The United States is being urged not to accept a proposed 45 percent cut in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery. The Hawaiian based Western Pacific Regional Fishery...
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“Albacora And OPAGAC Should Come Clean On IUU Incidents”
Greenpeace is demanding that tuna vessel owner Albacora S.A. and its fishing association OPAGAC come clean on IUU incidents and settlements that they have been involved in. The environmental...
Sapmer Slow To Recover From Share Price Dip
Sapmer closed last Friday with a share price of 18.55 euros. October has shown little fluctuation so far in the value of shares for the major French fishing company, with a low of 17.77 euros...
John Kerry Praises Anova’s Tuna Sustainability Project
United States-based Anova Foods has been praised last week for its efforts to promote sustainable fishing practices. US Secretary of State, John Kerry, toured some of the company’s operations...
Today’s “Record Tuna Prices”, Still 50 % Below 1980 Level
“Record European tuna prices” are actually around 50 percent lower than at the beginning of the industrial tuna fishing in 1980. As inflation in Spain has rocketed around 275 percent...
Few Tuna Companies At Seafood Barcelona Next Week
140 seafood product and processioning companies are on the list to exhibit this week at Seafood Barcelona. From October 22 to 24, players across the seafood industry are expected to meet for...
FOS Lashes Out At Greenpeace On Tuna
Friend of the Sea (FOS) has bitten back after it was hit by criticism from environmental organization, Greenpeace. FOS Founder, Paolo Bray, has reacted to comments from Greenpeace that...
5,000 Philippine Tuna Fishermen Filling Indonesian Jails
It has been estimated that there are as many as 5,000 Filipino tuna fishermen detained in jails in Indonesia. Fishermen from the southernmost part of the Philippines, General Santos...
Setting Nets On More Tuna, ISSF’s Solution To FAD By-catch?
ISSF sponsored research has made a connection between school size, by-catch and FADs when fishing for tuna. A study published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Scientists...
Will Skipjack Prices Drop Again During October? What Did You Think?
Our latest homepage poll asked our readers: “Will skipjack prices drop again during the month of October this year?” Responses identified a divide in opinion with a small majority of 53 voters...
ANFACO “Briefs” Chief Negotiator On Thailand Tuna Trade Deal
The Secretary General of ANFACO, Juan Manuel Vieites, has met with the chief negotiator of the European Commission to discuss the potential trade agreement between the EU and Thailand, in...
Spanish Tuna Boat Owners Want Tax Rebate And Aid
Spanish fishing Confederation, Cepesca, is requesting state aid of 29 million euros (USD 39.2 million) for the operation of tuna and other fishing vessels outside the EU and the further...
Leader Alakrana Kidnapping Arrested In Brussels
A suspected Somali pirate has been arrested at Brussels airport after suspicions that he was responsible for the kidnapping of the Spanish tuna purse seiner, Alakrana, in 2009. Mohamed Abdi...
Bumble Bee To Announce Partnership With Group Of Coastal Tuna Nations
President and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods has outlined that the company is soon to announce a new partnership with “a group of coastal countries.” Chris Lischewski said that the...
Ecuador’s Exports Up 90 Percent In Just 3 Years
Ecuador’s export of canned tuna and pre-cooked loins has been on the rise since 2009, showing significant increases each year. In 2012, Ecuador exported a whole 90 percent more tuna...
Accusation On Entry Of Philippine Cans “Smuggled” Via PNG Into The EU
According to Spanish Association, ANFACO, canned tuna processed in the Philippines is being smuggled, unloaded and re-loaded in containers, in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to obtain a zero duty...
WWF Only To Work With Certifications Which Are ISEAL Member
One of the world’s major environmental groups, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has given its full support to those certifications on sustainability standards that hold a full membership...
Hagoromo Recalls 6.72 Million Tuna Cans On Histamine
Hagoromo Food Corp., Japan’s main tuna processing company, has announced that it will recall a substantial 6.72 million cans of tuna from the market after examination revealed that...
Tesco Delists Princes Products After Trade Dispute
Tesco has delisted as many as 70 Princes branded products from its stores following the break out of a trade dispute between the two companies. According to an investigation by The Grocer,...
Chinese Reconfirm Stop On Tuna Purse Seine Building
Chinese authorities have reconfirmed a stop on further construction of tuna purse seine vessels since September this year. The Economic and Trade Section of the People’s Republic of China...
