With the recent conclusion of a three-month fishing ban (June 1 to August 31) in Davao Gulf, the Philippines’ National Economic Development Authority-Region XI...
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To Hike Or Not Hike: American Samoa’s Minimum Wage Dilemma
While it is uncommon for governments to have reservations about hiking minimum wage, such an outlook is currently being observed in American Samoa. American Samoan Governor Lolo Moliga has...
Philippines’ Contradictory Efforts To Conserve And Manage Tuna
In light of the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recent announcement of its plans to expand its “Tuna Conservation and Management Zones”...
IPNLF Withdraws From Echebastar MSC Adjudication
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) announced its withdrawal from the ongoing MSC adjudication process involving Spanish tuna fishing firm Echebastar. The UK-based...
Hawaiian Longline Operator Tries To Evade Hefty Pollution Fine
Hawaii-based operator Azure Fishery LLC has agreed to pay USD 475,000 in civil penalties and reimbursements last Friday, as a partial settlement owed to the...
Bluefin Back in Danish Waters: Country Presses for Fishing Rights
After more than half a century of prolonged absence due to overfishing and unfavorable ecological conditions, 80 bluefin tuna (weighing between 200 and 300...
Ecuadorian Government Cuts Diesel Subsidy To Tuna Industry
The Ecuadorian government announced a cut to diesel subsidies in the local fisheries industry- including tuna. The subsidy cut comes at a time when the cash-strapped government is struggling...
Noro’s Bid To Become The Tuna Reefer Container Hub
Tri Marine, along with global logistics company Maersk and Solomon Islands Port Authority (SIPA), is continuing with its efforts to make the port of Noro a hub for tuna exports in 40ft reefer...
Greenpeace’s Cannery Ranking Under Government Jurisdiction
A change of hands is underway for Greenpeace Philippines' Tuna Cannery Ranking Tool. A full takeover by the country's Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
DOJ Urges Civil Case Against Lischewski Be Stalled
Prosecutors with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have urged a California judge to stall the civil lawsuit against former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski. The request has been made on the...
Final Workshop On Tuna Harvest Strategies Concludes
The last of the eight capacity building workshops with regards to tuna harvest strategies concluded in San Diego recently. The workshop took place during the annual meeting of IATTC held in...
Typhoon: 350 Closed-Cycle Bluefin Escape Captivity
A reported JPY 100 million (USD 909,000) was incurred in damages after the onset of Typhoon Jebi evoked a powerful surge that precipitated a loss of 600 closed-cycle bred bluefin tuna at the...
Philippines’ Ambitious Plans To Breed Yellowfin Tuna In Captivity
Modelling its case after the peripheral successes of captive breeding operations of Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna in Europe and Japan, officials in the Philippines’ Department of...
Tri Marine Expands Solomon Fleet With New Vessel
Tri Marine, the US-based tuna supplier, has expanded its presence on Solomon Islands, with the addition of a pole and line vessel. National Fisheries Development (NFD), a wholly-owned...
Costa Rican Court Demands Amendments To Tuna Licenses
A Costa Rican court has partially ruled in favor of Jose Maria Villalta, a legislator who filed a lawsuit against a government-backed agency for “giving away” the nation’s tuna resources....
Bumble Bee Owner Gets Partial Relief In Price Fixing Case
Lion Capital, a UK-based private equity firm and owner of Bumble Bee Foods, has been allocated some respite in the ongoing price fixing case, with a favorable ruling from a California federal...
Japanese Bluefin Quota Increase Request Rejected
Despite a recent stock assessment of Pacific bluefin tuna showing a modest increase from 2.6 to 3.3 percent of original population size, Japan’s proposal for an increase in its fishing quota...
Solomon Islands’ Noro Continues Tuna Expansion
More than four decades ago, it was the tuna business that laid the foundation of the Noro Township in Solomon Islands’ Western Province. After a period of stagnation that saw the town’s first...
American Samoa GDP Shrinks As Tuna Exports Decline
A sharp drop in tuna exports led to a significant contraction in the American Samoan gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. Tuna exports fell as one of the two processing facilities on the...
INTERPOL Gets Involved In Efforts To Combat IUU Fishing
A joint operation against IUU fishing in the Pacific saw the involvement of INTERPOL. The four-week exercise, called Operation Nasse, highlights the global coordinated effort to combat illegal...