Tuna industry body ISSF is urging delegates at the upcoming Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Ccommission’s annual meeting in Fiji to improve their control over fisheries by strengthening vessel oversight…
The decision at the recent ICCAT extraordinary meeting to reduce the moratorium on FAD usage from 72 to 45 days has been welcomed by Orthongel, representing the French tuna sector…
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…
CCTV footage released by Human Rights at Sea International (HRASi) showing the last hours and days of fisheries observer Eritara Aati Kaierua raises new questions. He was found dead in…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) held a ground-breaking ceremony last week in Honiara to unveil the design and commencement of the construction of a new building complex for…
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have welcomed the decision of the MSC independent adjudicator, in respect of the objection raised against the application by PNA, to have its…
Commercial Pacific bluefin tuna vessels in the United States can harvest almost 80% more in 2025–2026. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission increased catch limits during a meeting in Panama in early September,…
The Federated States of Micronesia Government (FSM) has been supplied with equipment to strengthen its capabilities in electronic monitoring and fisheries surveillance. Mathew Chigiyal, Deputy Director of National Oceanic Resources…
An interim agreement and focused effort on electronic monitoring has been welcomed as a positive outcome for Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries, while also setting an example for tuna RFMOs around the…
The International Transport Federation claims that MSC certification is no guarantee of safe working conditions on certified vessels – despite the MSC’s claim of these being free of forced labour.…