The Spanish brand Conservas Juanjo has been given the “great taste” recognition for its bonito del norte product by the London based Great Taste Awards (GTA). The Atlantic albacore tuna...
Fishing
Costa Rica: We’re Losing $50 Million To IUU Fishing
The Minister of Environment and Energy has said the country is losing millions of dollars to foreign vessels operating in Costa Rica’s waters both legally and illegally. He has now called for...
Ghana Postpones Emergency Fishing Ban
Ghana’s ban on fishing of all species in its waters, except tuna, has been postponed to 2019. The ban was scheduled to take effect on August 7th and was initiated to repair fish stocks by...
Somali Authorities “Eager” To Promote Domestic Longlining
The Somali authorities have shown an eagerness to encourage local ownership in the country’s fishing industry, according to one Somali man who recently gained a license to fish in Somali...
Kiribati Joins PNA VDS Longline Scheme
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement have ended the 13th Ministerial Meeting with the addition of Kiribati to the Longline Vessel Day Scheme (LL VDS). Kiribati’s decision to join the scheme,...
Lischewski Resigns From American Seafoods’ Board
Former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski, who has been indicted by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in the canned tuna price fixing case, has resigned from the board of American Seafoods. The...
Middle Eastern Heat Causes Prices To Shoot Up
Vendors in Oman have reported an increase in tuna prices as the volume of tuna making its way to the market has declined. With it being the summer period in the Middle Eastern country, warmer...
Canary Islands: Foreign FADs Are Luring Away Our Tuna
The government of the Canary Islands has called for an investigation into the impact of certain fishing practices carried out by foreign fleets. This is due to concerns that the use of FADs by...
IN BRIEF: TU Expands Intl Team With Analyst
Thai Union’s Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods has hired a market analyst and Urner Barry reporter, Angel Rubio. His title at the firm will be Senior Category Manager and he will be responsible...
IN BRIEF: Mexico Plans 2 Month Fleet Shut Down
The Mexican purse seine fleet prepares for the 72 day closure period in which all of its 38 purse seiners will halt fishing operations. From November 9 thuntil January 19th, no Mexican seiner...
Irish & Basque Fleets Fight Over Albacore
A greater presence of Irish vessels has “disturbed” Basque fishermen as they are finding it difficult to share the Spanish coasts and its Atlantic albacore, also known as ‘bonito del norte’...
IN BRIEF: Japan To Propose Quota Increase
The Japanese government plans to propose a 15 percent raise in catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna. This is after scientists found there had been a slight increase in stock levels by 10...
Bycatch Data Source: Can It Make A Difference?
An interactive workshop was held in New Caledonia to showcase a new tool from the WCPFC that aims to help address the bycatch issue fisheries face. The Bycatch Management Information System...
Yearly 10% Fleet Reduction To Address EPO Capacity
WWF US has completed a study on the methods to reduce fleet capacity in the Eastern Pacific tuna purse seine fishery and has provided the results to the IATTC. The NGO analyzes the economic...
Anti-Piracy HQ Moving To Spain After Brexit
The European Union has decided to move the headquarters of its anti-piracy mission, Atalanta, from London to the Spanish port of Rota once Britain officially leaves the EU. The mission will...
Firm Launches China’s 1st Fiberglass Longliners
The Chinese fishing company Dalian Ocean Fishing Company (DOF) is said to have launched China’s first fully fiberglass low temperature tuna longline vessels. The announcement from the company...
All Peruvian Seiners Halt In First EPO Closure
All Peruvian flagged purse seine vessels will stop during Session A of the EPO closure. With the majority of fleets opting for a 50/50 split of their seiners across the two closure periods,...
ICCAT Takes Encouraging Steps Towards Bigeye Recovery
Members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) met this week to address bigeye tuna management and discuss potential ways to rebuild the stock. The RFMO...
EPO Catches Highlight US Fleet’s Western Pacific Focus
A substantial decline in US purse seine catch in the Eastern Pacific so far this year supports vessel tracking data, which shows the fleet focusing more heavily on the WCPO. ‘Ocean Switching’...
IN BRIEF: Spanish Firm Starts Trading Bluefin Ears
The Spanish tuna firm Balfegó has started trading bluefin tuna ear meat after investigating and working on its culinary value and versatility. The company says it is a part of the bluefin that...