What a year 2022 has been! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of the year shocked the international community and set off a chain of events that hit the global tuna industry’s...
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Cepesca’s Steps To Attract Young People To Fishing Sector Successful
The EU fishing industry is sorely in need of more people. In Spain, just like in other parts of the EU, it is difficult to attract the younger generation to work in the fisheries sector. Media...
Philippines Yellowfin Catches Rise By 20% In 2022
Philippines-flagged vessels’ overall tuna catches in the first nine months remained relatively similar compared to Q1-Q3 2021, with yellowfin tonnages showing the biggest...
China Accuses US Of “Double Standards” Over Blacklisting Its Longliners
China has responded to the blacklisting of its longliners by the US over alleged IUU fishing and human rights abuses. The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Mao Ning, trashed...
New AI Ultrasound Tech To Assess Quality Of Frozen Tuna
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will make it possible to determine the quality of frozen tuna without cutting it. The technique is being developed by Japanese-based Fujitsu...
EU-UK Agree On Albacore Limit For 2023
The EU has concluded negotiations with the UK regarding the fishing opportunities of the EU fleet in British waters and to jointly manage the 74 stocks in both nations' EEZs in a sustainable...
NOAA Orders Wespac To Pay Back Over USD 800,000
NOAA’s Acquisition and Grants Office has ruled that Wespac, the Council representing the fishing industry in the US territories, has to return more than USD 800,000 within the next 30 days....
RD Fleet Moored And Cannery Production In Dire Straits
The Philippine tuna fishing and canning company, RD Corporation, has halted over the last months its fishing activity mooring most of its seiners. Consequently, the raw material supply to its...
Majority Shareholder Sapmer Intends To Sell Its Stake
Laurent Virapoullé, the owner of toothfish fishing company Pêche Avenir, mentioned in an interview with Le Marin on December 6 that Sapmer is for sale. It caused a shock in the business that...
Vietnam Fears Red Card With Recent Violations
Vietnam’s tuna and seafood exports to the EU are growing. albeit slowly, and the country’s officials are worried that the yellow card is hindering trade. While monitoring and control of...
French Seiner Owners Frustrated With Low Yellowfin Quota
Vessel owners have had a successful yellowfin fishing season in the Indian Ocean (IO), but the fishing industry group Orthongel is irked by an insufficient quota for French vessels. Four...
Longline Fleets Prop Global Blue Shark Trade Worth Over USD 400 Million
One latest study has revealed that vessels authorized to fish in the waters of designated tuna RFMOs are also operating shark fisheries, propping up a massive blue shark commercial fishery...
More Nations Agree To Port State Measures To Curb IUU Fishing
Four additional African countries – Angola, Morocco, Nigeria, and Eritrea – have committed to support and collaborate with the UN's FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to curb IUU...
The Viral #Tunacado Sandwich Recipe And Other Social Media Trends
Tuna sandwiches are one of the most popular globally eaten foods. Since the dish is easy to make and healthy, its remains a favorite. Famous TikToker and influencer, Danielle Matzon, is...
Another Taiwanese Longliner Runs Aground On Mauritius Coast
Taiwanese-flagged longliner, ‘Yu Feng 67’, ran aground in Mauritius last week. The vessel lost power on December 5 off the coast of Saint Brandon and was identified by the country's Coast...
Wi-Fi On Taiwanese Vessels Would De-stress Crew
Wi-Fi onboard Taiwanese tuna longliners will not only improve the working conditions but also be affordable for the industry if costs are shared, say labor rights NGOs. Global Labor...
New Taiwanese Study Maps Migration Of Pacific Bluefin
Taiwan’s Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) collaborated with Stanford University to map migration movements of spawning pacific bluefin using satellite tags called Pop-up Satellite Archival...
As US Blacklists Chinese Longliners, Nasdaq Halts Trading Of Pingtan
The Nasdaq stock exchange announced on December 9 that trading of Pingtan Marine Enterprise shares was halted at the last sale price of USD 0.57. This was after the US government announced...
Ireland Demands Tuna Quota As Numbers Rise
Ireland seeks a quota for its fishers to catch bluefin. The fish is nowadays more present in its waters, and Minister of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has put forth a...
Global Compliance Personnel Get Introductory Guide On Reefers
The new training manual on Carrier Vessels for fisheries and compliance personnel around the world has been launched. This is the fifth in a series of guidebooks published by Trygg Mat...