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2011

70 Pct Drop In Atlantic Albacore Catches Expected	Sep 28
Philippine Tuna Catch Declines 40 Pct Over First Half 2011	Sep 05
Strong Recovery EPO Skipjack Catches 1st Half 2011	Sep 02
Around 570,000 Mt Expected From Marine Fisheries	Aug 29
Strong Demand From Iran For Vietnamese Tuna	Jul 21
Lower Atlantic Albacore Catches Causes Record High Prices	Jul 11
Vietnam Sharp Boost In Tuna Exports	Jul 06
EU Extends GSP Plus For Ecuadorean Tuna Until 2013	Jun 27
Strong Recovery Of Skipjack Catches In EPO Continues	Jun 15
Colombian Tuna Market Showing Firm Growth, Exports Down	Jun 08
Vietnam Tuna Material At Record Prices To Japan	Jun 07
Recovery EU Economies Drives Spanish Tuna Exports	May 30
Price Difference Drives EU Tuna Buyers From Asia To Ecuador	May 26
Venezuela Forecasts 55,000 Tons Of Tuna Catch For 2012	May 20
Vietnam Tuna Exports With Iran Growing Fast	May 20
Gensan City Tuna Exports Drop 7% In 2010	May 19
Tuna Is Key Export Product For Vietnam	Apr 21
Weakening La Niña May Bring Tuna Migration Back To Normal	Mar 31
Gensan City Tuna Exports Drop 7% In 2010	May 19
Spanish 2010 Canned Production & Exports Show Slight Growth	Mar 13
Skipjack Prices Continue Their Rapid Rise	Feb 16
Ecuador Again Most Productive EPO Tuna Fleet In 2010	Feb 04
Dramatically Lower EPO Skipjack Catches In 2010	Jan 27
Peru Canned Tuna Exports Up 65.1% In 2010	Jan 24
Worldwide 2011 Reduction Measures On Longline Fleet Limited	Jan 12
2011 Reduction Measures Will Shrink World Supply Of Canned Tuna	Jan 11

2010

Producing 6 Million Tons Of Seafood By 2015	Dec 31
Sri Lanka Wants To Increase Its Tuna Catches To 68,600 Metric Tons By 2013	Dec 28
3.800 Metric Tons of Mexican Bluefin Tuna Exported In 2010	Dec 21
The Black Market In Bluefin: The Role Of Japan’s “Bluefin Inc.” (Part 6)	Nov 17
The Black Market In Bluefin: The Role Of “Bluefin Inc.” (Part 5)	Nov 16
The Black Market In Bluefin: The EU, Japan And Bluefin (Part 4)	Nov 15
Vietnam Starts Tuna Vessel Registrations Under EU Pressure	Nov 10
The Black Market In Bluefin: How Tuna Farms Became The Center (Part 3)	Nov 10
The Black Market In Bluefin: The Jungle: 1998-2007 (Part 2)	Nov 09
Central American Countries Fail To Agree On Division EU Tuna Loin Quota	Nov 09
The Black Market In Bluefin: A Mediterranean Feeding Frenzy (Part 1)	Nov 08
Study: Tuna Black Market Worth Billions Of Dollars	Nov 08
Med EU Nations Insist On Keeping Bluefin Quota At 13,000 M/T	Oct 28
Lower Southern Bluefin Catch Quota Expected For 2012	Oct 18
Scientist Advise ICCAT To Keep Bluefin Quota At 2010 Level	Oct 11
Report: Fisheries Worth $246 Billion Worldwide	Sep 20
U.S. Canned Tuna Consumption Keeps Sliding Down	Sep 13
Total Value Of Tuna Catches Down In The WCP	Sep 08
Seychelles Loses Third Of Share In UK Market Over 2nd QTR	Sep 01
U.K.’s Appetite For Canned Tuna Down By 20%	Apr 01
Spain Canned Tuna Imports Drop In 2009	Mar 29
Longline Catches Of Bigeye In The EPO: Higher, But Authorized	Mar 04
Thai Tuna Exports Benefit from US Single Duty Quota	Feb 09
Drop In Supply Forces Deep Changes On Philippines Tuna Industry	Feb 09
Accuracy Of Med Bluefin Tuna Data Continues To Be Challenged	Jan 22

