In a strategic move, Seychelles and Taiwan's longline boat owners signed a deal for multiple fishing contracts for the Asian fleet to operate in the coastal nation's waters from the beginning...
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Study Says One-Sixth Of High Seas Fishing Hours Potentially IUU
A study claims that 17 percent of the high seas fishing hours in 2021 were potentially vessels carrying out IUU fishing. It based its findings on the ten-year observation of GPS data of around...
NGOs Demand US To Put Costa Rica Under Microscope
Costa Rica has come under the spotlight for fishing violations. A coalition of over 18 marine organizations presented evidence to the US government proving the allegations – mainly for...
India Wants 5 Year Ban On DFADs In Indian Ocean
India submitted a proposal to the Special Session of the IOTC to ban all drifting FADs in the Indian Ocean, effective January 1, 2024. This follows India’s strategy against purse seine...
Equatorial Guinean Tuna Plant Stalled As Officials Pass The Buck
Plans to build a tuna processing plant in Equatorial Guinea on the island of Annobón have not yet taken off. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice-President of the Republic, demanded its...
India’s Top Court Allows Purse Seiner Operations Only Twice A Week
The Supreme Court (SC) of India granted approval to mini purse-seiner fishermen in the southern state of Tamil Nadu to fish outside its territorial waters, but under conditions including...
EU Deploys New Patrol Vessels To Crack Down On Pollution And IUU
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) introduced three new chartered patrol vessels last week that will strengthen EU fisheries inspection in European and international waters. They...
Jealsa’s Water Management System Helps Boiro Plant Save 2,100 m3 Daily
Jealsa’s main tuna cannery in Boiro has an excellent water management system that helps it save thousands of cubic meters of H2O each day. Water management is a key aspect of the Boiro...
Taiwanese Seiners’ 2021 WCPO Yellowfin Catches Highest In Decades
Taiwanese captains of the purse seiner fleet in the WCPO experienced excellent skipjack catches in 2021, which propelled the overall volume by 22 percent from the previous year. Yellowfin...
Food Website Ranks StarKist’s Best And Worst Tuna Flavors
Tuna -- rich in proteins, wallet-friendly, and tasty –- is one of the most sought-after seafood in the US market. The National Fisheries Institute's data shows 23 percent of Americans eat...
India’s New Deal To Expand Its Longliner Fleets
The state of Kerala in India wants to increase its tuna fishing operations. Last Thursday, it signed a tripartite agreement for the construction of 10 deep-sea tuna longliners (also equipped...
EU Pledges EUR 1 Million For WTO Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies
Last Friday, the EU pledged EUR 1 million (USD 1.08 million) to the World Trade Organization's Fisheries Funding Mechanism aimed at supporting sustainability and combating IUU fishing. This...
Study: PIPA & Large MPAs Only Modestly Effective For Tuna Conservation
Numerous governments around the world have taken up the UN pledge of 30 by 30, which is to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by creating marine protected areas (MPAs). One latest study,...
USD 100 Million Worth Of Cocaine Found In Tuna Container To UK
As drug dealers are increasingly using Ecuadorian ports to transport their illicit goods, canners in the country are becoming victims of trafficking. On Sunday, Ecuadorian police seized 928 kg...
Brazilian Officials Crack Down On Canned Fish Fraud
A recent operation carried out by Brazilian officials revealed irregularities in canned tuna and other seafood. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) has initiated strict...
Hundreds Of Tuna Cans Stolen From Overturned Trailer
Drivers on a highway in Ecuador had a shock in the early hours of January 20. A trailer carrying hundreds of tuna boxes – on its way to the capital Quito -- overturned on the highway, likely...
Thai Union Makes Some Progress In Longliner E-Monitoring Project
Thai Union (TU) just published its progress report for the first year of a project in partnership with the American NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC). It stated that it has completed part of...
Commotion Over Yellowfin Loins Imports: EU Rule Explained
The article Atuna published on January 16 on Spanish processors accusing Ecuadorian packers of not following the EU rules evoked a lot of reactions from our readers. The regulations regarding...
Price Of Fresh Maldivian Yellowfin To EU Restaurants Peaked In October
The latest data from the EU shows that the price of fresh yellowfin from Maldives headed to restaurants in the region fluctuated considerably in 2022. Ecuadorian products -- canned, whole, or...
ISSF Wants Tougher IOTC FAD Management Rules
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging the IOTC to implement stricter rules on FAD management, as the RFMO's measures for these devices have been moving at a...