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…
Fresh evidence in fishery observer’s suspicious death poses new questions
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…
FFA marks ground-breaking of the new Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre
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…
MSC re-certifies PNA tuna purse seine fishery
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…
More US-Caught Pacific bluefin next year
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,…
Enhancing FSM’s electronic monitoring and fisheries surveillance
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…
IATTC meeting sets the pace for improved tuna fisheries management
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…
Forced labour identified on MSC-certified fishing vessels
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.…
Transforming tuna processing
Marel aims to transform processing of tuna up to 9kg with its Curio filleting machine. The conventional industrial approach to cannning tuna is for fish to be cooked and separated…
Tuna fleet analysis shows minor capacity increase
The latest snapshot of the world’s large-scale tuna purse seine fleet by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) indicates that fishing capacity has seen a 3% increase, while the number of such…
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