Bigeye fishing season in the Atlantic Ocean for Portuguese-flagged boats is officially closed. The vessels have used up their catch quota for 2023. On May 29, the nation’s Directorate-General...
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No Relief In Sight For Bangkok Skipjack Situation
The Bangkok trading situation has not improved. The price of frozen whole round skipjack is remaining at high levels due to historically low raw material supply. Sources said skipjack prices...
Top Tuna Exec Hints Italian Canned Tuna Under Grave Threat
The rising costs of tuna production and decreasing consumption are taking a toll on Italian tuna processors. Adolfo Valsecchi, Managing Director of Generale Conserve, said the tuna industry is...
Seized Cocaine Accounts For Ten Percent Of Ecuadorian Tuna Cargo To EU
The National Police seized 2.5 tons of cocaine from Guayaquil and Napo. Officials conducting pre-shipment inspections inside 20 ft dry containers with canned tuna in Guayaquil noticed white...
WCPO Skipjack Catching Crisis Continues
For a fifth month in a row, purse seiners operating in the WCPO have not been successful with their skipjack catches despite increasing their efforts in all areas of the western pacific...
Tanzania Objects To IOTC FAD Ban After Albacora Deal
Tanzania filed an objection to the IOTC 72-day drifting FAD ban on May 23, just within the 120-day time frame. Its letter came after four Albacora-owned seiners were permitted to fly the...
Lowest Thai Q1 Shipments In A Decade, Heavy Volume Loss In US And Egypt
It has been a miserable start for Thai canned tuna production as shipments hit the lowest level in 10 years. Business with several main markets dropped dramatically in the first three months...
US Senators Want Full Documentation For Tuna-Like Species In SIMP
US senators want NOAA to amend the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) as it is currently limited. In a letter, the state representatives highlighted there is a need to include all types...
IO Bigeye Catch Limit Will Not Drive Japanese Prices Up
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) is certain that the reduction of Indian Ocean bigeye TAC will not impact tuna prices or lead to a shortage in the Asian...
Thai Union Holds Tight To Portugal Market, Launches New Range Of Tuna Products
Thai Union's subsidiary plant, European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP), inaugurated a new factory store last week and introduced a new 'Peniche Cans' range of tuna salad products. The 220...
Hagoromo Celebrates Sea Chicken Day But Hikes Canned Tuna Prices
On May 25, Japan’s pioneer canned tuna company, Hagoromo Foods Corporation, celebrated its founding. This day was also designated Sea Chicken Day by the firm as its renowned national Sea...
Journalist Shares Experience Of Eating Tuna Everyday
Researchers and experts have emphasized the numerous benefits of tuna. American journalist Jaimie Stathis, in a column for The Healthy, a website under the Readers Digest group, shared...
Pew Says Japan Leading The Way In EM And Sustainable Fisheries
Japan is strengthening its efforts to curb IUU fishing and improve sustainability in longline tuna fisheries. Pew recently published an article ‘Japan Poised to Lead on Fisheries Oversight in...
Tesco Hires New England Executive As Sustainable Fisheries Manager
Tesco, one of UK’s largest retailers, has roped in Ben Lambden as its new Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager. He was the former New England Seafood Species Director for Tuna for...
Maldivian Fisheries Minister Grilled Over Discounts And Tuna Rejection Rates In Thailand
The Maldives Fisheries Minister Hussain Rasheed Hassan was accused of hindering parliamentary work because he did not answer lawmakers’ questions over the rejection of frozen pole-and-line...
Sainbury’s Pte Label Goes 100% MSC Tuna, Matches Price With Aldi
This week, Sainbury’s pledged that its private-label canned tuna will contain pole-and-line caught MSC-certified tuna. The second biggest retailer in the UK will also be reducing the price of...
American Samoan StarKist Employees Protest Against MPA Expansion
The decision of US President Joe Biden to expand the Pacific Islands marine protected areas (MPAs) has not gone well with American Samoans, especially employees at the StarKist cannery. On...
UN Stocks Review Says Better Tuna Management Needed
The UN Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) member governments met from May 22 to 26 at the UN headquarters. The event focused on the effectiveness of the UNFSA, the adequacy of its provisions, and...
Manuel Chang To Face Trial In US Over Tuna Bonds Scam
The efforts of Manuel Chang, Mozambique’s former finance minister, to face trial in South Africa was dismissed by the top court in Africa. He is facing charges in the US over his role in the...
Study Says New MPA Will Not Cripple American Samoa Economy
The US is planning on expanding marine protected areas in the Pacific, keeping to its UN 30X30 pledge, of protecting 30 percent of oceans. It is looking to expand its marine monument with the...