2009

U.K. Canned Tuna Imports Drop Of 20% In 2009	Dec 21 , 09
EPO Bigeye Longliner Catches Doubled, But Under Limit	Dec 21 , 09
U.S. Canned Tuna Imports Stable – China The Coming Player	Dec 03 , 09
Against The Odds? French Imports For Canned Tuna Recover In 2009	Dec 02 , 09
Statistics Show Japan Is Eating Away The Baby Bluefin As Sashimi	Nov 11 , 09
Yellowfin Might Not Be Migrating So Much - Anymore ?	Nov 09 , 09
Bulk Shipping Costs Up 30% In Last 30 Days	Nov 02 , 09
New Zealand Only Country To Get Much Higher Bluefin Quota	Nov 02 , 09
Venezuelan Appetite For Ecuadorian Canned Tuna Tripled	Oct 30 , 09
Thai Canned Tuna Industry Sees Arabian Markets Slip Away	Oct 09 , 09
Frozen Bigeye Imports Drop Sharply In Indian Ocean–Data Looks Fake	Oct 08 , 09
Recovery On U.S. Albacore Exports	Oct 01 , 09
Tuna Stock Index Underperforming Compared To Other Food Share Indexes	Sep 30 , 09
Extremely Strong Growth Pre-Cooked Loins Imports Spain	Sep 29 , 09
Ecuador Going Strong On French Canned Tuna Market	Sep 21 , 09
World Tuna Conference Starts In Vigo	Sep 14 , 09
Thailand Feels Pinch Of Falling Canned Exports	Aug 31 , 09
Korean Study Confirms FAD Catches Of Smaller Tuna	Aug 28 , 09
Tuna Companies Stocks Recovery	Aug 24 , 09
Thailand Canned Tuna Exports Remains Lower	Aug 18 , 09
Tuna Still On Top Of American Seafood Consumption	Jul 30 , 09
Korean Tuna Exports 2009 – Dramatic Changes	Jul 17 , 09
Bigeye Longline Catches Halved In The EPO	Jul 15 , 09
Dongwon Fisheries Shares Up 43% In 2009	Jul 06 , 09
U.S. Imports Of Ecuadorian Tuna Pouch 30% Down	Jul 06 , 09
FAD’s Help Double EPO Catching Efficiency	Jul 02 , 09
Skipjack Price Reaches USD 1500 Psychological Barrier	Jul 02 , 09
Japanese Tuna Landings In Continued Downtrend – Retail Prices Stable	Jun 26 , 09
Thai 2009 Canned Tuna Exports: Less And Cheaper	Jun 24 , 09
Import & Export Data On EU Frozen Raw Loins A Big Mystery	Jun 08 , 09
Skipjack And Bigeye Catch Levels Falling Sharply In The EPO	Jun 03 , 09
U.S. Tuna Prices 7% Lower On Imports	May 26 , 09
Spain Further Increases Its Reliance On Pre-Cooked Loins	May 25 , 09
Fall In EPO Bigeye Catch In 2008	Mar 19 , 09
Data Confirms 2009 Catches In EPO Are Falling	Mar 06 , 09
How To Determine The Weight Of A Tuna	Mar 03 , 09
Japanese Yellowfin Sashimi Imports– Where Will the Slide Stop?	Feb 18 , 09
Despite Fixed Efforts Northern Pacific Albacore Shows Better Catches	Feb 06 , 09
Japanese Local Tuna: Lower Catches, Higher Prices	Feb 03 , 09
Price Pressure Lessens U.S. Appetite For Tuna	Jan 23 , 09
Focus On: MALTA	Jan 14 , 09
55% Of Tuna By-catch And Discards In The Indian Ocean On FADs	Jan 14 , 09

