Talks about a tuna facility project in Rabaul, New Guinea Islands (NGI) Region in Papua New Guinea are being revived again as the five-year fisheries development plan nears its projected...
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SKJ1.8:SEY Prices Weaken Due To High Stock Levels
Prices for frozen skipjack in the Indian Ocean hub of Seychelles have declined 17.39 percent from EUR 1,150 (USD 1,304) in 2018 to EUR 950 (USD 1,077) today. However, the...
EU Tuna Vessels Secure Continued Access To Cote D’Ivoire EEZ
The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between Cote d’Ivoire and the EU have been approved by the European Parliaments’ Committee on Fisheries. The decision to...
2019 EPO Tuna Fishing Season Commences
Over 270 vessels listed in the IATTC active purse seine database are due to begin fishing this week. These vessels belong to 10 countries in the IATTC including a number of cooperating...
Seychelles Welcomes Delegation From Thai Union
The President of Seychelles, has hosted a reception for Dr. Sven Massen, Director of Europe Operations in Thai Union.President Danny Faure welcomed the delegation at the State...
Good News For Tuna? Salmon Prices Expected To Hike In 2019
High salmon prices are expected to remain in 2019 as global farmed salmon production increased by 5 percent in 2018. “We expect the price range for 2019 to be NOK 55 (USD 6.41) per kg to NOK...
Philippine Tuna Catches Continue To Drop
Tuna catches by Philippine flag seiners are following a trend of decline according to latest WCPFC observer reports. In 2016, onboard observers reported a catch...
Southern Spain Prepares For Month-long Tuna Festival
Tuna will once again take center stage in this year’s gastronomic tuna festival in Cadiz, Southern Spain. During the 23rd “Ruta Del Atun” (tuna route), more than 30 establishments will...
Yellow Card Removal Boosts Investor Trust, TU Share Prices Up
After ending the year on a low note at THB 15.90 (USD 0.50), tuna giant Thai Union is slowly inching back up with their latest share price at THB 18.30, showing a 13 percent increase in...
European Tuna Conference 2019 To Be Opened By DG MARE
The Director General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, Mr. João Aguiar Machado, will be the key-note speaker at this year’s European Tuna Conference (ETC)...
US Custom Clearances Critical Amidst US Shutdown
Proper coding of commodities including tuna and errors in import and export paperwork will become frequent and larger if the current shutdown continues, according to US custom...
Future Of Tuna Is Not In Cans: Bumble Bee CEO
Bumble Bee interim CEO Jan Tharp projects expansion of tuna pouches in the future and predicts the continued decline of canned tuna sales. “You are going to see canned (tuna) decline. You’re...
30,000 M/T Duty-free Loins Quota Exhausted Within 3 Days
The European Union's 2019 Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins, set at 30,000 M/T has long been exhausted since Jan. 3, 2019, the second working day of...
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Likely To Be Inked By Parliament
After all the negotiations and legal reviews have been completed for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the long-awaited EVFTA only needs to be ratified by the European Parliament....
Retailer Eroski Talks With Major Industry Players On Sustainability
Spanish retailer Eroski has gathered representatives from the Spanish tuna industry to analyze the situation of tuna fishing grounds worldwide and the measures being taken...
Polish Tuna Market Appears To Stabilize In Q3 After Peak And Downfall
After canned tuna volumes dropped last year, Polish imports appear to be stabilizing with a 16 percent increase in deliveries in Q3. The decline in shipments in 2017 was due to...
Heading For Chaos? UK Has No Post-Brexit Trade Deals In Place
British Treasure Secretary Liam Fox has claimed failure to replicate EU deals with foreign countries who refuse to believe a no-deal Brexit could happen. In 2017 the trade secretary had...
Namibia: Local investors Prioritized To Fish Albacore
Successful fishing rights applicants will be announced within the next two months, according to the Namibia fisheries ministry. Permanent Fisheries Secretary Moses Maurihungirire...
Callipo’s School Preserves Tradition Of Special Tuna Cleaning
The Calabarian Company has announced plans to maintain tradition while incorporating new requirements and technological progresses. Callipo is over 100 years old and holds the story...
American Samoa Gov’t To Reinstate Guest Worker Permit Law
After StarKist Samoa appealed to the American Samoa government to relax immigration rules for foreign workers, a guest worker scheme has been re-introduced, allowing tuna...
