With PNG’s recent announcement that unlimited effort tuna fishing in its waters will be stopped, it appears that foreign chartered and FSMA seiners could see concessions withdrawn by the...
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Bluefin Stars In Canadian Lottery
After the almost immediate re-opening of the Canadian bluefin season for the second-part, nearly all the remaining tags of license holders that did not catch their single bluefin per vessel in...
“If Money Was Spent Properly, IUU Would Have Ended Years Ago”
A potential Presidential Task Force proposed to tackle IUU fishing and seafood mislabeling in the US has received a range of reactions from across the industry. While the NFI has concerns that...
Can Signing UN Convention Prevent Red Card For Philippines?
With a yellow card in hand, and a potential red card on IUU looming for the Philippines, the nation is in a race to strengthen efforts to regulate its fisheries. In line with significant focus...
Tropical Tuna Sponsors 3rd Season Super Chef
Super Chef, the first ever cooking competition to take to the screens in Mauritius, is back for the launch of Season 3. After initially appearing on the TVs of more than one million people in...
Total Shake Up Of PNG Tuna Fishing Days Division
The NFA has announced plans for 2015 that will cause a drastic shake up of the division of tuna fishing days in PNG waters. Starting next year, reflecting removal of unassociated (not...
USA Secures USD 90 Million Tuna Deal With Pacific
The USA has secured a crucial tuna deal with the 17 member nations of the FFA, worth USD 90 million, following three days of negotiations. The US Tuna Treaty for 2015 gives US flagged seiners...
PNG Ends Generous Concessions To Plants & Fleets
Formal sustainable effort limits have been established in both the PNG Archipelagic Waters and the PNG EEZ, which will put an end to excessive concessions for tuna plants and fleets from...
Half Million Dollar Tuna Load Held For Over A Year
A load of around 200 tons of tuna that was seized in August 2013 from Japanese-flagged longliner, Shoei Maru No.7, has been requested for sale. The firm Atlantico Tuna has asked for...
20 Yrs Of FAO Responsible Fisheries Party In Vigo
The FAO has chosen Spain’s seafood capital, Vigo, as the location to commemorate 20 years of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, first signed October 31st, 1995. According to press...
US Presidential Task Force On IUU “Encouraging”
The stance of the NFI on the recently formed US presidential task force on IUU fishing and seafood mislabeling is being considered irrelevant by some, who believe the “head on” action should...
EU And West African Trade – Not All Smiling Faces
West African nations could be in line for significant trade benefits as leaders in the continent are in the process of signing an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU, including free...
Study: Eating Tuna Reduces Chance Of Breast Cancer
A new study, published in the British Medical Journal has found that those who eat a high level of oily fish, such as tuna, are less likely to develop breast cancer. Monitoring 80,000 people,...
EU Selectivity On IUU Tuna: A Trade Barrier?
It is well known that the EU has been flexing its muscles in issuing warning notices to small and vulnerable countries in Africa, Central America and Pacific islands for non-compliance with...
Weak Tuna Export Earning Hit Seychelles Budget, Says IMF
Although the Seychelles’ government is on target to reduce public debt to below 50 percent of GDP by 2018, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the payments’ balance has been less...
Nichol Elizabeth: “IUU Fishing Has Been Hunting Us For Years”
At the African Tuna Conference 2014 in Abidjan, General Manager of Pioneer Food Cannery MW Brands SAS, Nichol Elizabeth, gave an overview of how IUU fishing of tuna has impacted Ghana and...
Observer Requirements In Africa “Almost Impossible” To Implement
An issue that west African coastal nations are facing is the hindering exchange of observers onboard tuna vessels which travel between the EEZs of different regions, which has been described...
Thailand Canned Tuna Exports To EU Down 24%
Following the usual seasonal fluctuations, global exports of canned tuna by the Thai tuna industry from January to August have increased 9 percent compared with the same period in 2013....
New MSC Requirements Now Include Labor Aspect
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released a newly updated version of its assessment standards, or in other words, its sustainability criteria, which now also includes requirements for...
Frinsa Considers 80% Stake In Thenaise Provote
The Galician tuna manufacturer, Frinsa has been in negotiations to acquire 80 percent of the Thenaisie Provote (THP) group, which owns canned brands such as Grandes Hoteles, Pombina, Tapas,...