2008

Philippine Shift In Exported Canned Tuna Species - A Mystery	Dec 15 , 08
Philippines Tuna Exports Up 68% On Year Oct	Dec 11 , 08
68% Of WCPFC Members Have No Reliable Tuna Catch Data Records	Dec 08 , 08
Focus On: BRAZIL	Dec 04 , 08
Oil Prices Reach Lowest In 3 years, Cause Skipjack Prices To Drop	Nov 24 , 08
Economic Meltdown Hits Japanese Sashimi Consumption	Nov 19 , 08
EPO Catch Data Shows Explosive Growth On Skipjack	Nov 12 , 08
Focus On: JAPAN	Nov 10 , 08
Thailand Imports Italian Olive Oil But Ships It back With Tuna	Nov 07 , 08
Credit Crunch Causes Canned Tuna Shipping Rates To Nose Dive	Nov 04 , 08
Atuna Stock Index Shows Strong Rebound	Nov 04 , 08
US Sashimi Market Faces Price Resistance	Nov 04 , 08
How To Cut Down Fuel Consumption On Tuna Vessels	Nov 03 , 08
Thai Canners’ Strong Expansion In Australia Worries Australian Gov’t	Nov 03 , 08
Focus On: CHINA	Oct 31 , 08
Strengthening US Dollar Starts Showing Effect On Skipjack Prices	Oct 08 , 08
Focus On: VIETNAM	Oct 07 , 08
Oil Prices Could Likely Fall To USD 80 A Barrel	Sep 30 , 08
Atuna Stock Index Reaches Low Record	Sep 23 , 08
FEATURE - Pre-Study Gives Insight In Bycatch Of Juvenile Tuna On FADs	Sep 19 , 08
FOCUS ON: Mexico	Sep 17 , 08
FEATURE - Would Consumers Pay 51% More For Sustainable Tuna	Sep 11 , 08
“End Of Agreement With Indonesia Won’t Affect Philippine Tuna Exports”	Sep 08 , 08
Euro Plummet Reduces EU Tuna Buying Power	Sep 08 , 08
FADs Give Highest Possible Tuna Catch Rates	Sep 08 , 08
Japanese Imports Of Frozen Tuna Fillets Recover	Sep 05 , 08
2007 Indian Ocean Catch Data Explain Shortages	Sep 02 , 08
U.S. Imports Of Fresh Chilled Tuna Down; Prices Up	Sep 02 , 08
Decline Continues For US Based Tuna Canneries	Sep 01 , 08
Big French Appetite For Sri Lankan Tuna Loins	Jul 25 , 08
Focus On: THAILAND	Jun 23 , 08
Focus On: SEYCHELLES	Jun 19 , 08
Decline Global Trade Fresh & Frozen Tuna Continues	Jun 11 , 08
Focus On: SRI LANKA	Jun 11 , 08
Focus on: UNITED KINGDOM	May 27 , 08
Focus On: FRANCE	May 19 , 08
Focus On: MALDIVES	May 16 , 08
Focus On: ECUADOR	May 16 , 08
Focus On: ITALY	May 16 , 08
Focus On: POLAND	Apr 25 , 08
China’s Marine Fishing Sector Grows 15 Pct Year On Year	May 17 , 08
Yemen Allocates $5 Million For Tuna As “Renewable Wealth”	Mar 31 , 08
Focus On: SPAIN	Mar 12 , 08
Focus On: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	Mar 03 , 08
Ghana’s Canned Tuna Export Hits 50.000 M/T	Mar 03 , 08
Focus On: GERMANY	Mar 03 , 08
Focus On: MAURITIUS	Feb 27 , 08
FOCUS ON: Panama	Feb 16 , 08
Focus On: FIJI	Jan 30 , 08
FOCUS ON: Ivory Coast	Jan 26 , 08
Focus On: ITALY	Jan 16 , 08

2007

FOCUS ON: France	Dec 15 , 07
FOCUS ON: Ghana	Dec 10 , 07
Focus On: SPAIN	Dec 06 , 07
FOCUS ON: China’s Expansion In The USA	Nov 24 , 07
FOCUS ON: United Kingdom	Nov 17 , 07
FOCUS ON: Portugal	Nov 03 , 07
FOCUS ON: Papua New Guinea (PNG)	Oct 28 , 07
FOCUS ON: Indonesia	Oct 19 , 07
FOCUS ON: Germany	Oct 13 , 07
FOCUS ON: Solomon Islands	Oct 10 , 07
FOCUS ON: Ecuador (Part 2 – USA)	Oct 05 , 07
FOCUS ON: Ecuador (Part 1)	Oct 02 , 07
FOCUS ON: Seychelles	Sep 28 , 07
Indian Tuna Exports Valued At USD 20 Million	Aug 09 , 07

