A delay in seasonal tuna harvest, which was expected last May, has kept fishermen busy this month in the ports of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands- attributed to shifting currents and irregular...
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US West Coast Albacore “Worst Season In 15 years”
Oregon and Washington commercial tuna fishermen have been facing a second year of difficulties. Reports around the area have indicated scattered schools and undersized albacore. According to...
IN BRIEF: Philippine Yellowfin Catches Plummet
Yellowfin tuna landings are reported to have declined by almost 15 percent, as shown in latest PSA data. Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is planning to implement...
Bumpy Ride For 2019 Food Prices Expected, Says Rabobank
A dangerous combo of trade wars, disease, and El Niño is threatening global food price stability, based on a research conducted by Rabobank, world's leading food and agribusiness bank. While...
EU Committee Clarifies Position On Tuna Additives & Coloring
The Regulatory Committee of the European Commission (Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed), who met on 17 September 2018, have clarified their position on the use of...
Continued Worries On Effects Of Seismic Surveys On Tuna Migration
Representatives from the Australian tuna farming industry are calling for an inquiry into the environmentally disruptive aspects of seismic testing, despite having had appeals rejected twice...
Balfego: No To “Carry-Over” Bluefin Bans
Spanish fishing business Grupo Balfego has urged the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) not to push limits or prohibitions on the so-called “carry-over” of...
Debt Holders In EMATUM Scam Could Make 270% Profit
The debt restructuring of the massive EMATUM scam in Mozambique could work out quite profitably for some debt holders according to The Jubilee Debt campaign, a British charity campaigning...
Europêche: No Data, No Quota For Bigeye
Claiming “proportional effort and responsibility”, European fishing body Europêche proposed a "no data, no quota" allocation policy during the International Commission for the Conservation of...
Peru Considers Fuel Tax Cuts To Boost Canneries’ Competiveness
A proposal for subsidized taxes on fuel costs related to tuna exports has been put forward by the Peruvian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Exports of Peruvian-caught tuna grew by 105...
IN BRIEF: UK Bluefin Preservation Program Launched
Following increased bluefin sightings, the University of Exeter with CEFA have launched an electronic tagging program. The two-year initiative is the first step in bluefin conservation in...
Ticos Call For Stringent Tuna Policies
Lining each stretch of highway leading to and from Costa Rica’s international airport is a sequence of conspicuous billboards, styled in the likeness of those featured in award-winning film...
Spain Shuts Down Bigeye Fishery For Seiner Fleet
Time is up for the Spanish fleet as the General Secretariat of Fisheries ordered a temporary closure of the bigeye fishery in the Atlantic. The measures, which applies to longliners and purse...
Omega-3 Fish Oil Capsules: Are They Really Helpful?
Millions of people around the world pop a pill of Omega-3 fish oil supplements to keep their heart and brain healthy, but studies have conflicting results about its real contribution to...
Alliance Select Foods Exports Boost Earnings In Q3
Philippines-based tuna processor, canner, and exporter, Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII), reported a “surge” of earnings in the third quarter, attributed to “stellar export...
Calvo Launches Sustainable Pole & Line Eco-Salads
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification has been granted to Grupo Calvo’s Ecolínea line, making it the first canned tuna product bearing the blue sustainability seal in the Spanish...
IN BRIEF: 8 NGOs Petition EU For Stronger Bluefin Measures
A group of 8 NGOs have jointly issued a statement addressed to EU Fisheries Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, urging him to “oppose any new provision [at the upcoming ICCAT meeting] that might...
EPO Skipjack Catch Falls Back Sharply
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) has reported a 7 percent decrease in the total catch by the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) fleets in the third quarter of the year. A sum of...
Spanish “Closed Cycle” Bluefin To Reach Maturity
The summer of 2020 could be the season that a stock of closed cycle-bred tuna reach sexual maturity, claim researchers at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO). Introduced to the...
Solomon Islands To Gear Up For Direct EU Container Connection
In alignment with efforts to expedite logistical processes, the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is establishing a direct tuna shipment to Europe from the Port of Noro in the Western...
