sashimi and poke in 2014 due to a proposal that would place a limit on the catch of the species for the Hawaiian longline fleet....
Ecuador Skipjack Catches Show Strong Increases Despite Ban
Tuna catch by the Ecuadorian fleet in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) has risen a considerable eight percent when comparing January to September this year with the same months in 2012. Total...
Spain Requests An Increase In Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish General Secretariat of Fisheries confirmed the recovery of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans at the ICCAT Scientific Committee meeting in Madrid last...
New Net Which Releases Small Fish ‘Future Of Fishing’?
A new way to catch fish alive and unharmed, secretly developed in Nelson and unveiled yesterday, could revolutionize the New Zealand fishing industry and take hold around the world, Seafood...
Firming Bolton – Tri Marine Alliance Step To New Acquisitions?
The Bolton Group, Europe’s largest branded tuna company, has last night announced its purchase of a stake in Tri Marine International, a world leader in the global tuna industry. Bolton...
Decreasing Yellowfin Sizes Affecting Tuna Prices
A significant drop in the quantity of big yellowfin tuna being caught by the fishermen of Vizag, India, has hit profits. Handline fishermen are increasingly hooking smaller yellowfin....
BREAKING NEWS: Bolton Group Buys Part Of Tri Marine
Bolton Group International and Tri Marine announced yesterday that they have reached a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Bolton Group of an important minority interest in Tri...
EII On-board Observers, Ghosts?
A “heated discussion” took place at the recent Solomon Island’s Pacific Tuna Forum, questioning Earth Island Institute (EII) about its self-claimed vessel monitoring Program. In his...
EU Parliament To Vote On Access For Spanish Fleet to Mauritania
The EU Parliament is to decide whether or not to ratify an agreement between the EU and Mauritania to allow Basque tuna fishing to continue in the waters of the West African country....
Senegal Accused Of Money Making On Seiner Collision
Experienced fishermen from Bermeo, Spain have stressed that they do not understand how the vessel, Almadraba Uno reached the protected marine area off the coast of Senegal. They believe that...
Spanish Seiner Captain Prosecuted For Environmental Offenses
The government of the Basque area of Spain expects the release and return of two Basque fishermen that have been imprisoned in Senegal since August. The men have been prosecuted for...