SAN 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 »
The 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 »
MANILA, 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 »
03:39 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 »
Strong 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 »
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 »
