The shocking living conditions of migrant fishers on domestic small-scale fishing vessels in Taiwan were brought to light after the Nanfangao Bridge literally collapsed on...
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Thai Govt Resists Pressure On IUU Rollback
Last month, Thai fishermen asked the government to loosen the measures it implemented to put a stop to onboard slavery and IUU fishing in the country. However, Prawit Wongsuwan,...
Thai Union Exec Recognized For Efforts Against Modern Slavery
For her contribution to combating modern slavery Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Dr. Darian McBain, has been awarded with the Anti-Slavery...
Tuna, The Fish Worth Going To War For
Tuna fishing and processing is one of the most profitable seafood businesses, and it has been so for many thousands of years. Civilizations have gone to war over the...
Calvo Group Sets Sustainable Goals For Next 5 Years
In order to fulfill the company’s desire to become a more sustainable business, Grupo Calvo has unveiled an ambitious program for the next five years. The Spanish tuna...
Relocating PAFCO Plant ”Out Of The Question”
The Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) loining facility in Levuka, Fiji, is better off by declaring the PAFCO wharf as a port of entry, according to the company’s CEO, Bhan Pratap Singh. He...
Lischewski’s Lawyers Book Important Victory
As the beginning of Lischewski’s price-fixing trial early next month approaches, the US federal judge on Friday, October 18, said that the jury will not be allowed to...
Fisherman Injured By Tuna Hit
A large tuna that hit a Portuguese fisherman on the head caused such severe injuries that a private helicopter had to pick up the worker. He was on board the Venezuelan-flagged purse...
Lischewski Wants Ex-StarKist Exec “Sudden” Testimony Removed
On October 8, Christopher Lischewski’s lawyers introduced a Notice of Objection to previously undisclosed co-conspirator statements. The former Bumble Bee CEO’s legal team argues want the...
Bumble Bee Starts New Broker Coverage Model
Bumble Bee announced its move to a ‘Best in Market’ broker coverage model to prepare for growth in 2020. The new sales approach will consist of direct, broker assist, and local broker...
WCPO Seiners Trips Keep Getting Shorter
Investments in better fish-finding technology using satellite data and information collected by drifting buoys connected to FADs have helped captains commanding Western Pacific seiners to...
Galician Frozen Tuna Paying Lower Fee?
During the month of October, the Port of Marin in Spain becomes one of the largest entry locations for frozen fish in the country. More than 6,000 M/T of these products are expected...
FAO Expects Social Responsibility Guidelines Approved Shortly
Concerns with working conditions on board fishing vessels have been steadily growing. Reports of human rights violations and inhumane working conditions within the seafood industry have...
Israeli Massively Avoid Tuna After Poisoning Case
Sales of tuna in supermarkets and restaurants dropped after two people were hospitalized for food poisoning linked to eating tuna at the eatery Aroma, in Tel Aviv, Israel, earlier this...
TU Creates Food Innovation Venture Fund
As part of its continuous investment in innovation, Thai Union Group PCL has started its own venture fund and is committing USD 30 million of its venture capital to companies...
ISSF PVR Powerless In Stopping Seiner Over-Capacity
On January 2009, Dr. James Joseph, at the time the world’s most respected tuna scientist, sounded the alarm bells about overcapacity in the purse seiner fleet targeting tropical tunas. Dr....
Bumble Bee Steps Back From PAFCO
The current supply of albacore to Fiji’s processing plant, PAFCO, is not enough to sustain domestic demand or even to run production efficiently. The local government...
Canada: Cheap Catfish Sold As Expensive Tuna
Widespread fraudulent practices in the Canadian fish market are resulting in cheap catfish being mislabeled as expensive tuna, amberjack posing as yellowfin, escolar being...
Seiners Baby Bigeye Catches Record High
Purse seiners caught the highest number of baby bigeye on dFADs in the WCPO region in 2018 since the recent peak of 2014. According to data released by the Scientific Committee...
US Navy Catches Skipjacks Off USS Nimitz
One of the largest warships in the world, the USS Nimitz of the US Navy, served as a trolling fishing vessel for some enthusiasts on board determined to prove they could catch tuna from...
