Fishing Vessel Monitoring In The High Seas Of The WCPO Starts Operation On Schedule
Source: WCPFCAs of 1 April 2009 the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) based at Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia began monitoring high...
And why others are not part of it
Written by Natalia Freitas for atuna.com
Chris Lischewski – CEO of Bumble Bee Foods/ Clover Leaf Seafood - is one of the founders and Chairman of the ISSF board. In this interview for Atuna.com he explains the...
Written by Romer S. SarmientoExecutives of tuna fishing firms that went to Palau recently failed to forge joint venture agreements with their counterparts there, an industry official admitted. Still, Bayani B. Fredeluces, executive director of the...
Source: Jakarta PostIndonesia is against a plan from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to separate from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. Indonesia’s representative at the 13th annual meeting of the IOTC currently in Bali,...
By AtunaFiji’s industrial/offshore fishery remains almost entirely tuna-oriented. Based on a recent report alleging that “serious deficiencies in Fijian inspection and processing requirements potentially put European Community (EC) consumers at...
Source: Manila BulletinIn the Philippines “The Superbods Battle†gets more exciting this year as Century Tuna launches the most anticipated search this summer, the “Century Tuna Superbods 2009: Bods and Brains Challenge,†on May 2, in Boracay.The...
Written by Michael FieldAn RNZAF Orion is searching 14,400 square kilometers of Pacific Ocean near Samoa for a Wanganui-built tuna fishing boat, a week after it vanished with six people aboard. It is the third day of searching by Orions for the 14...
Source: Jakarta PostThe Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) plans to impose a mandatory product certification system on its member countries to certify that their tuna products are not caught using illegal practices, before being exported. The plan...
By AtunaThe CEO of Thai Union Foods (TUF), Thiraphong Chansiri, doesn’t take the global economic downturn for granted, even though he knows that the tuna sector will be less affected than others.
According to him, the first half of 2009 is a “wait...
Written by Natalia Freitas for atuna.com
Within the global tuna science and business community Dr. James Joseph is regarded as the best scientist in the world on tuna stocks management and conservation. Having retired as Director of the IATTC –...
Source: Antara News Indonesia has projected its fish exports at four million tons worth USD 2.8 billion this year.Director General of Fish Management and Marketing at the Marine and Fishery Ministry Prof Martani Husainai said here on Tuesday that...
Source: Philippine PressThe overall trade between the Philippines and Papua New Guinea has been growing significantly during the past few months. The fisheries trade is playing key roll in this growth, according top representatives for the two...
Source: The AustralianSuccessful spawning would have to be one of the more novel explanations for a share price run.Pursuing the aquaculture Holy Grail of breeding southern bluefin tuna in captivity, Clean Seas Tuna said yesterday it was not aware...
Source: IRIN Somalia has revoked fishing licences for foreign vessels and is planning a new law to regulate fishing in its waters, a minister told IRIN on 2 April. The move follows complaints by local fishermen of lost livelihoods because they...
Source: European CommissionAs part of the European Rapid Alert system on food safety Italy notified the presence of carbon monoxide treatment of defrosted tuna from the Netherlands. This was discovered during an official market. The product’s expiry...
Source: Australia TOThe coastguard of Puntland – which considers itself an autonomous state and region within Somalia, - says it has arrested two illegal fishing vessels. Reports speak of one Korean and one Japanese tuna vessels.The Spanish...
By AtunaDuring this period when the catch data of most tuna RFMO’s is often labeled as being incomplete and inaccurate or even unreliable – there is one tuna RFMO which is clearly showing how proper monitoring of tuna catches should be...
By AtunaFiji was taken off “List 11†of seafood exporting nations to the European Unoin (EU) in early 2008.
Since then, with the assistance of overseas consultants working through various EU and other aid programmes, much preparation toward...
Bali, Indonesia: The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission – in the spotlight as some coastal fishers whose stocks it has failed to protect turn to piracy instead - is continuing in its unbroken record of failure to regulate one of the world's largest...
Source: IOTC press releasGenerally the latest IOTC meeting is experienced as failure. Mainly due to an impasse on how to allocate catch limits for tuna and swordfish amongst the Members.
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held its 13th...
Source: AHNSomali pirates on Monday hijacked a Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles.The European Union's Horn of Africa maritime security center in London identified also the hijacked British ship as the...
Source: Associated Press
French tuna fishermen have blocked ports and disrupted maritime traffic in the Mediterranean port of Marseille to protest new European fishing rules.
The Marseille port authority says a cruise ship and two car ferries...
Source: Radio NZ
A delegate at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) meeting underway in Honiara says member countries and territories are a long way off being able to properly monitor fishing activity in their waters.The FFA members are...
Source: Press & JournalThe Highlands could operate Britain’s first commercial tuna farm if a pilot project proves successful.Scientists are studying ways of breeding and harvesting tuna on a commercial scale to meet the high demand for the...
Source: AFPEuropean Union countries adopted new rules Monday to help restore endangered bluefin tuna stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, bringing the bloc into line with international standards.The rules introduce “significant cutsâ€...
Source: Taiwan NewsKaohsiung, the southern Taiwanese city where the Taiwanese fishing vessel seized by Somali pirates originated, is the world’s second largest tuna producer.
