The annual bluefin auction took place at Japan’s Toyosu market in the early hours of this morning, setting a new record for the price at which it was sold. The winning bidder, Kiyoshi Kimura,...
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Work Begins On Redeveloping Korea’s Busan Seafood Auction Market
South Korean officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization of Busan Joint Fisheries Market, one of the country’s largest tuna and seafood auction markets. The...
Dongwon Industries Recognized For AI Drive In Tuna Operations
South Korean tuna company Dongwon Industries has won the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Grand Prize at the 2025 Korea Management Awards, a category introduced this year as companies...
WCPO Pole-And-Line Catches Plunge To 52-Year Low
The WCPO pole-and-line fleet’s catches were at a historical low in 2024, despite higher skipjack captures. Japanese and Indonesian vessels mainly used this gear for operations last year. The...
Vietnam Reports Lower Tuna Catches, Fewer Boats in WCPO
Last year, the tuna and tuna-like species catches by Vietnamese vessels in the WCPO declined, alongside a reduction in the fleet targeting skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. Tuna continued to be...
Year In Review: 2025 Top Stories
The global tuna industry faced pronounced volatility in 2025, marked by disruptions triggered by the US’s imposition of punitive reciprocal tariffs and a weakening US dollar. EU regulators...
Skipjack Body Temperature Shows Spawning And Survival Modes
A group of Japanese researchers conducted a study to understand skipjack spawning habits in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, essential for a detailed understanding of the species’ population...
US Bill Seeks Tariff Relief For Pacific Tuna
Last week, US Representative Ed Case from Hawaii introduced legislation aimed at strengthening economic ties between the US and Pacific Island nations. The proposed Promoting Regional...
Solar GPS Trackers Gain Traction In Indonesia’s Artisanal Tuna Fleet
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) inspected how solar-powered vessel tracking devices are affecting the day-to-day operations of handline and pole-and-line fishers in eastern...
GoTFish Aims To Restore Overexploited Tuna In Gulf of Thailand
Global non-profit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) recently kicked off a five-year initiative, the GoTFish Project, aimed at improving the sustainability and management of tuna and...
Ecuador Raises Minimum Wage For All Workers
Ecuador raised the basic monthly salary by 2.6 percent to USD 482 for 2026, reported the Ministry of Labor. The decision was made this Monday at the National Council for Labor and Wages...
Aussie Scientists Decode Tuna Spawning Habits In Global Ocean Study
Tunas show considerable consistency in where and when they spawn, according to a group of Australian researchers. They conducted a study to understand the spawning strategies of pelagic fish,...
ISSF Strengthens Governance With Five New Board Appointments
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). These tuna...
Vietnam Registers Entire Fishing Fleet In VNFishbase As EU Pressure Mounts
Vietnam's authorities have tightened oversight across the fishing sector, rolling out stricter vessel monitoring systems, mandatory electronic catch documentation, and tougher enforcement...
StarKist Holiday Giveaway Campaign And Other Social Media Stories
Tuna companies do not miss a chance to promote their products during the holiday season. This year, StarKist introduced a giveaway campaign for travelers. The video of bluefins attacking their...
Shanghai Kaichuang Adds New Purse Seiner To WCPO Fleet
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang has purchased a new purse seiner, ‘Junmeto,’ that will operate in the WCPO. Marshall Islands-based Pan Pacific Fishing (RMI), a wholly-owned...
IO Skipjack Allocation For EU Fleet Sparks French Backlash As Spain Gains
The European Council of Ministers recently set the 2026 quotas for Indian Ocean skipjack for EU-flagged vessels from, France, Spain, and Italy. The French purse seine organization Orthongel...
India Eyes Lakshadweep As High-Value Tuna Hub For Global Markets
India wants to position Lakshadweep as a premium tuna hub and is pitching the remote archipelago to investors as the nucleus of a modern, sustainability-led value chain that encompasses...
Readers: Labor-Safe Labels Are Critical For Responsible Tuna Sourcing
The UK Financial Times article ‘The Dark Truth Behind Supermarket Tuna,’ published last month, claimed to have exposed allegations of crew abuse across the global tuna fleet, spanning both...
WPRFMC Warns Decisions On MPA Tuna Fishing Must Be Backed By Research
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) concluded last week with discussions focused on whether commercial fishing...