Claiming that the Ematum tuna boats loan represents 53 percent of Mozambique’s public debt to international financial markets, a senior figure in the opposition group Mozambique Democratic...
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Bumble Bee Believes MSC Is Key To Securing Market Share
Bumble Bee is trying to get MSC’s stamp of approval on its Indonesian handline yellowfin tuna, as it believes that soon the US market is going to require the certification for all tuna...
Bumble Bee Considera Certificación MSC La Clave Para Asegurar El Mercado
Bumble Bee está intentando obtener el sello de aprobación de la MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) para el atún rabil (yellowfin) de Indonesia que pesca con caña y anzuelo, ya que sospecha de...
IATTC Yearly Meeting Urged To Review Uncontrolled Fleet Capacity
IATTC negotiations come at a crucial time for the EPO, as the Commission sits next week for its 89th annual meeting in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Kicking off on Monday, the talks come in line with...
CFTO Gets New Seiner As It Rebuilds IO Fleet
Faced for several years by the threat of piracy attacks in the Indian Ocean, French tuna fishing operator, Compagnie Francaise du Thon Oceanique (CFTO), is working to rebuild its IO fleet and...
Marbelize Launches Track & Trace To Prove Sustainability
Ecuadorian tuna canner, Marbelize, is bringing a “track and trace” function to its customers, which it believes will build consumer trust and aid in combatting the effects of IUU fishing....
How Tuna Is Now Being Cultivated On Land
Researchers in Japan witnessed a world-first last year, as the spawning by bluefin tuna at a land-placed facility took place. However, there are still various hurdles to overcome, including...
EU Red Card Causes USD 100 Million Loss
With revelations that Sri Lanka will incur a USD 100 million annual loss due to its red card on IUU with the European Union, the nation’s Fisheries Minister is more than hopeful that the...
Illegal FAD Planting Allegations To Be Investigated By DG MARE
Following a recent case in which Senegalese officials detained a Calvo-owned support vessel accused of illegally deploying FADs in the nation’s EEZ, DG MARE has been alerted of the situation...
Mexican Fishing Companies Vow Not To Catch Bluefin For 5 Years
By committing to withdraw from fishing Pacific bluefin tuna for the next five years, the companies representing 93 percent of the total tuna production in Mexico stress that they are...
Philippine Tuna Workers Get Benefits In The Form Of Hairnets And Boots
By complying with compulsory labor standards and social responsibility requirements, General Tuna Corporation says that it is giving its workers non-cash benefits worth PHP 15 million (USD...
FAD Management Should Be Priority For IATTC, Say NGO’s
As the IATTC annual meeting fast approaches, expectations for change are high. Several NGOs have begun to list their priorities for the Eastern Pacific Ocean, with reference points and FAD...
High Skipjack Catch Keeping Manta Price Down
With a significant gap still present between the Manta and Bangkok skipjack markets, it appears that substantially high tuna catch in the EPO is one factor keeping the Ecuadorian price down....
Fears Over Millions In Unpaid Invoices To Tuna Loin Suppliers
After announcement of its Atun Margarita cannery shut down earlier this month, it is revealed that Empresas Polar, Venezuela’s largest food production company has significant unsettled debt...
Exporters Upbeat On Increased Russian Demand For Tuna
As the Vietnamese tuna industry awaits finalization of a trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), rising fresh and frozen tuna exports to Russia are said to be a positive sign of...
Distrust Over US Govt Not Documenting Increase In Tuna Catches
According to some commercial fishermen in San Diego, Pacific bluefin assessments are not matching up to what they are seeing in the water, stating that during this year’s season they have...
Tuna By-Products Used To Avoid Child Labor
As Thailand’s seafood sector works to shake off a tarnished reputation, top Thai tuna processors, Thai Union and Sea Value join a list of firms that say they will unite to fight illegal...
Majority Of WCPO Fleets Face 4 Month FAD Ban
A large number of WCPO tuna fleets will be subject to an extended period of no FAD fishing this year, as the WCPFC adds an extra month to the closure period. In previous years the commission...
El Niño Forecast To Be A “Strong Event”
As NOAA predicts a greater than 90 percent chance of El Niño continuing through the Northern Hemisphere throughout this year, expectations are that the weather condition will be a “strong...
Indo P&L Fishers Want To Go For MSC On Short Term
With a goal of ensuring long-term viability of the country’s fishing communities and improving market access for responsibly caught tuna, the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and...
