Electronic monitoring in tuna longlining needs more regional coordination to succeed
A recent series of pilot projects in Fiji deployed EM on more than a dozen longline vessels fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Namibia on high alert following South African IUU incident
Officials are on high alert over possible illegal fishing activity in the country's waters following reports last week of nine illegal Chinese vessels spotted in South Africa
Judge raises ‘Codfather’s’ bond to $2m
A judge has released Carlos Rafael, the indicted New Bedford scallops industry figure known as the 'Codfather,' on a $2 million bond
P&P in deal talks for tuna fleet part-owned by rival Cornelis Vroljik
Parlevliet & Van der Plas is in exclusive talks to buy into a French fishing fleet, in which rival Cornelis Vrolijk owns a minority stake
Oceana bullish on fishmeal prices with Daybrook deal paying off
South African fishing firm Oceana’s deal for US-based Daybrook helped boost first half operating profit 67% year-on-year, with the outlook for fishmeal prices positive
Poland’s Nauta launches pelagic newbuild destined for Scotland
Polish shipyard has launched the partially-outfitted, 78-meter trawler which will head to Denmark's Karstensens for completion, before delivery to Lunar Fishing
Maersk: Tuna trade contributing to ‘containerization’ trend
Demand for refrigerated containers globally experiencing a lull, though long-term trend still heading away from breakbulk cargo
‘Codfather’ Rafael indicted, gov’t could seize permits in case of guilty verdict
Carlos Rafael, known as the 'Codfather' in the US east coast fishing sector, has been indicted by prosecutors for allegedly lying about catches and smuggling cash to Portugal
Satellite firm to track suspected IUU activity for Indonesia
A San Francisco-based company that launches wine bottle-sized satellites has reached an agreement with the Indonesian government to provide data to combat illegal fishing
Russia’s largest fishing firms in ‘crouch start’ position on fleet renewal
Gov't has approved plan to stimulate fleet and land-based processing with ‘quotas for investments’, but big companies such as Russian Fishery and Karat are awaiting clarity on exactly how it will be implemented