July sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the globe were the hottest on record. NOAA and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) warned of temperature rise of over 2 degrees Celsius...
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EU CATCH System Makes Progress, But Data Reliability Still A Concern
More than half a year has passed since CATCH, the EU digital system for IUU catch certification, came into place. While several teething problems in the first months since implementation on...
Seafood Task Force’s Five-Year Program To Address Tuna Crew Grievances
The Seafood Task Force (STF) has announced a five-year tuna vessel program, a risk-based assurance and remediation initiative, designed to drive continuous improvement in the living and...
MSC Certification Altered After Tokelau Leaves PNA
Tokelau's exemption from PNA has led to changes in the fishing of the PNA WCPO MSC-certified fishery. The US Pacific Tuna Group wants an MSC reassessment of its tuna catches in the WCPO and...
PNA Office Is Looking For New CEO
The PNA Office has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the Majuro-based organization that manages sustainable tuna purse seine fishing operations in the WCPO. The...
Pevasa Confirms Sale To Atunsa
After weeks of speculation, Spanish tuna fishing company Pesquería Vasco Montañesa, S.A. (Pevasa) has confirmed that it has agreed to acquisition by Atunsa. The financial details of the deal...
IO Catches Remain Stagnant: Seychelles Skipjack Price Under Pressure
Tuna catching in the Indian Ocean is still moderate. The improved volumes hoped for in July did not materialize. Rising skipjack prices in other tuna hubs forced canners to pay more for the...
Vietnam Cracks Down On IUU Fishing As EU Inspection Nears
Vietnam has stepped up efforts to address recommendations from the European Commission (EC) ahead of an upcoming EU inspection of its measures to combat IUU fishing. The country has been...
Could Ecuador’s Reshuffling Of Fisheries Ministry Impede Trade With EU?
Ecuador’s government has established a new Ministry of Economic and Productive Development, bringing six vice-ministries under its umbrella, including Aquaculture and Fisheries (Acuacultura y...
Readers: Tokelau Will Not Rejoin PNA VDS In The Near Future
Tokelau was recently expelled from the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), costing the island nation millions of dollars in revenue that had played a crucial role in its economy. A PNA spokesperson...
Ecuador Opts For Free Trade Deal With The US
Ecuador’s Minister of Production and Foreign Trade, Luis Alberto Jaramillo, is convinced that the current extra 10 percent tariff on exports to the US will not be reversed. The country wants...
Chinese Dominance Grows As Thai Pre-Cooked Loins Imports Remain Flat
The demand for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins by Thai canners remained stable in the first half of 2026, but the price they had to pay fell significantly compared to H1 2025. Chinese processors...
Thai Fisheries Dept Is Confident Tuna Sector Can Withstand US Tariff Blow
Thailand’s Department of Fisheries stated that the country’s tuna industry would remain competitive despite the Trump administration’s new 12.5 percent tariff on tuna products entering the US....
Tuna Loader Success Spurs Marshall Islands To Seek Second Unit
The Marshall Islands is considering to purchase a second tuna loader after the first delivered stronger-than-expected results, boosting Majuro port’s tuna-handling capacity. ‘Mark II Star...
Indonesia’s Tuna Fishermen Welfare Program Gains Momentum
An Indonesian government initiative to modernize coastal fishing communities is progressing well, said Janti Djuari, CEO of AP2HI, to Atuna. However, the Red and White Fishermen Villages...
Critical Role of Traceability In Thai Union’s Sustainable Supply Chain
Traceability is the backbone of credible and measurable sustainability in Thai Union’s SeaChange 2030 strategy. Without the ability to verify the origin, handling, and standards of tuna and...
Warm-Blooded Tunas Evolved 40 Million Years Ago, Large Body Size Came Later
True tunas and their relatives evolved millions of years after a mass extinction event which killed most life on earth including the dinosaurs, according to a recent Yale University study....
Century Pacific Posts 15 Percent Jump In Revenue, Tuna Exports Rebound
<Main Tags> Tuna Processing News, sectorprocessing Title> Century Pacific Posts 15 Percent Jump In Revenue, Tuna Exports Rebound Text> Despite an increasingly volatile market...
Weaker WCPO Catches Weigh On WR Supply To Bangkok
Thai processors' purchases of frozen whole round skipjack, their mainstay raw material, edged lower in the first half of 2026 as weak catches in the WCPO constrained supply. Sales of yellowfin...
China Hits Back At NOAA Report Over Illegal Tuna Fishing
NOAA has pointed fingers at China for its illegal fishing practices in tuna fisheries in its recently released report. The Chinese government refuted the findings and stated that it was...