Requests from three fishing nations for increased EPO quotas have been denied at the ongoing IATTC meeting. While Colombia, Guatemala and Peru called for a rise in their allowable catch in the...
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Collapse Of Canners Could Cause “Unbearable Hunger Levels”
With no access to foreign currency, several production lines of the biggest food producing company in Venezuela have come to a halt, including operations for canned tuna brand, Atun Margarita....
Senegal To Fine IUU Vessels Millions
This week, Senegal has voted to increase fines imposed on IUU fishing in its own waters. The new code, which is active as of June 30th, sees penalties ranging between CFA 500 million (USD...
Senegal Multará Con Millones A Buques Que Practiquen INDNR
Esta semana Senegal se ha sometido a una votación para que dentro de sus propias aguas se aumenten las multas impuestas a la Pesca Ilegal No Declarada Ni Reglamentada (INDNR / IUU). El nuevo...
Pingtan Buys Longliners To Avoid Indonesian Moratorium
Pingtan Marine Enterprise has announced the purchase of six fishing vessels to add to its fleet. The acquisition is made up of four tuna longliners and two squid jiggers and includes...
BKK Skipjack Price Takes A Leap
Big tuna buyers in Thailand’s capital have been accepting significantly higher prices, sending the Bangkok whole round skipjack price to a new reference point. Over the last few...
Precio Barrilete Bangkok Da Un Salto
Los grandes compradores de atún de la capital de Tailandia han estado aceptando precios significativamente más altos, logrando que el precio del atún barrilete (listado/skipjack) de Bangkok...
High Seas Catches Surge By 75 Percent
High seas tuna catches in the WCPO are surging, with many major purse seine fishing nations boosting their catches while the WCPFC stands by powerless to stop the trend. Region-wide, the PNA...
Vietnam’s New Tuna Auction
A new higher standard tuna port and auction market are set to be built on a six hectare area in the port of Tuy Hoa city in Vietnam to create more value for Vietnam’s tuna landings. After...
PNA Should Build Buffer For Meager Tuna Years
Despite seeing a substantial surge in tuna fishery revenue since 2010, the PNA nations are being told to brace themselves for future downturns, and plan for significant tuna revenue declines....
Ministers Urged To Address Relations With USA And EU
As the Forum Fisheries Ministerial Meeting gets underway, participants are reminded of the complexity of the US Tuna Treaty and the importance of reaching a resolution on the future of the...
Ministros Insisten En Abordar Relaciones Con EE.UU. Y La UE
A medida que la Reunión Ministerial de Foro de Pesca se pone en marcha, a los participantes se les recuerda la complejidad del Tratado de Atún de Estados Unidos y la importancia de llegar a un...
Skipjack Price Climb Slow And Steady
Continuing to inch up, the Bangkok whole round skipjack price appears to be on a slow and steady climb, rebounding from dramatic lows earlier in the year. Despite sources reporting little...
Thai Fleet Inspected by EU Ahead Of IUU Deadline
In the run up to Thailand’s impending IUU fishing deadline, delegates from the European Union have been conducting inspections of fishing vessels in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. The...
Crew Of Grounded Tuna Vessel Rescued By Air
Four salvage boats and a helicopter were needed to rescue a crew of 39 from a Chinese tuna fishing vessel on Friday. The 48 meter long “Feng Shun No. 3” longliner owned by the China National...
Ecuador Canners Aim For Aggressive Expansion
As high expectation surrounds the outcome of ongoing IATTC talks, the Commission’s Ecuador representative explains what the tuna sector situation is currently like in the South American...
Century Pacific Targetting European Expansion
Filipino canned food manufacturer Century Pacific Foods Inc. is keen to increase its presence in the European market in order to grow its business, now that the Philippines’ largest tuna...
MSC And ASC Join Forces
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to show their continuing collaboration and commitment to finding...
How Does The FAD Ban Really Impact Bigeye Catch?
It’s estimated that if the WCPFC FAD ban did not exist, the WCPO bigeye catch, on average, would be as much as 27 percent higher each year. In 2014, it’s thought that a substantial 36 percent...
July 1st FAD Ban – What’s In Store?
As the countdown to this year’s WCPFC implemented FAD ban reaches its final few days, we take a look at what happened during past closure periods. Will the Bangkok skipjack price show a...