Nauru has become the second-largest supplier of frozen whole-round tuna to Thai processors and Tuvalu turned out to be the emerging supplier in Q3. A compilation of all Pacific Island vessels...
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Major Global Tuna Highlights November 2022
November was full of important news for the global tuna industry -- from skipjack trading prices to ICCAT adopting a harvest strategy for bluefin stocks after years of debate. Tributes poured...
US & Canada Seek Ban On Deadly Shark Fishing Lines
The US and Canada have put forth a joint proposal -- at the ongoing WCPFC annual meeting -- seeking a ban on two shark fishing devices –- wire leaders and shark lines. Both nations argue that...
Seven Billion Cans In 40 Years, Dongwon Has Reasons To Celebrate
Dongwon tuna is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the company just announced that it has sold seven billion cans in cumulative sales over the four decades. This means each citizen has...
Azores Chooses To Become “Plastic Neutral Fishery”
The autonomous region of Portugal, the Azores, is leading by example by removing tons of plastic from its waters. The region's pole-and-line tuna fishery took part in a project and won the...
Positive Vibe Prevails: WCPFC To Agree On HCR For Skipjack
The meeting delegates positively received the proposals by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) regarding management procedures for skipjack and other tuna. Sources describe the atmosphere as...
Pacific Nations Seek Climate Funding For Tuna Program
Pacific nations are coming together to apply for grants from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). An application to access USD 70 million, and an additional co-finance that will total up to USD 120...
DNA Shows Baby Yellowfin And Bigeye Often Wrongly Identified
Species identification is the key to the sustainability of fisheries. Shocking details of a new case study revealed how tunas that landed at a processing plant in Cape Verde were misassigned....
Europeans’ Self-Sufficiency For Tuna Production On Downward Trend
Tuna is still the most consumed fish in the EU with Europeans eating 3.06 kg per capita in 2020 but this was a slight drop from 2019 levels. This is still well above the second and third-place...
Trini The Tuna Spotted Again At Spanish Port
Trini the tuna annually returns to L' Escala in Spain in November or December, and is back this year too. The bluefin, weighing at least 250 kg, first appeared at the port in 2015 after it was...
FFA Members Want Management Procedure For WCPO Skipjack Stock
On Monday, the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) put forth several proposals for discussion during the WCPFC annual meeting such as an updated analysis of a management procedure for skipjack and...
Spanish Canners Warn Government Of Plastic Tax Impact On Businesses
The Spanish seafood processors association, Anfaco-Cecopesca, has warned the government of the impact of the plastic tax, especially on small and medium-sized companies. To be implemented from...
End Of FAD Ban Sees WCPO Seiners Netting 40% More Tuna
With the FAD ban lifted, WCPO purse seiner operators caught 40 percent more tuna in October, driven by higher skipjack catches. As effort was intensified in the western zones of the ocean, PNG...
Activists Urge Suspension Of Operations At Maltese Tuna Processing Plant
The “unbearable stench” from a plant processing tuna remains calls for quick action, say locals and environmental protection groups. Two NGOs have demanded immediate suspension of all its...
Is The Return Of WCPO Observers Feasible By January?
The safe return of observers on purse seiners per January 1 will be one of the topics discussed at the WCPFC annual meeting, but the question is, can the deadline be met? Manumatavai...
Thai Union Sets Final Price For IPO i-Tail Shares
Thai Union Group officially informed its investors and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that the final IPO price for i-Tail Corporation Plc., the pet food producing subsidiary, has been...
ICCAT Bigeye TAC Disappoints EU Seiner Operators
European purse seine operators are disappointed that the ICCAT meeting failed to agree on an increase in the bigeye total allowable catch (TAC) while they made efforts and sacrifices to...
EU Canners Switching From Whole Round To Loins Further Accelerates
The decline in the use of frozen whole-round tuna by EU canners and their purchase of pre-cooked loins over the last years has further accelerated, creating challenges for the EU fishing fleet...
US Urges WCPFC To Put Climate Change On Agenda
The US urged WCPFC to discuss climate change and its impact on fisheries during its annual meeting that began on Sunday in Vietnam. As a member of the RFMO, US demanded that climate change be...
Mexican Brands Again In Row Over Use Of Excess Hydrolyzed Protein
Mexican tuna brands are in the news again for adding excessive amounts of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins to their canned tuna, revealed Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) in a recent...
