More information about the Spanish court case involving millions of dollars in illegal bluefin trading is emerging. The world’s largest bluefin company, the Ricardo Fuentes Group and two of...
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San Diego’s Tuna Harbor All Set To Get A Revamp?
Driscoll Wharf on Shelter Island, a popular tuna harbor off the San Diego port, is likely to be redeveloped soon. The wharf is known for tuna fishing activities and several tuna vessels are...
Silla Catches In WCPO Gets The Blue Tick
Korean company Silla's skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye catches in the Pacific Ocean have been MSC certified. The US Pacific Tuna Group, one of the main suppliers of fish to the StarKist...
Dongwon Industries Is Under Scanner Of Tax Officials
The Korea National Tax Service (KNTS) is conducting investigations on Dongwon Group’s key affiliates, including Dongwon Industries, owner of the US StarKist brand. Attention is being given to...
Tuna RFMOs Must Have Stricter Measures To Eliminate Ghost Gear
All five RFMOs must work on strengthening their conservation and management measures (CMMs) when it comes to tackling ghost gear in oceans. This was revealed in the paper ‘The role of...
Mexican Fisheries Organizations Shocked Over Murder Of Canainpesca President
Minerva Pérez Castro was killed by gunmen on Monday in Ensenada, Baja California in Mexico. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry (Canainpesca) confirmed the murder of...
Edible Oil Prices Remain High, Burden For Canned Tuna Processors
Global food commodity prices in June remained unchanged from May. Canned tuna producers have to deal with high value of edible oils such as sunflower and olive during 2024 and quotations for...
Mauritian Officials Investigate Drugs Discovery On CFTO Purse Seiner
The 24 crew members of a CFTO-owned purse seiner ‘Drennec’ are being questioned by the Mauritius drug squad after more than three kg of hashish (cannabis) was found to be hidden on board. The...
Spanish Officials Crackdown On Illegal Bluefin Trade
The Spanish National Court has put twelve companies and eight people on trial, including a civil guard, for several crimes including allegedly using additives to enhance the color of bluefin...
Neritic Tuna Catches In Indian Ocean Are Increasing Significantly
The catch of neritic tunas or tuna-like species showed an uptick in 2022. The highest caught in this category was frigate tuna followed by kawakawa and tonggol. Bullet tuna catches remained...
EU Regulators In Talks Over New Customs Agency
Over the years, trade to the EU has increased massively and the need to conduct compliance checks on all products, including tuna and seafood, has put great pressure on the EU customs...
WR Yellowfin Demand Hits 5-Year Peak In Q1
EU processors’ demand for frozen yellowfin in the first quarter of the year skyrocketed, while there was a decline in skipjack imports. Atuna Analyst data shows EU plants purchased 37,661 tons...
Albacora Lends A Helping Hand To Madagascar Small-Scale Tuna Fishers
Spanish tuna fishing company Albacora recently contributed vessel equipment worth MGA 300 million (USD 66,963) to small-scale fishermen in Antsiranana, a port city located in northern...
Jealsa Kicks-Off Multiple Expansion Initiatives In Guatemala
Spanish tuna group Jealsa is increasing its production activities in Guatemala. It is setting up several initiatives which include increasing tuna production in its Industria Atunera...
Senegal Under The Gun To Hasten FiTI Standards Implementation
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has warned that if Senegal does not accelerate its work on enhancing fishing transparency, it can be delisted from the group. The decision was made...
Wild Planet Hires Dedicated Marketing Vice-President
US brand Wild Planet Foods announced that Clint Mickel is its new Vice-President of Marketing. Mickel will lead strategic marketing initiatives to expand the brand, which claims to use only...
EU Processors Increase WR Import From Unusual Suppliers In Q1
In the first three months of 2024, almost one-third more frozen whole-round tuna were imported into the EU. The processors made quite some shifts in the origin where they bought their raw...
MIFCO Buys Skipjack At International Market Price
Maldivian state-owned tuna processor MIFCO is buying skipjack from local fishermen at global market prices from the beginning of this month instead of government-determined rates. MIFCO said...
EU-Funded Tuna Fisheries Facility Opens Doors In Seychelles
A new fisheries facility opened in Anse aux Pins on June 28 to provide a wider platform for artisanal tuna fishers to sell their catches. The European Union funded the project as part of...
Bolton Reveals Road Map For Women’s Empowerment In Tuna Sector
Bolton Group is taking a step forward towards inclusivity by conducting several programs for women who work in the tuna industry. This was revealed by Sandra Ochoa Jaramillo, Chief Industrial...
