The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, has been implicated in the billions of dollars scandal, including USD 850 million in tuna bonds, that has rocked the nation. The African country came...
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New Japanese Longliner Arrives At Base Port In Canary Islands
A new Japanese-flagged tuna longliner has arrived at the Canary Islands where it will be based while fishing in Cape Verde and Iceland, reported La Provincia. The boat, 'Koryo Maru 88' took a...
Empty Can Costs Surge Due To Chinese Production Restrictions
The price of the second most important cost factor of canned tuna -- steel -- has been steeply rising this year. This is posing a major challenge for processors around the world,...
Missing Tuna Fishers Presumed Dead, Navy Stops Search
Rescue operations for the missing five fishermen from Fiji-flagged longliner ‘FV Tiro II’ have been for naught and have come to a standstill. After nearly two weeks, the Fiji Navy called off...
Frinsa Germany Recalls Tuna Product Due To Health Hazard
The branch in Germany of the Spanish tuna processing group, Frinsa, has issued a recall for a batch of its BILLA Tuna Salad Tuscany product as it represents a health risk due to the possible...
Island Nations Keeping Robust Measures Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out in several regions of the world, the hope to soon reach herd immunity and for normal life to return is growing. However, this path may be longer...
Japanese Pole & Line Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
The assessment for the Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole-and-line Tuna Fishery, which was announced in July 2020, is reaching its end. The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) overseeing the...
Record Levels Of Skipjack & Albacore Made Their Way To Bangkok In Q1
During the first quarter of this year, Thailand reported a massive increase in its imports of whole round frozen tuna. This was marked by skipjack landings, however, albacore and bigeye also...
Gillnets & Seiners With FADs, The Major Threats To IO Baby Yellowfin
The ongoing debate on the overfished yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean (IO) is far from over as this tuna remains in a critical state. There is new data that shows that catches by all gears...
Thai Packers’ Raw Material Intake At 5-Year High
Processing plants in Thailand imported greater quantities of raw material during Q1 2021. This might be a move to stock up their inventories after the high demand for canned tuna experienced...
Malta Judges Throw Out EUR 2 Million Claim By Tuna Farm Over Collision
A panel of judges in Malta has dismissed a claim of EUR 2 million by tuna ranch operator, Mare Blue Tuna Farm, over a 2006 incident when a vessel rammed one of its cages. Chief Justice Mark...
Purse Seiners’ Bluefin Fishing Season Begins In Spain
The bluefin season has been ongoing for several weeks and yesterday the purse seine vessels also started fishing for this tuna. These boats will have until the first of July to catch their...
Will Any Seafood In-Person Events Take Place In 2021?
Just like last year, COVID-19 is continuing to cause headaches for seafood event producers. On Wednesday, Diversified Communications said that the Seafood Expo Global 2021 gathering will be...
US Judge Says Bumble Bee’s Lawyers Cannot Quit In Price-Fixing Suit
A California federal judge has declared that lawyers representing bankrupt Bumble Bee in a massive price-fixing multi-district lawsuit (MDL) cannot quit as this would subject the company to...
Canned Tuna Producers Facing Rising Vegetable Oil Costs
Global food commodity prices have risen dramatically in the past few months and this includes vegetable oils. The tuna industry needs to keep a sharp lookout over this situation as these...
Spanish Pole-And-Liners Expelled From Senegalese Waters
Spanish fishermen are urging for a solution regarding the conflict with Senegal which has resulted in EU pole-and-line vessels not being able to fish in the African country’s waters for over...
US Canned Tuna Consumption Slightly Up, #3 In NFI’s Top 10
The consumption of canned tuna in the US rose slightly in 2019, which helped boost the overall performance of the preserved seafood sector. This was revealed in the Fisheries of the United...
Pandemic Causes Another Delay To Seafood Expo Global 2021
Today, the organizer for Seafood Expo Global, Diversified Communications, announced another postponement to the 2021 event, citing concerns over the COVID-19 situation and consequent...
Filipino Tuna Fishers Angry Over Illegal Fishing Ban In South China Sea
The Philippines is up in arms over China encroaching on their fishing rights in the South China Sea after the Asian maritime behemoth imposed its annual fishing moratorium for the area....
Readers Confident That Canned Tuna Sales Will Recover
Canned tuna sales have slightly declined during the first months of 2021. Last year was marked by very high purchases driven by the pandemic lockdowns which resulted in panic buying large...
