State subsidies given to Chinese fishing companies encourage unsustainable business and rob Pacific islands of their tuna resource, argues a Pacific-based fisheries expert and writer, in light...
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Frozen Yellowfin Recalled In US Over Salmonella Concerns
Frozen yellowfin tuna is being recalled from outlets in several states in the US after salmonella bacteria was found in the fish following random testing. The recall comes from US seafood...
Calls To Use Million Dollar Fine For Unemployed StarKist Workers
Requests have been made to the US Department of Justice to use part of the USD 6.3 million fine from StarKist in order to pay the 2,000 employees affected by the recent short-term closure of...
Can ISSF & Walton Make Indonesian Mini Purse Seining Sustainable?
The sustainable management of Indonesian tuna fisheries is going to be addressed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) through processor forums held in the country in...
Sri Lanka Subsidizes Expansion Of IO High Seas Fleet
The Sri Lankan government has set up a program to provide fishermen with multi-day trawlers, the cost of which will be subsidized by 50 percent. The aim of this initiative is to improve Sri...
Billion $ Growth In Sight For Canned Seafood Sales
The global canned seafood market is expected to grow by billions of dollars over the next few years, and increasing evidence that consumers favor health and convenient foods is the main factor...
Seachill Bought Out By Hilton Group
Seachill, the leading chilled fish supplier to the UK retail market, has been acquired by Hilton Food Group, a British meatpacking company. A total of GBP 80.8 million (USD 106.4 million) has...
TU Hires Environmentalist To Lead US Sustainability Reforms
Thai Union has announced its decision to hire a new Sustainability Director for its operations in North America. The new director will be responsible for overseeing the sustainability...
Explosive US Import Rise Of Bonito As Chunk Light
Imports of canned tuna, sold as Chunk Light, but containing tuna-like species continue to climb in the US market. The rise in volume is creating concerns over the origin of these products. New...
Polish Canner Hit With Stock Market Suspension
Polish seafood canner, Wilbo, has been suspended from trading shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) due to its failure to comply with regulations and publish semi-annual financial reports....
Atlantic FADs Disrupting Tuna Migration Patterns?
There needs to be a reduction in the number of FADs deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the government of the Portuguese Azores, which argues that the current proliferation can lead...
1/4 Of All Skipjack Now Eligible To Carry MSC Logo
A recent spell of tuna fisheries entering and completing MSC assessment has seen the proportion of MSC eligible tuna surpass the average across all wild catch. However, as one of the most...
Police Shut Down “Deplorable” Tuna Operation
A tuna repacking operation in Ras Jebel, a town in Tunisia, was closed down yesterday after police discovered that it involved damaged and unhygienic tuna products. Kapitalis reported that the...
Thai Union Shortlisted For Sustainability Strides
Thai Union was shortlisted for two sustainability awards at the Ethical Corporation’s Eighth Annual Responsible Business Awards ceremony, held in London this week. Despite not taking the final...
North America’s Largest No-Fish Zone Opposed By Mexican Fleet
The recent suggestion to create a new marine reserve in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is being met with opposition from a representative group of the Mexican tuna fleet, as it states the...
Pole & Line Deliveries To Bangkok Double
Good catching conditions for Maldivian vessels in the first half of this year have driven pole and line tuna supply to Bangkok sharply upwards, with the latest stats showing that deliveries...
Bluefin Farmers Welcome Proposed Quota Increase
The International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been advised to increase the catch limit for Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, which has divided opinion....
Shanghai Kaichuang Gets $15m Govt. Boost
One of China’s biggest tuna fishing companies, Shanghai Kaichuang (SK), has received a multimillion dollar subsidy from the government. The fund is aimed at strengthening the firm’s fishing...
No More Escaping For “Invisible” Vessels
A new innovative satellite system with the ability to track the movement of fishing vessels, also when the ship does not want to be tracked and wishes to remain “invisible” to authorities,...
Albacora & Ecuador Enter Arbitration Over $20m Tax Charge
The Ecuadorian government is reportedly preparing its defense as part of an arbitration process with major Spanish tuna fishing and processing firm, Grupo Albacora, over tax charges levied on...
