The EU has submitted a proposal on a high seas boarding and inspection (HSBI) scheme to combat IUU fishing for discussion during the IOTC Commission meeting in May. The bloc wants this...
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Campaign For Native Hawaiian Fishers To Sell Tuna Catches Outside Their Communities
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) continues its efforts to persuade NOAA, the US federal fishing authority, to allow native Hawaiian tuna fishers to recover...
PAFCO Hopeful For Positive Q2, Rubbishes Claims Of Low-Quality Tuna Supply
The Fijian state-run Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO), amidst reports of facing issues in the quality of its procured tuna, is looking forward to a positive second quarter when the supply will...
EU 2022 Raw Material Imports Fall Below Loins Trade For First Time
EU canners are continuing to purchase less whole round frozen tuna. Last year was the first time the frozen pre-cooked loins trade exceeded the amount of raw material imported from global...
Manta Skipjack Now Cheaper Than BKK, Catches Showing Improvement
Manta and Guayaquil-based packers continued their efforts to reduce the price of frozen whole round skipjack in order to maintain their competitive position in the EU loins and canned market,...
Concorsio Opens Office In Milan To Bolster Sales
Spanish tuna processor, Grupo Consorcio, will serve the Italian market from a subsidiary in Milan, effective January 2024, an “important strategic decision” that will strengthen its business...
Fred Buehler Steps Into Top Executive Role In Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee Seafoods has hired Fred Buehler as the new Vice President for its mass retail, club, and drug store sales channels in the US. He will steer the company's sales by providing...
Certification Prompts Brazilian Artisanal Tuna Family Plant To Test New Waters
The family-run firm, WG Establishment, which produces and sells tuna in pouches in Espírito Santo state, is permitted to expand to other parts of Brazil since it has received the Art Seal. The...
Oman Approves Multi-Million Tuna Aquaculture Project
Oman announced the setting up of 12 fish farming projects with total cost of OMR 160 million (USD 415 million) after receiving approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water...
Ecuadorian Processors Expanded Yellowfin Loin Trade To Spain
Ecuador and China, the main exporters of frozen pre-cooked loins to the EU, lost business in 2022. However, Spanish processors continued to increase purchases, especially from the South...
Mexican Seiner Rescues Pregnant Woman And Two Men From Stranded Sailboat
The purse seiner ‘Clarión’ rescued a three-person crew after their sailboat 'Ocean Bound' was found adrift at sea off the Mexican Jalisco coast. All were safely transferred to a hospital in...
French Authorities Recall Lidl-Sold Tuna Steaks
Tuna steaks sold in several Lidl stores across France were recalled after the detection of the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. French Rappel Conso, alerting consumers about adulterated,...
Walton Family Foundation Supports Fight Against IUU In Galapagos Marine Park
The Por La Pesca project launched in 2022 to reduce IUU fishing for Ecuadorian and Peruvian artisanal fisheries is now taking on more concrete forms. Building on a successful project in Peru,...
NGO Insists IO Vessels Remove FADs After Fishing
Organizations are stepping up to clean the Indian Ocean and island coasts as the number of FADs spotted in the waters is rising drastically and many are washing ashore. Oceanika – a Mahe-based...
IPLNF Appoints Prominent Member To Its Board Of Trustees
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has added Mohamed Rasheed, also known as "Moosheed," to its Board of Trustees. The industry veteran and stakeholder who has a vast experience...
Spanish Canners Expand Loin Trade Against Higher Price
Most European canners expanded their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins last year, but the quantity of products that went through Rotterdam port nosedived. EU processors imported 185,615 M/T of...
Balfegó Criticizes Bluefin Quotas And Expands Operations To Italy
Spanish company Grupo Balfegó, specializing in bluefin aquaculture, is expanding its operations to Italy. It has launched new pools in collaboration with a local firm, off the coast of Marina...
Longline Atlantic Albacore Fishery Inches Toward MSC Certification
The Tuna Alliance Atlantic Albacore Fishery is close to gaining its MSC certification. The conformity assessment body SCS Global Services has given passing scores to all four Units of...
Sunflower & Soy Oil Prices Continue To Retreat
Edible oil prices have continued to ease their tight grip on the tuna processing industry and data shows a sharp decline for sunflower and soy for the fourth consecutive month. While extra...
Cadíz Almadrabas Ready To Start But Quota Disappoints
The Spanish Almadraba bluefin fishing is about to start and the “traps” are ready to catch the majestic fish. The Cadiz Almadrabas, organized to sell the fish during the year, is complaining...
