Las Américas es uno de los mercados más grandes del mundo para las importaciones de atún, con las cinco principales naciones importadoras trayendo alrededor de 400.000 M/T de atún enlatado y...
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Somalia Urged To Scrap “Conflicting” Fishing Deal
A deal in which a Mauritius-registered company was given the right to manage all aspects of Somalia’s fishing industry has been criticized as “a potential conflict of interest”, and a World...
StarKist Move Would Have “Domino Effect”
With around 80 percent of American Samoa’s economy estimated to be reliant on the territory’s two tuna canneries, the recent news that StarKist may shift production to another location has...
Germans Invest Millions In Tuna Hatchery
A German firm specializing in the aquaculture of tuna is set to open a ‘flagship’ hatchery in Egypt worth an estimated EUR 42 million (USD 46 million), with building work having already begun...
Is MSC Yellowfin Going To Come From Philippine Waters?
MSC certification could soon be on the horizon for two Filipino tuna fisheries as WWF has promised to work with the country’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), local government...
Spain’s “Basic” Canned Tuna Gets Cheaper
While fresh veg shoppers in Spain are noticing a pinch from rising costs for many food products this year, some of the nation’s other ‘food basket basics’, including canned tuna, are only...
El Atún Enlatado Español Se Pone Más Barato
Mientras que los compradores de vegetales frescos de España están notando un ligero aumento de los precios de muchos productos alimenticios este año, algunos de los demás ‘alimentos básicos’...
DG MARE Officials Might Be Eating The Wrong Fish
Customers in Brussels’ restaurants and canteens could be subject to fish fraud, especially related to bluefin tuna, as a new investigation identifies that one in three meals served in the city...
Representantes De DG MARE Podrían Estar Comiendo El Pescado Erróneo
Los clientes de los restaurantes y cantinas de Bruselas podrían estar sujetos a un fraude de pescado, especialmente relacionado con el atún rojo (bluefin), debido a que una nueva investigación...
UK Shoppers Have Growing Appetite For Sustainability
Supermarket shoppers in the UK are spending more on sustainable fish and seafood, and appear to have a fast growing appetite for products joined by the MSC blue tick label. Across the canned...
MSC For Chinese Albacore Fishery At Delicate Moment
Gaining MSC certification for around 4,000 tons of albacore tuna per year, the Liancheng Overseas Fishery, operating in the WCPO, is the first Chinese longline fishery to achieve the...
Will StarKist Leave American Samoa?
StarKist has announced that it could be shifting its canned tuna production away from American Samoa, and into other, more cost-competitive countries, as it suggests that a minimum wage hike...
¿Abandonará StarKist Samoa Americana?
StarKist ha anunciado que podría llevarse su producción de atún enlatado fuera de Samoa Americana, y hacia otros países con costes más competitivos, debido a que sugiere que un aumento del...
Taiwan To Increase Penalties On IUU
The Taiwanese government is set to increase the penalties handed out for IUU fishing, pushing to amend the country’s Fisheries Act in the hope that this will show countries around the world...
Taiwán Aumentará Las Penalizaciones Por Pesca INDNR
El gobierno de Taiwán ha establecido que aumentará las penalizaciones que se entregan por pesca INDNR (Ilegal, No Declarada y No Reglamentada), presionando para modificar la Ley de Pesca del...
Tonga Joins Pacific System To Battle IUU
Working to stamp out illegal fishing in its EEZ, Tonga is the 7th country signing on to the Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement (NTSA), aimed at protecting tuna rich waters of Pacific island...
Seiner Catches Fire While In Dock
A Spanish flagged purse seiner which was in port for repairs is reported to have caught fire in a Vigo shipyard over the weekend, after flames were spotted coming from the docked vessel....
Cerquero Entra En Fuego Estando En Puerto
Un cerquero abanderado de España, que estaba en puerto para ser reparado, se ha incendiado en un astillero en Vigo durante el fin de semana, después de que se descubrieran las llamas. El...
WTPO Chairman: Why SKJ Prices Haven’t Stayed At $1,500
Too many vessels and record high skipjack catches are just some of the factors that WTPO Chairman, Francisco Tiu Laurel, believes have contributed to recent declines in the Bangkok skipjack...
Albacore Catches Could Face 40pct Cut
In reaction to the announcement of alarming figures on the population of southern albacore tuna, the 11 nations to the Tokelau Arrangement are calling for a heavy 40 percent cut in catch in...
