Trialling bluefin ranching in the Bay of Biscay
A venture to fatten wild-caught bluefin tuna in sea cages in the Bay of Biscay is being put into operation by Itsasbalfegó, a company established by the AZTI technology centre and the…
Norway’s first seine-caught bluefin of the year
Coastal seiner Sjarmør has landed a catch of 168 bluefin tuna for a night’s fishing. It’s the first big catch of the year in Norwegian waters, and the first seine-caught bluefin…
Strait of Gibraltar fishermen demand bluefin quota
Artisanal fishermen in the south of Spain who fish in the Strait of Gibraltar are demanding the government allocate them a quota for bluefin tuna, which would offset the hardship…
Cepesca calls for court action on illegal bluefin trade
Spanish fishing industry federation Cepesca is pushing for definite legal action relating to the illegal import of bluefin tuna to the European Union and the handling of profits derived from…
French court upholds ruling on bluefin quota allocation
More than seven years on from the initial court appearance to challenge the allocation by the French authorities of quotas for bluefin tuna, a group of organisations representing small-scale fisheries…
Bluefin breakthrough in Norway
For some years, marine scientists have tried to keep alive captured bluefin, and the breakthrough came when researchers from the Institute of Marine Research, fishing vessel Vestbris and the Directorate…
Opening up bluefin opportunities
A trial fishery for Atlantic bluefin, managed by DEFRA and the MMO, uses 39 tonnes of the UK’s 65 tonne quota for 2023, with licences issued to ten fishermen. The…
MEPs back new management plan for bluefin tuna
Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.…
Co-ordinating EU efforts to monitor the bluefin season
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is co-ordinating the European control campaign for bluefin tuna in the framework of its Joint Deployment Plan (JDP). Member States (MS) pool their control…
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Iceland looks at bluefin options
Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries is preparing a Parliamentary Bill concerning changes to fisheries legislation, in particular relating to possibilities for fishing bluefin tuna within the country’s EEZ. There was a…