Spanish fleet main winner of EU-Gabon 20,000t tuna deal
Renewal of European-Gabonese partnership approved Feb. 5 will open the African country's waters up to Spanish and French vessel, after three years of moratorium
EU to vote on Atlantic bigeye import ban
Parliament will vote on the prohibition of imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna originating in Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia and Sierra Leone
Tri Marine CEO to chair Tuna 2014
Renato Curto to chair event, which will take place in Bangkok in late May
US council blasts West Pacific tuna commission policy: unjust, loose, counterproductive
A US government body said the reductions in US high seas purse-seine catches will likely be around 800 to 1,000 fishing days, which would reach a value of some $50 million
EU sanctions threat could see three MW Brands vessels blacklisted
But sources say imminent measures are likely to have little impact, even in case of Belize, which has three MW Brands-flagged vessels
Philippines gets new three-year fishing access to tuna grounds
Country given renewed, and exclusive, access to High Seas Pocket 1 of the Western Pacific Ocean
WCPFC exec disappointed over meeting’s result
Glenn Hurry disappointed over lack of teeth at conservation plan adopted, as NGOs and island nations say plan won't stop overfishing