The Maldivian government has announced its plans to reopen the nation's longline fishery but it will put in place a strict set of regulations including the introduction of a new license for...
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Philippines Coast Guard Condemns Chinese Counterparts In South China Sea
The Philippines have lashed out at the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) for not carrying out monitoring activities on its Maritime Militia vessel in the disputed South China Sea. On Thursday, Jay...
Thai Union’s Branded Tuna Boosted H1 Turnover
Thai Union’s ambient segment did well in volume and value in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Despite more volumes of private label canned tuna and seafood being...
FCF Longline Albacore Catches In Atlantic Ocean Gets Sustainable Tick
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF has received the MSC certification for longline albacore catches in the South and North Atlantic Ocean. The CAB, Control Union UK, published the Public Certification...
WCPFC Scientific Meeting Discusses Skipjack Management Strategy
The WCPFC Scientific Committee meeting began on August 14 and will run until next Wednesday in Manila, Philippines. The agenda appears to be full and experts will look into an overview of WCPO...
StarKist, Dongwon & Lion Capital To Pay USD 200 Mln To Tuna Buyers
StarKist, its parent company Dongwon Group, and private equity firm Lion Capital have agreed to pay a combined total of around USD 200 million in separate settlements with tuna consumers and...
Indonesian Tuna Will Soon Enter Japan Duty-Free
Indonesia has all the reasons to rejoice as it signed a new deal on August 8, under the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership (IJEPA), for its tuna products to enter Japan with zero tariffs....
Popular YouTuber’s Take On Canned Tuna And Other Social Media Stories
Ethan Chlebowski is a US-based chef who regularly showcases his culinary expertise on YouTube and other social media platforms. He recently posted a video ‘Is Expensive Canned Tuna A Scam’...
Thai Canneries Increased Whole Round Yellowfin Buying In H1
Thai processors slightly increased their purchase of yellowfin whole rounds in the first half of 2024 with most of its suppliers. A total of 42,164 M/T of Thunnus albacares were bought from...
Robinson Crusoe Tuna Cans Get Makeover
Robinson Crusoe has revamped its canned tuna design. The brand, owned by Spanish group Jealsa, posted on social media sites the new colorful blue, green, yellow, and orange lithographed cans...
Large-Scale Seiner Capacity Grew In 2024
Large-scale purse seiners (LSPS) have dropped slightly to 650 vessels operating across the globe as of June 2024. This was a slight decline from the 652 from the year before. However, the...
Micronesia To Focus On Foreign Investments To Grow Tuna Sector
Micronesia is eyeing on accessing new markets to increase its tuna fisheries revenue by strengthening relations with the EU and other Pacific Island nations such as Papua New Guinea and the...
Will Thai Pet Food Business Break Record?
Thailand’s pet food business hit a five-year high in the first half of this year with a massive 80,459 tons in exports, a 78 percent increase YoY. Processors increased their shipments with all...
FiTI Says Chinese Distant Water Fleet’s Transparency Needs Improvement
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has found that Chinese authorities have been successful in consistently collecting and publishing online information on its fisheries sector....
60 Below Zero Looking To Attract Young Consumers With New Tuna Brand
Sixty Below Zero (60BØ) is a young Murcia-based Spanish company that has been trading in seafood since 2016 and expanded to tuna in the past few years. Now it is also moving to attract young...
AGAC Push For Bigeye MSE Ahead Of ICCAT Annual Meeting
Tuna organizations and NGOs have begun submitting their position statements ahead of the IATTC 102nd Annual Meeting to be held from September 2 to 6 in Panama. Work plans for bigeye and...
Thai Canneries Reduced Frozen Tuna Trade With Smaller Suppliers
Canneries in Thailand purchased 27 percent less frozen whole round tuna from vessels flagged to other nations than their major suppliers from January to June 2024. The total trade amounted to...
Dry Container Rates Are Falling, Experts Say Prices Still Not Normal
After hitting peak levels, global dry container prices for 20 ft boxes began falling this month stirring hope for the tuna industry that has been paying through its nose for ocean freight....
Thailand Will Convince Seiner Owners To Adopt Its Flag
Thailand officials are working on the much-anticipated ‘Fisheries Policy and Management Plan’ to secure the future of the country's fisheries. However, the million-dollar question would be...
Middle East Tuna Catches Mainly Driven By IO Yellowfin And Longtail
Yellowfin and longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) were among the most captured tuna species by Middle East-flagged vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) from 2017 to 2022. The latest report from the...
