The public comment draft report (CDR) for the Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG MSC certification was published yesterday. Stakeholders who wish to comment are welcome to do so no...
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Ecuador Fights EU Yellow Card With New Fishing Bill
The General Assembly of Ecuador has unanimously approved a new fishing bill that the South American country expects will aid in the task of getting rid of the EU yellow card it currently...
Tuna Second Top-Selling Canned Item In US
Tuna is the second highest-selling canned product in the US in 2018, according to the latest research. It lost out to soups which topped the list. The health and wellness website, 24/7 Tempo,...
Phillips Foods Launches New Refrigerated Yellowfin
The US seafood processor, Phillips Foods, will be rolling out a new refrigerated seafood line that includes Wild Caught Yellowfin Tuna. The fish is pole-and-line caught and the product will...
Rianxeira’s Light Tuna Line Awarded Flavor Of 2020
In Spain, Rianxeira’s light tuna line has been awarded the Flavour of the Year 2020 in the Sustainable category. Rianxeira is owned by the Spanish canned seafood company Jealsa. The products...
2019 Canned Tuna Shipments To The US Show Soft Decline
Early figures of US canned tuna imports for 2019 suggested that the year was heading towards an increase in volume for the second time in a row, indicating a positive turnaround. However,...
Sapmer’s Indian Ocean Seiner Dry Docking In France
When the ‘Manapany’ purse seiner was arriving in Concarneau in Britanny, France, for dry docking, it was caught in storm Ciara, forcing the vessel to stop and take shelter. The ‘Manapany’,...
Marine Monuments Do Not Cause Economic Harm To Hawaii Tuna Vessels
A newly published study has revealed that the expansion of two US marine monuments – Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments (PMNM) – have not caused...
Is SKJ1.8:BKK Turning Bullish Again?
In the latest news out of Bangkok, the benchmark skipjack market is definitely starting to show signs of a turnaround, despite a low demand and slow supply. This might prove to be the positive...
Court To Maltese Farmers: Release The Tuna
Two Maltese tuna farms have been ordered to release some illegally held bluefin back into the ocean after they exceeded the 2019 quota of just under 2,300 M/T. This happened after the ranchers...
Warnings Over Declining Size Of EPO Skipjack And Yellowfin
In all the Eastern Pacific Ocean’s (EPO) regions, the average size of tuna has declined considerably over the past decade. This is according to the Director of the IATTC, Guillermo Compeán,...
Norwegian Farmers To Produce Bluefin In Cape Verde
A Norwegian company, Nortuna, focusing on the full cycle farming of Atlantic bluefin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Maritime Economy of Cape Verde to farm up...
US Postpones Duty Elimination For Ecuadorian Pouches
Ecuador is looking to include its exports of tuna pouches to the US among the products benefiting from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). This way the South American country is...
Atuna Poll: The Reasons Behind The Low Market Uptake Of MSC Skipjack?
The market uptake of MSC certified tuna has grown over the past five years. However, the volume remains low in comparison with the eligible volume. Atuna recently reported that all tuna...
May The ‘Tuna’ Be With You
It has been over 40 years since the first installment of George Lucas’ Star Wars opened in cinemas all around the world. The euphoria that followed was so big that it even reached the world of...
Meager Enthusiasm For Thai Union Shares
Thai Union’s release of its financial results for 2019 was not ground for enthusiasm by buyers at the Bangkok stock exchange. Since Monday, February 17, the share price went up a...
Poor Fishing And Regulations Lift Manta Skipjack Price
The EPO fleets unloading in Manta have been experiencing poor fishing conditions over the last month. Because of this, the average skipjack price has increased since last reported....
Canary Islands Bluefin Season 2020 To Start
The 2020 bluefin fishing season in the Canary Islands will start this week, on February 20, and will conclude on December 31 or until the quota is exhausted, which for the...
EPO Seiner Fleet Needs Renovation, Vessels Up To 78 Years Old
The average age of tuna purse seiners in the EPO is between 36 to 45 years old, claimed the Director of the IATTC Guillermo Compeán during the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama. He...
Spanish Supermarket Takes Out Tuna Snacks From Shelves
The Spanish supermarket Mercadona has removed from all its stores the tuna snacks from its private label brand Hacendado. The product, which consisted of tuna cubes, was...
