Thai Union Group reduced its MSC tuna sourcing but increased the volumes from fishery improvement projects (FIPs), according to its latest Sustainability Report 2022. The information comes on...
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North And South Pacific Albacore Harvest Strategies Priority At IATTC Meet
The IATTC annual meeting will begin within a week. One of the main demands put on the table by stakeholders from the tuna industry and NGOs is to include harvest control rules (HCRs) for North...
Global Transshipment Operations Mainly Carried Out By Panama & Taiwan Carriers
Global tuna commissions have strict rules regarding at-sea transshipments but they differ between the RFMOs. A new study says that carriers flagged to a small group of countries are carrying...
Mozambique President Allegedly Took USD 11 M In Bribes In Tuna Scam
The lawsuits revolving around USD 2 billion “hidden debts” scandal, which includes USD 850 million in tuna bonds, in Mozambique appear to be never-ending. This conspiracy tanked the country’s...
EU Alerts: Eight People Poisoned By Histamine In Frozen Tuna
Only three tuna-related incidents were reported in the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in July. On July 5, frozen tuna from Colombia, Italy, and Spain were placed...
Workers Exposed To Ammonia Leak In Costa Rican Tuna Factory
Three people were given urgent medical care after they inhaled Ammonia gas while working in a tuna factory in Coyol de Alajuela, a province in Costa Rica. Details of the victims and name of...
Thai Canned Tuna To Smaller Destinations Declined In H1, UK Shipments Jump By 160%
Thai producers’ canned tuna trade with smaller destinations fell by a small margin in the first half of this year. However, retailers and traders in the UK and Kuwait increased their imports...
Indonesian Minister Condemn EU’s “Inconsistent Environmental Policies”
The EU and Indonesia have strong trade relations and the Asian country is one of the largest exporters of frozen pre-cooked loins into the bloc. Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifi Hasan...
Grupomar’s ‘Maria Delia’ Sold After Heroic Rescue
Grupomar announced the sale of its Mexican-flagged seiner ‘Maria Delia’. The vessel has been in the news lately for the heroic rescue in July of Australian shipwrecked sailor Timothy Shaddock...
Australia & US To Keep A Close Eye On IUU Fishing In Pacific Ocean
The Australian government has partnered with US-based company HawkEye 360 Inc. to provide “greater maritime domain awareness” in the Pacific Ocean. The initiative, claiming to support the...
US Longliner Migrant Crew Keep Fingers Crossed For Visa Permit
Crew members of US-flagged tuna longliners are denied visas to enter the US though they are allowed to work in its fleet. This system has raised the ire of several vessel operators and human...
AGAC Joins Hands With SIOTI To Collect Lost FADs In Seychelles
On Monday, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), the Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) and the Spanish Association of Tuna Freezers (AGAC) signed a deal to manage drifting...
Major Global Highlights July
July was full of interesting and worrisome news for the global tuna sector. From skipjack supply issues across the globe to Ecuadorian tuna fishery to TUNACONS receiving skipjack MSC...
Atunlo’s Value-Added Business Flourishing, Worries Over Future WR Supply
Spanish processor Atunlo is going strong in its value-added segment and launched new products during the Barcelona Seafood Expo. Jose Pernas, the firm's CEO talked with Atuna about how...
Frinsa & Tri Marine Leading Identified Buyers Of Ecuadorian Tuna In 2022
Ecuador’s global tuna exports reached USD 1 billion in 2022, and more than one-third of this revenue was generated from the top 10 importing companies which includes Frinsa and Tri Marine...
Ecuadorian Police Seize 1.5 Tons Of Cocaine In “Cloned” Tuna Shipment
The Ecuadorian tuna sector has been grappling with tampered containers. On July 30, the police seized 1.5 tons of cocaine inside a tuna shipment in the port of Guayaquil destined for the UK....
Poll: Will Proposed Tinplate Tariff Make US-Based Canned Tuna Production Non-Competitive?
The US is bracing for a possible 300 percent duty hike on imported tinplate steel used for manufacturing tuna cans. This proposal from the Biden administration has met with strong opposition...
2022 WCPO Purse Seiner Economic Condition Index Lowest In 8 Years
An assessment of economic conditions for the WCPO tuna purse seine fisheries showed that they were not favorable in 2022. It was propelled by high fuel prices and the Russian-Ukraine war which...
Collapsed Egyptian Market Cut Deeply Into Thai H1 Production Volume
Thai processors continue to lose canned tuna business in its main markets this year, especially in Egypt where deliveries nose-dived in the first half of the year. Overall, the Asian producers...
EU-India To Strengthen Ties In Fisheries Sector
India and the EU have agreed to “engage bilaterally” on several matters in the fisheries sector including tuna. The deal was struck at a recent meeting between the European Commissioner for...