Mozambican tuna company Tunamar, which owns 24 ships, has not started fishing this season due to licensing problems. Minister of the Sea Agostinho Mondlane...
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IN BRIEF: Pakistan Catches 70,000 Tons Without Fleet Monitoring
Pakistan’s tuna fleet failed to comply to monitoring standards and development of proper handling and processing facilities for tuna as required by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission,...
PNA’s Strategy To Focus On Socio-economic Opportunities In Value Chain
Owners of the world’s largest tuna resource have agreed on a new strategic economic plan for the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) nations during this week's Western and Central Pacific...
3 Chinese Longline Fisheries, MIFV Gets Go Signal For MSC Assessment
The Marine Stewardship Council has recently announced that Liancheng Overseas Fishery (FSM) Co. Ltd. (FZLC), Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd (SZLC), China Southern...
Will Malaysian Tuna Port Project Finally Get Going?
The 2,340-hectare Kedah Integrated Fishery Terminal Project in Malaysia, which had previously been put on hold, will now resume development. Malaysian Prime...
SFP: Nearly Half Of World’s Tuna Catch Sourced Sustainably Or Improving
The latest sector report from the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) states that nearly half of the world’s shelf-stable tuna products are already being sourced in a sustainable or...
Gambian Minister Defends SFPA Tuna Deal
The EU-Gambia Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) has been defended today by Gambian Minister of Fisheries James Gomez, after recently coming under fire because of alleged...
IN BRIEF: Jealsa Joins IPNLF
Spanish tuna canner and processor, Jealsa has become the latest organization to join the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).Angeles Claro, Director of...
US Import Of Tuna-like Species From China Still Rising, But For How Long?
The streak of rising volume of tuna-like species imported into the US market has continued in the third quarter of this year, showing an overall 10 percent increase, according to latest...
Bumble Bee VP Urges Congress To Fight For Loins Exclusion
The temporary 90-day “tariff truce” between China and the US provides some relief to American tuna processors, but not for long. In a recent op-ed published on US news website The Hill,...
PNA-FFA: Safe And Fair Labor Conditions For Fishing Crew
Pacific Island fisheries leaders are proposing a resolution to ensure labor conditions aboard fishing vessels meet international standards at this week's Western and Central Pacific Fisheries...
US Push For Larger Bigeye Quota: Encounters PNA Roadblock
Opposing a latest bid by the Trump administration to increase the US catch limit on bigeye tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, island nations have decried the proposal as having a...
StarKist Promises Jobs If Pollutant Discharge Rules Are Amended
US-based tuna cannery StarKist is relocating some of its production from California to American Samoa, under the condition of amending its pollutant discharge system. Starkist...
IN BRIEF: Ground-breaking Win For Australian Tuna Industry
The Australian tuna industry celebrates the cancellation of a seismic testing in an area off Kangaroo Island. The planned activity could potentially affect the migration period for juvenile...
Japanese Offering Three Times More To Indian Fishers
A four-member delegation of Japanese seafood importers visited the fishing harbors of Colachel and Thengapattanam last Friday, in the Kanyakumari district of southern...
PNA Advocates Higher Observer Coverage On Longliners
While no specific proposals have been issued relating to fisheries observers on the agenda of this year’s WCPFC annual meeting, Pacific island nations have vouched...
PNA Urges Stronger Anti-Crime Measures On High Seas
Tuna-processing nations in the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have agreed to impose measures to thwart human and drug trafficking as part of their fisheries surveillance efforts. ...
Spain Reacts To New EU Zero Tariff Quota On Pre-cooked Loins
Set next week, the Council of the European Union will officially adopt a decision on whether or not to establish a new zero tariff quota on pre-cooked frozen tuna loins at 30,000 M/T. The...
PNA Pushes For Permanent, Climate-proof EEZs
Climate change is a daunting prospect for many nations, but the PNA is already planning contingency in case rising sea-levels leads to land loss in the future. The eight tuna-rich nations in...
IN BRIEF: WCPFC: First Meeting Begins Today
The 15th Regular Session of the WCPFPC has begun in Honolulu, where 26 participating member states will be deliberating key issues in fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific...