This month, the Market Advisory Council (MAC) provided recommendations to the EC and EU member states concerning the proposal for banning products made with forced labor entering the bloc....
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Earth Island Institute Begins Investigation On 2012-2022 Dolphin Bycatch In WCPO
The Earth Island Institute (EII) has urged the WCPFC to “provide more specific details on vessels involved in the netting of cetaceans." This is in the wake of the RFMO’s recently...
Atunlo To Close One Cannery & Layoff 90% Of Workers In Other O Grove Site
Spanish tuna loins processor Atunlo will be keeping only 13 of its 150 workers in its O Grove plant in Pontevedra while its Santoña facility will be closed and all 84 employees laid off. This...
Viral Video Of Bluefin Catching Prey And Other Social Media Trends
The video of an Atlantic bluefin jumping out of the water to catch its prey is going viral on social media. The approximately five second-clipping posted by wildlife photographer Henry...
Seiner Helicopter Falls Into Sea In Mazatlán
A helicopter which helps spot tuna for a purse seiner fell into the water near Baja Ferries in Mazatlán, Mexico. No serious injuries were reported in this incident, which occurred at 9.30...
More Skipjack Supply Puts Pressure On SKJ1.8:BKK
The Bangkok skipjack price has continued to fall because of an oversupply of fish being landed at the processing hub. Trading has slowed down at year-end despite the low value of tuna whole...
IO Tuna Made Up 7% Of EU 2022 Catch
Last year, 3.4 million tons of fish were caught by EU-flagged vessels. Indian Ocean-caught tuna made up almost seven percent of this total, revealed a report by Eurostat. This means that...
Tuna Ornaments For Your Christmas Tree
Christmas is around the corner with homes and offices being decorated with trees and lights. Several online shopping websites have cute tuna ornaments to add more grandeur to the decorations...
US Brand To Introduce Premium New Smoked Yellowfin Next Month
New York-based Acme Smoked Fish brand will launch a new premium product ‘Sesame Crusted Smoked Yellowfin Tuna’ in January. The fish is sourced from Ecuador and Mexico and is cured and...
Atunlo’s Cannery Personnel Demands Clarity
The workers at Atunlo’s O' Grove plant were stunned by their collective dismissal as there is still plenty of workload. Also, they are vexed by the lack of information from Atunlo's...
EU Processors’ Demand For Loins Continued To Fall In Q3
EU processors’ demand for frozen pre-cooked loins cooled in the first nine months of the year. Shipments into the bloc have been falling since H1. Spanish and French producers cut back on...
Seychelles Longliners Caught More Tuna At Greater Effort
The semi-industrial longliners in Seychelles caught 17 percent more tuna in the third quarter than last year but had to make a greater effort to find and hook the fish. The Seychelles Fishing...
Tuna Veteran Robert Buehs Passed Away
The global tuna industry has lost another well-known veteran. Former CEO and President of Miramar Fish Company, Robert Buehs, recently passed away. He was 76 years old. He ran the cannery...
Maldives Wants To Launch Own Premium Tuna Brand
A new state-owned enterprise will establish a Maldivian premium tuna brand that will create an opportunity to earn more profits for fishermen using the sustainable pole-and-line method. On...
Bangladesh Aims To Expand Its Tuna Fishing Sector
Bangladesh is eyeing on expanding its tuna fisheries sector. The government has been carrying out a pilot project for the past three years to conduct an in-depth study of tuna fishing. The...
Atunlo Announces Collective Dismissal Just Before Christmas
Atunlo has investigated a hard restructuring plan to face its insolvency and adjust its debts to its capabilities. The plan will contain a collective dismissal process for the 350 workers in...
Indian Ocean Tuna Catch Disastrous, Drives Up Price
Purse seiners continue to catch tuna in the Indian Ocean but their efforts are having dismal outcomes since hardly any fish have been landed in recent weeks. The processing plants in the...
Tuna Shipments Facing Major Delays Due Vessel Attacks In Red Sea
The ongoing tension in the Red Seal pose a huge threat to tuna cargo from Asian processors to core markets in the EU, Egypt, Israel, and North African markets. Three major shipping...
Decapitated Body Of Missing Ghanaian Observer Washes Ashore
In a shocking turn of events, the decapitated body of Samuel Abayitey, the Ghanian observer who has been missing for over a month, has washed up near Tema and was found on December 9....
Satlink’s Retrieved Buoys Project Removes Four Tons Of Ghost Nets
ReCon, an initiative of Satlink, the Spanish satellite buoys provider, recently completed one year of operations. The team removed four tons of ghost nets from different oceans, thanks to the...
