Consumer prices for basic goods in the US slightly increased in February. Americans paid a bit more for overall fish and seafood products that month, according to the Consumer Price Index...
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Should NGOs Interfere In Retailers’ Tuna Sourcing Policies?
NGO Bloom's recently released ‘Drowning the Catch’ report lashes out at French retailer Carrefour for multiple reasons including its tuna sourcing policy. Bloom and another non-profit...
Oceania’s Thai Canned Tuna Buying Witnessed Striking Recovery
Oceania’s canned tuna imports from Thailand hit a five-year peak last year after a slow 2023. All the major buyers increased their business with Thai canners in 2024. Most of them bought the...
Will Tuna Fishers Steal The Limelight At Spanish Film Festival?
OPAGAC-produced Spanish film ‘1,17,’ which shows the challenges faced by fishers, was screened at the ongoing Málaga Festival, an annual film event held in Andalusia, earlier this week. The...
Ecuador Enlists Controversial Ally in Fight Against Crime in Seafood Sector
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has unveiled a bold "strategic alliance" with Erik Prince, the founder of the infamous private military company once known as Blackwater, to combat organized...
Will DOGE Layoffs Significantly Affect NOAA’s RFMO Participation?
The federal officials' layoff wave by the Trump administration has also hit the fishery science and management body NOAA Fisheries part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Fight Against IUU Fishing Forms The Crux Of Philippines-Palau Tuna Fisheries Deal
The Philippines and Palau recently joined hands to work together for sustainable development of their tuna and other seafood fisheries and to safeguard the fish stocks. A Memorandum of...
Spanish Longliner Crew Makes Narrow Escape After Fire Breaks Out
The Spanish-flagged longliner ‘Pico Tresmares’ sank 1,000 miles off Chile's coast, in the Pacific Ocean, after its engine caught fire. All 19 crew members escaped in lifeboats. The incident...
Bloom Claims Suing Carrefour’s Tuna Sourcing Policies Is “Inevitable and Necessary”
European non-profits Bloom and Foodwatch have again made harsh accusations against French retailer Carrefour. Bloom recently released a report ‘Drowning the Catch,’ listing out the drawbacks...
IOTC Must Take Steps Against Abuse Of North Koreans On Chinese Longliners
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) released a report earlier this month highlighting the shocking abuse of North Korean crew members on Chinese longliners fishing in the Southwest...
Ecuadorian Seiner Rescues Fisher After 95 Days At Sea
When 60-year-old Peruvian fisher Máximo Napa Castro got lost in the Pacific Ocean, he held out high hopes of being rescued. The fisherman was recently found by an Ecuadorian purse seiner and...
Boston Seafood Expo Kicks Off, Plenty Tuna Activity
The annual Seafood Expo North America 2025 kicked off on Sunday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The event welcomes global tuna and other seafood buyers and suppliers for...
Ex-Credit Suisse Executives Banned For “Tuna Bonds” Conviction
The UK financial sector regulator has imposed professional bans on two former Credit Suisse senior executives for their role in the controversial USD 2 billion Mozambique tuna bond scandal....
Japanese Traders And Retailers Reduced Canned Tuna Buying
Japanese traders and retailers cut back on their canned tuna purchases in 2024 after outstanding business in the previous year. All major exporters sold their products at a reduced rate. The...
WCPFC Working Groups Are Strengthening Monitoring Work
There were two working group meetings for WCPFC members this month – one for the High Seas Boarding and Inspection (HSBI) and another for Port State Measures. The Commission wants to...
Indonesia Withdraws Its Objection To IOTC Yellowfin Plan
Indonesia has withdrawn its objections to the 2021 interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock. Adjustments in data discrepancies led to this decision. In 2021, Indonesia...
Another Year Of Spectacular Growth For Wofco
The only nine-year existing Spanish Worldwide Fishing Company (WOFCO) reported a 20 percent growth in revenue for 2024 and its turnover is the fourth-largest after Jealsa, Frinsa, and...
Global Processed Tuna Trade Grew In 2024
World tuna trade recovered from January to September 2024 with a 20 percent rise in imports compared to 2023, according to the UN FAO’s latest figures. Markets worldwide imported 3 million...
ISSF Report Shows Drop In Global Tuna Stocks’ Health
Approximately, 87 percent of the global tuna catches come from stocks at healthy levels, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). It recently released its first...
Fiji’s “Tuna Fishing Boat Graveyard” Poses Danger
A region near the port of Suva in the South Pacific has turned out to be a “tuna fishing boat graveyard”, mainly for Chinese longliners. Nearly 25 vessels lie abandoned here, with the owners...
