The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reminded fishing boat operators in the country that their vessel monitoring system (VMS) units are to remain switched on at all times...
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Trade Relief Program Open For US Fishermen Until Mid-January
US fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs will have one extra month to signup for the country’s Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP) after the deadline was moved to January 15, 2021. This...
Oman Invites Contractors For Building Tuna Cannery
Local and international contractors are invited to the pre-qualification stage for the building of a tuna processing plant in the Duqm Fishery Port in Oman. International Seafood Company...
AI Software To Recognize Fish During Unloading Operations
The pilot phase of a new artificial intelligence software for fish identification and classification has been successfully completed. During the one-year project, the system had an 80 percent...
Fiji Longline Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
On November 30, Lloyd’s Register, the control assessment body (CAB) determined that the Fiji Fishing Industry Association MSC Group could add bigeye to its MSC certification as no objections...
Spanish Canner Takes Carrefour’s Innovation 2020 Award Home
Grupo Consorcio’s recently launched ‘Eco’ line of MSC tuna in recyclable packaging has been well received by the consumers shopping at Carrefour. The Spanish canner’s new product range won the...
Small Fishermen Fighting IUU With Phone App
Ghana has introduced a new cheap smartphone app that enables small-scale fishers to gather evidence against the illegal catching of small pelagic fish by trawlers in the country's EEZ. The...
Maldives Urges UK Govt To Consider Tuna Duty Concessions
This week in a meeting with the High Commissioner of the UK to the Maldives, Vice President Faisal Naseem urged the UK government to consider the island nation’s request for tariff concessions...
Greenpeace: EU Wants Senegalese Tuna But Rejects Immigrants
Greenpeace Africa has accused the EU of exploiting Senegal's fishery resources while repatriating Senegalese migrants back to their lands. It said that the scarcity of marine assets is partly...
Cyclone Kills Sleeping Yemeni Tuna Fishermen In Somalia
Seven tuna fishermen died in Somalian waters after their vessel was destroyed by cyclone Gati which brought with it the country’s strongest storm on record. The sailors were from Yemen and...
ICCAT Members Disagree On Shortfin Mako Mortality Measures
There is still no consensus among ICCAT member states regarding the endangered shortfin mako sharks, which are bycatch of tuna longliners. In the second round of discussions, countries such as...
Salvadoran Crew On Board Calvo’s Seiner In Quarantine
The crew of a Calvo tuna boat arriving in El Salvador from Spain was quarantined due to COVID-19 related symptoms. There is no confirmation if it is in fact coronavirus, but the 15 fishermen...
Ayam Brand Introduces Ready-To-Eat Frozen Pasta Tuna Lunch
Ayam Brand Malaysia known for its canned tuna in Southeast Asia has introduced a new ready-to-eat frozen pasta tuna lunch – Green Curry Tuna with Organic Spaghetti. Consumers can enjoy...
Indian Boat Owners Accuse Industrial Vessels Of Light Fishing
Boat owners in Chapora, Goa, at the southwestern coast of India, have alleged that large fishing vessels are overfishing in the area by using LED lights, a prohibited practice. They have asked...
Pew Advices Management Procedure For ICCAT Skipjack
The second round of correspondence regarding the various tuna stocks in the ICCAT region started this week. In a statement, The Pew Charitable Trusts said that addressing bigeye rebuilding and...
Fiji Interested In Blue Bonds As Part Of Climate Policy
Fiji is interested in blue bonds as part of its commitment to a sustainable future and is in talks with the UK regarding this. The island nation’s Minister for Economy and the official...
Top Filipino Tuna Company To Launch Country’s First Vegan Meat
Century Pacific Food, the Philippines' leading tuna and packaged food company will be launching UnMeat, the country’s first vegan brand for meat alternatives. In a press release, the firm's...
EU Augments Fisheries Fund For 2021
The EU Parliament has reinforced the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) by EUR 19. 6 million, according to the provisional document on the general budget for 2021. The European...
EU Parliament Says Yes To Seychelles Deal Renewal
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favor of renewing the EU-Seychelles fishing agreement, which grants access to the African nation's EEZ to 40 purse seiners and eight...
Atlantic Tuna Larvae Metabolism In Day & Night
A recent study claims to have assessed for the first time ever the metabolic rate of Atlantic bluefin larvae with the goal of improving the knowledge of their physiology. The results can also...