A Japanese fisheries firm is set to expand its presence in Europe by beginning construction of a processing facility in Croatia, two years after its multi-million dollar acquisition of a...
Tuna Farming News
6,000 Ton “King Ahi” Farming Project Junked
A Hawaiian fish farming technology company has conceded defeat, after plans for a futuristic approach to bigeye and yellowfin aquaculture amounted to nothing, ten years since it registered the...
Global Warming Benefitting Australian Tuna Industry?
Rising ocean temperatures could eventually lead to conditions that encourage faster growth in farmed bluefin in South Australia (SA), according to a leading figure in the industry. It is...
Malta Sees 37% Bluefin Farming Growth
The Maltese bluefin farming sector saw significant growth last year, giving a boost to the nation’s total aquaculture industry. Gross output of the Maltese bluefin farming industry saw a boost...
Delay To SBT Season: A Blessing?
Colder conditions in South Australian waters will delay the start to the Southern bluefin tuna season, which has the potential to increase the quality of the catch in the region. Claire...
Can Algeria Boost Tuna Export Value Tenfold?
Algeria intends to build tuna fattening farms in the New Year, and will submit a request to ICCAT at its 20th Special Meeting next week, as it is believed that the process can potentially...
Dying Tunas Wash Ashore In Malta
Several dead or injured tuna washed ashore in a number of areas on the east coast of Malta this weekend after rough weather hit the island. The fish are likely to have come from bluefin farms...
Tuna Farmers Fail To Remove Illegal Cages
Two tuna farming firms which had their permits revoked last month have so far failed to comply with set measures to remove illegal cages from their operations off the coast of Malta. Initially...
Four Fishermen Killed By Mexican Storm
Hurricane Newton, which has been raging Mexico in the last week, has claimed the life of at least four fishermen as one crewmember is yet to be found. The crew went missing on Wednesday after...
Alternative Feed Leads To Higher Quality Bluefin?
A Japanese seafood company has become the first in the world to farm bluefin tuna using only formulated feed. Hyoshoku Co. in Southwestern Japan has stated that this kind of food makes it...
A Market Boom In Fully Farmed Tuna?
Breeding bluefin tuna from egg to adulthood is increasingly becoming a trend in Japan, with three companies already planning to bring the fully-farmed fish to the market. The Japanese marine...
Japanese Eye Foreign Markets For Fully-Farmed Tuna
The Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro is looking to start export of fully farmed bluefin tuna from 2018, with the US and Europe eyed as potential markets. The company has been selling...
Quota Shift Sees Boom In Australian Catch
Farming quotas in South Australia are being leased to the longline fishery on the east coast, which has proven to be more efficient and profitable. Southern bluefin tuna quotas that were...
World’s First Fully-Farmed Atlantic Bluefin
The Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) announces it has, for the first time worldwide, managed to close the life cycle of Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity, which involves obtaining...
More Fully-Farmed Tuna To Hit The Market?
Increased volumes of full-cycle farmed bluefin could soon be making its way to the market after one Japanese firm announced it is aiming to ship 2,100 fully-farmed bluefin by 2019. Kaneko...
Australia Records Shortest Catching Season To Date
Favorable weather conditions have facilitated Australia’s shortest southern bluefin catching season to date, with the quota being reached a month earlier than last year. Brian Jeffriess, Chief...
Why Tuna Industry Benefits Less From Lower Fuel Prices
While global oil prices have hit a 13 year low, and fuel usage costs for food industries, like the beef and cattle sector are falling, recent data suggests that tuna purse seiner operators are...
FOS Certifies Bluefin Catch As Sustainable
The first ever bluefin tuna fishery has been certified as sustainable. The Friend of the Sea (FOS) gave an accreditation which covers both the catching of wild bluefin tuna and the value-added...
Calls For EU To Ban Turkish Tuna Imports
After a lack of action from ICCAT, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Balfegó Group, is now calling on the EU to “defend the interests of European fisheries,” and take measures to...
Pioneer Of Spanish Tuna Farming Industry Passes Away
Ricardo Fuentes Herrero, a pioneer in the tuna farming sector, and founder of family-run Spanish seafood supplier, Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos, has sadly passed away at the aged of 80. Spanish...