Marco has supplied a full package of deck equipment for Dongwon’s new purse seiner Bonami, delivered by the Daesun yard at Busan in Korea. As in previous installations carried out…
Ecuador’s Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries has issued a new Ministerial Agreement adopting the National Tuna Action Plan (PAN ATUN). ‘By issuing this Ministerial Agreement, the country…
At a meeting in London the Spanish tuna fleet shared its APR (Responsibly Fished Tuna) sustainable fishing standard, currently the only such standard in operation anywhere in the world that…
The second stage of a three-part programme of delivering new longliners to New Caledonia fishing company Navimon has been completed by Piriou. The series of eight new vessels replace an…
As a migratory fish species, tuna can travel thousands of miles between countries and across the open ocean, straddling both the exclusive economic zones as well as the areas beyond…
A landmark Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) resolution on climate change has been adopted by the 16th annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), creating…
Recognising that the recovery of the bigeye tuna stock requires balanced efforts and sacrifices by vessels using all fishing gears, the European purse seiners are fully assuming their share of…
French tuna purse seiner Avel Vor sank after a collision with an unidentified floating object. All of the crew are safe and were picked up by other tuna vessels in…
The EU and the Seychelles have concluded negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and a new protocol that will strengthen their co-operation in fisheries for the next…
The first South Korean-owned fishery has achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) international standard for sustainable fishing as Dongwon’s tropical Pacific yellowfin and skipjack free school purse seine…