Of the major tuna importing EU nations, France purchased the most volume last year although it was an overall six percent drop from 2022. French retailers and traders continued to buy large...
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FFA Boosts Port State Monitoring Of Tuna Vessels
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently upped its monitoring of tuna fishing boats by introducing two new systems – the Electronic Vessel Register and Electronic Port State...
Tuvalu’s PM Feleti Teo Says Tackling Climate Change Biggest Priority
Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister Feleti Teo explained that his nation, which has a tuna-rich EEZ, has no plans to side with China and “there has been no approaches from Beijing yet” after he took...
Ecuadorian Police Seize 3 Tons Of Cocaine In Canned Tuna Shipments
The Ecuadorian police recently confiscated three tons of cocaine from canned tuna and grain salt containers that were headed to Gambia. ‘Operation Gran Fenix’ was carried out last week after...
UK Shopping For Standardized Eco-Labels On Food, Tuna Companies Will Be Affected
The UK wants to have a more standardized approach to food labels and earlier this month, the country's Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) opened a consultation on this issue. It...
Accountability.Fish To Shine Light On RFMOs “Obscure Fisheries Management”
US NGO Accountability.Fish has begun an online campaign “to challenge the current fisheries management regime to move towards greater accountability and openness.” The organization highlighted...
Seychelles Ratifies UN High Seas Treaty To Protect Tuna Resources
The Seychelles National Assembly ratified the United Nation’s High Seas Treaty last week, becoming the first African nation and third in the world, after Palau and Chile, to help protect its...
French Polynesian Fishers Lock Horns Over Tuna Fishing
The French Polynesia government is looking for solutions to an ongoing dispute between the nation’s artisanal and longline fleets. It recently reached out to the Pacific Community (SPC) to...
Dolores Promotes Its Hometown’s Tuna Gastronomy
Mexican tuna brand Dolores once again organized the three-day event, 'Reinventing The Flavor', held from March 11 to 14. This second edition intended to increase the popularity of its tuna...
Camanchaca & Frime Partner To Market Premium Yellowfin In US
Chilean seafood group Camanchaca is collaborating with Spanish tuna producer Frime to market a whole new line of yellowfin products under the Pier 33 Gourmet brand in different formats in the...
Pacific Tuna Fisheries Turn To Dynamometers For Accurate Transshipment Data
Tuna transshipment operations are critical for the industry. Annually, between 550,000 to 650,000 tons of tuna are transferred into carriers in PNA ports to major processing hubs. Researchers...
Is Technology Creep Masking An Underlying Decline In Stocks Of Tropical Tunas?
- Viewpoint - Is technology-based effort creep impacting tuna fisheries and their sound governance in each RFMO? This is difficult to ascertain especially in multi-gear, mixed-species...
EU-Philippines Begin Trade Negotiations After Seven-Year Hiatus
The EU and Philippines recently announced that they will resume talks for the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA). The addition of more tuna items in the deal will be included in the...
Wicked Tuna Captain Dies In Boating Accident & Social Media Stories
Charlie Griffin, a 65-year-old member of the popular US TV show ‘Wicked Tuna,’ and his dog died in a boating accident earlier this month. The pair, along with a friend Dunn, departed from...
MSC Report Reveals Tuna Is Aussie’s Favorite Seafood
The MSC and ASC recently published a joint report on Australians' seafood preferences as part of their ongoing Sustainable Seafood Week held annually since 2018. Out of about 1,200...
ICCAT Meeting Discussed Bluefin Quota 2024
The ICCAT Intersessional Meeting of Panel 2 took place from March 5 to 8 in Madrid. The allocation of the total allowable catch (TAC) of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin was...
Australian Tuna Brand Has Big Plans For Its Albacore Products
Aussie brand Little Tuna which claims to sell 100 percent Australian-caught albacore in jars plans to spread it wings in the country with a vast tuna-consuming population. The cash injection...
Slight Decrease Of EU Olive Oil Prices Brings No Relief To Canners
In February, the prices of olive oil fell about three percent in main producing countries in the EU. This is not yet a prelude for canners to expect further price reductions as Spain is still...
Taiwanese Longliner Captain Determined To Take Action Against Attackers
The captain of a Taiwanese longliner plans to take legal action against his perpetrators who attacked him while the vessel was moored in Mauritius. According to the victim, Lee Chih-ming, the...
Rio Mare Makes Debut In French Market With A Bang
Rio Mare has stepped into the French market with tuna products in olive oil in cans and jars. The two cans consist of solid premium yellowfin in extra virgin olive oil and olive oil. The jars...