Croatian fisherman Denis Markovic had a shock when he found out from experts that the fish he had reeled in was a skipjack and not an Atlantic bonito as he had initially assumed. He caught the...
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Waitrose Wants Exception Made For Maldives Yellowfin
UK retailer Waitrose & Partners will continue sourcing yellowfin from the Indian Ocean (IO) in a bid to support the Maldives tuna fishery citing that it believes the positive actions taken...
Century Pacific Growing During Pandemic
During the global pandemic, the Philippines firm Century Pacific managed to gain over 20 international markets, mainly in the African continent. Greg Banzon, EVP and COO of Century Pacific...
Bermeo Innovathon Invites Sustainable Ideas For Tuna Sector
The tuna capital in the Basque country is inviting participants to the Innovathon Bermeo, a 24-hour online event to come up with innovative ideas for improving the sustainability of the tuna...
Guangdong Province Wants To Be China’s Tuna Hub
The Guangdong province in China has reiterated its interest in becoming a tuna processing and trading hub for the country. To achieve this, the province has been increasing its tuna fleet and...
Tuna Driving Thai Union Profit To Record-High Level
For the first time, Thai Union’s net profit for the third quarter of the year (3Q) exceeded the two billion bahts (USD 64.8 million) mark in 2020. This was the result of the strong sale growth...
EU: Fleets Overfishing Atlantic Yellowfin Must Be Held Accountable
The second round of consultations in the ICCAT annual meeting is currently ongoing albeit in an unusual fashion with discussions taking place over emails. The US has said that bigeye catch...
EU Alerts: Italian Authorities Take Issue With Spanish Tuna
October saw less activity involving tuna-related incidents from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) than in September. Only four cases were reported throughout the month, and they...
Ghanaian Navy To Fight Off Pirates Targeting Tuna Vessels
Ghana’s Chief of Naval Staff has stated that his fleet will make the country’s maritime waters safe again by preventing illegal fishing and other criminal activities from taking place. Rear...
WCPFC Extends Pause For 100% Observer Coverage
After reviewing the COVID-19 situation, the WCPFC has decided to extend the suspension of the requirement for observer coverage on purse seiners for four more months. The move also continues...
Trump-Biden Showdown: What It Means For The Tuna Sector
Votes are still being counted in the US Presidential election and so far it is proving to be a neck-and-neck race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. However, several key swing states are...
Bom Petisco Launched Organic Canned Tuna
The main brand of Portuguese canner and trader Cofaco, Bom Petisco, has launched two new tuna products - in organic olive oil and tomato sauce. The ingredients for these additions were farmed...
New England Seafood Intl. Bought By US Tribes
New England Seafood International (NESI), the UK processing company behind the tuna brand Leap has been bought by the Alaska-based firm, Sealaska. This marks the first international deal for...
How Much ATQ Loins Should The EU Take In Annually?
Currently, the negotiations for the 2021-2023 Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for pre-cooked tuna loins are ongoing at the EU Council. However, the EU fleet and the processing industry...
Maldives Yellowfin Raw Material Cut Will Hurt Bangkok Packers
The Maldives government has raised its concerns about recent calls to boycott yellowfin caught in the Indian Ocean (IO). It claimed that the nation’s traditional pole-and-line and handline...
Atuna Readers Agree On Reduction Of Fishing When HCR Is Breached
Although in 2019 less tonnage of skipjack was caught in the Indian Ocean (IO) than in the year before, the landings still exceeded the limit set in the Harvest Control Rule (HCR). This...
Outsider Poland Launches Massive Loins Quota Proposal
The EU Ministers Council will soon decide on the pre-cooked tuna loins Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for the 2021-2023 period. The discussion seems to be going against the EU fleet’s wishes of...
Unannounced ICCAT Annual Meeting Taking Place Via Emails
Decisions and negotiations that are supposed to take place during the annual ICCAT meeting are now being conducted via email, a first for any RFMO. Due to the global pandemic, many Commissions...
Kiribati Observer’s Family Dissatisfied With Murder Investigation
The family of Kiribati observer Eritara Aati Kaierua has expressed their dissatisfaction with the investigation regarding his death earlier this year on board Taiwanese tuna purse seiner ‘Win...
Major Global Tuna Highlights October 2020
During the month of October, the tuna industry saw strong activity across all sectors. From the movement of raw material prices in global tuna hubs to the clash between the EU fleet and...
