EU processors’ demand for skipjack increased as they imported nearly one-third more frozen whole rounds in 2021 compared to the previous year. The Spanish especially purchased more raw...
Tuna Fishing News
Longliners Using The Hookpod, Good News For Seabirds
To prevent seabird bycatch, for the past two years New Zealand has allowed the use of the Hookpod in the country's tuna longline fisheries. To date, the vessels using the devices have reported...
Indonesia Claims Title As World’s Largest Tuna Catcher
Indonesia claims to be the largest tuna catching nation, covering 15 percent of the global tuna tonnages, according to the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Besides the main commercial...
Ghana Artisanal Tuna Fishers Need Retirement Incentive
Ghanaian authorities need to provide artisanal tuna fishermen with a retirement package, according to Ghana Tuna Association Secretary, Richster Nii Armarh Amarfio. He was speaking at the...
How Will You Be Celebrating The Upcoming World Tuna Day?
World Tuna Day is just two weeks away. This UN-recognized international celebration is observed on May 2 to recognize and appreciate the most commercial fish across the globe. It is not only a...
Peru Urged To Remove Tax Law On Foreign Fleets
The President of the Peruvian Chamber of Tuna (CPA), Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, has warned that 20,000 jobs in the tuna sector are in danger from a new law that imposes taxes on foreign...
Lack Of Crew Keeps Vietnamese Tuna Boats In Port
Tuna vessel owners in the major provinces of Vietnam are either having to sell their boats or keep them in port because of a labor shortage. Many are complaining that there are simply not...
Our Ocean Conference Kick-Starts In Palau
The Our Ocean Conference started today in Palau and will run until April 14. The nation is co-hosting it with the US. Palau's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment, Steven...
Tuna Traceability In EU Agreements Still Has Many Weaknesses
Product traceability is the backbone of control and transparency, and therefore an important component of the EU’s SFPAs (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements). However, despite all...
New Director For Europêche’s Tuna Group
Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, has appointed Anne-France Mattlet as Director of its newly founded Tuna Group, which has been set up to advocate...
Over 1,500 Exhibitors Lined Up For The Seafood Expo Global
Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade fair, will bring together more than 1,500 exhibiting companies and associations from 76 countries around the world during its launch...
Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis Affecting Yellowfin Longlinging
Sri Lanka is facing its worst financial crisis in 70 years and crippling inflation has pushed the costs of basic goods such as rice and eggs to skyrocketing levels. The fuel price is surging...
American Samoa Fleet Begs For High Seas Access
Last month, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) agreed not to support the adoption of weaker hooks that could reduce the bycatch of false killer whales stating...
Too Much is Not Known About The Chinese Distant Water Fleet
A recent report points out the lack of transparency in the fishing activities of the Chinese Distant Water Fleet (DWF) and how it has a substantial presence in the waters of developing...
Eight Tuna Products Nominated For 2022 Seafood Excellence Global Awards
The organizers of the 28th Seafood Expo Global edition, which is taking place later this month (for the first time in Barcelona), have announced the finalists competing in the 2022 Seafood...
First Bluefin Catch Of The Season Reaches Finish Line
Taiwan Pingtung County’s traditional first tuna bluefin catch of the season was brought into port yesterday. The prize was awarded to the first boat which landed a bluefin weighing a minimum...
Shanghai Kaichuang’s 2021 Net Profit Surged By 35%
Major tuna company, Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co., Ltd (SKMIC) has released its 2021 results and the company’s bottom line surged by 35.26 percent year on year to reach CNY 191...
Koreans Operate The World’s Most Productive Seiners
There are 23 flagged state purse seine fleets operating in the WCPFC convention area, and their productivity shows a large variation. The top 10 fleets netted 56 percent of the total tuna...
Research Firm Projects Health Awareness Will Drive Tuna Mkt Value To USD 78 Billion
The global tuna market has the potential to reach a value of USD 78 billion by 2027, according to “Global Tuna Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027” by Research and Markets firm based in...
Firm Global Demand Steers Seychelles Skipjack Price Up
Indian Ocean tuna catches are at an average level but the impact of the current global situation with high fuel prices is accelerating the rise of skipjack and yellowfin prices. Demand in the...