The Spanish purse seiner fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, recently announced that its recruitment program launched six months ago is a grand success. A total of 317 people have applied for various...
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Philippines Nabs 35 Crew Members For Illegally Fishing Tuna
The Philippine Coast Guard recently arrested 35 crew members from two purse seiners who were illegally fishing for tuna and other seafood near Magsaysay town in Palawan. The government has...
EJF: China Systematically Violates Human Rights And Engages In IUU Fishing In IO
Chinese tuna longliners are exploiting foreign crews and practicing illegal fishing in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), concludes the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) in a recent study...
Crew Members Make Narrow Escape From Sinking Seiner In Pacific Ocean
Twenty-two crew members of a Micronesian-flagged purse seiner that sank in the South Pacific Ocean were rescued on Sunday morning. The incident happened after the vessel’s engine caught fire...
Eleven New Ice Plants Will Soon Commence Operations In Maldives
The Maldives government recently announced the preparatory work to launch 11 new ice plants in various atolls of the archipelago have been completed. MIFCO will operate the facilities that...
IOTC Should Move Beyond Historical Catch Allocation Claims
IOTC has been discussing the limits per country based on historical catch for years. A recent study advised its members to take a cue from other RFMOs that built the allocation process on...
El Niño Nightmare For Seychelles’ Yellowfin Fishers, Says Minister
The Seychelles Fisheries Minister recently stated that the El Niño climate phenomenon may have affected the volumes of yellowfin caught last year by its flagged vessels. Jean-Francois Ferrari...
Taiwanese Longliners And Ocean Outcomes To Start FIP
The Taiwan Tuna Longline Association (TTLA) recently announced that it has partnered with the NGO Ocean Outcomes (O2) to advance environmentally-friendly fishing practices and improve crew...
FCF Takes Steps To Ensure Sustainability In Tuna Supply Chain
Taiwanese tuna trader Fong Chun Formosa (FCF) recently announced that it is providing training sessions to the captains and crew of several tuna fishing vessels in Mauritius within its supply...
Satlink Says Data Is Critical For AI Technology To Aid Tuna Vessel Owners
The global tuna industry is learning to embrace AI technology that will help improve fishing operations but this is still a work in progress. Spanish technology company Satlink has been...
Walmart Signs TNC’s New Tuna Transparency Pledge
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) launched the Tuna Transparency Pledge on April 10, a global initiative for the tuna supply chain to have 100 percent monitoring (electronic and/or human) onboard...
US House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
The US House of Representatives recently passed the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) Act, H.R 1792. This deal, between the US and the 16 Pacific Islands, will help to improve the operational...
Filippino Traders Want To Increase MSC Yellowfin Handline Exports
Philippines tuna sector stakeholders recently held a conference for a gap analysis and detailed overview of the industry, global market trends, and opportunities for exports. They also looked...
Pacific Islands Gear Up To Build Inclusive Fisheries For Women
The Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community recently collaborated to hold the first Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) event. The participants discussed...
Water Currents Impact Yellowfin Catches In Gulf Of Mexico
Yellowfin in the Gulf of Mexico represents a large value for Mexican and US fisheries. A study found that the presence of the yellowfin has a strong connection with the specific dynamics of...
Will More Processors Stop Buying From Zhejiang Ocean Family?
The accusation of 12 longliners, part of a subsidiary of Chinese seafood giant Zhejiang Ocean Family (ZOF), of IUU fishing and labor abuse in the EJF report has taken the next turn for the...
Spain Announces Its Indian Ocean 2024 Yellowfin Catch Limit
Spain recently announced that its flagged vessels have been allotted a quota of 42,903 tons to catch yellowfin in the Indian Ocean (IO) for 2024. This was the same catch limit for its flagged...
Liberia Asks To Continue As IOTC CNCP
Liberia requested the IOTC for permission to continue as a Cooperating Non-Contracting Party (CNCP) because it has reefer/carrier and support vessels flying its flag that transship tuna in the...
Philippines And PNG Make Overtures For New Tuna Deal
The Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG) intend to expand their tuna trade. It will be the top priority for next year's 50th anniversary celebrations of diplomatic relations between both...
Seiner Rescues Six Papua New Guineans Stuck At Sea For 37 Days
A Marshall Islands-flagged seiner ‘Lometo’ recently rescued six people who were left adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their small boat was swept away by bad weather. All of them were handed...