An EU team visited Vietnam on October 28 to check the nation’s progress in combating IUU fishing. It observed that the Asian nation had taken more steps to improve the situation, but European...
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Major Global Tuna Highlights October 2022
October brought several shocking news reports to the global tuna industry –from an MSC adjudicator ruling that PNA could not be certified for FADs and bigeye to Princes brand introducing a new...
With No Post-FAD Ban Peak Supply, SKJ1.8:BKK Levels
There appears to be a wait-and-see approach from buyers and purse seine operators in the Bangkok market which is keeping the skipjack price steady. According to Atuna’s sources, deals for...
Climate Crisis Likely To Affect Japanese Sushi
Global warming is a concern for the Japanese, as much of their diet (especially sushi) is based on seafood such as skipjack, mackerel, and salmon. Fisherfolk in Kochi, a small island in Japan,...
IPNLF And DFW Partner To Safeguard Livelihood Of Indonesian Fishermen
The IPNLF and Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) recently signed an MoU to support one-by-one tuna fisheries in Indonesia. It will help Indonesian small-scale fishermen become an active part of...
Hong Kong Restaurant Served Histamine Poisoned Tuna
A restaurant at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong served tuna that caused cases of food poisoning but there were no reports of people falling ill. The country's Center for Food Safety (CFS)...
China’s Road To Ocean And Tuna Power
China aims to develop itself as a strong ocean state and enlarge its tuna industry, as expressed in its 14th Five-Year Plan adopted on March 12, 2021. Since then, the Shandong province has...
UK Authorities Want To Crack Down On Greenwashing
An increasing number of authorities around the world are cracking down on companies that mislead consumers saying they are sustainable. The UK is one of the latest to do so with a regulation...
Pacifical Highlights Why Real Tuna Is Better Than Plant-Based Alternatives
There is an increasing interest in plant-based tuna alternatives across Europe but there are not as many options as one would think. Furthermore, they cannot replace real tuna, said Henk Brus,...
StarKist Tells Supreme Court To Review Price-Fixing Class Certification Again
StarKist has requested the US top court to review the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on class certification for tuna buyers. The company has been fighting tooth and nail in the US courts to ensure...
Maldives Government Requests EU To Exempt Duty On Tuna Products
The Maldives, has requested the EU to consider granting duty-free access for sustainably sourced tuna products. Years ago, Maldivian tuna products were not taxed in the EU because the...
Sharp Increase In Products Containing Blended MSC Tuna
Sales of MSC-certified yellowfin are on the decline while canned skipjack remains the number one consumed MSC seafood product in the world. The Americans and southern Europeans sharply...
Depressed Transshipment Volumes Spell Low Supply To Bangkok
Following a drop in catches, a lot less free school tuna was transshipped through PNA ports in September. The bulk of the operations was carried out in Micronesian harbors mainly due to high...
US Tuna Fishing Vessel Fined For “Paper Captain” Violation
A longliner fishing for albacore operating out of Ilwaco, Washington, was recently seized by the US Coast Guard (USCG). Authorities said the 89-foot (27 meters) boat violated the “Jones Act”...
Forged Documents Supplied To Set Up Canneries In Costa Rica
Promises made by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles about two new tuna canneries to be set up in his country appear not to be materializing. Two foreign tuna companies, supposedly...
Top 3 Vietnamese Tuna Processors’ Sales Expected To Reach USD 300 Million
Global tuna exports from Vietnam during September reached more than USD 78 million, an increase of 54 percent YoY. From January to September, shipments generated nearly USD 808 million in...
Peak In FSM Catches Pulling PNA Volumes Back Up
Purse seine operators were successful with their free school fishing in the WCPO and netted more volume in September than the previous month. These higher catches were propelled by intensive...
Former TU Procurement Head Kevin Bixler New CEO Of Peter Pan Seafoods
Kevin Bixler, former Global Director of Group Fish Procurement for Thai Union, has been hired by US-based Peter Pan Seafoods as their new CEO. He is also the Chair of ISSF's Board of...
Scientists Discover New Tuna Attracting Ecosystem Near Maldives
The ‘Nekton Maldives Mission’ has discovered a new ecosystem under the Indian Ocean (IO) which is now named “The Trapping Zone.” The Maldives government is all praise for the researchers from...
US Big Three Cannot Get Judge To Dismiss Multi-State Claims
The US Big Three and their parent companies were successful in their legal arguments in convincing a US federal judge to drop part of the claims brought against them by tuna buyers. The claims...
