Airing concerns at a recent public hearing, Tri Marine International’s Renee Usle is anxious that fishing vessels might be driven out of American Samoa, due to plans to raise port charges...
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2 More Navy Ships To Combat Tuna Plundering
The Tanzanian government has commissioned two newly constructed navy vessels to strengthen enforcement in the country’s EEZ and stop illegal fishing of Tanzania’s tuna resources. The African...
Dos Buques Más En La Armada, Para Combatir El Saqueo De Atún
El gobierno de Tanzania ha encargado dos buques de nueva construcción para la marina con el fin de fortalecer la aplicación en la ZEE (Economico Exclusive Zone) del país y detener la...
Talley’s Fined $80,000 Over Crew Member Death
After a court ruled Talley’s guilty for the death of a vessel crew member last month, the New Zealand based tuna fishing company has to pay a fine of NZD 80,000 (USD 60,903). In March, under...
EU Commissioner Beyond Green, More Pro-Business
While the European fisheries sector has in the past criticized Commissioner Damanakifor a prioritized environmental approach to fisheries management, fishermen and shipowners are now hopeful...
PMIZ Project Still A Problem For Landowners
Conflict surrounding the establishment of PNG’s PMIZ project is still ongoing as laid off cannery workers are yet roaming the area, after being evicted from their homes in the Maiwara area of...
First Signs of Skipjack Recovery Emerge
The market bottom has been reached, as slow rises in the Bangkok skipjack price begin to emerge. With catches in the WCPO reported to still be good, no sharp increase is expected yet. ...
Emergen Primeros Signos De Recuperación Barrilete
Se ha alcanzado el fondo del mercado, ahora que empiezan a emerger lentos aumentos de precios del barrilete (Katsuwonus Pelamis) en Bangkok. Con los informes de que las capturas en el Pacífico...
Fresh Investor Buys Up Europe’s Top Frozen Group
As the dollar grows strong against the euro, Iglo Group, Europe’s largest frozen food group and owner of the Birds Eye brand, has been acquired by a new US-based holdings company, Nomad Foods....
Free VMS For Vessels Exports To Resume To EU
Planning to hand out over 1,600 VMS units to local fishermen, Sri Lankan Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera, said the government is addressing EU concerns in regards...
92%+ Survival Rates For Mammal Interactions
With survival rates ranging from 92 to 100 percent, a recent study, the first to be dedicated on the interactions between cetaceans and tuna purse seiner fisheries in the Atlantic and Indian...
Tuna & Tag Recaptured 22 Years Later
A tuna from the bight has been recaptured after its first taste of a hook in 1993. Now, 22 years down the line, a tag placed on the tuna when it was first caught has revealed its behavior over...
BB Working To Get Samoa Loining Plant Back On Track
After going on hold for quite some time, Bumble Bee seems keen to get its Samoa tuna loining plant plans back on track. Following a meeting with Bumble Bee representatives, Samoa Prime...
Risky Business Of Investing In Unsustainable Fishing
According to one major NGO, trusting a bank with savings and investments can be “risky business,” stating that throughout Europe and the world, major banks have ploughed massive amounts of...
Tuna Sperm, The New Foie Gras?
A specialty dish that is normally known to use fatty goose and duck liver has now evolved in a new unusual trend; its main ingredient has been replaced with tuna sperm, which makes for a...
Cetaceans and tuna purse seine fisheries in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans: interactions but few mortalities
Authors: Lauriane Escalle, Anna Capietto, Pierre Chavance, Laurent Dubroca, Alicia Delgado De Molina, Hilario Murua, Daniel Gaertner, Evgeny Romanov, Jérôme Spitz, Jeremy J. Kiszka, Laurent...
Record Weight Tuna For Taiwan Rakes In USD 150/KG
One of the two first Taiwanese caught bluefin of the season broke the existing weight record, and has sold for around NTD 1.68 million (USD 54,000) at an auction in Pingtung, Taiwan. The 366...
400 Locals March Against Cook Islands Purse Seining
The Cook Islands government is having some trouble keeping the peace as NGOs rally against the nation’s tuna purse seine fishing sector and this weekend, over 400 people marched in protest of...
Bumble Bee & 2 Employees Charged In Factory Accident Death
Bumble Bee Foods LLC and two of the company’s workers have been charged with willfully violating worker safety rules, allegedly causing the 2012 death of an employee who became trapped inside...
Has No Transhipment Killed Domestic Production?
Several sides agree that processing plants in certain parts of Indonesia are operating well below full capacity. Where opinions collide however is what is causing the low utilization and when...