Switzerland-based food giant, Nestlé SA has conducted a self-policing study that finds that virtually all US and European companies buying Thai seafood are exposed to the same risks of abuse...
Fishing
Sri Lankan Fishermen Protest Against Indian Intrusions
A protest against India’s failure to stop IUU fishing took place this week in Sri Lanka, as the island’s fishermen accused India of depriving the Sri Lankan fishing community of their...
How Kiribati Aims To Make More From Its Tuna
A tiny country with massive fishing grounds is aiming to make more revenue from its rich tuna resource by boosting domestic production. However, the first attempts to make this move have...
Seeking Lower Interest On USD 850 Million Tuna Loan
As Mozambique appears to drown in a huge tuna bond debt, a national bank has started discussions with investors to restructure the USD 850 million sum, of which a large portion is assigned to...
Experimental Tuna Fishing – A Loophole?
Most recently heard as part of a drafted Cook Islands and EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA), the term “experimental fishing” often crops up in bilateral tuna fishing deals....
70% Of Tuna Destroyed In Post-Harvest Stage
In a country catching around 40,000 tons of tuna every year, it’s substantial that as much as 70 percent of the volume is destroyed in the post-harvest period. In Pakistan, the treatment of...
Will New WCPFC Leadership Style Produce Results In Bali?
Nearly a year in the role, WCPFC Executive Director, Feleti Teo, appears to have brought a new style to the leadership, a method that some believe may result in this year’s annual meeting...
Cook Islanders Protest Against EU Seiner Deal
Environmentalists have already argued their case against the deal, and now residents of the Cook Islands are backing the protest, as they take to the streets to urge the government to stop the...
The Most High Risk Job In The Tuna Industry?
There are important workers in the tuna fishing industry that seriously need increased safety, as the number of assaults and intimidations targeted at them grow. For that reason, WWF is urging...
Less Tuna Species Available For Major Tuna Brands?
Globally, over a third of tuna stocks are rated as overfished, and another 13 percent could be heading into the red soon, if stronger management is not implemented. That’s the story coming...
Fishing Days Too Expensive To Compete Say Processors
Philippine firms with tuna processing facilities on PNG soil complain they are unfairly treated by the PNG NFA access fees as part of the VDS. The vessel day rate set for 2016, they say, is...
“FAD-Free Alert Could Drive EU Buyers Away From PNG Product”
Francisco Tiu-Laurel, Frabelle CEO, says he was dumbfounded following a recent statement from the PNG NFA, which he says was clearly a manipulation of facts. He believes that the comments from...
“US Seiner Fleet Can’t Survive Without Govt. Action”
In commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under its Advance Notice of a Proposed Rulemaking related to the treatment of the US tuna purse seine fleet, Ocean Global LLC and...
Unreliable Supply Chains Leading To Fish Fraud
As a growing global food source, the demand for seafood is increasing across the world, but with a recent survey in Brussels suggesting that as many as one in three fish dishes could be...
Officials Mockup Prosecution Of IUU Vessels
Getting ready to prosecute any vessels accused of fishing illegally in their EEZs, Pacific fisheries officials have stepped into courtroom roles this week, conducting role plays around IUU...
ICCAT: The Bluefin Results
ICCAT has been praised by WWF for keeping the bluefin quota and recovery plan unchanged as a result of talks during its recent annual meeting, which concluded in St Julian’s, Malta this week....
Riding A Bluefin With A Bottle Of Wine
It’s not every day you see someone riding on top of a huge bluefin tuna, let alone while sipping on wine in the process. That’s what Stephanie Osgood Choate appears to enjoy, as she has...
EU Slams NGO View On Atlantic Bigeye
Despite noting that not all of its ambitions were met, the European Union has said that on a whole it is satisfied with the results from the recently concluded ICCAT meeting, and says that it...
Tuna Brands Want WCPFC To Limit FADs
Going along with the philosophy that the ultimate sustainability responsibility lies with tuna RFMOs, major branded tuna companies united as part of the ISSF, have a long list of...
How Can Malta Keep EU Seiners Out Of Its Coastal Zone?
Holding rather a unique position, the island of Malta in the Mediterranean is a regular coastal nation in every sense of the word; bar one. When it comes to an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),...