Compared to last year, there has been over a 60 percent rise in the volume of what has been described as “fake tuna” entering the US market, labelled as “Chunk Light”. The growth in this...
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Peru Authorities Seize Tuna Headed For Ecuador
A load of frozen whole round yellowfin tuna being transported to Ecuador from Peru was seized by personnel from the Peruvian Ministry of Production and national police agents, following the...
TU Shortlisted For Stop Slavery Award
Thai Union has been acknowledged for its efforts to ensure slave labor and human trafficking does not exist within its operations, and has now been nominated for a “Stop Slavery Award.” The...
Cannery Workers Get Salary Rise Promise
An agreement has been signed between Alimentos Polar management and the workers at the firm’s Atún Margarita tuna canning plant in Sucre State, Venezuela, after three months of demonstrations...
A Utopia? One Single Catch Documentation Scheme
Tracing fish from the point of capture through unloading and throughout the supply chain is becoming increasingly vital in a world where sustainability and transparency is favored by both...
Small Scale Fishermen Want Quota Prioritization
European small-scale fishermen are demanding a “fair share” of the raised allowable catch for Atlantic bluefin in the run up to the ICCAT meeting next month, when the exact quota division for...
Century Owners Eye Restaurant Sector Expansion
Century Pacific’s owning family is looking to expand its presence in the Philippines and other Asian markets by adding more regional restaurant chains to its portfolio, through purchases under...
Confusion Over Status Of New ISSF Board Member
After confusion being aired over the status of Transform Aqorau’s appointment to the ISSF Board of Directors, it has become clear that he is acting as an individual in the move, and in no way...
No Complaints From Foreign Crew On Hawaii’s Longliners
After conducting dozens of interviews with foreign crew members working on US flagged longliners in Hawaii, federal officials state they have not identified a single case of potential labor...
No EPO Seiner Closures Planned For 2017
The EPO is currently without a planned purse seine closure for the 2017 fishing season, after the IATTC failed to implement one at its recent meeting, despite recommendations from its...
1 Dead And 6 Missing After Pole And Line Vessel Sinks
One fisherman has died and six are still missing after a 24-crew tuna vessel capsized on the Brazilian coast after reports of unruly waters with waves up to 4.5 meter tall. “Jorge Seif Junior”...
Tsukiji Move: Contamination, Controversy And Cover-up?
The proposed move of the Tsukiji fish market to a location in Toyosu, has hit another controversy, with reports that independent expert advice on how to counter the contamination problem at...
Spain Overshoots Albacore Quota
The recent decision to suspend Spain’s Atlantic albacore (Bonito del Norte) fishery has been progressed to a permanent closure for the season, with the Spanish government finding that 16,017...
PAFCO – Bumble Bee Albacore Deal About To Expire
The Fiji based seafood processor Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO) is trying to renew its albacore agreement with US firm Bumble Bee for another 10 years, as its current deal expires next...
Nomad Differentiates Tuna Sustainability Per Brand
Findus, one of the leading food brands in Italy, has introduced a new frozen tuna fillet product as part of its “Natural Fish” range, which carries no sustainability claim. The new product is...
Two Mega FADs To Be Deployed
Dominica, the Caribbean nation, has been donated two ‘mega’ FADs by the Japanese government, as part of an ongoing aid agreement. The ‘mega’ FADs each have a net weight of 600 kilograms, and...
Quota Increase Despite Large Unaccounted IUU Catch
The CCSBT’s decision to increase the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of southern bluefin tuna by 3,000 tons, “ignored clear evidence of unaccounted non-member IUU catch”, according to member...
The Extensive Action Plan With Mexican MSC
While achieving MSC certification would give the Mexican tuna purse seine fishery recognition that its methods are sustainable, it won’t be the end of the hard work. As with many MSC...
Former PNA CEO Joins ISSF Board Of Directors
Transform Aqorau has said he is humbled by his election into ISSF, which sees the former PNA CEO become the latest member of the organization’s Board of Directors. In July, Aqorau stepped down...
Dongwon Returns To Debt Market With Logistics Buy
South Korea’s largest tuna fishing firm, Dongwon Industries, is returning to the debt market in a bid to raise the funds to cover its latest acquisition in logistics. Dongwon will offer KRW...
