A total of 5,000 kilos of bluefin is allegedly smuggled into Malta every week and exported to other EU states. This fraudulent practice causes possible risks to the legal trade of the species,...
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MSC Meets With On The Hook & UK Parliament Members
The MSC met with On The Hook (OTH) campaigners and UK Members of Parliament (MPs) this week to discuss criticism that they have targeted towards its sustainability standard. MSC CEO, Rupert...
The Once Growing Major Market Now Rapidly Shrinking
While several processors have branded the Middle East as a notably growing tuna market, this year canned tuna imports into the region have dropped dramatically, impacting heavily on major...
Japan Flips Its Stance On Observer Safety
Last year’s WCPFC agreement to implement new safety measures for observers went without the support of major distant water fishing nation Japan. Ahead of this year’s meeting however, the...
Grupomar Breaks Into Middle East With Halal Tuna
The Mexican tuna brand, Tuny, is set to be shipped to Qatar this month, with owner Grupomar claiming it is the first Mexican tuna processor to export to the Middle East. After acquiring halal...
FIPs: A Meaningful Contribution To Sustainability?
As Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) become a bigger force in the tuna industry landscape, their contribution to sustainability is something that will obviously be questioned. Simon Bush,...
No US Export Drop For Thai Canners
Despite reports of “dead” US market demand, Thai canners have continued to show very slight increases in business with this major export destination. The US is the biggest buyer of canned tuna...
Pacific Albacore Fishery In A “Dire” State
The domestic South Pacific albacore fishery is in a dire situation and the WCPFC fails to handle the issue, according to a representative from the Pacific industry. He explains that distant...
Powerful Fishing Nations Block New Tuna Measures
There is a real risk that current tuna conservation measures could be watered down at this year’s WCPFC meeting, with powerful distant water fishing nations pushing for changes, considering a...
WCPFC Locks NGOs Out Of Vital Tuna Talks
The WCPFC took the decision this afternoon to exclude NGOs from the remaining working group meetings on tropical tuna conservation measures, the major point of the current Commission talks,...
Princes & TU Sign Onto Senegalese P&L FIP
An alliance between Thai Union Europe, Princes, WWF and other parties has been formed to bring a pole and line tuna fishery in Senegal up to the MSC standard through a Fisheries Improvement...
Mexico Appeals On Legal Reasoning Behind Latest WTO Decision
The Mexican government has filed an appeal with the WTO against its latest ruling in the long-running ‘dolphin-safe’ tuna labelling dispute with the US. After five consecutive wins for Mexico,...
Will Chinese Firms Continue To Take Away Thai Business?
Major tuna exporting nation, Thailand, has seen shipments to its two biggest markets weaken as Chinese firms become increasingly prominent in the global tuna industry. In recent years, buyers...
Opinions Split On Future Of US Canned Tuna Production
With canned tuna production in the US having declined in 2016, and the latest figures suggesting the same could happen this year, questions have been raised on the future success of US based...
TU Boosts Spend On Plant Renovation & Product Innovation
Thai Union has hiked up its investment budget focusing on the renovation and maintenance of production plants, as well as product research and development (R&D), with up to THB 4 billion...
Blue Boat Plague Continues Despite Yellow Card
Illegal blue boats are back in unpermitted Pacific waters, island state officials stress. Despite the fact that Vietnam, where most of these small fishing vessels come from, has received a...
BB’s Lischewski Tries To Stay Out Of Price Fixing Arena
Lawyers representing Bumble Bee Foods CEO Chris Lischewski have filed a motion seeking to avoid him being added as a defendant in the civil litigation surrounding the US canned tuna price...
Solomon Islands Drops Pacific Albacore Agreement
Solomon Islands has opted out of the Tokelau arrangement on albacore, as officials argue it is too restrictive on tuna catch. Concerns have been voiced over the decision, as it is stated to...
Philippines Negotiates To Keep Exclusive High Seas Access
The Philippines is pushing for the extension of exclusive access to a tuna-rich high seas pocket for its purse seine fleet, as the arrangement expires at the end of this year. Getting the...
WTPO: New FAD Definition Needed For Western Pacific
A new definition of a FAD needs to be adopted by the WCPFC, stresses the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO), which states that currently there is confusion and misunderstanding between...
