According to the Japanese Fisheries Agency, the last three years have seen a 50 percent increase in aquacultured bluefin tuna in the nation, providing a steady and reportedly well-priced...
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Germans Invest Millions In Tuna Hatchery
A German firm specializing in the aquaculture of tuna is set to open a ‘flagship’ hatchery in Egypt worth an estimated EUR 42 million (USD 46 million), with building work having already begun...
Why More Tuna Cans Are Saying “Wild Caught”
Across the canned tuna market, we’re increasingly seeing brands and retailers stamp a ‘wild caught’ claim on their products; something that more than 99 percent of the world’s tuna supply has...
South Korea Harvests Tuna Eggs From Captive Fish
South Korea has become the world’s third nation to successfully harvest fertilized eggs from captive bluefin tuna, the government has said this week. Japan and Spain have also succeeded in the...
Fiji Tuna Conference To Discuss Achieving “Optimum Economic Benefits”
The 5th Pacific Tuna Forum in Fiji will launch with a keynote address from the Executive Director of the PNA, Dr. Transform Aqorau, on the theme of “achieving optimal economic benefits through...
Weak Yen Tough On Tuna Exporters
A weak Japanese Yen is continuing to affect the country’s tuna imports and exports as this year’s harvest comes to an end. This is despite the quality of tuna being the highest ever and...
Typhoon Kills Thousands Of Bluefin In Japan
A powerful typhoon, which hit the Japanese coastline last week, has killed more than 11,000 farmed bluefin tuna, according to local media reports. It is estimated that the loss of so many...
Mexico And Australia Fight For Chinese Market Share
One of the main reasons that some tuna farmers in Australia feel they haven’t strongly broken into the Chinese market just yet is due to competition from Mexico. Plans to bring more local...
Europe’s First Tuna Breeding Center Opens
Europe’s first ‘tuna breeding center’ was opened last week in Mazarrón, Spain, by the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela.The center contains four large...
World First Now Also Achieved In Yellowfin Farming
For the first time worldwide, early-juvenile yellowfin spawned from a captive stock have been successfully transferred to sea cages. This comes after such milestones were already reached with...
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...
Almadraba – 3,000 Years Violent, But Sustainable
Considered the oldest form of industrial fishing in the world, trap fishing in south Spain, known as almadraba in Spanish, dates back around 3,000 years. While the tuna’s final struggle and...
First Sales Of Fully Farm-raised Tuna Hit Japanese Supermarkets
Japan’s largest retailer, Aeon Co,. has started sales of farm-raised bluefin tuna at its supermarkets in Tokyo and it expects growing demand for the product after overfishing put the species...
Balfegó Fills Annual Tuna Quota In Just 4 Days
After bringing stereoscopic cameras to the water this season, the Balfegó Group, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters has set a record, completing its bluefin tuna fishing quota for this...
Bluefin Fishers Seeking Sustainable Certification
Taking a share of a government grant to pursue industry-endorsed accreditations, the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association is eyeing up Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification on...
From LA To Tokyo, Video Explains The Bluefin Economy
Posted just two days ago, this extensive coverage on the bluefin market, titled ‘Eating Bluefin Into Extinction’, is by far one of the most interesting and informative videos on the bluefin...
Did You Know About World Tuna Day?
This Saturday is a big day for tuna communities and industry players alike, as World Tuna Day marks the celebration of tuna resources and their contribution to the world. This year, more and...
Mexico Should Boost Farming Of Hatched Bluefin
While Mexico, unlike countries such as Japan, Australian and Spain, relies heavily on the catch of juvenile tuna for fattening, the head of an aquaculture farm in Baja California has stressed...
PNG & Fiji To Host Pacific Tuna Forum 2015
Papa New Guinea and Fiji are set to co-host the Pacific Tuna Forum 2015 in September, which will see tuna industry players from around the globe meet to share experiences and address important...
Pacific Tuna Catch Shifting More To The East
Following pre-season reports of unusual tuna migration in South Australia, it seems an abundance of tuna has made its way further east, and for the fourth year in a row, has been fished...