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Costa Rican goverment will investigate tuna seiner attack

Posted by Calidro Morello On August - 11 - 2010

Caldera Costa RicaSAN JOSE, COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has ordered an investigation into charges a Venezuelan tuna seiner attacked a U.S. sportfishing boat in Costa Rican waters.

Chinchilla said Tuesday she ordered the probe after receiving details on the alleged attack outlined in a letter from the Billfish Foundation, a Miami-based anglers group. Read the rest of this entry »

Costa Rica – Rosa Mistica involved in incident with anglers

Posted by Calidro Morello On August - 7 - 2010

Rosa Mistica Photo by courtesy Gary CarterThe owner of a Costa Rican sports fishing boat said that a Venezuelan tuna seiner threatened to run down his boat while the commercial fishing boat’s helicopter dropped incendiary devices on all sides.

The goal was to force the sports fishing boat from an area favored by spinner dolphins, which suggests the presence of tuna below the water. Read the rest of this entry »

Philippines eyes Timor-Leste as possible source of tuna

Posted by admin On January - 20 - 2010

Timor MapMANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippines is looking at Timor- Leste as a possible source for tuna to fill the supply gap that will be created by a two-year ban on tuna fishing in certain parts of the high seas in the Pacific Ocean.

Malcolm I. Sarmiento, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said Tuesday that the government will encourage local fishing operators to fish in the waters of Timor- Leste. Read the rest of this entry »

Venezuelan Tuna seiner Calypso capsize off Colombian coast

Posted by admin On January - 19 - 2010

Approaching Calypso03:39 AM TO 3:57 PM This Sunday was the last communication with the tuna boat Calypso, with Venezuelan flag, which sailed on Friday from Punto Fijo Carirubana sector in the state of Falcon.

The unit of the company Avencasa left for the Pacific Ocean at about 8:50 pm and his last contact was at 11 degrees, 05 minutes north latitude, 75 degrees, 39 minutes, 32 seconds West longitude. Since this is the only reference we have about the place in which they would their possible collapse. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuna Market Report – January 2010

Posted by admin On January - 14 - 2010

canned_tuna_franceStrong exports of canned tuna from the Philippines

Filipino canned and preserved tuna is continuing to make inroads in European markets, with half-year customs figures confirming the trend evident from last year. There was a 45% increase in exports from the Philippines in 2009 with a major increase in sales to Germany – up 36%. Read the rest of this entry »

Unloading in Majuro lagoon

Posted by admin On January - 10 - 2010

This is a fly by that we did of a few of the industrial-sized tuna fishing boats in the Majuro Harbor. They have capacities well into the tens of tons — quite the operation.

We mentioned earlier that we were able to charter a Heli to shoot some aerial footage during out trip, the Helicopter was stationed on one of the tuna boats that were docked in the Majuro lagoon. The trip out to the boat was an introduction to quite the operation… Read the rest of this entry »