The long-awaited Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project in PNG is now scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2017, after facing more than a decade of delays. Expected...
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ICCAT’s Decision To Increase Quota Heavily Disputed
In the final days of this year’s ICCAT meeting, members agreed to increase the quota for eastern bluefin tuna; a move that one group in particular has branded harmful. On the other hand,...
MSC: FADs Could Comply With Standard
After OPAGAC’s claim of MSC not granting certification to fisheries using FADs, MSC has issued a statement saying that as long as fisheries comply with MSC’s standards of sustainability it can...
Watch: Bluefin, Up Close And Personal
Atlantic bluefin is on the agenda of the ICCAT 20th Special Meeting, which is concluding today in Vilamoura. Stock levels have been recovering, and there have been calls to ensure that, among...
Greenpeace Launches Tuna Offensive In London City
Greenpeace vessel, Esperanza, was pictured sailing near London’s Tower Bridge with a banner that read “Sainsbury’s: Stop killing our oceans”; the latest in a string of demonstrations against...
EPO’s Winter Tuna Closure Begins
The two-month EPO fishing ban implemented by IATTC to protect tuna species in the Pacific Ocean has started for the second time this year. Lasting from November 18th to January 18th next year,...
EPO’s Winter Tuna Closure Begins
The two-month EPO fishing ban implemented by IATTC to protect tuna species in the Pacific Ocean has started for the second time this year. Lasting from November 18th to January 18th next year,...
High Demand For PNA Days Persists
PNA countries witnessed continuing strong demand for VDS fishing days through October, despite the fact that the fourth month of the annual FAD ban in the WCPO was still in play. In September,...
A Collapse In Global Seiner Construction?
A Spanish shipbroker has stated that Spain’s shipyards currently have no tuna purse seiners under construction, which he believes is likely down to rules surrounding the ISSF’s Proactive...
Tri Marine Brings New Brands To US Foodservice
Two canned tuna brands from Tri Marine’s The Tuna Store, Ocean Naturals and Choice Landing, will be distributed for the first time in the US and Canadian foodservice sector, through Kraft...
ICCAT Bigeye Measures: Flawed From The Start?
The current catch limit set for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean should be reduced even further, according to an independent performance review of ICCAT, indicating that some of the measures...
Eroski Private Label Tuna Now “ISSF Certified”
In a bid to offer consumers a more sustainable choice of tuna, Eroski, the Basque-born Spanish retailer, states that all of its private label canned tuna range is now “ISSF certified”. An...
FAD-Caught Tuna Makes Asian Canneries Fall Short
According to Greenpeace Southeast Asia, buying from companies that use “destructive fishing methods” and that catch “vulnerable tuna species” are the major reasons why Indonesian and Filipino...
Kosher Tuna To Be Rolled Out In US Schools
Canned tuna that is purchased for the National School Lunch Program in the US will need to carry a kosher certification, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered the change, which...
Phil & Indo Canneries Fail On Greenpeace Criteria
Major tuna canneries in Indonesia and the Philippines are falling short when it comes to sustainability and social responsibility issues, according to a new report. The Greenpeace Southeast...
Is Tuna Pizza The New Margherita?
Margherita, salami and hawaiian frozen pizzas are all commonly found in supermarkets around Europe, but a growing competitor has become a new classic; as the popularity and presence of the...
Malta Sees 37% Bluefin Farming Growth
The Maltese bluefin farming sector saw significant growth last year, giving a boost to the nation’s total aquaculture industry. Gross output of the Maltese bluefin farming industry saw a boost...
Delay To SBT Season: A Blessing?
Colder conditions in South Australian waters will delay the start to the Southern bluefin tuna season, which has the potential to increase the quality of the catch in the region. Claire...
Extension Of The 2 Month Atlantic FAD Closure?
In order to better protect juvenile yellowfin and bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, a two month closure on FAD fishing takes place each year. At this year's ICCAT meeting, however, some are...
Donald Trump: Tri Marine STP’s Savior?
American Samoa’s US Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen has said that ensuring the presence of Tri Marine in the territory is a key issue, and she’s looking to the newly elected US President,...
