Fish purchases in the Maldives have registered a significant growth of 91 percent during the last quarter of 2018. The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) reported the amount of tuna...
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Major Tuna Business Headlines In March
Tuna prices rose in conjunction with the expected El Niño effects. Following a series of negotiations in February, more settlements in the USA were reached this month...
900 New Fiberglass Boats For Philippine Small-Scale Fishers
The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed 900 brand-new fiberglass boats to the marginalized small-scale fishermen of the province of Antique....
Spain Assumes Command Of Atalanta Ops Against Piracy In IO
Although piracy has fallen drastically compared to threats ten years ago, the Spanish tuna vessels operating in the area still maintain armed surveillance on board. The Rota Naval Base...
Volume Of Mexico’s Pacific Bluefin Tuna Catch Fixed For 2019
The annual catch volume of 2,800 tons for 2019 has been set by Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). The amount for 2020 is the same for bluefin tuna...
EU Starts 5-Year Marine Partnership Program In The Pacific
A large marine partnership initiative worth EUR 45 million (USD 50.63 million) to improve economic, social and environmental benefits in the Pacific states is underway. The...
Armón Shipyard Floats Third Superseiner For Albacora
The Spanish cannery Albacora’s third seiner is in the final stretch of construction. The ship, named “Galerna Lau,” is a deep-sea fishing boat with a registered tonnage of 3,700 GT. The...
Costa Rican Bill Seeks To Axe Free Tuna Licenses
The government of Costa Rica has presented a new bill that proposes to eliminate free fishing licenses and formalize the criteria for establishing the tuna catches landed in the...
Increased Tuna License Income Creates Surplus In Cook Islands
Revenues from fishing licenses and underspending of capital expenditure have caused a surplus of USD 16.34 million in Cook Islands. This represents a 54 percent rise compared to the second...
Ghana Implements 2019 Closed Fishing Season
Ghana’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced the schedule for 2019 Closed Season. Tuna fleets had already finished their closed fishing season which began in January 1 and ended...
Ecuadorian Purse Seiner Caught With Over 2,000 Explosives
More than 2,000 unreported flares have been discovered on board of the Ecuadorian purse seiner “Jorge Mario” along with 115 tons of tuna allegedly caught using explosives. The Specialized...
Prime Minister To Sign USD 168 Million Chinese Loan For Tuna Zone
After renewed talks about the long-delayed completion of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang, Papua New Guinea, the government said it is now signing a USD 168 million loan...
Tuna Nostromo Zero: Italy’s First Fat-Free Tuna
Italian distributor Nostromo S.P.A. introduces its new product, Nostromo Zero, which is said to be the first tuna on the market to be completely free of fat. Nostromo Zero is...
COS Avoids Litigation Through Settlement With Sysco, US Foods & Target
Thai Union’s Chicken of the Sea has reached a deal with retailer Target and distributors US Foods and Sysco to resolve price fixing allegations for canned tuna across the United States. The...
Submerged Listening Lines To Track Passing Tunas
An international team of scientists has experimented on a new system to monitor the movement of Atlantic bluefin through an array of submerged listening lines. This 10-year research...
1954 Tuna Crew Drama Focus of Documentary
The 23 Japanese fishing crew on board the tuna vessel Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon), who were exposed to a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean 65 years ago, are just a tiny...
Spanish Canners Looking To Hedge Impact Of Brexit
A week before the historic Brexit, the Spanish association ANFACO’s General Secretary said that canners are looking for new market destinations to alleviate the impact of a Brexit, expecting...
SFP Awards Japanese Albacore FIP An ‘A Grade’
An “A” rating indicating “advanced progress” towards meeting long-term goals has been awarded to two Japanese fishery improvement projects by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)....
Local Companies Under Spanish Probe Over Illegal Bluefin Trade
Shortly after a Spanish judge opened an investigation into the bluefin smuggling case, authorities are investigating Maltese companies and “other entities” suspected to be involved in the tuna...
Bolton, TMI, TU “Achievers” On Ghost Gear Reduction
Ghost gears are still lurking in the ocean and plaguing marine wildlife, but big tuna firms Thai Union, Tri Marine and Bolton Group are making improvements to address the problem of these...