There is a lack of connection between fishery access costs and final market value of tuna, says the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO), and unless stringent measures are taken to...
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“It’s Clear That There Is No Political Will To Do The Right Thing”
Despite many thinking that this year would be different, the WCPFC annual meeting has once again concluded with little progress made, igniting immense frustration from several parties....
DWFNs Blamed For Derailing WCPFC Progress
Having just drawn to a close, the WCPFC12 meeting, yet again, appears to have concluded with far less progress made than member countries were called on to achieve. The PNA Chairman said that...
102 Years Of Tuna Production “From Father To Son”
One of Italy’s oldest tuna processors and brands, Callipo, was among the finalists of a prestigious award recently which seeks to recognize and reward firms that have managed the “generational...
How Tuna Can Help Reduce Global Warming
With Bejing today facing a red alert on air polution and the WCPFC lacking progress on management measures to sustain the world’s largest tuna stock, both problems have direct implications for...
Kosrae New Transshipment Hub For Longliners
After a ten year pause on transshipments in Kosrae port, Federated States of Micronesia, activity has begun once again on the island as the revamped facility recently saw its transshipment...
Indonesia: Intruding Philippine Vessels Getting Smaller
Continuing her crackdown on IUU fishing in Indonesian waters, the nation’s Fisheries Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, has revealed more information about the vessels fishing illegally inside the...
WCPFC Adopts Target Reference For Skipjack
Despite sources in Bali stating that there has been little progress during the finalization of the WCPFC12 meeting so far, there has been one issue in which positive progress has been cemented...
Bycatch Data Of EU Fleet Questioned
Following uproar in the Cook Islands over an access agreement for Spanish purse seiners in the Pacific EEZ, questions have been arising as to the reliability of the data presented on bycatch...
PNG Wants WCPFC To Get A Grip On High Seas Catches
Fishing in the high seas is one of PNG’s major concerns in the Pacific region, an effort governed mainly by the WCPFC. At the ongoing Commission meeting, the nation, a powerful member of the...
Hayduk’s Plan To Become Peru’s Largest Tuna Supplier
It was already evident last year that tuna expansion was on the cards for Peruvian firm Pesquera Hayduk, as it announced plans to inject USD 7 million into its tuna fishing division. President...
Eighth Member Joins New PNA Longline VDS
Becoming the latest PNA member to implement the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) for its longline fishing industry, Tuvalu has newly signed on to the regime during the ongoing WCPFC meeting in Bali,...
RFMO Exec. Secretary Resigns Over Scandal
Following a year-long investigation conducted by the FAO, and with assistance from Interpol, Rondolph Payet, one of the most senior Seychellois UN executives, and Executive Secretary of the...
Sea Value’s European Ambitions
Announcing the acquisition of its first tuna processing plant in the EU from Atlantic Gourmet, Sea Value Europe (SVE) explains that the move has been several years in the making, and that it...
Mexican Fleet Launches New $30m Seiner
Adding to its fleet, one of Mexico’s largest tuna producers, Herdez Del Fuerte, opened the christening and flagging ceremony for its brand new tuna seiner this weekend, a vessel which the firm...
Can PNA Learn From NZ, Or Vice Versa?
Pressure on the PNA nations to drop the VDS system applied in their waters is being increased by New Zealand, as it uses the unravelling of the US Tuna Treaty as proof that the Vessel Day...
Record Exports For Spanish Canners
The weakening of the EU currency has been highly in favor of Spain’s tuna canning industry this year, as the country boosts its European based export, managing more competitive product prices...
The Five Turkish Tuna Companies A Spanish Firm Wants Banned
Unilaterally allocating itself an additional bluefin quota outside of ICCAT regulations, Turkey has faced criticism in recent months for allegedly undermining the work of the RFMO, as well as...
Was Calling Off Bumble Bee Deal A Good Thing?
In breaking news this morning, it was revealed that after months of speculation and uncertainty, Thai Union has called off its planned acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, and has terminated its...
Strong Calls On FADs, But No Progress Yet
Pacific tuna resource owners are not calming on their calls to the WCPFC to tighten measures on FAD management and implement rules to reduce the overfishing of the species at the core of...