The IATTC annual meeting is currently ongoing and the interim minimum standards on electronic monitoring (EM) on vessels have been discussed and recommendations on sharks, and FADs have also...
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Secretary Tiu Laurel Wants To Boost The Resilience of the Philippines’ Tuna Industry
The two-day National Tuna Congress taking place in General Santos City in the Philippines ended today. During his speech at the event, the Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
False Environmental Claims On Tuna Labeling Misleading Kiwis
The sustainability claims made for tuna and other seafood sold in New Zealand are “unsubstantiated, ambiguous, and vague,” according to New Zealand-based scientist Kathryn Bradbury. She also...
Employee Bids An Emotional Farewell After 50 Years In Jealsa
Spending over 50 years at Spanish cannery Jealsa is not what 65-year-old Marisa Lojo Nine would have imagined when she joined the company at the age of 14. She has been an integral part of...
Will Fiji Lose Its EU Preferential Market Access?
The EU and Fiji recently renewed its Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) but the Pacific Island state needs to ease down on duties for products from the bloc to implement it...
Frinsa’s 2023 Sales Reached EUR 713 Million
Spanish canning company Frinsa experienced remarkable growth in sales in 2023, 17 percent higher compared to the previous year. The turnover of EUR 712.80 million made it the second-largest...
China’s Seafood Imports Predicted To Overtake US Intake By 2030
China is expected to drive global seafood consumption by 40 percent (5.5 million tons) by 2030, according to the latest RaboResearch report. Per capita eating is expected to rise from 41 kg in...
MSC Criticized For Turning Blind Eye Towards Forced Labor On Tuna Boats
A UK-based ocean science journal recently published a paper that bashed the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for not taking adequate steps to address forced labor on tuna vessels. The study,...
2023 Pole-And-Line WCPO Catches Hit Bottom In Nearly 50 Years
Pole-and-line catches in the WCPO dropped to the lowest level in the past five decades in 2023. Japanese and Indonesian fleets accounted for nearly all of this activity in this part of the...
‘A Bowl Of Tuna’ Is Back In Isla Cristina
The Spanish coastal town of Isla Cristina is hosting the annual open-air exhibition ‘A Bowl of Tuna’ and the 22nd Almadraba Captains Meeting from September 8 to 15. It is organized by the...
FDA Food Recalls Rose Significantly In Early 2024
Food recalls can have far-reaching consequences. Tuna companies need to be aware of the financial costs and reputation damage. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is involved in hundreds...
US Processors Increased H1 Loins Imports From Thailand
US canneries slightly decreased their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins in the first half of this year but significantly expanded their imports from Thailand. Frozen loins delivered to US...
Spain’s Mechanism To Optimize Atlantic Bigeye Quota Begins
The Spanish government recently launched a measure to optimize bigeye quota in the Atlantic Ocean as per ICCAT regulations. All the vessels that have exhausted their limits can continue...
EU Alerts: Only Two Cases Reported
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed only two tuna-related incidents in August. One came from Spain and the other from France. On August 1, French officials alerted RASFF...
Maldives And Turkey Nears New FTA For Tuna Products
Maldives and Turkey have formulated a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which will be tabled in the Turkish Parliament for approval and is likely to be implemented by the end of this year. The...
Vietnamese Producers Protest Over Skipjack Size Regulation
Vietnamese fishing industry stakeholders demanded that the regulation stating skipjack must be minimal 50 cm has jeopardized their businesses and the livelihoods of fishers. The Department of...
Staff Recommends IATTC To Improve Data Collection To Manage FADs And Their Impact
The annual meeting of the IATTC begins today in Panama City. Topics such as harvest strategies of several tuna species, bycatch mitigation, and FAD management and its measures are on the...
US Demand For Pouches Reduced in H1
American retailers and traders imported less pouched tuna in the first half of this year. All suppliers saw a decline in their trade except for Vietnamese processors, who regained volume by...
Curtain Raises For Annual Filipino Gensan Tuna Festival
The 26th edition of the Philippines ‘Gensan Tuna Festival’ kick-started yesterday. The yearly event to celebrate tuna, the backbone of General Santos' economy, will host an array of cultural...
Major Global Highlights August 2024
August was an exciting month for the global tuna industry with several sweeping events. The Maldives government announced that it will reopen the yellowfin longline fishery which raised...
