The owner of a local American Samoa fishing company says locally based albacore fishing boats intend to sell their fleet and move out because it’s no longer economical for them to stay....
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EC Approval For Bolton, Tri Marine Tuna Growth Deal
The acquisition of a stake in Tri Marine International by Italian consumer goods giant, Bolton Group has been approved by the European Commission, giving the go-ahead for the collaboration of...
MSC checks Supply Chain With DNA tests
Consumers are being assured by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) that products that bear its ecolabel can be confidently regarded as seafood coming from MSC accredited sustainable...
Expatriate Tuna Workers Move Home For Holidays
In the run up to the festive season, various tuna companies are getting ready to close production as migrant workers return home for the holidays. Some tuna plants will halt operations for as...
More Mexican Seiners Could Be Constructed In Vigo
Astillero Barreras, shipyard located in Vigo, Spain, could soon sign a contract for the construction of two tuna purse seiners for Mexico. Discussion over the building of the ships comes after...
MSC Launches New Film To Engage Developing World Fisheries
The MSC has launched its new film Our Fisheries, Our Future: Sustainable Fishing in the Developing World. This is the latest initiative to support the positive transformation of seafood...
Maldives Zero Duty Status To EU Could End Dec 31st
Maldives could see its zero duty GSP Plus status with the European Union snatched from its hands at the end of this year. The EU is objecting to extend the status to the Maldives as the...
Philippines Applies For GSP+ For EU
An application to the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) has been submitted by the Philippines in request for the country to be allowed to benefit from more tariff...
“Torofest” To Feature Sustainable “Kindai” Bluefin
Torofest 2013 is taking place in Fukuda restaurant in Pittsburgh this week. The city’s first annual Torofest will celebrate “the filet mignon of fish,” owner, Hoon Kim said. The restaurant...
Tuna Boat Picks Up Floating Woman’s Body
A Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel returned to port in Phuket on Tuesday with the body of a woman found floating in Burmese waters, close to the Thai city of Ranong. The body was found by the...
Greenpeace: EU Expands Tuna Fishing In Pacific Despite Earlier Limit
Global environmental group Greenpeace has expressed disappointment in weak results from the WCPFC meeting in Cairns last week, and say there are “some real areas where things are spiralling...
Philippines Gains New Access To High Seas Pocket 1
Filipino commercial fishermen gained extension for the access to the High Seas Pocket 1, ensuring growth in the country’s fish production and continued revitalization of the tuna...
What Do Pangasius In EU And Canned Tuna In US Have In Common?
Continuous pressure by retail buyers for ever lower import prices, and the need for earning by processors and distributors have seen a reduction in the quality of certain fish products....
Philippines And PNG Ink Tuna Monitoring Agreement
Filipino fishermen in Papua New Guinea have always wanted to expand exports of tuna to the European Union. The effort is somewhat stymied by the absence of certificates of origin required by...
Toyota Tsusho To Ramp Up “Kindai” Farming
Toyota Tsusho plans to more than double its output of farmed bluefin tuna by boosting the survival rate of hatchlings, a move expected to increase supply of the prized delicacy at a time when...
BB’s Anova Acquisition Centered On Tuna Supply Synergies
Bumble Bee Foods has made an official announcement on its acquisition of United States based Anova Foods. Its amalgamation of the two companies is hoping to bring together the...
Pescanova’s Creditors Urged To Accept 75% Debt Cut
Pescanova’s bank creditors are being urged to accept a reduction of up to 75 percent of debt by financial advisor, Deloitte, or the fishing group will be subjected to liquidation. In...
Caribbean Fisheries Authorities To Discuss Use Of FADs
Fisheries authorities in the Caribbean are looking at prospects for the wider use of FADs in the region. Caribbean countries have been exploring their use for several years in order to...
NGO’s Jointly Present Video On Global Overfishing Problem
A powerful video created by European environmental coalition, OCEAN2012, presents the increasing problem of overfishing across the globe. The footage explains that since the start of...
Unexpected Developments Put Thai Union Shares On BUY
Thai Union Frozen Products’ (TUF’s) earnings are being given a boost by the depreciation of the Thai baht in the fourth quarter of this year. The company will benefit from baht weakness and is...
