Atlantic tuna sector’s FAD closure slashed
The prohibition on fishing around FADs in Atlantic waters has been cut from 72 days to 45 at ICCAT’s 24th special meeting, held in Limassol earlier this month. ICCAT’s Standing…
Tuna operator aims for 40% bioFADs by next year
The OPAGAC grouping of tuna vessel operators is aiming to be using 40% biodegradeable materials in its FADs by the end of this year. OPAGAC has been putting a great…
Managers need to act on Indian Ocean FAD management
As IOTC delegates meet in Bangkok to discuss management of tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) - representing a group of tuna purse seiner…
Mixed outcomes at ICCAT annual session
The ICCAT session in Cairo has delivered both positive outcomes and disappointments, according to representatives of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), which has welcomed some progress for Atlantic Ocean tuna fisheries. ‘While we were…
EU tuna operators partner in Seychelles FAD Watch Project
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI), and the Spanish Association of Tuna Freezers (AGAC) have joined forces to launch the innovative FAD Watch Project. This…
Expanding first drifting FAD partnership
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Hawai‘i and Palmyra have announced the expansion of the first drifting Fish Aggregation Device (dFAD) partnership with commercial purse seine tuna vessels in the Pacific Ocean.…
EU objects to Indian Ocean FAD ban
The European Union has joined the group of nations lodging formal objections with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to Resolution 23/02 on the management of drifting FADs. Objecting nations are…
IOTC in turmoil over FAD ban vote
A special session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission last month was characterised by controversy as several nations have lodged objestions over the way the hybrid meeting was conducted –…
FAD ban could jeopardise thousands of jobs
The continued existence of the purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean is at stake following the decision on Fish Aggregating Devices that was taken following a vote among Indian…
The Spanish tuna fleet is developing biodegradeable FADs with research across three ocean areas. Image: OPAGAC
Spanish tuna fleet leads the way with biodegradeable FADs
The Spanish tuna fleet is spearheading research and development work in biodegradable FADs on a worldwide scale. A pilot project was started this year in the Atlantic makes his fleet…