Prices for whole round skipjack tuna in the EPO hub of Manta, Ecuador, have been concluded at levels below those seen in June but there are different levels being noted from various sources in...
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Vietnam Takes IUU Focus Away From Blue Boats
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Vietnam has ordered for GPS devices to be taken off small fishing boats and instead be installed on larger, offshore vessels. This...
ICCAT Warned: Radical Measures Needed To Save Bigeye
The management of Atlantic bigeye tuna stocks are again under review, with two meetings taking place to discuss the future of the species’ population and exploitation. Bigeye stocks are...
US Private Label Tuna Contrary To Overall Retail Trend
The power of private labels is strengthening on the US retail scene, with recent growth outperforming overall food sale rises, and notable increases seen across a number of major outlets. But...
PNG Govt. Warns Locals Of “Struggling” Processors
The Fisheries Ministry of Papua New Guinea has told locals that some PNG canned tuna processors are unable to pay benefits to the landowners as they are not making profit – something that has...
TU’s Share Price Still Depressed
It has been a long and steady fall for Thai Union’s share value, and although there was previous industry expectation that it would recover, even more decline has been seen in recent weeks....
Major Brazilian Firm’s Profits & Shares Crash
Camil Alimentos, the owner of Brazil’s number two tuna brand Coqueiro, has reported poor financial results for the first quarter of the year. The company has seen its sales decline and...
Chinese Destroy Vessels To Counter IUU
In the fight against IUU activity, Chinese authorities have employed an audacious approach to deterring illegal fishing. A dozen vessels caught partaking in IUU have been confiscated and...
US Seiners More Focused On WCPO, Less Ocean Switching
With US flagged purse seiners registered to fish in both the WCPO and EPO, their fishing activity has been spread across both of these ocean regions for the last few years. This year however...
IN BRIEF: Stranded Crew Saved After Vessel Explosion
Fishermen saved the lives of four crew members stranded 20 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, after their boat exploded, and were pulled through the tuna door. According to the...
IN BRIEF: Kiribati-Flagged Purse Seiner Adrift in WCPO
A 1,500 ton Kiribati-flagged purse seiner, the Mamautari, went adrift in the Western Central Pacific due to engine trouble on the 15th of July. The vessel belongs to Kiribati & Sajo...
More Ambitious Thai Claims On IUU Eradication
Virachai Plasai, Thailand’s Ambassador and Head Negotiator on IUU fishing, has been enthusiastic in revealing the country’s plan to abolish IUU activity and forced labor by the end of the...
New Project: 20 Million YF Fingerling To Be Released In IO
A new project, launched by Sri Lankan tuna processing leader, Tropic Fisheries, aims to release 20 million yellowfin fingerling into the Indian Ocean, that have been fertilized on land or...
German Stock Build-Up To Ensure Contract Fulfilment
A notably strong increase in German canned tuna imports was seen in the first quarter of this year as buyers created a “safety buffer” to cut out any risk of defaulting on contracts with...
Seafood Veteran Joins COS’ Frozen Division
Thai Union has hired a new Director of Operations for its major US brand Chicken of the Sea. Ed Youngman, who has over 30 years’ worth of experience in the US seafood sector, will work for the...
EU Fleet Blocked From Morocco EEZ As Agreement Expires
The EU fleet is currently unable to fish in Morocco’s waters following the expiration of a fishery agreement between the two parties. Although the blockage is likely to be temporary, it is...
Tuna Exempt From Ghana’s Emergency Fishing Ban
Ghana has imposed a closed season on the fishing of all species in its waters, except tuna. The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, said the ban was...
Major Chinese Firm Invests $62 Million In New Seiners
One of China’s biggest fishing and processing companies Shanghai Kaichuang has announced the purchase of three new tuna purse seiners by its wholly-owned subsidiary. This comes shortly after...
Govt Projects Strong Thai Canned Export Growth
Although a trade war snowballs between the US and China, and there are questions over the implications this could have on other countries like Thailand, there is still optimism for strong...
NZ Authorities Examine Fishing Industry Workers’ Rights
The New Zealand Labor Inspectoriate has called for the seafood industry to “start looking at itself”, following the persecution of a Japanese tuna longliner in New Zealand waters, that was...
