The creation of the marine protected area (MPA) in the Galapagos shows the commitment of the tuna fishing industry to conservation. This is what Bruno Leon, President of the National Chamber...
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IOTC Yellowfin Measures Come Into Force
The IOTC has announced that conservation and management measures for the interim rebuilding plan for Indian Ocean yellowfin stock adopted at the 2021 annual meeting came into force on December...
Global Retailers Joining Sourcing Platform RangeMe
Global retailers including UK grocers such as Tesco and Asda are looking towards a new online platform, RangeMe, to source their products. Canned tuna companies can also use this network...
WCPO Catches Declined Again, Sending SKJ1.8:BKK Further Up
The price for whole round frozen skipjack has increased in the Bangkok processing hub. Thai packers are paying slightly more for one ton of skipjack given the drop in the volumes of raw...
Spanish Contest Looks For Next Tuna Value Chain IUU Innovation
In Spain, an initiative looking to minimize the presence of IUU fishing has been launched by Bermeo Tuna World Capital. The contest, named InnovaTUNA, calls for ideas for new "business...
EU Processors Taking In Less WR Tuna, But More Loins
Imports of frozen whole round tuna to the EU have been dropping with the arrivals reaching the lowest level in the last five years. Meanwhile, the canning industry bought record-high levels of...
Poll: What Price Will Retail Canned Tuna Be In 2022?
The canned tuna industry has been having a hard time this year. Processors have been faced with high expenses from freight costs to other commodities such as steel and vegetable oils. These...
Adjudicator To Intervene In OPAGAC MSC Objection Process After Dialogue Failed
Parties have not been able to find a common ground during the consultation period regarding the objection against the OPAGAC WCPO MSC certification. Thus, the MSC independent adjudicator in...
Four American Samoa Cannery Workers Killed In Crash
Four StarKist employees were tragically killed in a car accident in front of the American Samoa cannery last Friday. Local media reports alleged it was caused by a drunk...
Japan’s Top Tuna Port Rocked By Skipjack Theft Scandal
Yaizu, a tuna port city in Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan has been rocked by a skipjack theft scandal and recent indictments for this crime include a former President of a well-known processor....
Tuna Vessel Rescues Six Sailors From Sunken Fuel Carrier
An Indonesian tuna vessel with six sailors on board that it rescued on December 12, arrived at port this weekend. The ‘KMN Hasil Tuna’ found the men drifting at sea after the fuel carrier...
Costa Rica Launches New Eco-Label For Sustainable Seafood
The Costa Rican government has launched a new eco-label for sustainable seafood. The ‘Pura Vida’ Costa Rican Seafood & Aquaculture collective mark looks to help consumers differentiate...
IATTC Achotines Laboratory Marks 25 Years Of Researching Yellowfin Spawning
The IATTC recently announced that it had reached a milestone of 25 years of sustained spawning of yellowfin at its Achotines Laboratory in Panama. This lab was established in 1985 as part of...
Looking Forward To Trini The Tuna’s Return For Christmas
Every December, Trini the tuna visits the port of L'Escala in Spain where locals welcome it with open arms. The event has even become a tourist attraction and many look out for its arrival. In...
EJF Investigation Leads To ICCAT Banning Illegal Tuna Longliners
The international NGO, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), has said that ICCAT has blacklisted a fleet of longliners for illegally catching and transshipping tuna. However, it expressed...
ATUNEC Helps With Logistic Of Vaccination Event In Port Of Manta
A new vaccination center in the Port of Manta has been set up to give the first or second doses to children aged five to 11, reported El Diario Ecuador. The jabs are free of charge. The...
Albacore WR Imports Down In The EU, Indonesia Supply Strongly Up
The demand for frozen whole round albacore slightly softened among EU processors during the first three quarters (Q3) of the year. Similarly, the average price per ton of the product also...
Chinese Longline Fishery Enters MSC Assessment In IO, WCPO & EPO
The Chinese tuna longline fishing company Zhejiang Ocean Family is starting the process to obtain MSC certification for its skipjack, bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and swordfish catches in the...
Are High WCPO Yellowfin Catches Caused By La Niña?
The chances that the La Niña phenomenon will continue in the Pacific through the winter months until approximately April 2022 is almost certain. Although no guaranteed influence on tuna...
Environmentalists: “Shell’s Seismic Survey Will Harm Marine Life”
Environmental groups and local experts in South Africa have filed motions in the nation’s High Court against Shell’s start of seismic surveys to explore for petroleum systems off the Eastern...