2006

Nigeria Wants To Develop Its Own Tuna Catches	Dec 01 , 06
Only 2,300 MT Bluefin Caught Compared To 14,700 MT Last Year	Sep 28 , 06
Spain Grows Canned Tuna Production By 400% In 20 Years	Sep 11 , 06
Philippine Canned Tuna Exports Collapse By 42%	Jul 11 , 06

2005

Peru Canned Tuna Exports Pass USD 4 Million	Oct 03 , 05
Vietnam Seafood Exports To Greece Increase By 170 Percent	Aug 23 , 05

2004

Vietnam Plans To Invest USD 700 Mio In Fishery Projects	Nov 10 , 04
Ecuador Tuna Catches Plunge By 40%	Jul 30 , 04
Mexico: 1st Qtr 2004 Tuna Catches Down By 30%	Jun 10 , 04
Andalusia Catch 726 M/T Of Bluefin	Jun 07 , 04
Central Vietnam Has Record Tuna Catch	May 24 , 04
Indonesia Seafood Export Up 7% Despite Barriers	May 21 , 04
Ecuador’s Catches Drop 50% over Last 3 Months	May 11 , 04
Sales Miau Drop 2% In 2003 - Exports Up 16%	Apr 26 , 04
Spanish Cannery Sector Sells EUR 833 Million In 2003	Apr 01 , 04
Mexico’s 2003 Catch Reaches 183.199 M/T Of Yellowfin	Feb 09 , 04
Philippines Canned Tuna Exports To USD 117 MIO	Feb 04 , 04
Tuna Sector Contributes USD 76 Million To Bali	Jan 26 , 04
Mindanao Exports Up By 25 Percent In 2003	Jan 21 , 04
Mexico Breaks Tuna Catching Record	Jan 15 , 04

2003

Frozen Fish Consumption 13% Up In Spain	Oct 28 , 03
Interesting Facts About Philippine Tuna Industry	Sep 02 , 03
Vietnam's Seafood Exports Up 12.2 Percent In First 8 Months	Aug 29 , 03
Maldives Yellowfin Export Drops Over First Half 2003	Aug 12 , 03
Philippine Packers Expect $5-6 Million Extra Profits	Jul 07 , 03
Maldivian Yellowfin Tuna Export Decreases In First Five Months Of 2003	Jun 23 , 03
“EU Single Duty” Boosts Phil Capacity By 20%	Jun 18 , 03
Australia Catches 120 M/T Of Bluefin Over Quota	May 21 , 03
Thailand Boosts Tuna Output 1 Qtr By 41%	May 13 , 03
11% Drop In Spanish Canned Exports Due To Mercosur	Apr 11 , 03
Australia Exports USD 183 Million Bluefin To Japan	Apr 04 , 03
Pakistan Targets USD 100 Million for Tuna Exports	Mar 31 , 03
Seychelles Cannery Boost Production By 24%	Mar 27 , 03
Philippine Investments Lowest Level In 2 Decades, One Tuna Project	Mar 19 , 03
Global Seafood Consumption To Increase 30 Pct In 30 Years	Feb 26 , 03
China Now World No. 2 Seafood Exporter	Feb 26 , 03
Maldives: 10 Percent Increase In Yellowfin Tuna Export	Feb 21 , 03
60% Of Australia’s Southern Bluefin Quota Caught	Feb 18 , 03
Japanese Yellowfin Imports Up In 2002 By 29%	Feb 06 , 03
Thai Processed Tuna Exports To USA Down By 19%	Jan 27 , 03
Mexico Expects 50,000 M/T Tuna Exports To Italy	Jan 14 , 03

2002

Malaysian Tuna Industry To Attract USD 25 Million In Investment	Dec 20 , 02
Indian Ocean Tuna Landings Reach 1.5 Million M/T	Dec 03 , 02
150,000 Metric Tons Tuna Catch for Mexico	Dec 02 , 02
El Salvador Attracts US$ 41 Million Foreign Tuna Investments	Nov 26 , 02
Japan Releases September Catch Statistics	Nov 05 , 02
FAO: 30% Reduction In Global Catches To Revive Stocks	Nov 01 , 02