Seychelles authorities believe that the country’s purse seine fleet in the IO may have overshot their yellowfin quota last year and are looking into the issue, but it will be difficult to...
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New Trend: Non-Profit Organizations Verifying FAD-Free For Retailers
Not for profit organization, OceanMind, is working with Sainsbury’s to “independently analyze and confirm tracks of fishing vessels that supply the retailer with FAD-free tuna”. As well as...
IO Tuna Hub Gets Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
The Seychelles government has held a ceremony to inaugurate a new 425 meter fishing quay at Ile du Port – an artificial island next to Port Victoria. The expansion of the biggest tuna port in...
SIDS Develop “Best Practices” For FAD Fisheries
Officials from the Caribbean and some Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are working alongside the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to develop a set of “best practices”...
Unclear FAD Definition Raises Doubt Over WCPFC Ban
The 2018 WCPFC FAD ban kicked off this weekend, meaning all FAD sets are prohibited in the Western Pacific Ocean for a three to four month period. The measure aims to take pressure off certain...
IN BRIEF: Pacific Islands & NZ Discuss Sustainability At FFA Meeting
The next Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee meeting will be held in the Cook Islands. Representatives from the 17 members including New Zealand and Australia will be in attendance to...
Cook Islands “Aware Of” FAD Pollution Issue
Cook Islands officials say they are aware of the marine pollution caused by FAD debris, but that there is only so much they can do to reduce the problem, considering that FADs used in their...
Balfégo Seeks Gov. Funding To Rebuild Burned Plant
The Spanish bluefin fishing firm Grupo Balfegó has asked the government to help the company in rebuilding its recently burned down factory. The fire, which broke out last week, is said to have...
Brazil’s Industry Claims No Health Risk In Tuna
Seafood including tuna from Brazil does not pose a threat to European consumers or any other consumers around the world, according to the organization that represents 75 percent of Brazil’s...
Century Defends Employee Contracts Amid Gov. Crackdown
The Filipino firm Century Pacific has said the company is “definitely not practicing endo” or any form of illegal contract agreements. The statement comes after the President of the...
Traceability Pilot To Help Filipino Fisheries Access Foreign Markets
USAID Oceans, along with a Philippines-based technology provider, will equip small-scale pole and line Filipino fisheries with transmitters to track their tuna catch. As said by USAID, the...
Thailand Gets Another Upgrade In US Trafficking Report
Thailand has been upgraded again in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the latest edition of which has just been released. The annual document ranks governments based on their...
Indian Ocean Prices Drop From 2018 High
Although supply remains short in the Indian Ocean hub of the Seychelles, prices concluded on skipjack and yellowfin raw material have softened somewhat, reflecting the trend seen in Bangkok....
NZ Money To Help FFA Countries On IUU Battle
The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) will pay NZD 4.9 million (USD 3.3 million) towards helping Pacific Island countries to fight illegal fishing. The investment will...
Mareblu Targets Waste Reduction With New Product Launch
Italian brand Mareblu has launched a new yellowfin canned tuna product in olive oil, which it says has the “perfect formula”. This is because it contains less oil and thus consumers do not...
Azores Restricts Bigeye Catch To Avoid Overage
The government of the Portuguese archipelago Azores has announced tuna vessels can only catch a maximum of 25 tons of bigeye every four days. The limit comes after Portugal nears closer to...
WCPO FAD Ban Just Days Away
The EEZ FAD ban in the WCPO starts July 1st and as usual there is expectation that prices will rise in reaction to shorter supply reaching Bangkok on carriers. This time around some are...
US Congress Delays Vote On Revised “Fish Bill”
A vote on the revised Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) has been delayed by the US Congress after lawmakers introduced 27 amendments to the bill. It is unclear what this delay means for the chances...
Spanish Canners Oppose Using Certifications As “Market Barriers”
A proposal from Spanish tuna fleet representative OPAGAC, to implement a government-launched “responsible fishing” standard into EU import legislation, is a move that could impose “market...
Vietnam Must Wait Another 6 Months For Yellow Card Decision
The European Commission has told Vietnam it will have to wait at least another six months for the possibility of having its yellow card lifted. Although the bloc saw improvements in the...
