Spanish shipyard Nodosa has received two large tuna purse seiners at its facilities in Marín, Galicia, for extensive refitting after operations in the Pacific Ocean. The Panamanian-flagged...
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Mauritian Ministers Urge Tuna Industry To Prepare For Global Warming Impacts
Global warming is putting Mauritius’ tuna industry under pressure. Fabrice David, Junior Minister for Agro-Industry, said temperature changes have been impacting tuna migration patterns in the...
EU Canned Tuna Buying Slumps After Record 2025
After a record year for EU canned tuna imports in 2025, buying momentum reversed sharply in the first half of 2026. High inventories accumulated during last year’s high purchases, elevated...
WCPFC Scientists Run South Pacific Albacore MP For First Time
Pacific tuna stocks remain in healthy shape as WCPFC scientists advanced key harvest strategy work at the RFMO's Scientific Committee (SC) meeting held in August, according to a Cook Islands...
Independent Audits Bolster Tuna Companies’ Compliance With ISSF Rules
Sustainability commitments made by tuna companies carry weight only when backed by independent verification. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and third-party auditor...
NOAA Proposal May Open Virgin Islands Tuna Spearfishing To Commerical Fishers
NOAA Fisheries held a public hearing on Tuesday on a proposed rule allowing fishermen in the US Virgin Islands to use spearguns commercially to catch and sell tuna. These fishers hold the...
Warming Oceans Impacting Tuna Farms & Migration Patterns Of Fish
Warming sea surface temperatures are affecting tuna beyond changes in their migration and feeding patterns, with declining oxygen levels and increased bacterial growth potentially posing...
EPO Skipjack Catches On FAD Sets Slide
Total catches of tuna and tuna-like species in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) declined in 2025, driven mainly by a decrease in skipjack catches, according to a report submitted to the IATTC...
General Santos Kicks Off Scaled-Back Tuna Festival In Aftermath Of Earthquake
General Santos in the Philippines has decided to go ahead with its Tuna Festival on a reduced budget and tighter safety measures after the June 8 earthquake disrupted the city and its tuna...
Major Global Highlights August 2026
The price of frozen whole round skipjack continued its upward trajectory in all main processing hubs. The Trump administration was sued by 25 US states over the latest tariffs. Spanish company...
Pamela Maru Takes Up FFA Leadership Role
Pamela Maru has been appointed Deputy Director-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), making her the first Cook Islander to be appointed to an executive role at the...
IATTC Annual Meeting Kicks Off
Today, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) started its 104th annual meeting at the Epic Sana Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. The Commission's decision regarding the management...
MIFCO Raises Skipjack Price To Boost Fishermen’s Income
Maldives state-owned tuna processor, MIFCO, has raised its purchase price for pole-and-line skipjack by five percent as the government seeks to support sustainable fishing and ensure fishermen...
Valencia Opens Door To First Bluefin Fattening Farm
Valencia is set to get its first bluefin fattening farm off the coast of Pilar de la Horadada, after the regional Fisheries Department permitted the operator to repurpose a facility originally...
Nicaragua Monitors Yellowfin Stocks In Pacific EEZ
The Nicaraguan Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INPESCA) recently conducted a 15-day biological monitoring survey of yellowfin and other fish stocks in Nicaragua’s Pacific Ocean EEZ....
Australia’s New Tuna Roadmap Targets Premium Prices, Stronger Industry
Tuna Australia has unveiled a roadmap to expand the country’s longline tuna industry, putting seafood processing, exports and product innovation at the center of its growth strategy. The group...
FCF Deepens Sustainability Push Across Its Fishing Supply Chain
Taiwanese seafood supply chain company FCF Co. Ltd. is turning retired purse seine nets into safety goggles for longline fishing crews, linking marine-waste recycling with worker protection....
Sangaa Clark Looks Back On Decades In PNA Tuna Fisheries Management
Sangaa Clark, the CEO of PNA Office, has helmed the organization for more than five years and was the first woman to hold the position. After decades of working in tuna fisheries, she is...
India And Seychelles To Cooperate In Digital Tuna Fisheries Innovation
India and Seychelles are keen on signing a memorandum of agreement (MoU) to deepen their cooperation over tuna fisheries, work on joint initiatives, and explore digital technologies for marine...
Poll: What Decision Will IATTC Take On MPs?
Tuna industry stakeholders will debate and decide on numerous issues, including management procedures (MP) for several tuna stocks at the IATTC annual meeting from August 31 to September 4....