Tag: Bluefin tuna
Scientific ‘catch-tag-release’ survey programme opens for charter skippers. Experienced charter skippers can apply for Ireland’s Bluefin tuna scientific survey programme, as scientists confirm that over 1,100 of the largest tuna […]
Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters. Bluefin tuna have been tagged with state-of-the-art acoustic tracking tags for the first time in UK waters. The huge fish, […]
Norwegian bluefin tuna swims 15,000km in a year. A satellite-tagged bluefin tuna swam 15,000 kilometres in a year and ended up at the same spot, at the same time where […]
South Australia aquaculture industry reaching new heights. The value of South Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown to $229 million in 2019-20, however the value of commercial fisheries has slightly decreased, […]
Specific control campaign of European tuna fishery . The European Fisheries Control Agency is coordinating the control campaign for the bluefin tuna fishery (BFT) in the Mediterranean Sea for 2021 […]
Control campaign for Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery. The European Fisheries & Control Agency (EFCA) is coordinating the control campaign for the bluefin tuna fishery (BFT) in the Mediterranean Sea for […]
UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna. Marine scientists in the UK and Ireland have analysed multiple datasets, spanning a 16-year period, to document the increase in bluefin, […]
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery now MSC certified. A small-scale, artisanal fishery based in the South of France has achieved certification to the global standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship […]
Assessors must reconsider MSC tuna evidence. The independent adjudicator for the formal objections process to the potential Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the first East Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery […]
Assessment of Usufuku Honten bluefin progresses to independent adjudication hearing. An independent adjudicator heard evidence earlier this week for and against the potential certification of the Usufuku Honten Northeast Atlantic bluefin […]
New measures to protect bluefin tuna. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has announced measures that provide more fishing opportunities for vessels targeting Atlantic swordfish and some tuna species, but which will also […]
New Irish tuna study. While there is no sport or commercial fishery for bluefin tuna in Ireland, authorisations will be soon be granted for 15 angling vessels to participate in […]
Limit for NZ bluefin tuna fishery. Fisheries New Zealand has announced the introduction of a daily bag limit in the recreational southern bluefin tuna fishery. From 1 June 2019, the […]
Majority of tuna catch from healthy stocks – Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels an unchanged share since last reported in October 2018, according […]
Irish anglers to participate in bluefin tuna data tagging. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced that he has secured approval at EU and […]
Growing numbers of bluefin tuna appearing in UK waters – Increasing numbers of bluefin tuna are now appearing in UK waters because of the warming impact of a long term […]
The incredible journey of a tuna tagged off Norway by marine scientists, who managed to put a satellite tag on a 250 kg bluefin tuna at Øygarden west of Bergen, […]
A new Southern Bluefin Tuna survey taking place in South Australia has invited recreational fishers to provide information to help measure the recreational harvest. The Australian Department of Agriculture and […]
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