Costa Rican NGO MarViva has condemned the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture or INCOPESCA’s move to eliminate requirements for fresh tuna fishing, adding that this will only benefit...
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IN BRIEF: Trini Comes Home For The Holidays
Trini, the famous tuna, has returned to the port of l’Escala, Spain for the fourth consecutive year.Fishermen have been reporting sightings for the last couple of days but only recently...
IN BRIEF: Diver Hit By 100 Kg Tuna
A male was diving near Coronado Island along the coast of Mexico when he suffered a blow to the head from a tuna measuring approximately 100 kilograms. The diver was transported to...
IOTC Reacts To OPAGAC Study On Low Bycatch Mortality In Purse Seine Fishing
The Organization of Producers of Frozen Tuna (OPAGAC), which represents part of the Spanish seiner fleet, released a study saying that purse seine fishing gears contribute to lower...
Major Global Tuna Developments In December
December has been an action-packed month for tuna professionals from all over the world, capping off with the announcement of tuna conservation measures in the WCP region, to...
Top-Ranked Worldwide Fishing Activity: Longlining
A recent study released by the Global Fishing Watch reveals longline fishing as the most widespread fishing activity in the ocean, compared to other methods. Through the Research Partners...
Spain Sees French Market Share Taken By Thai Union
Spanish canners, who are supplying an important part of the private label sales in France, have been confronted over the first half of this year, by competing Thai Union cannery in Seychelles,...
Stocks Analysis: Century Pacific Recovers After Weak Performance In Q3
Leading Philippine tuna canner Century Pacific shows strong signs of recovery in latest stocks at PHP 15.50 (USD 0.29), revealing a 17 percent increase from PHP 12.90 (USD 0.24), the...
Europêche Slams New EU ATQ
The new European Union Autonomous Tariff Quotas (ATQs) puts unnecessary pressure on EU producers’ prices and employment while getting a better deal from non-EU producers, according to...
Chicken Of The Sea Cut From Tuna Price Fixing Litigation
Thai Union subsidiary Chicken of the Sea has been cut out of the multi-district litigation (MDL) for the alleged price fixing of canned tuna. The case, which is currently in California Federal...
Spain Now Top Tuna Importer From Vietnam In EU
Spain’s tuna import from Vietnam hit the roof with a 336 percent increase, accounting for an estimated USD 20 million in the first nine months of 2018, according to Eurostat data....
IN BRIEF: Storm Cuts Power To Jealsa Cannery
The Jealsa de Boiro cannery, in Portugal, has been left without power for 30 minutes due to harsh weather condition in the municipalities of Ribeira and Porto do Son. The...
IOT Honors Loyal Employees
Thai Union subsidiary Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) recognized and awarded over 290 employees at this year’s long service award ceremony. The event acknowledged the efforts made by employees of...
Atuna Poll: Lack Of Easy Opening And Low Quality Drives US Millennials Away From Canned Tuna
Millenials are being blamed for market decline in canned tuna according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this month, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the CEO...
Jimmy Kimmel Dares Millennials To Open A Can Of Tuna
Even celebrity host Jimmy Kimmel could not resist the urge to join the ongoing debate on whether millennials are really affecting the US canned tuna industry. “Canned tuna...
WCPFC To Focus On E-monitoring Of High Seas Transshipment
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to adjust the standards for e-reporting of high seas tuna transshipment. During...
Vietnam Hustles To Lift EU Yellow Card As Last Inspection Draws Near
Vietnamese local authorities and members of the fishing sector are putting their best foot forward to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to meet the requirements and...
IN BRIEF: Giant Bluefin Washed Up On Scottish Shores
An Atlantic Bluefin measuring two meters long has been found on the Orkney Isles, in the Scottish coast. It was believed the fish washed up sometime early in the morning of...
More Fishing Vessels Will Require IMO Numbers – WCPFC
As the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission concludes last week, the Commission adopted an amendment to their Conservation and Management Measures which will...
IN BRIEF: EU Pledges EUR 14 Million For Mauritanian Fishery
The European Union (EU) will allocate EUR 14.5 million (USD 16.5 million) in funding for a new Mauritanian artisanal fishery in Tanit, on the Atlantic coast.The proposed...
