Worldwide Fishing Company's (Wofco) investment in Fandicosta tuna and seafood processing company has been a great success so far. Wofco touched on this at the event ceremony of the launch of a...
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Chaos On Mazatlán Highway As Purse Seine Net Truck Overturns
The traffic on a busy Mazatlán highway was disrupted last Saturday when a truck, carrying a 20 ton-purse seiner net overturned on the road. The accident happened when the vehicle, which was...
US Dockworkers’ Agreement A Big Relief For US Tuna Sector
The four-month-long tension over the US-International Longshoremen’s Association's (ILA) negotiations was put to an end last week. A six-year contract was sealed between the ILA and employer,...
Major Global Highlights February 2025
Raw material prices in Bangkok witnessed a slight increase in February, whereas, the fishing situation continued to be grave in the Indian Ocean. A canned tuna recall by Thai Union’s US...
Bermeo World Tuna Capital Pushes For Traceability In Tuna Fisheries
The Bermeo World Tuna Capital (BWTC) recently put forward a set of recommendations to the European Commission for the European Oceans Pact. BWTC urged the need for sustainable tuna fisheries,...
Landings Of Skipjack And Bigeye In EU Ports Fell In 2024
The first sales of tuna and tuna-like species in the European bloc declined in 2024 until November due to a substantial drop in skipjack and bigeye landings by member states-flagged vessels....
Frinsa’s Logistics Warehouse Shaping Up In Plisan
Construction of Frinsa’s logistics warehouse in the industrial and logistics zone in Plisan in Salvaterra de Miño is going well. The facility is expected to be operational this year....
Thai Processors WR Intake From Smaller Suppliers Hit Three-Year-Low
Thai canners cut down on their frozen whole round intake from several smaller suppliers last year and buying from this group was at its lowest since 2021. The Maldivians especially lost half...
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Ranks Strengthen With Former Tuna Expert
Former Thai Union's Sustainability Director Darian McBain has joined California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium as a Senior Fellow. McBain will work remotely from Singapore with Monterey Bay's...
Balfegó And AZTI Will Pilot Bluefin Project In Cantabrian Sea
Spanish tuna fattening company Balfegó has partnered with research company AZTI to bring bluefin operations to the Cantabrian Sea. Juan José Navarro Cid, Balfegó’s Responsible Project Director...
Canadian Consumers More Conscious: Meteoric Growth In MSC Tuna
Canadians consumed 582 percent more MSC-certified tuna in the past three years propelled by increasing availability of such products. They have a preference for canned tuna as only 0.5 percent...
EPO Skipjack 2024 Catches Reached Astonishing Level
IATTC recently published its year-end figures and according to this data, EPO fleets caught an unprecedented volumes of tuna in 2024, driven by extraordinary levels of skipjack. Catches of...
Sustainability And Regional Cooperation Formed Crux Of Honiara Summit 2025
The Honiara Summit 2025 concluded today in the Solomon Islands. Government representatives from all the Pacific Island nations were present at the event where sustainable tuna and other...
Spain Green Lights 183 Longliners To Fish In Tuna-Rich Oceans
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has updated the unified census of 183 longliners flagged to the country that can fish for highly migratory species such as tuna and...
Vietnam’s Tuna Industry Continues To Cry Foul Over Skipjack Size Regulation
The government-introduced regulation last year over skipjack size continues to hurt Vietnamese canners who are now forced to buy tuna from outside markets. Processors in Vietnam, one of the...
ETC2025 Explores If There Is Still Room To Grow In Tuna Fishing
Skipjack catches in the WCPO exceeded every expectation and Thai packers have never imported so much frozen whole round tuna as in 2024. Also, the EPO reported record-high skipjack volumes. Is...
EU Gives Financial Aid For Pacific East New Britain Initiative
There is momentum for the East New Britain Initiative (ENBI). The EU announced that will invest a large sum to help Pacific Island Forum Fishery Agency (FFA) members maximize economic returns...
Ensis Takes Big Leap By Entering Chinese Market
Maldivian company Ensis Fisheries will export its first duty-free tuna shipment this month under the new free trade agreement between Maldives and China. Hussain Afeef, General Manager of...
Mexican Seiner Caught Ablaze In EPO
Mexican-flagged purse seiner ‘Arkos I Chiapas’ caught fire last week while fishing for tuna in the high seas. All the 25 crew members onboard were rescued due to the timely intervention of the...
Thai Union PetCare Segment’s Stellar Performance In 2024
Thai Union’s impressive sales in 2024 could partly be attributed to the demand for its pet food products worldwide. The sales and volumes in its PetCare segment grew significantly last year...