Seychelles opts for Spanish EMS
The government of the Seychelles has chosen technology from Spanish company Satlink to digitally monitor the catches of its fishing fleet, with the aim of strengthening and ensuring the long-term…
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…
ANABAC tuna fleet enters MSC process for skipjack
The Spanish National Association of Freezer Tuna Vessel Owners (ANABAC) has embarked on an MSC evaluation process for Indian Ocean skipjack tuna in FAO zones 51 and 57. This follows…
NGO claims EU seiners fished illegally in Indian Ocean
While industry body Europêche is adamant that European fishing vessels have not been active in Somalian and Indian waters, the Blue Marine Foundation claims that Spanish-flagged tuna vessels fished in…
Major progress on bigeye management – but shortfalls on other species
At its 26th session, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has adopted a procedure that will enable a quota to be set for bigeye tuna in 2024, under a proposal…
Industry body slams Blue Marine Foundation report on Indian Ocean tuna
With negotiations on tuna stocks in progress at the 26th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, European fishing industry Europêche has hit back at the Fishing Outside the Lines…
Four Indian Ocean states want balanced tuna catch reductions within IOTC
Fisheries Ministers from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles met at the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Fisheries Ministerial Summit, where they analysed the potential socio-economic impact that some of the proposals…
Objections threaten progress on yellowfin
An interim plan by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to rebuild yellowfin tuna came into force on 17th December 2021 – but six objecting nations threaten to derail progress.…