The EPO is still on its way to see another record-setting annual skipjack catch, as 2016 figures so far surpass the previous highs that were climbed to last year. The IATTC has just released...
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Retail Mega Merger Faces US Anti-Trust Concern
Two major food retailers that are in the final stages of their plans to merge are making significant cuts in order to win approval from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), selling off 86 of...
Hawaii Bigeye Closure Imminent, But For How Long?
Hawaii’s longline fleet has almost reached its 3,554 M/T limit of bigeye in the WCPO for the season and has a closing date of July 22, although due to an agreement between US Pacific Island...
Top 10 EU Retailers: Explosive Growth Of The Discounters
Discount retailers in Europe have been booming, and due to the explosive expansion of German-born stores like Lidl and Aldi, some big supermarket names have slipped down the rankings. With...
Taiwan Clings To Rock To Secure Tuna Fishing Ground
Taiwanese officials have indicated that they intend to disregard The Hague’s recent decision over the South China Sea, instructing their fishermen to continue their activities in areas which...
“Blind Expansion” Of Fleet Concerns Chinese Minister
Yu Kangzhen, the Chinese Vice Minister for Agriculture, has expressed his concerns over the “blind expansion” of the country’s fishing fleet. “The development of China’s fisheries is not...
Should MSC Certification Be Given On Anchored FADs?
Tri Marine announced this week that its fishery in the Solomon Islands has received MSC certification for its pole and line vessels and purse seiners which will use a combination of...
RD PNG Wants More Incentives And Rebates
The Managing Director of RD Tuna’s PNG-based operation, Pedro Celso, is calling on PNG’s government to give increased incentives and tax rebates to companies like his, which have tuna...
Will China Overtake EU Dominance In African Waters?
According to China’s Vice Minister for Agriculture, Yu Kangzhen, the country has invested USD 1 billion and created 3,000 jobs in Africa’s Mauritania over the last 25 years. He is now leading...
“Big 3” Price Fixing – A Criminal Case?
The lawsuit filed against Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Starkist Co. and Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, owners of Chicken Of The Sea, for alleged price fixing, has been placed on hold while the...
Tuna Fisherman Prosecuted Over Albatross Deaths
The Ministry of Primary Industries in New Zealand is prosecuting a tuna fisherman for the deaths of 38 albatrosses. The birds were killed in a recent incident off the country’s West Coast when...
EU Lifts Guinea Trade Ban
The red card given to Guinea by the EU for IUU fishing was lifted on Wednesday after the country was found to have successfully taken action against illegal practices. The Commission said that...
3 New Firms Expand ISSF’s Global Reach
ISSF has bumped up its membership considerably this week, adding to participation that the organization already claims to represent 75 percent of the global tuna processing capacity. The new...
Disappointment Over Delayed IATTC Decisions
The ISSF and WWF have announced disappointment that there was not more progress at the 90th Meeting of the IATTC in La Jolla, California, citing failure to agree to further longliner observer...
Consumers Put Sustainability Before Price
According to a new study by GlobeScan for MSC, consumers are willing to pay a higher price for a seafood product that is certified as sustainable. The price and brand of a product have usually...
Leaking “Asian” Tuna Cans Force Recall In Canada
Canadian consumers with Ocean Brands’ canned tuna in their cupboard are being urged to throw them away or return them to the store, as a recall of the firm’s albacore tuna products is...
Chinese Eye International Sales Growth For Albo
The new Chinese owners of traditional Spanish tuna brand, Albo, are working on plans to drive its product sales to new highs, surpassing the EUR 90 million mark in 2017. Just last month a deal...
MSC Pushes For More Speed Within FIPs
Achieving MSC certification can be challenging for small scale fisheries and the MSC has often been criticized for the lengthy and expensive process of getting certified. But MSC is now...
Observer Safety Priority At WCPFC13
Getting their calls in early, the Federated States of Micronesia along with Pacific fisheries ministers are united in support for greater protection for human observers ahead of the annual...
Resurrected Tuna Fleet Takes On EPO
Following a significant recovery of the Vanuatu tuna fleet, the country’s request to join the IATTC has been accepted, allowing its domestic-flagged vessels to operate in EPO waters. Fisheries...
