An excess in fleet capacity will put pressure on global tuna stock, pointed out Borja Soroa, Managing Director of Pesqueria Vasco Montañesa (Pevasa) at the IX World Tuna...
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US & Mexico Consider Joint Position Before RFMOs
The Binational Meeting of Fishing Authorities between Mexico and the US took place this week. In the two-day assembly both parties analyzed and agreed on actions regarding the management...
Princes: FIPs Pipeline For Future MSC FAD Certification
Yesterday, during the IX World Tuna Conference in Vigo, Spain, Neil Bohannon, Group Director Fish for Princes Limited, took the floor to speak about the reluctance of some buyers in...
Strong Baht Undermines Thailand’s Competitive Power
The Thai baht has shot up to its highest level against the US dollar in six years. At the start of 2019, the exchange rate was THB 32.32 against one USD. Today, it is THB 30.49 per...
Oil Price Makes Mega Jump After Attacks In Saudi
The price of crude oil skyrocketed this weekend when it went from USD 60 to USD 72 per barrel overnight. The 20 percent increase happened after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility,...
Global Tuna Alliance To Finally Start Up After 2 Years
Global Tuna Director, Tom Pickerell from the US non-profit, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), has moved on to a new role to head the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), a new NGO that was...
Numerous Bluefin Wash Up On Spanish Shores
Spanish beaches in La Manga were closed by the city hall of Cartagena after a storm brought masses of dead bluefin onto coastal shores. The tuna came from a privately-owned bluefin farm...
Solomon’s PM Clarifies “Taiwan Completely Useless” Remark
In an Australian podcast, Solomon Islands' Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, said: "To be honest when it comes to economics and politics, Taiwan is completely useless to...
Tuna Price Growth “Not Evident” To Ecuadorian Fisheries
The two-day IX World Tuna Conference kicked off today in Vigo, Spain under the “Sustainability is our Commitment” theme. Bruno Leone, President of the National Chamber...
PNG Industry Speeds Up MSC Assessment Process
The Pre-Assessment stage for MSC certification on anchored and drifting FADs fisheries and free school fisheries for skipjack and yellowfin by Papua New Guinea's Fishing Industry...
Tuna Conference Kicks Off In Vigo
Speeches from officials at the opening of the IX World Tuna Conference focused on numerous issues ranging from sustainability of tuna fisheries in the region to Spain adapting to any fallout...
Major Spanish Tuna Company Opposes Malta’s Involvement In Bluefin Probe
The Maltese tuna lobby is appealing the Spanish court’s refusal to let them take part in the ongoing case about illegal sales of wild-caught bluefin. However, bluefin ranching giant,...
Fishermen To Gather In Bermeo For Tuna Tagging Race
Science will meet sport fishing fun at the Bermeo Tuna Tagging Race in mid-September. For the first time, a dozen boats and 30 fishermen will take part in the event to electronically tag...
US-China Trade War: Dark Clouds Over Chinese-Listed Tuna Firms
Storm clouds started gathering over Chinese companies on May 2, 2016, when the campaigning Donald Trump said: “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our...
Garat Secures ICFA Presidency For Fifth Time
At the meeting in Rome, members of the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) re-elected Spanish Javier Garat as President. The coalition brings together national fish...
Licensed Vessels Are Not Reporting USD 616 Mln Of Tuna
Over 95 percent of licensed vessels are associated with IUU fishing in the Pacific, the head of FFA has claimed. Dr. Manu Tupou-Roosen, Director-General of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries...
Low-Cost Thai Tuna Floods Slovakian Market
Slovakian buyers' demand for canned tuna skyrocketed in 2018 with deliveries to the landlocked country rising from 3,471 M/T to 5,801 M/T, a remarkable 67 percent surge. This quantity might be...
Pew: WCPFC Should Close Loopholes On At-Sea Transshipments
Only 25 carrier vessels reported high seas transshipments with longliners, while five times the number of authorized carrier vessels potentially transshipped in port or at seas in the WCPFC...
PNG Rebate Scheme Suffers From Lack Of Cash
Currently, the PNG’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is operating with only 45 percent of its total revenue. This is because it is being challenged to directly contribute to the public...
Conscious Fish Week Educates Consumers On MSC & ASC
Dutch consumers have a great opportunity to become knowledgeable about sustainable seafood choices during the upcoming Conscious Fish Week. Organized for the sixth time by Marine...
