Sierra Leone is the latest country to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). The Minister of Fisheries, Princess Dugba, conveyed this by sending an official letter to FiTI’s top...
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Panama Combating IUU Fishing With Observer Program
Panama is strengthening its efforts against IUU fishing with its “Observer Onboard” program. This initiative is being led by the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP). The program aims...
Economic Conditions Improved For WCPO Seiner Fishery In 2023
In 2023, the economic health of the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the WCPO improved compared to the year before when high marine diesel prices pushed by the Russia-Ukraine war impacted...
Vietnamese Fishers Fuming Over Skipjack Regulation Send Petition
Fishermen in the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh are determined to fight against the government regulation that fishers must catch skipjack only above 50 cm. Over 70 artisanal...
Ecuadorian Tuna Sector Grapples With Power Outage
Ecuadorian tuna processors have been relying on generators to carry out their operations due to power cuts declared by the government amid severe drought conditions across the country. Power...
Gomes da Costa’s New Campaign Promotes Tuna And Pasta Combo
Brazilian tuna brand Gomes da Costa, owned by Nauterra (formerly Grupo Calvo), recently released its latest ad promoting tuna in pasta. The makers have used a pinch of humor featuring the can...
AZTI & Balfegó To Test Tuna Cages In Bay Of Biscay
AZTI technology center and the Catalan company Balfegó plan to use purse seine gear to catch baby bluefin in the Bay of Biscay in collaboration with the Basque fishing fleet. But before this...
Monitoring & Observer Coverage Critical Issues For WCPFC’s Compliance Committee
The WCPFC’s Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC) meeting began today in Pohnpei, Micronesia and it will last until October 1. Members will discuss several issues critical for the...
Korean Seiner Fleet Expands Large Vessels, But Low Increase In 2023 Catches
Despite Korean vessels increasing the number of large purse seiners, there was only a modest six percent increase in tuna catches in 2023 from this gear. This information was revealed in South...
Transshipments In WCPO Fell In August But Still High
In August, the volume of tuna transshipped into reefer carriers declined by five percent in the WCPO, following the lower catches that month. However, it is still much higher than the tonnage...
NGO Calls On EU For Extension Of Traceability Information On Processed Seafood
The EU has one of the strongest legal frameworks preventing IUU fish and seafood from entering its market. Where it excels in fresh and frozen imports, it lags behind in canned tuna and other...
Dongwon’s CEO Buys Company Shares As Part Of Responsible Management
Dongwon Industries announced that Park Moon-seo, CEO of the holding company, purchased 5,000 shares of the company today as part of responsible management. The value rose by 2.11 percent. In...
Maltese Bluefin Company Expands Operations To China
Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (MBID) is the first Maltese farming company to be registered in the free trade port of Hainan Province in southern China. A company spokesperson said...
Fishing Partnerships Are A Strong Pillar Of EU’s Common Fisheries Policies
The EU has Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) with several countries to fish for tuna and other seafood in their EEZs. These agreements are one of the most important features...
WCPO Skipjack Catch Dropped Further In August
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO had a 21 percent lower daily catch of skipjack in August. For all species combined, the rate was 19 percent less than in July which affected the tonnages for...
Dongwon’s Competitor Launches New Flavors Of Ready-To-Eat Tuna
Korean tuna brand Ottogi, one of Dongwon's main competitors in the national market, recently launched pouched tuna in three new flavors –Old Sesame Oil Tuna, Gold Mayo Tuna, and Spicy Mara...
Skipjack Transshipments Worth USD 5 Billion
Global tuna transshipments in 2018 amounted to USD 10.4 billion at the final point of the sale. Skipjack was the most transferred fish and valued at more than USD 5 billion. Most of the...
Pacifical Welcomes PNA Seiners FAD Catch To SmarTuna Platform
Pacifical, a leader in tuna traceability, has expanded its services within the MSC-certified Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) tuna fishery. Its SmarTuna platform will now also include the...
August WCPO Seiner Catches Declined
Purse seiners operating in the WCPO increased their fishing intensity in August, but catches declined slightly from the previous month, due to a sharp fall in skipjack volumes. The fleets...
Mozambique Joins ReCon To Reuse Buoys For Oceanic Studies
The ReCon project powered by Spanish satellite buoys provider, Satlink, expanded its scope of work to recover abandoned buoys for reuse for Mozambique. It signed an agreement with the...