Bluefin boost for US fishermen
An increase in Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas has been implemented for US fishermen. This comes alongside quota increases for North and South Atlantic swordfish, and North Atlantic albacore. US pelagic…
Bluefin – species recovery and economic profitability are compatible
Stating that the sustainability of marine resources must necessarily go hand in hand with recognising the efforts of the fishing sector and guaranteeing its profitability, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries…
Spain looks at opening bluefin to new fleet sectors
Following a meeting with representatives of fishing companies, associations and communities, Spain’s Secretary General of Fisheries Isabel Artime has indicated a willngness to open the fishery for bluefin tuna to…
Landings halved over a decade
The fishing sector in the Spanish port of Conil is warning that it is facing a serious decline, and has issued an appeal to the authorities for a bluefin tuna…
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…
