June was a lively month for the tuna industry. The global pandemic continued to impact fishing crews and fleets, especially in the Indian Ocean. In the US, Lischewski's sentencing was...
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VDS Only Safe Source Of Income For Pacific Island Countries
The global pandemic has impacted island nations in the Pacific - with tourism and trade being heavily affected. Despite this, the income from tuna licenses remains a very stable source of...
EU Appoints New Director-General For DG Mare
The office of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare) of the European Commission (EC) has a new Director-General. Since June 1, the Bulgarian Charlina Vitcheva has taken on the position,...
Lischewski Warns Seafood Industry To Maintain Strict Compliance
Former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, has said in an interview that he could only speculate on why the US government chose him to pursue criminal charges for price-fixing and that he...
High Port Fees Scare PAFCO Suppliers
Concerns over the offloading port for the albacore supply destined for Fiji’s Pacific Fishing Company Ltd (PAFCO) continues. The cannery's Chair, Iqbal Jannif, said that while the tuna supply...
New Shop Specializing In Almadraba Bluefin Opens In Spain
The Petaca Group has announced the opening of its new retail store, Shopping Almadraba, in Conil, Spain. The shop specializes in offering bluefin exclusively from the Almadraba in Barbate with...
Leading Filippino Canner Aims To Double Business
Century Pacific Foods (CNPF), the leading canned food producer based in General Santos, Philippines, expects its earnings to grow this year above the usual target of 10-15 percent. The company...
Solomon Islands’ P+L Fleet Disappearing
The Solomon Islands’ pole-and-line tuna fishery has massively shrunk over the past few decades, both in the number of vessels and in volume harvested. As a matter of fact, in 2019, these boats...
How Will WCPO FAD Ban Affect SKJ1.8:BKK?
The FAD ban for the tropical purse seine fishery in the EEZs and the high seas of the WCPO region began today and it will last until September 30. This prohibition usually causes the supply of...
ANABAC To Achieve MSC Cert Before OPAGAC?
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced that the Spanish National Association of Tuna Freezer Vessel Shipowners (ANABAC) will be entering the process of MSC evaluation for purse...
Dongwon’s Pan Pacific Longline Fishery MSC Certified
The first Korean fishery, Pan Pacific Yellowfin, Bigeye, and Albacore Longline Fishery, operated by StarKist's owner, Dongwon Industries, achieved an MSC certification on June 26. The...
Port Lincoln’s Tuna Toss Back Next January
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only shaken the tuna world but has impacted multiple festivals and events leading to their cancellation or postponement. Port Lincoln, Australia, is adjusting to...
Zhoushan Tuna Plant Construction Delayed By COVID-19
Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co. Ltd. (SKMI) has announced that it will be extending the construction period for its tuna processing plant by seven months due to the global...
Croatian Market Dominated By Premium EU Tuna
The demand for premium canned tuna in Croatia is surging. Last year EU producing nations like Italy and Spain increased their supply to this market as did also distributors based in the...
Iran Accused Of Massively Plundering Somalia’s Tuna Stock
The Somalian government has revealed that a massive number of unauthorized Iran-flagged vessels have been fishing illegally in the African country’s tuna-rich waters and evidence shows that it...
NGO-Driven Study Does Not Consider Major Tuna Initiatives
A recently released seafood report by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation says that tuna fisheries have seen improving management through various NGO initiatives in the supply chain...
Conxemar Hits Back At Seafood Global With Brussels Show
The rivalry between the Vigo-based trade show Conxemar and the world’s largest seafood trade fair, Seafood Expo Global, was ignited once again when the latter announced its relocation from...
50% Of IO Spanish Seiners Anchored Due To COVID-19
The COVID-19 cases among the fishermen in the Spanish fleets operating in Seychelles keep growing. As a result of this, multiple purse seiners have been forced to stop fishing and are...
Pesca Azteca Bought Three Herdez Tuna Vessels
Last week, Mexican tuna fishing and processing firm, Pesca Azteca, announced that it has acquired part of the tuna division of Herdez Group. This included the acquisition of the boats --...
Search For Kidnapped Korean Seiner Crew Continues
The search for the five South Koreans and one Ghanaian kidnapped last week from the tuna purse seiner ‘Panofi Frontier’ is still ongoing. On June 24, at about 1400 hours, the...
