The WCPFC will be holding its first workshop for the ‘Development of New WCPFC Tropical Tuna Measure’ from April 26 to 30. During the 2020 annual gathering held virtually due to the global...
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Lischewski Defense Once Again Appeals Against Conviction
The former CEO of Bumble Bee will be taking another shot at appealing his conviction of price-fixing shelf-stable tuna in the US in a couple of months. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has...
Sweden Hit With Foodborne Outbreak From Vietnam Tuna For 4th Time
Swedish authorities have reported a new food poisoning outbreak due to high levels of histamine in tuna imported from Vietnam via the Netherlands. This is the fourth time that an incident such...
Find Out The EU’s Conversion Factors To Calculate Live Weights Of Tunas
The EU is one of the largest tuna and seafood traders and importers in the world. However, determining the initial live weight of the fishes taken from waters can be challenging as there...
Report Points Investors At Declining Price-Earnings Of Public Seafood Companies
How is it possible that while marine resources inexorably deteriorate, the revenue, profits, and capitalization of publicly-listed companies with links to seafood have gone up? This is one of...
Spanish Ministry Betting That Seafood Expo Global 2021 Will Take Place
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food is confident that the first edition of Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona will take off. Last year, the vast majority of tuna and seafood...
Bankrupted Spanish Company Risks Being Torn To Pieces
The Spanish processing company, Thenaisie-Provoté, is being sold. The deadline to receive offers has already expired and only one came in, from the tuna brand Dani. If the deal is not closed,...
MSC: Shark Fishing Can Be Sustainable
Shark fishing is a controversial subject and various stakeholders have differing views regarding it. However, The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has said that this practice can be...
Purse Seine Skipjack Carbon Footprint As Low As Tofu
The carbon footprint of skipjack caught by purse seiners is almost as low as some plant-based protein sources such as tofu. This is according to a study by researchers at the University of...
Will Biodegradable FADs Ever Become Reality Or Are They A “Red Herring”?
Most of the fishing taking place in the Indian Ocean is conducted using FAD sets. Conservationists in Seychelles are saying that many of these devices are being washed up on their shores and...
Malaysia Intent On Another Tuna Port To Boost Sector
Malaysian tuna ports are not as competitive as others in the Indian Ocean region, said Dr Ronald Kiandee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI). Currently, tuna is being...
Where Is Indonesia’s Massive Tuna Catch Consumed?
The catches of all tuna and tuna-like species by Indonesian-flagged vessels across the world represent the largest share of any national fleet by a massive margin. In 2019, the...
Panama-Flagged Carriers Leading Global Legit and Possible Illegal Transshipments
Panama-flagged carriers have high rates of both legal as well as possible illegal transshipment activity with tuna and other fishing vessels across oceans, states the latest Global Fishing...
Readers Confident That Documentary Will Not Put People Off Tuna
On March 24, the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy shook the tuna and seafood industries across the world. The film claimed to uncover the reality of the fishing industry and how it affects the...
Who Should Be Responsible For Vaccinating Tuna Fishermen?
The global tuna industry has put measures in place to curb infections on vessels but still, there are cases of COVID-19 spreading among crews. With vaccination programs being rolled out by...
Greenpeace Films Use Of Illegal Driftnets In Indian Ocean
Several fleets in the Indian Ocean (IO) such as India, Pakistan, Iran, and Somalia have used driftnets to fish for a long time but the use of this gear has come under criticism in the past few...
High Longlining Transshipment Activity Across The Globe
Transshipments at sea can make catching tuna and other offshore pelagic seafood much easier but the lack of oversight on such vessels can lead to IUU fishing and other infringements, says...
Belgium Canned Tuna Market Massively Shrank In 2020
Belgium buyers have been softening their canned and pouched tuna purchases for the past couple of years. However, in 2020, the country’s intake dropped dramatically echoing the trend...
FIA Massive MSC Tuna Volume In Report Raises Questions
The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG recently released its annual report revealing its MSC catches and exports and other work the organization carried out last year. Its data on the...
Total Catches Of All Tunas Have Never Been This High
A large number of tuna fishing nations have been expanding their catches across the globe. Consequently, the world’s total captures of all tuna and tuna-like species have been increasing year...
