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Coat of Arms BahamasSome time has passed since the Mellor Brothers sent to tunaseiners.com  an e-mail requesting assistance to purchase a purse seine fishing vessel for the Bahamas area See article here.

Apparently they succeeded and bought a boat: Pelagic I that we can deduce by the images were acquired in Europe and does not match the type of boat seines used in tropical waters in either the Western or Eastern Pacific. Read the rest of this entry »

Q&A: Seychelles Tuna Conference

Posted by admin On February - 4 - 2010

susan_jacksonBy Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain

The inaugural Seychelles Tuna Conference kicks off on Thursday. One of the three-day event’s sponsors is the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Fresh off last month’s Coral Triangle Initiative Business Summit in the Philippines, ISSF President Susan Jackson will give a talk titled “ISSF: Undertaking Science-based Initiatives for the Long-Term Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tuna Stocks” at the Seychelles Tuna Conference on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Calypso: In Memoriam

Posted by admin On January - 25 - 2010

Jesus and SailorDear Readers:

Last Sunday January 17, which was going to be an uneventful Sunday but it was not, and that date shall remain on the mind and heart of many people for ever within which I include myself. Read the rest of this entry »

Need business advice? Go fish

Posted by admin On January - 21 - 2010

Uncharted Waters Cover by Anthony Zolezzi“Uncharted Waters” Brings New Meaning to Fishing for Business

LOS ANGELES – In Anthony Zolezzi’s new book, “Uncharted Waters, Boat to Boardroom; Lessons I’ve Learned” (ASM Books, 2010), the secrets of a successful entrepreneur are very similar to the secrets of a good fisherman.

At least that’s the case for Anthony Zolezzi whose book reads as a personal memoir and professional guide filled with useful “fisherman philosophies” and modern business axioms that can be applied to today’s turbulent career climate. Read the rest of this entry »

In Point Loma, Tuna’s Legacy Lives On

Posted by admin On December - 29 - 2009

Kenny Alameda ' Picture of voiceofsandiego.orgBy ADRIAN FLORIDO

The news spread quickly across Point Loma last week. On Sunday, the Cape Elizabeth, a 225-foot tuna fishing boat captained by one of the neighborhood’s own, caught fire and sank in western Pacific waters north of American Samoa.

Julio Guidi and his 21 crewmembers were rescued by a passing boat. By Tuesday evening, Guidi was on his way home. Read the rest of this entry »

Playa de Atzkorri

Posted by admin On December - 4 - 2009

Playa de AzkorriBermeo. The ship Playa de Azkorri departed for over a month ago  from the cruise ship dock in Getxo. It has little to do with the Queen Mary. It is a tuna boat, built and designed to fish. However, it has every possible comfort for a crew of 28 men enrolled to earn bread for their children in the Gulf of Guinea in the four-month long campaigns far from the family. Read the rest of this entry »

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