Glen Joseph, Director of the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) recently said that the volume of tuna provided through the Pacific Islands Tuna (PIT) has increased...
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Anfaco Demands Higher ATQ Loins For EU Canners
Frozen pre-cooked tuna loins that can be imported duty-free into the EU under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) were once again snapped in their initial allocation by the European Commission...
Spaniards Increased Canned Tuna Imports From OutsideThe Bloc
Spanish brands, retailers, and traders continued to buy more canned tuna in the first nine months of 2024. Purchases from processors outside the EU increased, whereas those from within the...
Which EU Nation Spent The Most On Initial Skipjack Landings?
The initial price of landed skipjack in France increased from January to September 2024, but dropped in Portugal and Spain compared to the same period the year before. However, Spaniards paid...
British Navy Arrests Illegal Indian Tuna Fishers
The British Navy detained 10 Indian tuna fishermen near Diego Garcia Island, the largest archipelago of Chagos, in the Indian Ocean during the wee hours of Monday. The fishers, who hail from...
Vegetable Oil Prices Drove FAO Food Price Index In 2024
Global food commodity prices rose in the second half of 2024, mainly driven by the strong increase in vegetable oil prices. This was indeed bad news for canned tuna producers who had to pay...
Are Basque Tuna Pole-And-Liners Victims Of EU-Senegal Dispute?
The termination of the EU-Senegal Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) has led to the fate of four Basque-based pole-and-liners, owned by Dakartuna, hanging in the balance. The...
US Tuna Sector Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Dockworker Strike Ends
US dockworkers across major ports from Maine to Texas, who have been on strike since last October, will fully resume operations after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and...
Investigation Reveals Shocking Spanish Illegal Bluefin Activities
The Spanish Civil Guard nabbed a group that was long engaged in illegal bluefin fishing. Eight people who operated in the port city of Malaga are now being questioned after officials carried...
MSC’s Annual Ocean Cookbook Is Out With Three Tuna Recipes
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Ocean Cookbook 2025 was released last week. This free digital cookbook is a collection of recipes featuring MSC-certified seafood curated by chef and...
Majuro Port Transshipments Plunged In 2024
Majuro, the transshipment port of the Marshall Islands, oversaw around 46 percent fewer transshipment operations in 2024. This data was revealed by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources...
New Entity JBT Marel Corporation Begins Business
US-based JBT Corporation has completed its settlement of the voluntary takeover of Icelandic Marel. Going forward, the organizations will be trading as JBT Marel Corporation. Both companies...
World Wise Foods Net Profit Rose With Massive Climb In UK Sales
UK World Wise Foods Limited, the solely pole-and-line tuna products trading company, experienced a high turnover and net profit for the financial year March 2023 to March 2024. The group...
French Buyers Paid The Highest Value For Yellowfin First Sales
The first sales value of yellowfin in Spain and Portugal increased, but France dropped from January to September 2024 compared to the year before. However, French buyers paid the most for...
South African Pole-And-Line Atlantic Albacore Catches Is MSC Certified
The Southern African Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA) pole-and-line fishery received the blue tick for its albacore catches in the South African EEZ in the Atlantic Ocean. The CAB, LRQA,...
Chinese Longline Fleet Shrinking In The Indian Ocean
The Chinese fleet operating in the Indian Ocean is only comprised of longliners and their numbers have declined drastically over the years. These vessels were at a five-year low in 2023. They...
Indian Ocean Bigeye Overfished, Fleets Must Stick To TAC
Indian Ocean bigeye is overfished according to the latest scientific data. The 2023 catches were above the recommended total allowable catch (TAC). IOTC scientists said that achieving the...
Indian State To Use Drones To Combat IUU Fishing
The Western Indian state of Maharashtra will be the first in the country to use drones to monitor illegal fishing operations in its seas. Beginning on January 9, drones will be deployed along...
EU Canners’ Demand For Whole Rounds Climbed In 2024
European canneries increased their buying of frozen whole rounds from January to September last year with most of the main suppliers increasing their business. The raw materials were much...
New Law To Speed Disaster Relief For US Tuna Fishers
US President Joe Biden recently signed the FISHES Act into law thus making it easier for tuna and other seafood fishers to obtain financial aid amidst disaster without hassle. This is good...
