Japan’s bluefin quota will remain unchanged but it can acquire 300 M/T of Taiwan’s catch quota in 2020, according to a decision reached at the four-day meeting of the WCPFC Northern...
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Study: Skipjack And Yellowfin Predicted To Move To EPO
Skipjack and yellowfin are projected to move eastward in the next 30 years due to climate change. This will, in turn, reduce the total tuna catch by 10 percent within the waters of Pacific...
Vietnam Ramping Up Fake Tuna Exports To The US
The US-China trade war is creating another casualty in the tuna business. In the first half of this year, US imports of tuna-like species from China were nearly halved from 5,744 M/T...
PNG Aims To Increase Domestic Production
The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) intends to increase the country's domestic processing of tuna catches within the next three years. Fisheries Minister Dr. Lino Tom said...
Solomon Islands Fishery MSC Report Open For Comments
The MSC Full Assessment report for the Solomon Islands longline albacore and yellowfin tuna fishery is now available for comment. Stakeholders have 30 days to make any...
The US And China Back To Negotiating Table
In the midst of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, both countries have agreed to go back to the negotiating table in Washington, CNN reported. According to the...
US Congressmen Ask IG To Investigate Wespac Fisheries Fund
Four US congressmen have written a letter to the Inspector General of the US Department of Commerce, Peggy Gustafson, to ask for a detailed audit of the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries...
Philippines Ocean Canning Corporation Joins ISSF
Filipino company, Ocean Canning Corporation, is the latest to join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). ISSF participating companies work with...
Americas Tuna Conference 2020: Industry At A Crossroads
Atuna is pleased to announce the organization of the 3rd edition of the Americas Tuna Conference, which will be taking place on February 6th and 7th, 2020, once again in Panama City, at...
Pacific Island Govts’ Coffers Maybe Hard Hit If Tuna Redistributes
The revenues of the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) will fall by millions if climate change redistributes tuna in the next 30 years, according to a policy brief...
Iran’s Currency Devaluation Hitting Canned Tuna Consumption
Middle- and low-income people in Iran can no longer afford canned tuna due to the price inflation experienced in the last months, claimed Saleh Adibzadeh, a member of the...
Kenya-Somalia Continue Quarrel Over Tuna-Rich Maritime Territory
East African neighboring countries, Kenya and Somalia, are continuing their territorial dispute over rich tuna fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean (IO). However, Kenya is looking to delay...
MIFCO Maintains Prices To P+L Fishermen Despite Low Demand
Amid the price decline of Maldivian pole-and-line caught skipjack in the international market, the state-owned processing and trading company, MIFCO, revealed that it has not controlled...
Ex-ISSF Chair Thought “FAD-Free Fishing Was Bogus”
Ex-CEO of Bumble Bee and former Chair of the Board of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), Chris Lischewski, requested a US federal judge to reject evidence by the...
Vietnam To Benefit From 0% Canadian Import Tariff
Canada will eliminate the current seven percent tariff on Vietnamese canned tuna products as soon as a new trade agreement comes into effect. Canada and Vietnam are both members of...
Asdomar & Generale Conserve Committed To Sustainability
Nowadays, Generale Conserve (GC), with the Asdomar brand, has the second-largest market share in Italy among producers of fish preserves, which includes canned tuna. The company is also...
New MSC Proposed Assessment Could Have Big Impact On Tuna Fishing
In 2017, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) initiated a review of its requirements for the Unit of Assessment (UoA). The UoA defines the fishing activities assessed, and potentially...
Lischewski’s Witness List Includes StarKist CEO & VP Of WWF
Ahead of a pre-trial conference to be held today, former Bumble Bee Foods CEO, Chris Lischewski, submitted his first supplemental witness list to the US District Court of Northern California....
Bribe Money In Mozambican Mega Tuna Fraud Revealed
Mozambican prosecutors have traced how much of the USD 200 million bribe money in the mega tuna scandal ended up in the pockets of the 20 suspects and how it was spent, invested or...
Price-Fixing Collusion Evidence Includes Pouched Tuna
The federal judge for US District Court of the Northern District of California has allowed the government to admit into evidence discussions of pouched tuna in the price-fixing conspiracy case...
