Government authorities of the Marshall Islands and Taiwan, both playing an important role in the tuna fishing industry, signed a sister port relationship between Majuro and Kaohsiung. The...
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Thai Canners Imported Record High WR Skipjack In H1
Thai processors imported 101,585 M/T more whole round skipjack from January to June this year, a whopping 41 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2023. Korean vessels and purse...
Lower Transshipments Concentrated In Western PNA Ports In July
Transshipments in PNA ports declined in July due to lower catches in the WCPO during the WCPFC FAD ban which lasted for a month and a half. Most activity was reported in the ports of Papua New...
Seychelles Extends Moratorium On Longliner Fleet Expansion
Seychelles Cabinet approved the extension of the moratorium imposed on the importation and chartering of longliners until mid-2026. The decision had been ratified last week after a detailed...
Daily July Skipjack Rates High Despite FAD Ban
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO netted 20 percent less daily in July, which eventually drove down the overall tonnages for the month. However, the WCPFC FAD moratorium hardly made an impact...
Study Sheds Light On Distribution Of Deactivated FADs By French Seiners In IO
French researchers conducted a study to identify the position of FADs, including those whose buoys have been remotely deactivated by the French tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean (IO). The...
Ocean Temperature Impacted Yellowfin Catches In Seychelles In 2023
Vessels fishing for tuna in the Seychelles EEZ did not reach their yellowfin quota in 2023, according to a spokesperson from the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA). This was determined after...
Pacific Islands WCPO Seiner Fleet Continues To Expand
The purse seine fishery accounted for 70 percent of tuna caught in the WCPO last year. Out of the five main seiner fleets – Pacific Islands, Japan, Korea, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), and the US –...
WCPO July Seiner Catches Down With Lower Skipjack Yield
Purse seine catches in the WCPO declined in July due to the FAD moratorium but netted volumes were still much higher than in the previous year in the same period, promising a continued high...
FisheryProgress To Test Human Rights Policy With New FIPs
FisheryProgress recently announced a pilot project for new Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) which will deepen the impact of its Human Rights and Social Responsibility (HRSR) Policy through...
TUNACONS Partners With NGO To Develop New FIPs In Galápagos
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery is collaborating with NGO Fundación Jocotoco for the conservation and management of tuna and other fish stocks and the...
Manta Skipjack Price Stable With Balance In Supply & Demand
Frozen whole round skipjack supply to Manta canneries is still going strong despite the ongoing annual fishing moratorium in the IATTC convention area. Sources have mentioned that most deals...
Maldives’ Decision To Open Longline Fisheries Draws Flak From Many Sides
Maldives is all set to open its longline fisheries after a five-year hiatus but with restrictions. The government's decision, announced this week, has raised the ire of Maldivian yellowfin...
Mazatlán Fire Chief Says Docked Tuna Vessels May Pose Threats
Fire on tuna vessels that are docked at port can be among the top dangerous mishaps, claims Mexican firefighters. Saúl Robles, Commander of the Mazatlán Fire Department (Bomberos Mazatlán),...
EU Calls Tuna Industry Stakeholders To Create ETP Support Group
The EU has called for stakeholders from the tuna and other seafood industries to establish a support group for the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP). This group will include coordinators...
National Geographic Axes Wicked Tuna Program
National Geographic has canceled the popular US TV show ‘Wicked Tuna.’ The move was made after the Disney-owned cable network decided to cut costs and massively downsize its operations...
Spanish Port Hosts Asian Vessels Back From Bluefin Fishing
Over 40 Chinese and Japanese tuna fishing vessels that catch Atlantic bluefin are docked at the Port of Las Palmas in Spain to discharge their catches as well as restock food and other...
Senegal Delisted From FiTI For Murky Fisheries Data
Senegal has been delisted from the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) for not adhering to its standards to enhance fisheries transparency. The African nation, with tuna-rich waters,...
Eight Vessels Intercepted In FFA WCPO Operation
The Forum Fisheries Agency-led Operation Island Chief 2024 (OPIC24), a 12-day initiative to monitor and survey fishing operations in the WCPO, concluded last week. Eight vessels, probably...
Search Continues For Fishermen’s Body Parts In Ecuadorian Vessel Destruction
Fifteen fishermen are believed to be dead after their vessel ‘Conchita IV’ was attacked by unidentified gunmen and incinerated near La Puntila in Ecuador last Sunday. The Ecuadorian navy,...