Indonesia continues to fail in implementing the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) in all its fishing ports despite ratifying it in 2016. Currently, there are only four PSMA-compliant...
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WCPFC Reduces Purse Seine FAD Closure Period, Says Bigeye Doing Well
After a marathon session on the last day, a major change was adopted by the WCPFC: the reduction in FAD closure period for the purse seine fishery. This was welcomed by PNA and it will make a...
139-Year-Old Galician Cerdeimar Tuna Cannery In Trouble
Another family-owned Galician tuna processing company, Cerdeimar Group, is also facing financial troubles. In late November, pouch tuna producing Blady Tuna Market, a sister firm of Blady...
Will Dongwon’s Possible Purchase Of HMM Affect StarKist Financially?
Dongwon Group is still in the competition to buy a majority stake in Korean shipping line HMM, but this could affect the financial status of its subsidiary StarKist, the top tuna brand in the...
Two Potential Buyers Still In Race To Acquire Princes Group
The sale of UK-based Princes Group is nearing its final stage with two remaining bidders, Epiris and Newlat, in the battle to acquire the canned tuna and food producing company. In January,...
Americans Increased Online Canned Tuna Buying In 5 Years
Americans continue to buy their canned tuna from traditional grocery stores but there is a rising trend of tech-savvy consumers choosing to purchase their products online. Since 2018, the tuna...
FCF Teaches Staff As Step Toward Sustainable Longline Fisheries
Taiwanese tuna trading company and owner of Bumble Bee, FCF, recently teamed up with ISSF to hold a training workshop for its employees in Kaohsiung. Hilario Murua, an ISSF senior researcher,...
Last WCPFC Day Took 19 Hours To Agree On CMM
The final day of the WCPFC meeting was a long one that ended on December 9 at 03:30 am. Finally, a consensus on the Conservation and Management Measures for tropical tuna was adopted. This...
NGOs Report US Fails To Meet Bycatch Standards In Tuna Imports
A group of NGOs has again accused the US of not meeting the bycatch standards when importing tuna. The organizations pushing the issue pointed fingers at 11 nations that sell tuna and other...
Maldivian President Determines Price Limit For Yellowfin
Maldivian President Mohamad Muizzu recently announced a bottom price for one kilo of pole-and-line tuna sold by local fishers and the implementation of a National Registry of Fishermen. Muizzu...
EU Canned Tuna Imports Picked Up In Q3
The buying trend by EU traders and retailers seen this whole year continued in the third quarter. Less canned tuna was bought from European processors, meanwhile, foreign canners could...
Dongwon Appoints Financial Expert As New StarKist CEO
Dongwon Group has announced Choi Young-jo as the new CEO for its US affiliate StarKist. Young-jo was appointed as the CFO for the top canned tuna brand in 2022 and stepped into the...
Readers: Thai Union Should Get Rid Of Red Lobster
Red Lobster continues to eat into Thai Union’s net profits and the Asian tuna company does not seem to see light at the end of the tunnel. Thai Union had previously announced that it is...
Stricter Rules Over At-Sea Transshipments Debated In WCPFC
Discussions over harvest strategy for tropical tuna species continued on the fourth day of the WCPFC meeting. Other topics were also on the table, including compliance of longline fisheries,...
Tuna Container With Cocaine Was Under The Gaze Of Spanish Officials
The Spanish authorities were closely monitoring the container which carried 7.2 tons of cocaine, hidden inside boxes of frozen tuna, which was seized recently at the premises of the Galician...
Indonesian Tuna Fishers In The Dark About New Quota Policy
Many Indonesian tuna and other seafood fishers are uninformed about a new rule, a quota-based fisheries management system, which will be implemented at the beginning of next year. This...
North Atlantic Yellowfin & Albacore Fishery Inching Closer To MSC Certification
The MSC recently published updates of tuna fisheries in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) for the US North Atlantic yellowfin, albacore, and...
New Digital Program To Aid EU Vessels With Decarbonization Goals
A French-Singaporean firm, eyeGauge, is steering a digital innovation program for the EU maritime industry to aid in reducing their carbon footprint. Its data platform, which can be used by...
American Samoa Urges RFMO To Eliminate Disproportionate Burden
American Samoa in its joint proposal with the US, urged the WCPFC to exempt US-flagged seiners supplying tuna to the StarKist cannery in the territory from catch limits in the RFMO’s...
Korea Tells WCPFC New Limit On Seiner High Sea Efforts Is A Must
WCPFC members continued their discussions on the harvest strategy for skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye on the third day of the annual meeting. Even though yellowfin is in the green status,...