Large-scale purse seiners (LSPS) have dropped slightly to 650 vessels operating across the globe as of June 2024. This was a slight decline from the 652 from the year before. However, the...
Tuna Fishing News
Micronesia To Focus On Foreign Investments To Grow Tuna Sector
Micronesia is eyeing on accessing new markets to increase its tuna fisheries revenue by strengthening relations with the EU and other Pacific Island nations such as Papua New Guinea and the...
FiTI Says Chinese Distant Water Fleet’s Transparency Needs Improvement
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has found that Chinese authorities have been successful in consistently collecting and publishing online information on its fisheries sector....
AGAC Push For Bigeye MSE Ahead Of ICCAT Annual Meeting
Tuna organizations and NGOs have begun submitting their position statements ahead of the IATTC 102nd Annual Meeting to be held from September 2 to 6 in Panama. Work plans for bigeye and...
Thailand Will Convince Seiner Owners To Adopt Its Flag
Thailand officials are working on the much-anticipated ‘Fisheries Policy and Management Plan’ to secure the future of the country's fisheries. However, the million-dollar question would be...
Middle East Tuna Catches Mainly Driven By IO Yellowfin And Longtail
Yellowfin and longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) were among the most captured tuna species by Middle East-flagged vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) from 2017 to 2022. The latest report from the...
Indonesia Has Big Plans For Tuna Year 2024 But Facing Roadblocks
Indonesia is leaving no stone unturned to boost its tuna products regionally and internationally. Janti Djuari, Chairperson of the Indonesian Pole and Line and Handline Fisheries Association,...
Mexican Fishing Captains Push For More Benefits
A Mexican tuna fishing group has asked that more of its members benefit from the country’s Bienpesca program as fishermen are not paid well. Captain Marcos Nava Radilla, President of the Order...
Taiwan Tuna Association Lashes Out At Allegations Over Crew Mistreatment
Indonesian migrant fishers working onboard Taiwanese longliner ‘You Fu’ have made strong allegations against the vessel operator. It includes withholding salaries for up to 15 months, seizing...
South Africa Gets First MSC Certified Tuna Fishery
South African tuna company ICV Africa scripted history after receiving the sustainable blue tick for its albacore catches in the South Atlantic Ocean making it the first fishery in the country...
Phtyoplankton Size Plays Vital Role In Thriving IO Bigeye
The commercial value of bigeye in the Indian Ocean has been rising over the past decade with IO catches amounting to 84,388 tons in 2020. A group of Chinese researchers analyzed the...
FFA Celebrates 45 Years Of Sustainable Tuna Management
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) today completed 45 years of “successful regional cooperation towards the sustainable management of tuna fisheries in the Pacific.” The anniversary is marked...
Drastic Change In Atlantic Ocean Current Will Impact Tuna
The main ocean current system in the Atlantic Ocean is heading closer to collapse and this could have a severe climate impact according to a study published in the Science Advances journal....
Chinese DW Fleet Tests New Strategy To Push Local Tuna Consumption
The Chinese have stepped up to promote domestic tuna consumption, caught by their own vessels. The Zhejiang Distant-Water Fishery Association and the Sichuan Hotel, Restaurant, and...
EU Podcast Warns Of Ocean Heatwave Effects On Fish Stocks
Euronews podcast 'Ocean Calls' recently revealed that some areas of different oceans are witnessing temperature anomalies of 5, 6, or even 7 degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit not specified) above...
Spain’s First Marine National Park Is In Tuna-Rich Grounds
The Spanish government will soon announce Mar de Las Calmas, located in the southwest of the Canary Islands, as the country's first national marine park. This area, known for its scenic...
Dongwon To Rely On AI For Tuna Fishing
Korean company Dongwon will introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) to its tuna fishing operations, a way to attract a young workforce. Data shows that marine engineers in the country's fishing...
EU Proposes Maintaining FAD Cut Back In EPO Ahead Of Annual IATTC Gathering
The IATTC annual meeting will take place from September 2-6 and the EU delegation has put forth several proposals regarding FADs, management strategy for bigeye, and assessment for yellowfin...
Tuna Median Fins To Revolutionize Bionic Underwater Vehicle Study?
Tunas which are among the top predators of the ocean, swim long distances for migration within a short period. A group of Chinese researchers have looked into this aspect of the fish species,...
Blue Bond & Reducing Subsidies Integral For Chinese DW Tuna Fleet
China has the world's largest distant water fishing (DWF) fleet which has quadrupled since the 1950s. This makes it important for its tuna vessels, one of the crucial groups of species fished,...