Prime Minister of Vanuatu will officially launch the Pacific Islands' first tuna plant today, October 25th. Exactly 15 years since the inception the much talked about fisheries plant,...
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Thai Union No. 1 On Sustainability Among 30 Largest Seafood Companies
Thai Union Group PCL has been ranked number one on the inaugural Seafood Stewardship Index (SSI), which assessed the contribution of the world’s 30 largest seafood companies to the United...
Correction: Congresswoman Pushes US To Support Its Seiners
Upon request of the WPFMC, we have corrected this article. Below you will find the correct version. "Fishing forms the backbone of our local economy," said Republican...
Dongwon Free-School Fishery First MSC-Certified In Korea
Dongwon Industries has successfully passed the assessments for MSC certification of its ‘Tropical Pacific yellowfin and skipjack tuna free-school purse seine fishery’ making it the first...
EU Financial Injection For Marshall’s Tuna Fisheries
A five-year EU program to boost the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Pacific will focus on tuna fisheries around the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI). The...
Alliance Select Sells Indonesian Cannery & US Business
Philippine listed seafood company, Alliance Select Foods International Inc., has announced the sales of its Indonesian assets and its US subsidiary in order to focus on...
Spanish Seiner-Owners Calling For Ratification Of Crew Safety Agreement
Ensuring the safety of crew members on board vessels can contribute to avoiding IUU fishing, according to OPAGAG, the Spanish tuna seiner organization. This is why boat owners from the Spanish...
Pew Asks ICCAT For Clear Standards On E-Monitoring
After having skipped last year's plenary session, the ICCAT’s 26th Regular Meeting of the Commission will take place in November from the 19 – 25, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. As usual, prior...
Join The Exhibitors At Americas Tuna Conference 2020
At the upcoming third edition of Atuna’s Americas Tuna Conference, Marine Instruments and Luthi Machinery will be exhibitors, presenting their products and services to...
The Tomato That Wants To Be Tuna: Tunato
A new raw product has arrived at the European market, it is a 100 percent vegetarian dish with tomato as its main ingredient. It also wants to benefit from the status of tuna on...
Yamaki To Expand Maldivian Katsuobushi Operation
The Japanese company Yamaki is discussing new investment opportunities in the Maldives, where through its subsidiary Addu Katsuobushi Private Limited (YMAK), the corporation produces...
Tracking Tuna With A Fishbit
Just like tracking your morning run, soon we will be able to track the movement of tunas in real-time. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...
Williger Files Lawsuit Against Israeli Cafe
Claiming that its tuna brand name was tarnished, Williger warned Israeli Aroma Cafe chain of its intention to file a lawsuit. Previously, Aroma tried to shirk its responsibility...
Investment Banker Made Fortune Out Of Tuna Fraud Case
Incentivized by a bonus system to increase the loans, Andrew Pearse made himself a fortune. The former head of Credit Suisse’s Global Financing Group testified in the trial...
Japanese Fish Market Still Struggling After Relocation
October marks one year since the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market closed to move operations to the modernized Toyosu Market at Tokyo Bay. All the problems of the older market...
India Objects To IOTC Yellowfin Recovery Plan
The yellowfin stock’s health in the Indian Ocean is a topic that has jumped to the top of the list of many environmental organizations. The IOTC came up with a plan to rebuild this tuna stock...
Oman Fisheries Production On The Rise
During the first half of 2019, Oman produced 264,300 M/T of fish. From this figure approximately 17,000 M/T constitute yellowfin, although the majority of the country’s fisheries market...
GrupoMar To Expand Tuna Fleet
Plans to order a new fishing vessel were revealed by GrupoMar. The new seiner will be built at the Armon shipyard in Gijon, Spain and construction is expected to start next year....
Conservas Garavilla Becomes Bolton Food España
The Spanish company Conservas Garavilla will become Bolton Food España, reflecting the name of the Italian multinational which has held 100 percent of the shares...
Aldi Australia Discloses Where It Sources Its Tuna
The publication of the seafood sourcing disclosure profile marks Aldi Australia as the first Australian retailer to participate in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP). The profile lists...
