Last January during a heavy storm that hit Catalonia, Spain, hundreds of farmed bluefin from tuna company Balfegó escaped or were thrown out of their cages, located three miles off the coast...
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Liberia Takes Steps To Secure Local Crew For Own Fleet
Liberia is taking further steps in strengthening its own tuna sector. Its National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) recently announced that it has secured job opportunities for 10...
Walmart Now 100% MSC For Its Chunk Light
In a totally game-changing move, Walmart, the world’s largest company, has switched its own Great Value Chunk Light to 100 percent MSC certified and has priced it very competitively. Atuna...
Abused Chinese Longliner Crew Fights For Full Pay
Several crew members of the Chinese tuna longliner, ‘Long Xing 629’ have yet to be compensated for their work on the vessel for 18 months, even after having performed under almost “slave-like...
Seafood Expo Asia, Yet Another 2020 Event Cancelled
The 2020 Seafood Expo Asia edition, which was scheduled to take place on November 18-20 in Singapore has been canceled due to ongoing health and safety issues caused by the coronavirus...
TU Owns Majority Of Leading Russian Tuna Producer’s Shares
Thai Union has taken control of the vast majority of shares of Russia’s number one canned tuna producer, the DPR Group. On August 11, Thai Union Group (TU) announced the approval for the...
One Fisherman Dead After Canadian Tuna Troller Capsizes
At least one fisherman has died after the Canadian-based tuna fishing boat, ‘Arctic Fox II’ capsized southwest of Port Renfrew about 136 kilometers offshore of Cape Flattery, Washington, on...
Record US Sales For Thai Canners In H1 2020
So far, 2020 has been a very strong year for Thai canners. The figures for the second quarter (Q2) showed a sturdy increase in their canned tuna export volume, reaching the highest level in at...
Ramirez: Oldest Operating Cannery In The World
Portuguese company, Ramirez & Cª (Filhos), SA, has the oldest operating fish canning factory in the world. Founded 167 years ago, the company has been run by the same family for five...
Carrefour Increases MSC Albacore For Stores In Spain
French supermarket chain, Carrefour, reported on Tuesday that it will be increasing its purchase of pole-and-line caught MSC certified albacore for its stores in Spain this year. It plans to...
Good First Quarter For Alliance Select, Shares Recovering
The Philippines’ tuna and seafood company, Alliance Select, revealed positive results for the first quarter of the year. This is good news for the firm as last year it experienced negative...
Thai Union Surviving Despite Red Lobster Blow
Thai Union released its 2Q 2020 figures today reporting that the company managed to increase its net profit by 13.4 percent year-on-year despite lockdown closure of its Red Lobster restaurant...
China’s Pacific Longline Albacore Catches On The Rise Again
China’s longline albacore catches in the WCPO are on the rise again after they peaked in 2017. It made up 29.7 percent of all longline catches in this part ocean for that year -- and...
Climate Change Will Hit Pacific Islands’ Catches Disproportionally
A new study dealing with the impact of climate change on tropical fisheries is projecting a potential catch decline of up to 40 percent by the 2050s. This is if no immediate action is taken...
Balfegó Fails To Compensate Local Fishers
Spanish tuna company Balfegó has come under criticism for not compensating fishermen after thousands of its bluefin were released from their cages and washed up ashore in January when the...
Portugal’s Azores Wants Control Of Bigeye & Albacore Quota
The Portuguese autonomous region of Azores has argued that almost the complete quota of bigeye and albacore should be allocated to its fleet. This was stated during a meeting between the...
Indian Ocean Oil Spill Threatens Mauritius Marine Ecosystem
The tuna producing nation of Mauritius declared a state of environmental emergency over the weekend due to a massive oil spill in its pristine waters. The unfortunate event occurred after a...
Spain Sees Boost In MSC Certified Albacore Sales
Spain has been experiencing an increase in retailed MSC certified albacore (Bonito del Norte) of 60 percent in the last year due to not only campaigns promoting the sustainable fish but also...
WWF: MSC Certifications “Driven By Industry Demand”
In late July, an independent adjudicator decided that NGOs’ concerns over an eastern Atlantic bluefin fishery MSC certification were dealt with in an updated report. Thus, MSC recently...
Ministers Fear Jump In IUU Fishing With Lack Of Observer Oversight
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) expressed their concerns about the impact of the lack of observer oversight on the legality of all...
