Tourists will not be admitted to view pre-dawn tuna auctions at the Tsukiji fish market, starting next month. The move to stop viewings comes as the market prepares to relocate in October....
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Ecuador Starts National FAD Management
Ecuador has released its management plan on FADs, with the main goal being “strengthening the sustainable management and responsible use of aggregating devices in tuna fisheries with purse...
US Fleet Deliveries Drop Despite Overall Rise In Bangkok
Although US seiners have concentrated more heavily in the WCPO at the start of the year, their deliveries of whole round tuna to the Thai capital dropped in the first six months. This occurred...
Can High Seas Fisheries Play A Role In Food Security?
With the rate of the global population increase far outpacing that of food production, food security has become a major concern. As policymakers look at the ways to address the food security...
Thai Union Could Fall Short Of 2018 Sales Goal
Thai Union’s sales could fall short of the 2018 target the company previously set itself, with a year-to-date baht currency appreciation having put pressure on business. Despite recent signs...
How Are Seiners Fishing Amid The WCPO FAD Bans?
According to vessel tracking data, some purse seine vessels have switched up their fishing activity since FAD bans in both the WCPO high seas and EEZs started in July. With seiners only...
Vietnam’s Exports To Hit 2018 Target Despite US Decline
Vietnamese tuna exports crossed the USD 350 million mark in the first seven months of 2018 and are on track to hit the full year target, according to the industry association that represents...
Nauru Starts PS Joint Venture With Silla
One of the PNA nations, Nauru, now has two purse seiners that are fishing in the WCPO carrying the Pacific Island nation’s flag. These vessels are the result of a joint venture agreement...
New PNG Wharf 1st Sign Of Long-Awaited Tuna Hub?
A new fishing wharf constructed outside of the main port of Madang in PNG is being deemed as the first step towards the government’s multi-million dollar Pacific Marine Industry Zone (PMIZ),...
IN BRIEF: Tunacons Signs MoU With Panama Authority
The alliance of five purse seine firms, Tunacons, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP). Since there are Panamanian flagged...
IN BRIEF: Ireland Issues Illegal Catch Warning
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority in Ireland has issued a warning about catching bluefin tuna – an act that is illegal in Ireland. This is after a privately owned pleasure boat was found...
Dongwon Reports Marginal Sales & Profit Growth
Dongwon Industries, major tuna fishing firm and the owner of US-based StarKist, reported a slight increase in its sales for the second quarter of 2018. The South Korea-based company, one of...
Lawsuit: ISSF Meetings Were “Cover” For Conspiracy
A newly filed amended complaint in the civil price fixing proceedings claims that “trade association meetings” – like those under the ISSF – were used by the Big 3 and other defendants as a...
IATTC Urged To Improve “Paltry” Observer Requirements
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and NGO WWF have called for increased observer coverage for the EPO longline fleet. ISSF also asks the IATTC to develop electronic...
Spain Grants 5-Day Extension For Atlantic Albacore Catch
Spanish fishermen have been granted five more days to fish Bonito del Norte (Atlantic albacore) in northern Spain. Earlier the government had announced a precautionary closure of Bonito del...
Predictive Approach Could Improve High Seas Yield
Fishing activity in the high seas has seen a significant increase in the last few decades, driven by new technology. Regulation and monitoring systems though haven’t been able to keep up pace...
IN BRIEF: StarKist CEO Honors Korean War Veterans
StarKist organized a luncheon earlier this week for Korean War veterans and their families living in the US. The Dongwon-owned canner has been organizing a luncheon every year since 2008 to...
Tri Marine Subsidiary To Buy Vessels With $10M Loan
The tuna sector in the Solomon Islands has been given another boost following a new USD 10 million loan to the National Fisheries Development (NFD) – a Tri Marine subsidiary. The money is...
Top EU Brands Outperforming The US Big 3 On Sustainability?
A number of the major tuna brands in both Europe and the US are vocal in their pursuit to provide consumers with sustainably caught tuna products and often release figures on how close they...
Echebastar MSC Assessment Heads To Adjudication Phase
Spanish tuna fishing firm, Echebastar, will head to the MSC assessment adjudication phase for the second time, as parties were “unable to agree on anything substantive” at a recent London...
