Vietnamese seafood processors have developed an action plan to contribute in fighting the illegal practices in the country’s fisheries industry, which led to a yellow card warning from the...
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Vanuatu Brings EMS On Board To Protect Observers
Vanuatu’s Fisheries Department has started trialing Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS) as a way of overseeing vessel activity. The implementation of the scheme means that observers can stay...
China’s Ocean Family Launches 2 New Seiners
Chinese tuna firm, Zhejiang Ocean Family, the parent company of Ningbo Fengsheng, has added two new purse seine vessels to its fleet this month. Zeng Yue Xiang, the General Manager of Ocean...
Dongwon & TU The Focus Of New Price Fixing Complaints
More US retailers are stepping up to claim that the US Big 3 brands conspired to fix canned tuna prices for more than 10 years, but the major focus is on the parent firms of two of those...
Bad Catch Sees Bigeye Replaced With Bluefin In Japan
Substantially higher prices are being paid for bigeye tuna in Japan, caused by a slump in volumes caught in the Pacific Ocean, and the impact is being felt among both buyers and consumers in...
Marquesas Longline Fishery Expansion Protests “Unjustified”
An investor in a fishing project in the Marquesas Islands, a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, is defending the establishment of a tuna longline fleet in the archipelago and...
Despite Supply Shortage, IO Prices Expected To Follow BKK
Although concern over supply shortages among Indian Ocean canners is heightening, one major IO boatowner says that the general expectation is that regional prices will soon decline somewhat,...
300kg Bluefin Enjoys Meal In Salmon Farm
Salmon farmers were tasked with catching a large Pacific bluefin tuna after it had made an appearance in one of their pens - creating a “feeding frenzy” and enjoying the enclosure’s...
Rising Oil Prices Less Impactful In Current Tuna Market
At the current level, crude oil prices are at their strongest in over six months, and most analysts are forecasting further rise to come. Although at this height, boatowners face bigger fuel...
Greenpeace USA Wants Firms To Be “Comprehensively Responsible”
In its latest ranking of US foodservice firms in relation to their sustainable seafood policies, NGO Greenpeace USA states that “flawed” eco-certifications like MSC do not guarantee that a...
US Seiner Fleet “Under Siege” From PNA And WCPFC
The US tuna purse seine fleet has been described as “under siege” from regional groups due to the management of Pacific waters, by an American Samoa fisheries official. As a result, he is...
Thai Union Prized For Corporate Sustainability
Thai Union has been handed a Top Corporate Sustainability (CSR) prize at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES). The acknowledgement comes at a time when the firm is...
Concerned IO Canners Push For Extra Derogation From EU
Although the EU has not yet responded to the request, there is a continued push from Mauritius-based tuna canners to gain an enhanced trade benefit with the bloc, considering the supply...
ISSF Canners Can Now Only Buy From ISSF Companies
Participating companies of the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF) will be facing stricter recommendations on their tuna purchasing as part of a new conservation measure. It is...
Lion Capital & Lischewski To Be Price Fixing Defendants?
Recently filed documents in the civil litigation surrounding the US Big 3 and alleged price fixing conspiracy, call for Bumble Bee CEO, Christopher Lischewski, and Bumble Bee owning firm, Lion...
US Salmonella Recall Snowballs, 30 People Sick
Reports of 30 people across the US falling ill are now being linked to consumption of recalled yellowfin tuna that is feared to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The recent callback of...
Taiwanese Seiner Detained In Pacific IUU Sweep
A Taiwanese purse seiner has been seized by maritime police and fisheries authorities in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) for suspected IUU fishing. The vessel, which has not been...
Mexico To Appeal Latest WTO Tuna-Dispute Ruling
Announced yesterday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) sided with the United States in its latest ruling within the long-running dolphin-safe tuna labelling dispute, also involving Mexico....
Vietnam Starts Quest To Meet EU’s IUU Demands
Shortly following Vietnam’s yellow card warning issued by EU officials earlier this week, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed in the country to improve the nation’s fishing...
Slight Supply Gains Soften Bangkok SKJ Price
After climbing to an extremely strong peak, the Bangkok skipjack price has softened somewhat, caused by signs of modest growth in supply heading to the capital. With the latest deals concluded...
