The 2021 Atlantic albacore fishing season in Spain was closed in mid-August by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food. This meant that at the time it became the shortest campaign in...
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Ecuador: Cheap Chinese Loins To Replace Whole Round WCPO Tuna?
Some Ecuadorian canned tuna processors have started importing significant quantities of frozen pre-cooked loins from China. This year in particular, trade of this product has skyrocketed in...
Kiribati Opening Marine Protected Area For Tuna Fishing Controversial
In what could be called a shocking move, the government of Kiribati has decided to lift the closure of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) and allow tuna fishing to take place in one of...
Chile’s Authorities Find Mislabeling In Canned Tuna Brands
A comprehensive study into the compliance of canned tuna products in Chile regarding label information reveals that not all brands show a reliable nutritional table on their packaging. The...
A Combined Maritime Zone In Africa Could Combat IUU Fishing
Tackling illegal fishing in Africa’s waters needs to be a priority, and a combined maritime zone among the countries in this continent might be a way to combat the problem, according to some...
Struggling Packer Asian Alliance International To Go For IPO?
The Thai tuna processor, Asian Alliance International Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Asian Sea Corporation Public Company Limited, might be brought to the Thai stock exchange in 2022. The parent...
Dongwon’s Launches Protein Recipe YouTube Video Contest
To get more attention from young Korean consumers, the Dongwon Group has announced a ‘Protein Recipe Video Contest’. Customers may submit a recipe demonstration YouTube clip using a variety of...
ICCAT Meeting Starts & Seiners Orgs Want Higher Bigeye Catch Limits
Today, ICAAT members have started discussing the current and future management protocols for tuna in the Atlantic Ocean (AO) at the RFMO’s annual meeting, which is taking place by video...
Small-Scale Atlantic Fishers Want Seiner Fleets To Pay For FAD Pollution
Small-scale fishers in the Atlantic region want the EU to tighten the regulations on industrial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, to ensure that bigeye tuna stock improves. They also want fleets...
Bolton Reaffirms 100% Responsible Tuna Sourcing By 2024
Italian Bolton Group in its recently released report has set a range of sustainable targets to reach by 2025, including its tuna raw material sourcing. One of its aims is to achieve by 2024...
Conxemar Searching For Allies In Open War Against Seafood Expo
Conxemar is adamant about winning the trade show battle against Seafood Expo Global, which next year will also take place in Spain. In the past, the Vigo fair stated that two seafood events of...
La Niña Pushes EPO Catches To 10-Year Q3 Peak
Despite reports of low catches in the EPO, IATTC data shows that the cumulative captures up to the end of the year’s third quarter (Q3 2021) have reached the highest point in at least the last...
Will WCPFC Agree On HCRs In Upcoming Meeting?
The lack of harvest control rules (HCRs) in the WCPO has been a hot topic for years now. However, the issue has become even more urgent after MSC released an official warning in July to...
Maltese Fishers Unhappy With Tuna Firm For Paying Tunisian IUU Fines
Maltese fishermen are miffed with their government’s decision to have given too low a fine to two Tunisian-flagged IUU fishing vessels. They are also unhappy that these boats' fine was paid...
Thai Union Launches Second Set Of Sustainable Bonds For USD 182 Mil
The Thai Union Group is getting into the swing of blue financing and has issued another set of bonds but only one of the sustainable targets, which will affect investor interest rate, has to...
IATTC Second Veda Starts On Heels Of Poor EPO Fishing
This past Tuesday, the second IATTC fishing closure of the year started in the EPO. This means that around 130 purse seiners with capacity from 182 M/T and up will have to stop operations for...
112 Concerned Tuna Supply Chain Players Urge HCRs In WCPO
A total of 112 companies including the world’s largest global retailers, tuna brands, and fishing firms have written to the Heads of Delegations of the WCPFC. They are urging them to...
US Q3 Canned Imports Back At Pre-Pandemic Level
Trading data from the US continues to confirm the early expectation that canned tuna deliveries were going to experience a decline in 2021. This was after markets took in record-high...
Judge Rules Manuel Chang Extradition To US For Tuna Scandal
A South African federal court has ordered the extradition of former Mozambican Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, to the US to face corruption charges for his role in signing off on USD 2 billion...
RD Fishing Tuna Supply Chain First To Get Best Seafood Practices Cert
The 12 tuna fishing vessels forming the fleet of Filipino company RD Fishing Group have recently become the first purse seiners to be certified by the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard...
