Spain recently pointed out the requirement for increased funding from the EU to strengthen sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) for tuna and other seafood fishing with coastal...
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Iceland Gets Higher Tuna Quota But Lacks Vessels
Iceland received a 13 percent increase in bluefin quota for 2026, from 224 tons to 254 tons, at the ICCAT 29th Regular Meeting in Spain in November. However, current regulations and a shortage...
European Commission Will Consider “Sensitive” Tuna Sector In FTA
The European Commission will take into consideration “economically sensitive sectors such as tuna” in the free trade agreement with Thailand. The Commission recently responded to Galician...
Albo To Close Ready-Made Meals Plant In Asturias
Spanish tuna and food company Hijos de Carlos Albo, will relocate its ready-made meal production from the facility in Tapia, Asturias, to the headquarters in Salvaterra de Miño, in Pontevedra,...
MSC Skipjack Fuels Sustainable Seafood Growth In UK And Ireland
Over the past year, the volume and value of sustainable tuna and other seafood have grown exponentially in the UK and Ireland. Much of this growth was driven by MSC-certified skipjack products...
Can Seiners Comply With -18°C In Brine Freezing EU Rule?
EU and foreign-flagged purse seiners must conform to the stricter EU rules for freezing tuna in brine onboard for human consumption. Today, the rule came into force, under which the European...
Stronger Tuna Fisheries Management A Priority, Says ISSF President
Science-based fishing management has lately helped see remarkable results in tuna fisheries. However, there is more work to be done in 2026 for tuna RFMOs and the fishing industry, in leading...
Dongwon Gets WCPO Longline Catches Certified
Korean tuna fishing company Dongwon Industries recently got its longline-caught yellowfin, bigeye, and North Pacific and South Pacific albacore catches in the WCPO MSC certified. Last March,...
Exceptional Yellowfin Catches Keep EPO Total Equal
Tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are on course for another record year in 2025, though the increase this time is not driven by skipjack catches. In the first nine months of last year,...
Spanish Tuna Workers Take To Streets To Demand Rights
Hundreds of workers from the Galician tuna and seafood canning industry in Vilagarcía de Arousa gathered on the streets on Saturday to demand their rights. It includes an increase in wages, a...
Colombian Tuna Sector Closely Watches Trade Talks With US
Colombia is seeking to expand its tuna exports to the US as trade tensions with neighbouring Ecuador escalate. Representatives of the Colombian tuna industry, together with members of the...
Lack Of Adequate Reporting Pulls Back WCPFC Gillnet Fishery’s Growth
The WCPO gillnet fisheries, which catch skipjack and pelagic species, mainly operate in Vietnam's EEZ. The catches were at an over two-decade peak in 2016 but have been falling sharply since...
Ghana Tuna Association Rejoices As Pole-And-Line & Seiner Catches Get Blue Tick
Ghana Tuna Association's pole-and-line and purse seine catches for skipjack and yellowfin in the Atlantic Ocean received the blue logo last week. Both fisheries of the Association, went for an...
Ecuadorian Processors Seek New Markets And Trade Deals
The Ecuadorian tuna and seafood sector did well in 2025, with sustainability as its core value. The exports of tuna products grew substantially with the opening of new markets and finalizing...
Parlevliet & Van der Plas Reports Higher Profits
Dutch fishing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas, owner of French tuna seiner fleet CFTO, reported higher profits for 2024. According to the annual report filed with the Chamber of Commerce,...
Vietnamese Tuna Sector Will Feel Impact Of US Seafood Ban
Exports of tuna (yellowfin and bigeye) and seafood products from 12 major Vietnamese fishing grounds to the US have been officially suspended. The ban is an added pressure on the Asian...
Spanish Workers’ Unions Pause Strikes At Galician Canneries
Two Spanish workers' unions, CC.OO and UGT, announced that they are suspending strikes at seafood canneries in Galicia planned in the coming week after a mediation meeting in Madrid with SIMA...
Tariffs Standoff Between Ecuador And Colombia To Impact Tuna Trade
Ecuador and Colombia recently imposed 30 percent tariffs on a range of goods traded between the two countries. The tit-for-tat measures, introduced earlier this week, mark the beginning of a...
Spanish Stevedores Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Stevedores in Spanish ports are increasingly finding it difficult to find work. Many of them have left their jobs, and the once-thriving job sector is under pressure. In Galician ports of A...
EU Processors Increase Sourcing Of Bigeye WR From Non-EU Fleets
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners were the largest suppliers of frozen whole round bigeye to European processors between January and September last year. The processors increased their...
