Europe’s imports of canned tuna during the first half of 2019 amounted to 317,852 M/T, a slight recovery year-on-year. Out of all the EU members, France cemented its position as the...
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Giving Tuna Distributors A Voice At The RFMOs
“It is meant to be a complement to that. We are not looking to reinvent the wheel,” said Tom Pickerell, Executive Director of the new kid on the tuna NGO...
Booming Tuna Demand More Talk Than Fact
‘Booming demand could drive tuna to extinction, researchers find’ was the title of an article published by leading UK newspaper, The Guardian, on October 3. It stated that according...
Seiners Leave Port After EPO Veda Ends
Yesterday, the first 72-day veda in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) ended. Purse seiners with a carrying capacity of over 182 M/T are now allowed to leave the Eastern...
GrupoMar’s Seiner Fire Results In Millions Loss
The recent fire on board the purse seiner, 'Maria Veronica', owned by the Mexican tuna company GrupoMar, resulted in a loss of at least USD 7.5 million. However, the cost...
India Releases Detained Maldives’ Pole & Liner
A Maldivian pole-and-line vessel and its crew were detained by local authorities near the Indian island of Minicoy on October 5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the...
Pesca Azteca Proud Winner Of Mexican Agri-food Prize
With more than 30 years of experience in fishing and commercialization of tuna products, Mexico-based Pesca Azteca received the National Agri-food Prize on September 26. The award is...
DOJ Wants Lischewski’s Expert Witness Out
Public prosecutors filed a motion on October 4 ahead of a pre-trial conference to exclude the antitrust expert, Professor James Levinsohn. He will be testifying for...
Judge Gives Order To Seal New Evidence On Lischewski’s Finances
Before the pre-trial conference scheduled for tomorrow, the US federal judge has given the order granting previously undisclosed “untimely evidence” on former CEO of...
Scientists And Pew Ask ICCAT To Protect Yellowfin & Bigeye
The stock recovery of a valuable number of Atlantic Ocean species is in peril and immediate action must be taken. According to the scientists from the ICCAT Standing Committee on Research...
Sapmer Invests In On Board AI Data Collection
An ambitious initiative of incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into vessel monitoring has been undertaken by French tuna fishery Sapmer, said the company's Sustainability Director,...
Start The Countdown: Americas Tuna Conference 2020
The countdown has already started for the 3rd edition of Atuna's Americas Tuna Conference, which will take place next February 6 and 7. Panama City will once again host this important...
Echebastar’s Alakrana A “Spearhead” 10 Years After Hijacking
Basque fishing company Echebastar’s ‘Alakrana’ purse seiner is still going strong a decade after its capture by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. ‘Alakrana’...
Good Earnings Make Cook Islanders Extend EU Deal
The Cook Islands fishery’s revenue has surpassed its government's projections. This can be mainly attributed to the controversial EU fishing deal signed in 2016, which is...
Scientist: IO Yellowfin Heavily Exploited But Not Overfished
“Many scientists and myself, are thinking that the yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean is heavily exploited but not really overfished,” said Dr. Alain Fonteneau of the Institut...
EU Alerts: Recall Due To Histamine In Tuna From Spain
In September, the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported eight tuna-related incidents: four cases of information for attention, three border rejections, and...
Indian Fishermen Accuse Chinese Of Illegal Fishing
Fishermen in the South Asian country of India have accused Chinese fishing vessels operating from Sri Lanka’s Dikowita harbor of destructive fishing practices. They claimed that these...
Importer Recalls Tuna From 11 States Over Histamine
Four cases of illness related to high levels of histamine in MiCal Seafood’s frozen tuna products were the reason for the company to issue an immediate recall of all possible...
Anuga Food Fair Opens Tomorrow, Celebrates 100th Jubilee
Every two years, the German city of Cologne hosts the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverage, the Anuga. The five-day event will open tomorrow and will continue until...
WCPO FAD Ban Over: What Happens Now?
The annual three-month FAD ban in the WCPO running from July 1st till the end of September is over. It is unsurprising that this will have a major impact on the...
