The Indonesian government has announced it will cut down the annual tuna catch by one-tenth to secure the future of the fisheries. In a recently published report on harvest strategies, the...
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PNA Ministers Closed Meeting With Higher Observer Salaries
The chair of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial Meeting held last week concluded that “significant decisions” were made. A communique with 14 key points has been issued....
Seychelles Q1 Output Heavily Reduced in Shrinking EU Market
Lower canned tuna deliveries in Q1 to EU importers and retailers were a blow to most overseas processors. Ecuador remained the main supplier but is struggling to compete with the low prices at...
Majestic Seafood Cannery Shuts Down, Thousands Left Jobless
The news that the Majestic Seafood cannery stopped its production caused a shock wave in the community of Lae, Papua New Guinea. High tuna prices and the shortfall in supply forced the company...
Poll: Will WCPFC Take Action Against Carriers Deploying FADs?
The Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’, previouslly accused of illegal fishing activities, has again shown suspicious movements in the WCPO. The vessel and nine other carriers flying the...
2022 Imports: Ecuadorian Packers Turned Their Back On Chinese Loins
Ecuadorian canner's imports of pre-cooked loins during 2022 considerably shrank. The sharp rise in prices (specifically from China) made purchasing foreign-produced loins significantly less...
Half-Closed Cycle Tuna Project Stalled
German firm Next Tuna’s efforts to begin a half-closed cycle sustainable Atlantic bluefin hatchery at the Southern dock of the Spanish port in Castellón La Plana have been delayed. The...
Mysterious Gathering Of Carriers In Eastern WCPO Port
Why are ten reefer carriers anchored close to Kiritimati, the most eastern island and transshipment port in the WCPO and Kiribati’s EEZ? Six of them, including the ‘Sun Flower 7', fly the...
Brazilian Tuna Boat Hit By Cyclone, Six Rescued Two Missing
The Brazilian Navy has rescued six fishermen after their tuna vessel was hit by a severe cyclone Friday night. The search is on for two crew members of the boat that sank off the coast of...
Readers Convinced US Canned Tuna Consumption Will Recover From 2021 Drop
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) recently published a report showing statistics on US seafood consumption in 2021. The demand for canned tuna dropped, making it only the third-most eaten...
Buoys Manufacturer And NGO Join Hands To Collect FADs From Entering Atoll
The Spanish company Marine Instruments and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have extended their collaborative effort to preserve and protect the reefs, lagoons, and beaches of the islands in the...
Equal Access Principles Campaign Seeks Market And Industry Support
The Equal Access Principles, a global initiative to expand access to the international fisheries decision-making process, is seeking support from tuna and seafood processors, retailers, and...
FAO Fish Price Index Driven By High Tuna Prices
Tuna and salmon drove the rise in indices in the latest June Food Outlook by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prices for seafood were high overall with the FAO Fish Price Index...
EU Canned Tuna Q1 Imports Down Sharply, French Demand Plummets
The year started with a one-fifth drop in canned tuna demand from EU countries. The price uptick might have cooled off the buying interest of EU traders and retailers. In the first three...
Fear Of Monopolies Hinder India’s High Seas Fishing Ambitions
A group of Indian fishermen has demanded the government take quick action against the rising number of foreign vessels that are rampantly fishing tuna and other seafood in India's waters. They...
NFI Accuses Safe Catch Of Being A “Bad Penny”
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has harsh words about a program that aired on June 2 and “a scary narrative about protecting people from mercury in canned tuna.” NFI also called into...
Alliance Select Holds Hope For Turnaround, Q1 Disappoints
After massive losses reported for 2022, Philippines tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International expects a turnaround this year. However, the outlook is poor as it closed the first three...
Salary Conflict Of African Crew On EU Seiners Not Yet Resolved
In the first week of June, the African crew members of French and Spanish purse seiners went on a four-day strike for higher wages. Three unions representing the Senegalese and Ivorian fishers...
NOAA Ignores NGOs Demand To Ban Ecuadorian Yellowfin, Grants Market Access
The Ecuadorian tuna sector has reasons to rejoice as the US has given permission to continue the import of its yellowfin products. This is despite a group of US NGOs, after studies, concluding...
Maldives Making Headway On EU Free Trade Deal
The government of the Maldives is adamant about getting its tuna products into the EU duty-free. Last week, officials from the island nation were in Brussels discussing concrete steps that...