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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Qin Chuanxin, a researcher at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, shows a specimen of yellowfin tuna in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows staff members feeding tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows staff members feeding tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows yellowfin tunas undergoing an experiment at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

A staff member feeds tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows tunas vying for food at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian civil group protests against Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into sea

STORY: Indonesian civil group protests against Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into sea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests in front of the Embassy of Japan in Jakarta 2. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): MARTHIN HADIWINATA, Member of Anti-Toxic Waters Community Advocacy Team (Tampar) 3. various of Japan STORYLINE: An Indonesian civil group on Monday held a demonstration in front of the Japanese embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to protest against Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. "We warn the Japanese government to stop dumping the nuclear wastewater which has bad impact on the Pacific water and marine biota, including fish that migrate to Indonesia such as yellowfin tuna," said Julius Ibrani, a member of the civil group, which calls itself the Anti-Toxic Waters Community Advocacy Team (Tampa

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China, Vietnam release 100 mln fish into Beibu Gulf

STORY: China, Vietnam release 100 mln fish into Beibu Gulf DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of agriculture authorities of China and Vietnam releasing some 100 million fish and shrimps STORYLINE: Agriculture authorities of China and Vietnam jointly released some 100 million fish and shrimps in the Beibu Gulf waters on Saturday afternoon. The event, aimed at restoring fishery resources in the Beibu Gulf, took place in the border city of Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Eight aquatic species, including black sea bream, yellowfin sea bream, and prawn, were released into the Beibu Gulf waters at this event. China-Vietnam fishery cooperation has a long history, and the positive interactions and cooperation between the two countries in this and other fields have brought tangible benefits to the people of both sides, Ma Youxiang, vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said at the event. Since 2017,

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Regional panel proposes 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch in Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows yellowfin tuna landed in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The secretariat of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has proposed to Japan and other members of the body a 30 percent cut in the catch of yellowfin tuna in the central and western Pacific, citing overfishing.

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Slump in first tuna auction of the year in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Fish dealers examine tuna in the first auction of the year on Jan. 4 at the Katsuura Fishery Cooperative in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the largest coastal tuna fishing towns in Japan. The auction of 36 tons of tuna fetched 17 million yen. The highest bid went to a 51-kilogram yellowfin tuna for 150,000 yen. The volume of tuna auctioned during the day and the amount in transactions were just half of last year's levels. Co-op officials attributed the slump to higher fuel prices and the reluctance of younger fishermen to go to sea during the New Year holidays.

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Yellowfin tuna at Philippine market

Yellowfin tuna are lined up at a market in General Santos in the Philippines on June 21, 2022.

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Slump in first tuna auction of the year in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Fish dealers examine tuna in the first auction of the year on Jan. 4 at the Katsuura Fishery Cooperative in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the largest coastal tuna fishing towns in Japan. The auction of 36 tons of tuna fetched 17 million yen. The highest bid went to a 51-kilogram yellowfin tuna for 150,000 yen. The volume of tuna auctioned during the day and the amount in transactions were just half of last year's levels. Co-op officials attributed the slump to higher fuel prices and the reluctance of younger fishermen to go to sea during the New Year holidays. (Kyodo)

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Regional panel proposes 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch in Pacifi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows yellowfin tuna landed in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The secretariat of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has proposed to Japan and other members of the body a 30 percent cut in the catch of yellowfin tuna in the central and western Pacific, citing overfishing. (Kyodo)

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Specialists scoop baby yellowfin tuna from preserve in Panama

Researchers from Japan's Kinki University, the Panamanian government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency scoop junevile yellowfin tuna from a preserve in the bay off Pedasi, Panama, on July 8, 2015. A team of experts from the three parties has succeeded in growing yellowfin tuna from eggs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Researcher attaches tag to baby yellowfin tuna in Panama

A researcher attaches an electronic tag to a juvenile yellowfin tuna at a laboratory in Pedasi in the southwestern part of Panama on July 8, 2015. A team of experts from Japan's Kinki University, the Panamanian government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency has succeeded in growing yellowfin tuna from eggs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Catch of yellowfin tuna jumps in Miyazaki Pref.

Photo taken on June 16, 2015, shows yellowfin tuna landed at Aburatsu port in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The haul of yellowfin tuna has recently significantly increased at the port. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man-powered tuna fishing hurt by refrigerator ships

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - Two Filipino fishermen carry yellowfin tuna dumped from a ''pump'' fishing boat off the port of General Santos on the southernmost tip of Mindanao Island. A rush of mechanized Taiwanese trawlers, accompanied by refrigerator ships, is jeopardizing outdated methods of human-powered tuna fishing. (Kyodo)