A research has revealed that global tuna canneries are facing losses from a meager USD 1,000 to whopping USD 1 million due to Mushy Tuna Syndrome (MTS). The experts also noted that onboard...
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Bloomberg Accuses TNC Of Opening Palau MPA For Own Tuna Firm, NGO Refutes Claims
On January 18, Bloomberg Green published a controversial piece, ‘The Environmental NGO Behind Palau’s Plan To Shrink Its Ocean Reserve’. It questioned the proposal to cut back Palau’s National...
Residents Collect Hundreds Of Tuna That Wash Ashore Philippines Beach
A video showing people collecting hundreds of tuna that washed ashore in Aklan province in the Philippines has gone viral. YouTube channel ‘Global From Space’ (GFS) shared the 39-second-video,...
Sapmer’s Majority Shares Sold To Cana Tera, Firm Remains In Reunion
Financially troubled fishing firm Sapmer has been thrown a lifeline. It will remain a French company and also continue to be based in Reunion. This week it was announced that Cana Tera, the...
Thai Canners Reduced WR Imports In 2023, Trade Worth USD 1.2 Billion
Tuna inventories of Thai processors fell in 2023 as they reduced their buying from global fleets by seven percent. The drop in frozen whole rounds was due to the high price of the raw material...
Ghana Must Tighten Grip On Beneficial Owners Of Tuna Vessels
The Ghanaian Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) wants authorities to take stricter measures against ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) of industrial fishing companies. CEMLAWS stated...
UK MSC Tuna 2023 Market Grew, Retailers Offered More Products
Tuna is the second most consumed seafood by the Brits after salmon. The sale of MSC certified sustainable tuna especially in the canned segment has been on the rise and in 2022/23, it hit the...
Indonesia Can Reach UN ‘30×30’ Pledge Only By 2045
Indonesia wants to expand its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to 30 percent by 2045. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, announced this at the Fisheries Business...
Has World’s First NGO Created Tuna Company “Revolutionized The Tuna Industry?”
The Pacific Islands Tuna (PIT) has a unique business model. It is the only tuna corporation that was initated by an environmental NGO. It came about from a collaboration between the Republic...
Conflict Between Atunlo’s Shareholders Turns Ugly
Financially beleaguered Atunlo still owes money to its creditors and recently managed to extend the pre-bankruptcy process by another three months. While two of its shareholders Coper and...
Spanish Cook’s Daily Life On Board ‘Pacific Star’ Seiner
A tuna sailor's life is tough, especially working on large purse seiners at sea for months. They need a lot of energy to put in all that hard work and effort. Daniel Ferreiro, also known as...
EU Alerts Show Jump In Histamine Cases
Seven tuna-related incidents were reported in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in January. Two from Italy and one each from Romania, the Netherlands, Estonia, Bulgaria, and...
Filipino Fishers Eyeing On Boosting Catches With AFADs
The Palawan municipality government in Philippines handed over anchored FADs, otherwise known locally as 'payaos’, to over 138 tuna fishermen last year. Authorities stated that coastal...
Nauru’s Switch To China Threatens Future Of Taiwanese-Owned Fleet?
Taiwan’s allies are dwindling and a scarce number of states worldwide recognize its sovereignty. Tiny Pacific Island Nauru was one of its supporters to sever diplomatic relations and switch to...
Friend Of The Sea Logo Found On IUU Catch
In September, Gambian authorities arrested an Italian company-owned trawler ‘Twenty’ for several infringements including using illegal gear. They seized cartons of shrimp which also spotted...
Clover Leaf Actively Promoting MSC Tuna
Canadian brand Clover Leaf Seafoods has kick-started a new advertising campaign focusing on sustainability and the health benefits of tuna. The brand is marketing its products with the MSC...
Maldivian Fishers Allege Indian Coast Guard Boarded Vessels
A group of Maldivian pole-and-line tuna fishermen have alleged that the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) stopped their boats earlier this week while fishing within their own country's EEZ. They allege...
Indonesia Wooing Foreign Investors For Bluefin Farming
The Indonesian fisheries minister recently invited Turkish investors for funds to develop bluefin farms in the Papua region. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono hopes that Turkish financial aid and...
Bolton Food And Universities Partner To Fund Sustainability Courses
The Bolton Food Group is partnering with Italian colleges to support students and academics for training and research in the tuna sector and sustainability. It recently tied up with the...
Atunlo Gets Another 3-Month Reprieve From Creditors
Financially struggling Spanish tuna loins producer Atunlo has dodged a bullet as a commercial court extended its pre-bankruptcy process by another three months. It is a temporary reprieve for...