Fishing vessels based in the city can catch nearly 200,000 tons of tuna...
Source: ISSF Press Release
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is focusing its current efforts on Indian Ocean yellowfin conservation measures after the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) did not enact measures at its...
Source: Letter to Solomon Star
In response to the article Solomon Dolphin Exporters to EII: “We Work Sustainably†published on atuna.com on March 31st 2009 - Laurence Makili, City Councilor of Earth Island Institute (EII) pushes back the...
Most of the participants of the last Atuna poll believe that skipjack prices should be between US$1250-1400 per M/T. The question asked was: What would be the ideal long-term price for skipjack CFR Bangkok per M/T? And 35% of the readers chose that...
By AtunaFish is getting smaller due to heavier fishing activity and other factors according to Jeremy Jackson, who is the Director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and was also a...
Source: Fish and Information Services The Ministry of Production (Produce) granted company Servicios Atuneros del Norte S.A. a three-month tuna fishing permit to operate a Panamanian-flagged purse seiner in Peruvian territorial waters.The tuna...
Source: Taiwan News
A fishermen's organization rejected proposals to arm its crews despite the recent hijacking of a Taiwanese ship by Somali pirates. The Kaohsiung-based Win Far 161 was taken over by the pirates last Monday near the Seychelles...
From Taiwan News
All crew members aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean last week are alive and safe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesman Henry Chen said.
Concerns for the...
Source: Philippine Daily InquirerThe Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Monday formally requested the Department of Foreign Affairs to make strong representations with the Somali government for the quick release and safe return of 17...
Source: China Post
A deep-sea fishing boat, dubbed ‘Yun Der Tsai’ and registered in the southern-most county of Pingtung, was missing in the Indian Ocean, near the seas between Sri Lanka and Thailand, and several boats were rushing to search for...
Source: Business WorldPhilippine tuna exporter Alliance Tuna International, Inc. managed to meet growth targets last year on the back of higher prices and new investments overseas.Profits of the publicly listed canned tuna manufacturer surged by...
Source: Written by Raphael Vassallo for Malta TodaySome months ago, PBS program Dissett hosted a discussion about the local bluefin tuna industry.Not the sexiest topic in the world, I admit… but an important one, seeing as Malta’s tuna industry...
Source: WWF Press Release
As the Mediterranean’s bloated fishing fleets ready themselves for the opening of the bluefin tuna fishery, WWF has released an analysis showing that the bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 under the current...
Source: Radio AustraliaVanuatu has delivered a consignment of sashimi to Japan, in an achievement for the small nation's fishing industry.The two tons of yellowfin tuna were treated at the new Vanuatu Tuna Fishing processing plant.The plant...
Written by Kent Hurl
Canadians from coast to coast are now becoming Ocean Wise by choosing sustainably sourced seafood items at nearly 200 restaurants across Canada!
Ocean Wise is a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program for...
Written by Christopher Pala
Until a group of small Pacific island nations imposed unheard-of restrictions on foreign fishing fleets in December, most tuna species were on the road to extinction, experts say.
The measures are expected to reduce...
By AtunaThe Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) 13th session in Bali, Indonesia, ended two weeks ago with very few resolutions passed which aimed to assure the sustainability of tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean.
Sixteen proposals were presented in...
8.00 - 9.00
Registration & Welcome Coffee at the Conference Foyer, 2nd floor
9.00 – 9.10
Start of the Conference - Opening Speech by the Chairman Mr. Aldolfo Valsecchi
I. Morning Session:
9.10 – 9.40
Mr. James...
Written by Romer S. Sarmiento Hopes are high for the better tuna export performance after the launch in the fish port here last Saturday of a P5.3-million private sector-run laboratory designed to detect histamine and microbial content in fresh and...
Source: The Malta IndependentThe Mediterranean tuna fishing season will be 15 days shorter this year with quotas and fleets also cut, EU sources said last week; but environmentalists complained it was too little, too late.The bluefin fishing season...
Written by Brent Kendall
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that allowed a New Jersey woman to sue a tuna-fish producer over the mercury poisoning she allegedly suffered after her diet consisted almost exclusively...
Source: AFPDrastic cuts in the European fishing fleet are needed, the EU Commission warned Wednesday, launching a consultation exercise to overhaul a sector which it said is making profits and fish stocks disappear.A raft of ideas are included in a...
According to Oceana the EU MUST ACT AGAINST ILLEGAL FISHING IN SOMALIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN. Oceana supports Commissioner responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Joe Borg’s statements urging the European Union to act against IUU (Illegal,...
Source: Greenpeace Press Release Greenpeace has launched guidelines and an on-line pre-order petition at the 2nd European Tuna Conference in Brussels calling on retailers, restaurants and tuna traders to pre-order and shift their supplies to...
Written by Pia Akerman
After years of research and millions of dollars, tuna baron Hagen Stehr has finally hit the jackpot -- the world’s first southern bluefin tuna bred in tanks.
Now he confidently declares the revolutionary impact this could...
Source: Antara NewsIndonesia is exploring the possibility of joining the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to expand the fishing ground of its fishermen, an official said.
“We are exploring the possibility of joining WCPFC...
