The French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin, and swordfish longline fishery that went for a reassessment has received the sustainable blue logo for its catches in the Pacific Ocean. A Japanese...
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What Changes Will The EU CATCH System Bring For Importers?
IUU fishing practices is estimated to cost EUR 10 billion every year worldwide and seafood caught using these methods amount to 19 percent of the global reported value of catches, according to...
Peru Kick-Starts Initiative To Control IUU Fishing In Its Waters
Peru has stepped up to control IUU fishing for tuna and other seafood. The South American nation announced the implementation of a Satellite Tracking System (SISESAT) to monitor the activities...
Indonesia Arrests Five Foreign-Flagged Boats Illegally Fishing Tuna
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has seized five foreign fishing boats for illegal catching of tuna and other fish. Four were flagged to the Philippines operating...
Do Logos Deliver On Their Promise To Consumers?
Dutch NGO Milieu Centraal has investigated hundreds of sustainability logos on consumer products for their promise and whether buyers can rely on them. MSC came out as a reliable logo for...
Council Supports Pacific Indigenous Fishing Communities
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has established an Indigenous Committee to provide recommendations to US federal authorities on tuna and other seafood cultural...
Workers In Atunlo’s Cape Verde Plant Claim Payment Issues
Atunlo’s tuna and seafood processing plants in Cape Verde and Portugal are facing two different situations. While some workers in the Cape Verde factory have reported pay delays, Central...
Skipjack Catches In Western Zone Of EPO Rose In 2023
EPO vessels captured peak levels of skipjack in 2023, mainly by purse seiners on FAD sets. Last year, they also netted a lot more fish in the western part of the EPO. The fish size composition...
NOAA’s Argo Robots Identify Deep Ocean Warming
NOAA-deployed ocean robots have played a vital role in identifying ocean warming. A study 'Refined Estimates of Global Ocean Deep and Abyssal Decadal Warming Trends' published by the agency...
An Example of European Excellence: The Tropical Tuna Supply Chain
-VIEWPOINT- The EU tropical tuna distant purse seine fleet is often seen as exactly that: distant. Yet a crucial and often overlooked aspect is how deeply rooted this entire supply chain is in...
Sierra Leone Takes A Step Towards Fisheries Transparency
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...
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...