Last Friday, the annual meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) ended after five days of sessions. The Pew Charitable Trusts expressed its disappointment about the...
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Filipino Tuna Management Plan More Policy Than Action
The recently released updated National Tuna Management Plan 2019 -2023 (NTMP) of the Philippines intends to give stakeholders within their tuna industry directions for goals, management...
The Future Of Ocean Research Using Seiner’s Technology
The non-profit environmental organization Conservation International (CI) is calling for purse seiners to assist with ocean research. The goal is to cut costs in order to be able to carry...
Salica And Garavilla Recipients Of First AENOR Certification
The Spanish Association for Standardization (AENOR) has delivered the first AENOR Responsibly-Fished Tuna certifications. The honor was given to the tuna processors Salica...
Finland’s Consumption Revival Short-lived, Thai Canners Dominate
The 2017 revival of the Finnish canned tuna import has not continued. In total, the volume dropped by 11 percent from 8,333 M/T to 7,390 M/T in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Since 2015 when...
Ghanaian Observer Missing From Chinese Vessel
Three weeks ago, Emmanuel Essien boarded the Chinese vessel, Meng Xin 15, as a fishing observer. Since then, his whereabouts are unknown. The vessel's name could not be found on the ICCAT...
Former Chicken Of The Sea Executive Testifying In Lischewski Case
A non-prosecution agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and John Sawyer, former Sales and Marketing Executive of Thai Union-owned Tri-Union Seafoods, has resulted in him...
Maldives Government Wants To Increase MIFCO Capacity
The Maldives government is planning to increase the capacity of their fisheries’ facilities and generate more income from processing locally caught tuna, stated Fisheries...
WCPFC Total 2018 Catch Second Highest On Record
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has announced its provisional total tuna catch data for 2018 at 2,716,396 M/T. This is the second-highest on record since the...
Albacore Catch Among Lowest In 20 Years
The latest figures by the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) states that the provisional estimate of total albacore catch (Thunnus alalunga) in the RFMO's region was only...
US Teenager Catches 700-Pound Tuna
Last Friday, Devin Zelck, 18, and her father, Steve Zelck, went to spend a day at sea and came back with a 700-pound bluefin in their boat. The father-daughter team is from...
Little Consensus So Far In IATTC Meeting
The 94th Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting, which is taking place in Bilbao, Spain, is ending today. Prior to the gathering, NGOs and other organizations released a...
Do Tunas Spawn More In The Pacific ‘Tuna Oasis’?
Researchers say that tuna spawning takes place in the vast Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) located within the Pacific Ocean. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
FAO Warns Of Lower Seafood Supply, Fish Price Index Hits Record Level
Tuna fisheries were less productive during the first half of 2019 compared with the same period last year, stated the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
Princes Introduces Infused Tuna Fillets In Oil
Princes has launched two new fish-based products – Infused Tuna Fillets and Mackerel Sizzle – to target health-conscious consumers who are also looking for tasty and convenient foods. The Tuna...
Statue To Honor Port Lincoln’s Pole & Line History
Port Lincoln in Australia will be unveiling a Tuna Poler statue to honor the city’s pole-and-line tuna industry's history. The sculpture will be placed in the city’s foreshore this Sunday....
Mackerel Takes Big Bite Out Of Denmark’s Tuna Consumption
Danish consumers switching from canned tuna to cheaper priced and locally produced mackerel has resulted in tuna imports dropping 12 percent in 2018. Imports from...
Real Conserveira Brings Traditional Portuguese Tuna Varieties
A young couple, Miquel and Sandra Guerreiro, from Altura, Portugal, have launched a new tuna brand, Real Conserveiria. The entrepreneurs have brought two traditional Portuguese...
StarKist Supports Combating US Child Hunger
StarKist continues its support to Feed the Children battling child hunger in the US. More than 15 million US households are said to be unable to feed their families...
FDA Suspends Topway Enterprises After Listeria Warning
Four days after its safety alert, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended Topway Enterprises' food facility registration. The company is now forbidden to sell and...
