The cost of tuna fishing in the waters of the PNA nations is about to get even steeper. Pacific Island countries have announced plans to dramatically increase the fees they charge tuna seiners...
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Are Some Drift Nets Less Bad Than Others?
Drift nets –large fishing nets stretching for miles suspended by floats– have been banned within the national waters of many countries and on the high seas by several international bodies....
Report: Shut Down High Seas For Tuna Fishing
Shutting down fishing on the high seas will help overfished tuna stocks around the world – including tuna. This is the view of a new study undertaken by the Global Ocean Commission....
One Rule For Italy And Another For Everyone Else?
It’s not been kept quiet that Italian health officials are commonly discovering issues with imported tuna products from other European member states. In fact, the country sends the most...
StarKist Samoa GM Resigns
The StarKist leadership has been shuffled once more. The General Manager of the StarKist tuna cannery in American Samoa has handed in his resignation from the company. Industry sources say...
Sainsbury’s And Princes Receive MSC Awards
Both Sainsbury’s and Princes have been recognized for their seafood sustainability as part of a new series of awards from the Marine Stewardship Council. The MSC prizes support sustainable...
Has EU Hidden Motives On IUU Claims Against Korea?
Is one of the top ten global fishing nations about to be cut off by the largest canned tuna importing market in the world? With a final decision due to be made by the end of this month, and...
Bumble Bee Expected To Go Ahead With Loining Plant In Apia
The go-ahead to Bumble Bee Foods’ establishment of a new tuna loining plant in the independent state of Samoa could be just around the corner. The company’s CEO, Chris Lischewski, is...
Maersk Improves Route From Bitung To Markets
Tuna products exported from Indonesia will have a more direct path to foreign markets, as Maersk shipping group improves its route from Bitung. The city is home to several of Indonesia’s tuna...
Is Ecuador Likely To Keep Zero Duty?
Final negotiations have begun and discussions are expected to close on a free trade agreement between Ecuador and the EU by the end of this month. But, with the decision on the deal on the...
Finnwatch Researcher To Face Public Prosecutor In Thailand
Hit with a charge of criminal defamation, migrant rights activist, Andy Hall, of Finnwatch research group is set to face a public prosecutor in Bangkok following police questioning. The...
17% Of The Global Catch Gets ‘Yellow Card’ On IUU
The European Commission has handed two big tuna fishing nations a yellow card on IUU operations. Together, they represent over 700,000 tons, or 17 % of the global tuna catch. The sanction has...
Philippine Fisheries Production Drops In Q1
A drop in the production of some commercial tuna species has contributed to the first quarter decline in total fisheries production in the Philippines this year. Compared to the same period in...
Armon Employees Back To Work After 10-Day Strike
The Armon purse seiner shipyard is displaying its ‘Open’ sign once again as employees return to work following a ten-day strike. The protest came into action with workers demanding...
EU Fears Indian Ocean Fleet Expansion
While a new report reveals that the stock status of key tuna species in the Western Indian Ocean is currently “good”, the European Commission has warned that an increase in vessels could...
Philippine Tuna Exports Value On The Rise
Reaching a total of USD 147 million from January to March this year, tuna exports value from the General Santos has risen a 3.98 percent from the same period in 2012. This is according to a...
Mixed Feelings On IOTC Progress
Following five days of negotiations, the IOTC has adopted a measure to make IMO numbers for fishing vessels mandatory. From the start of 2016, all tuna fishing vessels of a certain size will...
Cote d’Ivoire’s Tricky Position On Signing Of EPA
There seems to be considerable uncertainty to the outcome of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between Cote d’Ivoire and the EU. Being aware that a no-deal situation would...
Ghana Fiercely On The Hunt For IUU Vessels
With a potentially negative fate with the EU looming, the Ghanaian government is adamant that it will not let a small minority jeopardize the efforts of the country’s tuna industry to clear...
Peru Assigning 12 Year Tuna Quotas To Fleets
Peru’s Ministry of Production has announced that it has awarded approximately 700 tons annually of the country’s tropical tuna quota to the fishing company Pesquera Majat. With a length of 12...