During the first half of 2019, US canneries' demand for pre-cooked tuna loins dropped four percent year-on-year, reaching a total volume of 25,049 M/T. The vast majority of American...
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Tunabot To Aid Underwater Vehicles Devt For US Navy
A robotic fish, dubbed the Tunabot, proven to mimic the speed and movements of a yellowfin has been created by a group of engineers from the University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of...
Thai Navy Intercepts IUU Carrier
A 3000 M/T Cameroon-flagged carrier vessel in Thai waters off Phuket was detained by local authorities due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The boat’s crew...
EU Processors Cannot Win Tuna Battle On Price
As the EU tuna processors cannot win the price fight with imports coming from Ecuador and China, they should focus on increasing the value and relevance of their products through...
US Criticizes Ecuador For Possible IUU Fishing
The US has pointed its finger at Ecuador for IUU fishing activities that could have occurred from 2016-2018. This is according to a recently released ‘Improving International Fisheries...
Tuna In Organic Oil A “‘High Potential” In Spain
Among the Spanish, there is a growing interest in healthy products. In fact, “healthy” is one of the most popular Google searches in the country, explained Guillermo Verderas,...
Vigo Mayor Wants Conxemar To Reign Over Seafood Expo
The newly re-elected Mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, is determined to maintain Conxemar as a world reference among fishing professionals. The comments were made due to the...
Sapmer Wants To Help Illiterate Seafarers
French tuna company Sapmer is facing difficulties employing seafarers in Réunion Island, where it is headquartered, due to illiteracy. It recently participated in a workshop on the...
Jealsa’s Innovative Tuna Cubes Did Not Cut It
The President of the Spanish food company, Jealsa Rianxeira Group, has acknowledged that the innovative Tuna Cubes product was a success at the time of its launch in 2000, but could not...
Grupo Calvo Boosts Profit, Suffers Sales Drop
In 2018, Spanish seafood cannery Grupo Calvo closed the year with profits of EUR 29.8 million, a more or less 30 percent increase compared to the EUR 17.95 million of 2017. The boost came in...
Filipino Skipjack In Danger Of Collapse
In a recent meeting to establish Fisheries Management Area 2 (FMA 2) in the Philippines, it was revealed that the nation's skipjack stock in its EEZ is in danger of collapse....
StarKist & COS Want “Asian Racial Stereotypes” Out
Canned tuna companies, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea, have asked a US federal judge to axe an expert witness presented by plaintiffs in the multidistrict antitrust case. "Dr....
Solomon Breaks Ties With Taiwan, Embraces China
As of Monday last week, Solomon Islands has severed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The nation's Foreign Minister, Jeremiah Manele shook hands with his Chinese counterpart to ratify the...
Fishermen Ask Thai Govt To Loosen Anti-Slavery Measures
In Thailand, NGOs and human rights organizations have expressed their concerns regarding the escalating demands of the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (NFAT) to loosen measures...
Skipjack Market Turns Bearish Due To Weak Demand
The price for whole round frozen skipjack in Bangkok is experiencing a fall back soon after the value of the raw material started inching up in the month of August. And now,...
Call To Provide Loans For PNG Residents To Buy Seiners
Residents of Papua New Guinea (PNG) should possess more purse seiners to benefit from the nation's tuna-rich waters, claims Fishing Industry Association's (FIA) President,...
Bolton’s Interest In Clover Leaf Fades
The supposed deal concerning Bolton Group taking over Bumble Bee’s Canadian brand Clover Leaf is off the table for now. Multiple sources told Undercurrent News that...
Mexico To Rule Cans With High Soy Additives As Not Tuna
Mexican authorities have decided to put their foot down on the country's canned tuna industry that uses high levels of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins. Soon, a new rule will enter into force...
Director Says EPO Might Need To Restrict FAD Sets
Besides the usual 72-day FAD closure period, a restriction might have to be placed on FAD sets to ensure that bigeye and yellowfin are not overfished, the top official of IATTC has...
Spanish Govt Opens Talks To Regulate Bigeye & Yellowfin Fisheries
On September 18, a public consultation period for the development of national regulations in Spain for bigeye and yellowfin fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean began. It will continue for the next...
