Tri Marine has just announced that it has achieved MSC certification for its fishery in the Solomon Islands. The accreditation covers its pole and line vessels, as well as purse seiners, which...
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Philippines Wins South China Sea Dispute
A UN tribunal has ruled in favor of the Philippines, concerning territorial disputes in the South China Sea, a decision that is unlikely to immediately resolve tensions over EEZs, with...
How Chinese Acquired An Iconic Spanish Tuna Brand
The recent acquisition of iconic Spanish canned tuna brand, Hijos de Carlos Albo, by Chinese group, Shanghai Kaichuang (SK) caught the attention of many in the industry. The deal raised...
Domestic Fisheries Suffer From Hardline IUU Approach
In attempts to get to grips with the IUU problem in its EEZ, the policies of the Indonesian government have inadvertently slowed productivity of domestic fisheries, with many unable to gain...
PACIFICAL Ready To Supply Thai Union’s MSC Needs
In reaction to Thai Union‘s recently announced commitment to source all of its tuna products from MSC certified fisheries, or Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) by 2020, CEO of Pacifical,...
Island Hopping For Skipjack
With industrial scale fisheries working tirelessly to provide the globe with their favorite tuna dishes, it is important for us all to stay aware of the essential part tuna plays in the food...
African Tuna Conference: The 360° Perspective
There are now just 10 days left of the discounted registration rate for the second African Tuna Conference, which will cover all angles of the regional tuna industry and beyond, with...
Rising Pacific Tuna Catches: Where’s To Blame?
With a seemingly insatiable global appetite for tuna comes growing concern from within the industry itself, that ever-increasing tuna catches are simply not sustainable in the long term....
Booming Bigeye Imports In Bangkok
Thai canners are continuing to show a healthy appetite for bigeye tuna, as Bangkok imports of the species step up in volume once again. After a sprightly 12 percent rise, whole round bigeye...
Spanish Albacore Sales Lowest In Years
Spanish albacore fishermen weren’t wrong as they entered this year’s season with little expectation of bountiful catch, with first month sales of the species, also known as bonito del norte,...
The World’s Top 3 Tuna Purse Seine Fleets
Most in the tuna industry know that the Indonesian fleet tops the charts by far for commercial tuna catches, but year on year the nation’s landings span a broad range of fishing gears. In the...
PNA Nations Among Worst For Human Trafficking
The Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea are the only two PNA nations to now sit in the Tier 3 category of the US’ Trafficking in Persons report; the worst ranking a country can receive. Due...
Slow IATTC Progress Calls For Emergency Meeting
A whole host of tabled proposals for improved protection of EPO tuna stocks during last week’s IATTC annual meeting failed to gain the consensus they needed, including strong calls for an...
“Scandal” Fleet Sells First Tuna
EMATUM, the state-owned tuna company at the center of a misappropriation of funds scandal, has finally begun selling its catch to the domestic market, some three years after being founded. The...
Unusual Trend In Bangkok SKJ Price
Tuna prices aren’t taking the usual trend this year, and while the start of the annual WCPFC FAD ban has previously spurred significant increases in the market, this year, decline has hit as...
Are Non-PNA Nations The Biggest Treaty Winners?
While the PNA Office is pleased with the outcome of the US Tuna Treaty in some respects, there are downsides to the deal, as it stresses that the United States government’s financial...
Bumper Catches For Top Asian Tuna Player
June has been a bumper month for Japanese tuna fishermen, who have recorded bluefin catches at levels which have not been seen for nearly a decade, leading to prices for the premium meat being...
Sale Complete: P&P Buys French Seiner Fleet
The final sale is now complete on a deal that caught the industry’s attention in May this year, with the announcement that a Dutch firm was engaged in exclusive negotiations for the purchase...
New Tuna Treaty Savior Of US Canning Industry?
The recent conclusion to a new US Tuna Treaty agreement which is set to last six years has underscored the important role that American Samoa plays in the global tuna industry, according to...
IUU Fishing Costs West Africa Billions
A new report, which states that West Africa is the epicenter of IUU fishing, thanks not only to its vast coastline, but also its tuna-rich waters, estimates that if illegal fishing practices...