A UK-based researcher is conducting a study on the importance of tuna and other seafood in the first 1,000 days of life – from the time of birth to a baby's second birthday. According to Megan...
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SeaBOS Reveals Tuna Firms Need To Do More Work On Joint Actions
Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) has released its first impact report on the actions taken by its nine member companies, which includes Thai Union and Dongwon, at the five major...
Report Analyses How Pacific Islands Can Boost Tuna Exports To The US
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) recently released a report identifying tuna as one of the Pacific Island goods that have the potential for increased exports to the American market....
Spanish Tuna Processor Atunlo Files For Pre-Bankruptcy
Spanish processing firm Atunlo is said to have entered into pre-bankruptcy procedure with creditors to restructure its debt as it was unable to meet its expenses, according to various Galician...
AZTI Shares Expertise On Decarbonization And Sustainability For EU Tuna Sector
Experts from the Spanish research center AZTI gave a presentation before the EU Parliament last week on “decarbonization and circular economy in fisheries” as part of the bloc’s efforts to...
EU Alerts: Spain And Portugal Report Most Tuna-Related Incidents
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported six tuna-related incidents in October mostly from Spain and Portugal, all related to issues with yellowfin products. On October 2,...
Calls For Stronger Anti-IUU Measures In ICCAT Area
Ahead of the ICCAT annual Commission meeting, many environmental organizations have called for greater transparency and more stringent anti-IUU measures. The recommendations include the...
CNBC’s Misleading Video On Why Americans Do Not Love Canned Tuna
A recently released CNBC documentary about “Why the Americans fell out of love for canned tuna” has taken the global tuna industry by surprise. The producer, Darren Geeters, tries to convey...
Asian Bank Think Tank Concerned Over Tuna Overexploitation
The Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) is a well-known policy in the global tuna sector, a licensing fees scheme established by PNA nations for WCPO fleets to fish in their waters. It has been a major...
PNA Leaders Strive For Self-Reliant Tuna Industry
The leaders of the PNA concluded their Leaders’ Summit meeting in Kiritimati, Kiribati last week. They recognized that progress in sustainable tuna fisheries development is critical to...
Zunibal Invests In Tech Company To Enhance AI Tuna Fishing
Spanish satellite buoy manufacturer Zunibal has acquired a 20 percent stake in a technology company, Cambrian Intelligence, to work on enhanced solutions for sustainable tuna fishing by using...
Spanish Shipyard Launches Second Omani Seiner
The Zamakona shipyard on Saturday launched a new purse seiner ‘Adamas’ that will operate in the Indian Ocean. The vessel is the second one for Al Wusta Fisheries Industries and a copy of the...
Philippines And Vietnam Expand In Eastern EU Canned Tuna Market
The Eastern nations of the EU reduced their canned tuna imports in the first half of the year after a huge intake in H1 2022. Most canners lost business in these EU member states, but the...
Scientists Reveal Why Cats Love Tuna And Other Social Media Trends
A group of scientists has found the biological explanation for why cats love tuna. The fish contains high concentrations of chemicals that excite the feline’s umami taste receptors. Umami, the...
Dongwon Vessels Remove 792 Tons Of Waste From Sea
Dongwon Industries claims to have landed 792 tons of garbage from its tuna and other fishing vessels over the past ten years from 2013 to 2023. Its vessels fishing in the Pacific Ocean have...
India Urges Maldives To Release IUU Fishermen
Political leaders and fishermen’s associations from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have demanded the release of 12 tuna fishers who have been detained in Maldives for illegally fishing in...
Shipbuilder Slings Mud At Mozambique President Over Undermining Tuna Project
Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest in a London High Court lawsuit has accused the African nation's President Filipe Nyusi of being ultimately responsible for the failure of tuna and...
John West’s Net Profit Nosedived In 2022
Turnover of UK-based John West Foods fell by 13.5 percent YoY in 2022 due to a decline in sales volumes, but its net profit dropped massively. The Thai-Union subsidiary said that it...
Spanish & Seychelles Seiners Caught One-Fifth Of IO Tuna In 2022
Spain and Seychelles are in the top four of Indian Ocean (IO) fishing nations and their seiner fleets combined captured the most tropical tuna in the IOTC convention area. Indonesia is the...
Tropical Tuna Fisheries Officials On Study In Cold Iceland
The delegation from nine Pacific Island nations arrived in Iceland to learn from Icelandic officials how they built their thriving sustainable fisheries sector. The country evolved from a...