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...
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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Indonesia has withdrawn its objections to the 2021 interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock.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...
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Tunies That Reigned US Market
Tunies or tuna-based hot dogs were a popular food item in the US in the 1960s. But it has not been sold in the country's retail shops or restaurants since. The disappearance of this meal,...
Indonesian Crew Sues Bumble Bee For Sourcing From “Forced Labor Vessels”
Four Indonesian crew members filed a lawsuit against Bumble Bee Seafoods on Wednesday in the Southern District Court of California. The fishers alleged that they worked on Chinese tuna...
Atunlo Gets Court Reprieve To Convince More Banks
Spanish tuna company Atunlo has time until the end of this month to continue negotiations with banks to avoid liquidation. The Vigo Commercial Court issued a new deadline for March 27. The...
More Nations Are Transparent With Fisheries Information But Have A Ways To Go
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) was established in February 2016 and has been making slow yet steady progress in getting countries to be more transparent with their tuna and other...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Soars
Lower skipjack supply has strongly pushed the value of the raw material in the Bangkok processing hub. Sources said the price of frozen whole round skipjack is being traded at much higher...
Spanish Campaign To Combat Fake News About Canned Tuna
Spanish tuna groups have come together to combat misinformation about canned tuna. Fishing groups Opagac and Anabac, and the canners association Anfaco began the #AtúnSinMitos campaign, which...
Spanish Firm Recycles Tuna Nets For Aquaculture
Spanish company R de Lorenzo Cordelería, which makes ropes for mussel raft farming from recycled tuna nets, recently announced that it has expanded its work. The firm bought new machinery and...
US Dollar In Free Fall Against Euro Due To Trump’s Shifting Decisions
Since March 1, the US dollar has weakened against the euro by 5.1 percent, which is good news for the EU tuna industry. This is also convenient for President Trump because he has indicated...
Canadian Retailer Puts ‘T’ Symbol On Goods Impacted By US Trade War
Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw rolled out a ‘T’ symbol to show the reason why products on grocery shelves can be more expensive because of US tariffs. Some other retailers have added the...
PNG’s Marape Wants To Boost Fresh Tuna Exports To Japan
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is eyeing the direct export of fresh tuna to Japan. PNG Prime Minister James Marape, who recently stressed the importance of stronger trade ties between the two nations,...
French Tuna Vessel Owners Take A Forward Step In Decarbonization
French tuna vessel owners recently committed to decarbonizing through the ‘Pêche 4 Ever’ (P4EVER) project. The initiative aims to support the ecological transition of the fishing sector by...
All TUNACONS EPO Catches Are MSC Certified
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) announced last week that its purse seine fishery has received the MSC sustainable logo for bigeye catches. This latest turn of events makes...
Ecuadorian Fleet’s Astonishing 2024 Tuna Volumes
Tuna catches in the EPO hit astonishing volumes in 2024. While many of the fleets significantly increased their tonnages, the Ecuadorian seiner fleet was by far the most successful, especially...
Deputy CEO Departs JMB International
Arnab Sengupta, Deputy CEO of Thai canned tuna and seafood trading company, JMB International, parted ways with the company last month. “Tuna is in my blood, so I will try to keep in touch...
