Vietnam is strengthening the monitoring of its tuna fishing sector ahead of the European Commission team’s visit to inspect whether the EU yellow card on tuna and seafood imports should be...
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Micronesia Transshipped Record High Tuna Volumes In March
Transshipments at PNA ports increased in March due to higher tuna catches. The volume rose by 17 percent and three-quarters of the transfers were made in the western region of the WCPO....
OPAGAC Urges EU To Take Stronger Action Against Vessels
The Spanish purse seiner fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, wants the EU to take strict action against tuna and other fishery products that enter the bloc from Asian vessels that are accused of...
Nauterra’s Multi-Million Turnover Attributed Largely To Its Brazilian Brand
Luis Calvo, the Director of Nauterra, is expecting good sales in 2023 despite inflation ahead of the company gearing up to reveal its numbers in a couple of months. Almost half of the sales...
Indian Tuna Fishermen Struggle To Resolve Their Long-Standing Woes
Indian tuna fishermen are struggling to carry out their operations smoothly. Border incursions and rising temperatures in the Indian Ocean (IO) are seriously hampering their fishing...
Fiji Eyes Foreign Investments To Expand Tuna Sector
Fiji wants to attract more investors to its tuna industry in the coming months. Manoa Kamikamica, Fiji’s Minister for Trade, recently said that he will travel to the US and EU for this...
Century Tuna Reveals Superbod Finalists For 2024
Century Tuna has disclosed the 36 finalists of this year’s Superbods competition at a gala event in the Philippines on April 27. The organizers conducted several rounds of auditions to choose...
World Tuna Day Is Getting Closer
Next week, on May 2, the planet will celebrate World Tuna Day, a fish that secures the livelihood of many people around the globe and provides affordable protein to many consumers. The day,...
WCPO Skipjack Catch On The Rise In March
WCPO purse seiners increased their tuna fishing effort in March and the higher skipjack yield drove the total tuna catch to a 12 percent higher volume than in February. Fishing masters saw...
Jealsa To Expend Multi-Million Funds For Its Pet Food Business
Spanish tuna processor Jealsa invests more than EUR 25 million to expand its subsidiary Pet Select. The brand produces pet food at the Escurís cannery in A Proba and has a variety of tuna...
Dongwon’s New Tuna Spreads Hit Korean Retail Shelves
Dongwon Food & Beverages launched two new value-added items to its portfolio, 'Tuna Spread' and 'Tuna Tunape', available on Korean retail shelves from April 24. The company is marketing...
Tri Marine Awarded For Food Safety At Seafood Expo Global
Independent third-party assessment body DNV certified tuna fishing company Tri Marine Group to the food safety BRCGS certification called Agents and Brokers. The certificate was presented to...
Japanese Longliner Runs Aground New Zealand Island
The tuna vessel ‘Chokyu Maru No.68' stranded in the early hours of April 16 on a New Zealand island, The Noises. The Japanese-flagged longliner was headed to Auckland when it grounded on the...
Seafood Expo Global 2024 Ends Successfully
The three-day Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global 2024 in Barcelona has been a success. A total of 2,244 exhibitors from over 87 countries participated with thousands of visitors...
Marshall Islands Ratifies PSMA To Step Forward In Combating IUU
The Marshall Islands officially ratified the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) taking a monumental stride in the global fight against IUU fishing. On April 12, the nation’s...
Spanish Campaign Aims To Convince Consumers To Eat More Tuna
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food launched a campaign at the 37th edition of Salón Gourmets in Madrid to promote the consumption of tuna and other seafood. The Spanish seafood...
EU Parliament Tightens Human Rights & Environment Rules For Tuna Companies
The EU has strengthened the human rights and environmental rules in the "due diligence" that was approved on Wednesday in the Parliament. This will require all EU and non-EU tuna companies to...
Seychelles Propose Demands For Next IOTC Meeting
A group of IOTC members recently gathered in an online meeting to chalk out their demands for the upcoming IOTC meeting in May. A total of 24 propositions were submitted of which Seychelles...
Former Ecuadorian Official Found Guilty Of Illegal Deals With Tuna Firm
A Miami Court on Tuesday convicted Carlos Pólit, former Ecuadorian Comptroller General, of a multimillion-dollar international bribery and money laundering scheme. 73-year-old Pólit was...
MSC Forum At SEG 2024 Focuses On Relevant Sustainability Info Needs Of Consumers
The Seafood Futures Forum took place today at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona. The panel of experts focused on the global tuna and seafood consumption patterns and the need to engage...
