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Europêche And APCCR Want Stronger Bluefin Management
Working towards the improvement of the management of bluefin, the European fishing association, Europêche, jointly with the Association of Fisheries, Trade and Responsible...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Crisis A Crossroad?
Oversupply in raw material and low demand for skipjack in Bangkok have led the global benchmark to hit its lowest level in 10 years, pushing down skipjack prices all over the world. This...
Saving Tuna Is Saving Ourselves
“I wanted to show the power games behind the screens when it comes to the whole tuna market in terms of sustainability,” said Steven Adolf, author of recently published Tuna Wars. ...
Liberia Launches Tuna Seiner Fleet
Liberia is expanding its tuna industry to the next level by setting up a tuna fleet. The NaFAA has flagged the first two purse seiners of Sovereign Trade Services – a Liberian registered...
NGO: “Cape Verde Squanders Its Tuna To EU”
The recently published fishing agreement between Cape Verde and the EU does not define any hard limit on catches. Therefore Tommy Melo, President of the Cape Verdean Environmental Biosphere...
EU To Evaluate Ecuador’s Progress Combating IUU
Next April, the EU will carry out its first evaluation of Ecuador's progress in its fight against illegal tuna fishing. A technical commission from Brussels will visit the South American...
SAP Quality Awards Award Jealsa
The Spanish seafood company, Jealsa Rianxeira, was awarded during the SAP Quality Awards 2019 ceremony held in Madrid - for the development of a new program that improves...
Peruvian Tuna Industry Has Ambitious Plans
The President of the Peruvian Tuna Chamber, Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, said during the II International Tuna Congress that the national tuna industry seeks to generate 15,000 new jobs and to...
Limits On WCPFC Tuna Catch Focus Of NGOs
NGOs have requested the WCPFC take into consideration various issues regarding the agenda of the upcoming 16th Regular Session of the Commission. These include more...
The Tuna Epicenter That Few People Know About
A large number of Spanish purse seiners are based in the small Basque city of Bermeo, where only approximately 16,700 people live. A new study on the financial relevance of the tuna sector for...
How FCF Became The Stalking Horse Bidder For Bumble Bee
Fong Chu Formosa (FCF) is currently the main bidder for the purchase of Bumble Bee since the tuna company filed for insolvency last week. The Taiwanese tuna trading company has...
Northern Fisheries Starts Multistate Frozen Yellowfin Recall
In the US, Northern Fisheries Ltd. announced a voluntary recall on frozen wild-caught yellowfin Tuna Medallions from Vietnam sold in multiple states, due to possible...
Grupomar Leads Sustainability Fishing In Mexico
In Mexico, Grupomar’s subsidiary, Maratuna, has been awarded first place in the category of Grand Scale Commercial Fishing in the Sustainable Fishing and...
Low Tuna Price Tempers Maruha’s H1 Profit
The first-half year (H1) figures of Japanese Maruha Nichiro, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, show a lower profit which the firm directly relates to low tuna raw...
Chicken Of The Sea Confirms Its Financially Healthy State
In the midst of Bumble Bee bankruptcy filing due to its financial troubles on the fallout from a price-fixing scheme that led to criminal fines and civil lawsuits, the whistleblower on...
IPNLF Signs MoU With Maldives Processors On IOTC Approach
A new five-year agreement that defines long-term goals on sustainability has been signed by the IPNLF and the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA). The...
Philippines & Korea Boost Their Cooperation On Tuna Fisheries
The Philippines and Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fisheries cooperation. With the agreement, both governments expect that boosting their collaboration will benefit...
Albacore Shortage Makes PAFCO Switch To Skipjack
Albacore raw material supply to Fiji’s main tuna processing plant has been meager over the last couple of months. The situation has become so precarious that the plant has started processing...
Judge Dismisses Mistrial Bid By Lischewski’s Defense
A US federal court judge has dismissed the request by Chris Lischewski’s defense for a mistrial citing prosecutor’s questions about a whistleblower's “Anonymous Letter” during the...
