The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has published its first GoodFish canned tuna sustainability guide. SAFCOL No Net Tuna canned tuna line, which uses pole-and-line caught fish,...
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Volatile Factors Impacted Freight & Prices Says Maersk Executive
The global tuna sector has experienced a lot of disruption this year. While freight prices have continued to fall, the Red Sea crisis which began nearly a year ago, is still impacting ship...
Sri Lanka Drastically Reduced Catching Tuna With Gillnets
In the past decade, the Sri Lankan tuna fishery has drifted away from gillnetting to longlining as the country wanted to become more sustainable in its tuna operations. Longline catches have...
NGOs Point Out Why EU Fisheries Commissioner’s Portfolio Must Change
Six environmental NGOs have joined hands to raise concerns over the proposed structure of the new EU Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner, for which Costas Kadis is designated. The EU recently...
Pacific Nations Gather To Assert Commitment Towards Blue Pacific
Representatives from Pacific Island nations recently met for the regional Integrated Ocean Management (IOM) workshop in Nadi, Fiji. The main objective of IOM was to reinforce the commitment of...
US Presidential Elections & Potential Impact On Tuna Trade
Millions of US voters will be casting their ballots today for their favorite candidate – either for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump. One of the hottest issues...
EU Processors Could Not Resist Cheap Chinese Tuna Loins, Stable Volumes In H1
European processors’ intake of frozen pre-cooked loins in the first six months of this year remained largely stable compared to last year. Chinese producers largely expanded their business...
Dongwon Industries Experienced “Temporary” Net Loss In Q3 2024
Dongwon Industries recently announced its consolidated financial results up to the third quarter this year. Sales for up to Q3 decreased by 1.9 percent to KRW 2.34 trillion (USD 1.69 billion)....
Indonesian Tuna Consortium Determined To Implement Harvest Strategy
The Indonesian Tuna Consortium is leaving no stone unturned to ensure its long-standing goal of successfully implementing harvest strategy (HS) in Indonesian tuna fisheries. Resonance, a...
FDA Recommends Staff To Take Action Even At Lower Histamine Levels
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a guidance for its staff on adulteration associated with decomposition and/or histamine detected during surveillance, sampling, and...
US Blacklists Several Thai Pet Food Products
The US Department of Labor recently stated that Thai pet food, fish meal, and fish oil products that are manufactured from tuna and other seafood have been identified to come from “potential...
Maldives Pole-and-Line Skipjack Catches Fell Dramatically In Q3
Maldivian pole-and-line skipjack catches dropped to an historical low from January to September this year. Catches in the third quarter were dramatically low. Retailers and processors are...
EU Alerts Mainly Comprised Cold Chain Rupture And Histamine Cases Last Month
In October, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed five tuna-related incidents. They mainly pertained to the breakage of cold chain and histamine in tuna. On October 7,...
Tuna First Sales Value In EU Not Favorable In H1
The first sales value of tuna and other fishery products fell as did the volume in most EU nations in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. This was revealed in the...
NGO Oceana Urges Mexico For Tightened Rules To Save “Endangered Tuna”
International NGO Oceana recently protested in front of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico to call for action to support the nation’s tuna and other fishing sectors. Protesters placed...
US Coast Guard Rescues Longliner Captain With Chest Pain
The US Coast Guard recently rescued the captain of a US-flagged longliner ‘Triple Andy’ that was operating 65 miles (104 km) offshore of Honolulu in the Pacific Ocean on October 28. The agency...
Sapmer’s Turnover Tumbled In H1, Hit From Mauritian Tuna Operations Cutback
French tuna and seafood fishing Sapmer Group announced its half-year 2024 results stating its turnover was EUR 50.7 million, a 36 percent reduction from last year, driven by the cessation of...
MSC Launches New Global Improvement Program
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new initiative to accelerate progress in sustainable fishing practices worldwide. The Improvement Program offers fisheries support and...
Pacific Operation Detected Tuna Vessels IUU Fishing In WCPO
The recently held ‘Operation Kurukuru’ found eight fishing boats that were involved in IUU fishing in the WCPO. It is unclear how many tuna boats were confiscated in this region which is known...
Major Global Highlights October 2024
October was filled with news in the global tuna sector. Prices in major processing hubs did not witness remarkable changes. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch joined hands to say many well-known canned...