The US Coast Guard helicopter recently pulled a 35-year-old man from a tuna longliner that was fishing in the Pacific Ocean. The fisherman aboard the US-flagged longliner ‘Pacific Dragon II’...
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US Proposes Stricter ICCAT Protection Rules For Observers
There are an estimated 2,500 observers working globally on board vessels that fish in national waters and the high seas. Their health and safety needs to be guaranteed and the US has submitted...
Guatemala Political Party Wants National Vessels To Unload Tuna Domestically
A prominent political party in Guatemala has expressed concern about national tuna vessels shipping their catches to Ecuador and Panama rather than to local ports. Spokespersons for Voluntad,...
Albacore Leaves Bay Of Biscay For Colder Waters Near End of Fishing Season
Every decade, albacore enters the Bay of Biscay 2.3 days earlier, according to AZTI researcher Nerea Goikoetxea. The tuna also swims northwards while they migrate, stated the latest study by...
Japanese Seiners’ Catches Rose In 2023 Despite Shrinking Fleet
Japan has one of the largest fleets in the WCPO. In 2023, its seiner fishery capture accounted for 63 percent of the total catch by all gears. The number of Japan-flagged seiners operating in...
EJF Urges EU To Impose Stricter Controls On Chinese Tuna Imports
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has urged the EU to block Chinese tuna and other seafood products that come from IUU fishing. The international NGO wants members of the European...
Puglian Albacore Fishermen Can Apply For Aid
Small-scale fishing companies catching albacore in the Italian region of Puglia can apply for financial aid due to the regional fishing ban. Puglia is one of three major regions where the...
Atlantic Yellowfin Catches Dropped In 2023, Worry Remains Over Stock
Yellowfin catches in the Atlantic, despite a slight fall in 2023, has remained high over the years and has far exceeded the total allowable catch (TAC) of 110,000 tons established in 2012....
Atunsa’s FAD Recovery Project Begins In Indian Ocean
Spanish fishing company Atunsa has launched a one-month pilot FAD retrieval project in areas of the Indian Ocean. The EU informed IOTC of this as per regulations. The initiative that began on...
WCPO Transshipments Dropped In September Despite High Catches
The volume of tuna transshipped in PNA ports declined by six percent in September compared to August although seiners captured more tuna that month. Most of the transshipment activities were...
Dongwon Buys Seiner From Pevasa Fleet
Korean tuna firm Dongwon Industries recently purchased a seiner ‘Playa de Bakio’ from Spanish fishing company Pevasa for an undisclosed amount. It is a 75 m boat with 2,101 GRT and 1,850 Cubic...
WCPO Seiner-Caught Yellowfin Daily Rates Climbed In September
Overall daily catch rates of tuna in the WCPO in September were almost the same as the month before, according to the latest data. Seiners caught marginally lower daily skipjack volumes while...
ISSF Points Out Gaps RFMOs Must Address While Allocating Tuna Stocks
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently pointed out the gaps on fishing possibilities and allocation of tuna stocks that RFMOs need to address. The Foundation...
Artisanal Tuna Boat Destroyed By Fire In Manta Port
A small-scale tuna fishing boat that was moored at Manta Port caught fire in the wee hours of Sunday. The cause is unknown and luckily no injuries were reported. The boat, named ‘Jostin,’ had...
WCPO Catches Picked Up in September
Purse seine captains increased their operations in the WCPO in September and netted more tuna than in the month before. More skipjack was captured and also the yellowfin volume rose. The...
Greenpeace Investigation In Pacific Reveals IUU Fishing By Taiwanese Longliners
Greenpeace recently revealed the shocking findings from its team’s first five-week expedition earlier this year into the activities of Taiwanese tuna longliners fishing in the North Pacific....
Tri Marine Atlantic Longliners Monitored With FlyWire System
Vertically integrated tuna fishing company Tri Marine partnered with US-based EM company FlyWire Cameras for a comprehensive system for its Atlantic longliner fleet. US authorities have been...
Western Skipack HS & Shark Measures Critical Issues At Upcoming ICCAT Meeting
ICCAT members are gearing up to debate several critical issues such as the adoption of harvest strategy (HS) for the western skipjack stock, strengthening shark measures, and if the FAD ban...
AGAC Gets MSC For Tropical Tuna In Entire Pacific Ocean
The Spanish Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (AGAC) recently obtained the MSC logo for its bigeye FAD and free school catches in the EPO. Thus, it has become the first fishery to be...
Study Shows Atlantic Bluefin Movement From Irish Coast During Ocean Warming
There has been increasing sightings of bluefin in Ireland's waters in the past few years. Irish researchers conducted a study over a period of five years to detect the migration routes of...