The complementary roles that tuna RFMOs and the BBNJ agreement can play were widely discussed at a United Nations (UN) event. Rhea Moss-Christian, Executive Director of WCPFC, explored the...
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Fishing Closure Period, FADs Use Among Ecuador’s Priorities At IATTC Meeting
Ecuador, with the largest fleet in the EPO, has asked the IATTC for a reduction in the fishing closure period from 2026 to 2028. Bigeye stock sustainability and maintaining the number of FADs...
Indonesia Tuna Processors Ink Deal With Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has given the green light to six Indonesian tuna and seafood processing companies to export their products to the Middle East nation. One of the organizations is PT Pahala Bahari...
Bangkok Hub Sees Cautious Approach To Skipjack Trading
Trading in the Bangkok tuna processing hub is cautious, but the price for skipjack raw material is moving in an upward direction. Hardly any deals are being made. Small packers mentioned that...
US Tariff Predicament Makes Asian Canners To Expand Shipments To Five-Year-High
US importers and Asian canners expanded business with each other from January to June this year, amid worries and uncertainties that followed US President Donald Trump's announcement of...
Mexican Seiners’ Tuna Catches Driven By Excellent Yellowfin Volumes
Mexican purse seiners operating in the EPO expanded their catches from January to June this year, compared to H1 2024, due to the high yellowfin volumes during this period. The vessels...
Readers: EC Will Appeal On IOTC DFAD Court Judgment
Earlier this month, the EU General Court annulled the European Commission’s (EC) refusal to review the EU’s objection to the IOTC 72-day dFAD ban. The decision came after French NGO Bloom...
Protest Mounts Against Maltese BF Farm Responsible For Slime
St.Paul’s Bay-based bluefin farm, Azzopardi Fisheries, is accused of being the origin of sea slime that has been a cause of concern for Maltese authorities and beach-goers for the past few...
Real-Time Transshipment Data In Pacific Seiner Fishery: The New Future?
The use of crane scales (dynamometers) proved to be a better option for measuring the tuna catch weight during transshipment. The device was introduced by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources...
Solomon Islands’ Newly Hired Fisheries Observers Get Specialized Training
Thirty-two fisheries observers, newly hired by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), completed the 'Knowing Your Public Service (KYPS)' training last week. The...
Vanuatu Seiner Catches Made Incredible Downfall
Vanuatu national fleet comprised purse seiners and longliners that catch tuna and tuna-like species in the WCPO. In 2024, purse seine fishing plummeted while those of longliners recovered....
What Are IOTC Criteria for Reporting on a Vessels Flag and Owners?
The recent reflagging of a vessel from Spanish fishing company Inpesca to Oman, prompted Atuna to delve into the criteria for a foreign company to fly the flag of another nation while...
Dramatic Drop In Ecuadorian Fleet’s Skipjack Catches
The Ecuadorian fleet’s captures in the EPO witnessed a slight increase from January to June this year, but skipjack, its main catch, fell during this period. This led to a drop in the supply...
PNG Wants To Stop Exporting Tuna For Processing
Papua New Guinea’s Fisheries Minister Jelta Wong recently said the country needs to reform its economy and stop exporting fish to be re-imported in cans. The National Fisheries Authority (NFA)...
US Importers Face An Estimate Of USD 276 Mln In Duties In Trade War
The Trump administration began a global trade war in early August by enforcing the US reciprocal tariffs, causing a major upheaval in tuna-producing nations. Some managed to get reduced rates...
Dongwon Veteran’s Autobiography Is Out In English
Dongwon Group announced yesterday that the English version of its founder and Chairman Kim Jae–chul’s autobiography ‘Sailing Through Life's Storms’ is out. It was first launched in Korean...
Tuna Organizations And NGOs Present Asks To IATTC
NGOs and tuna organizations have submitted their position statements ahead of the 103rd Meeting of the IATTC to be held in Panama from September 1 to 5. A 100 percent observer coverage in tuna...
NGO Claims Philippines Top Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Tuna Exports
NGO Oceana recently stepped up to warn about how a ruling by the Philippines top court could affect Filipino tuna exporters' trade and impact small-scale fishers. Last August, the Supreme...
Skipjack Purse Seine Catch Per Unit Effort In WCPO Rising
The total catch per unit effort (CPUE) in 2024 for purse seine skipjack was higher compared to the rates in 2023, according to a recent report from the WCPFC. The ‘Overview of Tuna Fisheries...
TUNA VIGO 2025: Last Chance To Register For The World’s Leading Tuna Conference
- Sponsored content - The countdown has begun: in just a few days, the global tuna industry will gather in Vigo, Spain, for the XII ANFACO World Tuna Conference, from September 11–12 under the...