Launching a new global fund for supporting critical fishery science, MSC is aiming to strengthen knowledge and global capacity to assist small scale and developing world fisheries to achieve...
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Ematum Defended By Mozambique’s “Huge Tuna Catch”
Defending the project from masses of criticism, representatives of the Mozambique government are stressing that despite huge controversy over the investment of USD 500 million in Ematum tuna...
Europe’s First Tuna Breeding Center Opens
Europe’s first ‘tuna breeding center’ was opened last week in Mazarrón, Spain, by the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela.The center contains four large...
Europe’s First Tuna Breeding Center Opens
Europe’s first ‘tuna breeding center’ was opened last week in Mazarrón, Spain, by the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela.The center contains four large...
Asia’s Dominance In EU Market Slides
While the names of Asian processing giants crop up abundantly in the global tuna industry, collectively the continent’s dominance in the world’s largest canned tuna market is sliding. Despite...
Analysts Release New Forecast On TUF/BB Deal
Giving an updated insight into the remaining months of 2015, Thai analysts have voiced a more exact forecast on the expected closing date of a big tuna industry deal. As the global tuna sector...
Small Fishermen Feel Discriminated By High Registration Fees
Anger has mounted among small-scale tuna boat operators, claiming that registration fees and demands for deposits on vessels are “discriminatory.” Any boat owner in India’s coastal state of...
Raw Tuna Exempt From Big Apple Ban
While the 8.5 million people of New York City will be left without some fresh fish favorites later this year, they will still be able to get their hands on raw tuna sushi and sashimi, which...
Who Will Pay For Removing A Bankrupt Longliner From The Reef?
Nearly two months after running aground on the reef just off Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, the Sea Hawk 68 tuna longliner remains stranded offshore as its owners declare...
EU And Mauritania Close A New Sustainable Tuna Fishing Deal
The European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have concluded a deal that will allow EU tuna fishermen to fish in Mauritanian waters for four years. The agreement implementing the...
Dramatic Drop In Swedish Tuna Imports
The Swedish population in 2014 consumed a significant smaller amount of canned tuna as they did in 2013, and retailers are struggling to reverse the trend. Imports dropped a shocking 19% ....
Carrefour Introduces Pole & Line Under Private Label
International French based retailer Carrefour has just announced the launch in its French stores of two new canned tuna products, under its private label, which are fished using the pole and...
Sapmer: Can More FAD Use Reverse Its Falling Profits?
French tuna fishing company Sapmer appears to have abandoned its strategy of focusing on added value yellowfin tuna products and instead has moved towards a more volume oriented route on...
Fishmeal From New Tuna Cannery In Cape Verde
Frescomar, a fish processing plant based in the Cape Verdean island of Sao Vicente, inaugurated a new production line for canned tuna on June 15th. OJFP, another company from Cape Verde, which...
Harina Pescado De Nueva Fábrica Conservas Atún Cabo Verde
Frescomar, un planta procesadora de pescado con sede en la isla caboverdiana de Sao Vicente, inauguró el 15 de junio una nueva línea de producción de atún enlatado. OJFP, otra empresa de Cabo...
Bullish Trend On WCP Skipjack Persists
Skipjack prices in Bangkok continue their firm upward trend. Prices have already reached USD 1300 per M/T CFR Bangkok for skipjack and some medium size factories are already booked at USD 1300...
Canner In Baranquilla Has Strong Export Ambitions
Colombia’s second biggest tuna canner the Atlantic Food Group, or Gralco, has the ambition of expanding its markets within South America and beyond, according to its president, Hugo Marino...
ISSF Companies Undermine Their Own Core Strategy
The ISSF’s annual report has revealed that only two out of 24 companies have been fully complying with the conservation measure in place to provide data support to RFMO’s scientific bodies....
TUF Releases Dates For New Share Sales
Preliminary dates have been announced regarding the sale of Thai Union Frozen Product’s newly issued shares. The ordinary shares will be available to the company’s eligible existing...
Should Vegetable Extracts Be Allowed In Yellowfin Loins?
It’s tough not to judge a book by its cover, and often we do the same with tuna. Freshness is judged on appearance and, in the case of yellowfin for example, the rich red color of its fresh...
