EU retailers, brands, and traders reduced their intake of canned tuna in the first quarter of 2024, but not as dramatically as what could be expected from the downward trend seen in the latest...
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GFW And African Nations Join Hands To Fight IUU Fishing
Global Fishing Watch (GFW) collaborates with African countries, that are part of the Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission (COREP), in a new partnership that aims to bring down the...
FFA Determined To Level-Up In International Fisheries Discussions
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) wants to ensure that officials from the Pacific, in the fisheries, foreign service, and law, are equipped with the highest level of negotiation...
First ‘Super Alia’ Advanced Catamaran For Tuna Fishing Delivered
American Samoa’s new aluminum catamaran, ‘Tautai Mua’, will soon start catching yellowfin, albacore, and bigeye. This is the first vessel launched under the government's 'Super Alia'...
Taiwan Bans Bluefin Fishing Starting June 12
Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture announced on June 9 that all Taiwanese fleets must stop catching bluefin at midnight on June 12 as the cumulative total catch has reached 90 percent of the...
Nearly Half Of 2023 US Seafood Imports Under SIMP Were Tuna
Tuna products made up around half of the total quantity of shipments into the US in 2023 under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). Fisheries agency NOAA gave these findings in a...
EU Fisheries Control Expanded To The Indian Ocean
A joint development plan (JDP) in the Indian Ocean has been adopted by the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA). This provides the Agency with a legal tool to coordinate member...
Tuna Industry Celebrates World Oceans Day
Tomorrow, June 8, is World Oceans Day and the theme for 2024 is “Catalyzing action for our ocean and climate.” Several tuna organizations are celebrating this day reflecting on the importance...
Researchers Conducted Acoustic Study To Improve Tuna Stock Sustainability
A Spanish study found acoustic differences in three tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. A detailed understanding of the acoustic characteristics of these fishes could be...
Men Face Prison In Spain For Trafficking Drugs Via Canned Tuna
Three men who have been accused of trafficking 142 kg of cocaine through the Port of Valencia in January are facing up to seven years in prison if convicted. The men tried to take drugs from a...
Spanish Film Showing The Hardworking Life Of EU Seiner Crew
A 31-member crew that belongs to the Spanish purse seiner ‘Itsas Txori’ starred in the documentary film ‘1.17’ that premiered on Wednesday at the Luchana theatre in Madrid. The event was...
Will PNA Fishery Keep Its MSC Logo?
Early this year, the world’s largest tuna fishery, the PNA, was determined to have passed its re-assessment for the MSC certification. But soon after, the Coalition for Transparent Tuna...
Mexican Seiners Landed Less Yellowfin In Q1
The Mexican purse seine fleet had stable catches in the EPO but discharged lower volumes of yellowfin in the first quarter of the year. Skipjack quantities rose exponentially. EPO fleets...
Greenpeace Bashes Tuna RFMOs For Mismanagement
RFMOs are a vivid example of the “broken system” of global ocean governance, states Greenpeace in its latest report. “Un-Tangled, How the Global Ocean Treaty Can Help Repair High Seas...
Sustainable Tuna Market Is “Constantly Growing” In Italy
The MSC tuna market in Italy is growing exponentially, according to the 2024 sustainable tuna market report for the country. Italians consumed 15,000 tons of sustainable tuna between April...
Spain Alert Over Glass Fragments In Carrefour’s Albacore Jars
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Asean) warned consumers of glass fragments in Bonito del Norte in olive oil 280 g jars from retailer Carrefour. The items are part of the...
New Assessment Says Pacific Bluefin Has Recovered
The Pacific bluefin’s population has improved according to the 2024 stock assessment by Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group (PBFWG). The tuna species population (spawning stock biomass) has...
PNA Fishery Still Facing Objections Over MSC Recertification
The largest tuna fishery in the world, PNA, is still undergoing the MSC adjudication process. The independent adjudicator stated in a notice that there could be an in-person hearing in June...
Almadrabas Halted As Fisheries Inspectors Go On Strike
The traditional Spanish Almadraba season has taken a setback as fisheries inspectors are on a strike for higher remuneration and better working hours. The fishing in the four Almadraba traps...
Fourteen Italians Hospitalized After Consuming Tainted Tuna
More than fourteen people suffered histamine poisoning after consuming fresh bluefin, stored in unsanitary conditions, bought from a fish shop in Alcamo, Italy. Some of them were hospitalized...
