At a time when a new PNG government is being installed, the EU has identified that the country’s tuna exports to the bloc can be strongly enhanced with the right reinforcement, and states that...
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US Ensures Indonesia’s Tuna Meets New Import Standards
The US government is joining up with Indonesian efforts to reduce IUU fishing and to implement a new electronic regional catch documentation and traceability (CDT) system in the nation’s...
Should Commercial Longlining Qualify As “Cultural Fishing”?
Branding commercial fishing in the restricted waters of American Samoa as “cultural fishing” is a possible option as the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac) looks at...
Majority Support MSC Certification Of Mexican Fishery
Although the pending MSC certification for the Mexican purse seine skipjack and yellowfin fishery has received criticism from several groups, based on concerns of dolphin-associated sets, a...
Global Tuna Purse Seine Fleet Still Growing
Putting an overall figure on the global tuna purse seine fleet isn’t easy, but an accumulation of RFMO data indicates that there are at least 1,815 seiners fishing for tuna worldwide, taking...
Brits Eating More Tuna Outside Of Home
Even though UK retail tuna sales volumes have been falling in recent years, consumers in the country are still eating the fish, as there has been growing tuna consumption in foodservice...
Talley’s Free-School Skipjack Achieves MSC Stamp
New Zealand’s largest skipjack tuna purse seine fishery, operated by Talley’s Group Limited, has gained MSC sustainability certification. More than half of all wild-caught NZ seafood now...
Relaxed Regulation To Boost Bluefin Farms?
It will now be easier for Australian tuna companies to apply for new fattening farm lease sites within tuna zones, thanks to a change in regulation. It’s believed that the development will aid...
TU Replaces Lost Tuna Sales With Value-Added
A drop in both the volume and value of TU’s traditional tuna sales has been offset by the firm’s effort to increase its value-added business, within which ambient tuna also plays a substantial...
Thailand: Yellow Carded For Another Year?
The European Commission has hinted that Thailand could hold its yellow card IUU warning for as long as another year, according to Thai press reports, which state that this indication comes...
Shipwrecked Men Saved By Mexican Seiner
A Mexican tuna seiner has helped in the rescue of two fishermen who were shipwrecked off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. The men had been stranded at sea for five days after their boat flipped...
Short Supply Forces Another Shutdown For StarKist Samoa
Following several short term closures for the cannery, StarKist Samoa is shutting its doors again, for an undisclosed period of time, stating that substantial shortage in whole round tuna...
Drop In “Serious” Histamine Cases In Spanish Sent Tuna
A high number of tuna shipments sent from Spanish exporters have been the subject of reports of elevated histamine levels recently, but over the last few weeks the number of cases have dropped...
Govt. Subsidies Vital In Chinese Tuna Firm’s Profit
A healthy rise in first half year turnover has been posted for major Chinese tuna fishing firm, CNFC Overseas Fisheries, but despite the growth, government subsidies have been crucial in the...
Kyokuyo Cuts Sales Target But Still Optimistic For Full-Cycle Bluefin
Tokyo-based seafood distributor Kyokuyo is optimistic in bringing fully farmed bluefin tuna to the Japanese market later this year, despite lowering its volume target substantially. The...
Canned Tuna Still Falling Behind In Hy-Vee’s Sustainability Pledge
As US retailer Hy-Vee now claims that 100 percent of its fresh and frozen seafood is responsibly sourced and in compliance with its seafood procurement policy, the canned tuna category is...
Taiwanese Fleet Accused Of “Systemic Abuse”
Behind Taiwan’s thriving fisheries industry is a “dark secret” according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), which claims that operations are plagued by illegal activities and...
More Signs Point To TU As Price Fixing Whistleblower
Already speculated earlier in the case, more comments are now being aired that support Thai Union being a probable whistleblower in the US canned tuna price fixing scandal. The fact that...
Explore: IUU Mapped In ‘World’s Largest Crime Scene’
Organized crime, arms and drug smuggling can often overlap with illegal fishing, it is shown in a new interactive database that discloses instances of IUU, and how the crime often correlates...
US Fleet Ocean Switching: “Disregard For Sustainability”
With one 72 day purse seine ban ongoing in the Eastern Pacific and another looming later this year, US seiners that have been operating in the EPO are expected to return to WCPO grounds soon....
