The world turned upside down for Frederick Catania when he became partially disabled while working at a tuna farm in Malta. The incident, which happened almost a decade ago, left Catania with...
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Jealsa Plant Resumes Operations By Procuring From Artisanal Fishers
Jealsa had temporarily suspended operations of its Industria Atunera Centroamericana plant in Guatemala owing to a lack of raw materials. But the company announced this weekend that it will...
French Buyers Switch Sourcing More Outside EU
France is one of the top markets in the EU for canned tuna but demand for the product fell by a slight six percent in 2022. Traders, retailers, and brands imported the most...
Study Finds Pacific Marine Parks Hardly Contribute To Tuna Conservation
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) and other Pacific marine protected areas (MPAs) have no discernible conservation benefits or so-called 'spill-over effect' for skipjack and bigeye...
Bolton Accelerates Tuna Sales With APR Logo
Bolton Foods has increased sales of its tuna products with the AENOR APR (Tuna From A Responsible Fishery) logo available in Spanish supermarkets. Its Isabel canned tuna brand -- with the logo...
Europêche: IOTC FAD Ban Means Crushing Seiner Fisheries & Dependent Economies
Of the 30 IOTC member countries, only 16 voted in favor of imposing a three-month ban on drifting FAD fishing in the Indian Ocean. EU fishery organization Europêche says the lack of...
Drug Trafficker Using Fake Tuna Business As Cover Confesses
A Mexican businessman pleaded guilty to an international cocaine trafficking conspiracy in the US. Jaime Antonio Mandujano Eudave carried out his illegal activities under a fake tuna firm...
Protesters At Boston Seafood Expo Demand WiFi For Crews
Migrant workers who work on Taiwanese fishing vessels protested at the Boston Seafood Expo to reinforce their demand for Wi-Fi internet connection. They were supported on March 12 by members...
Germans Expanded MSC Canned Tuna From PNG In 2022
Major global producers expanded their canned tuna business in Germany in 2022, with processors from PNG massively increasing their shipments propelled by this market’s demand for MSC tuna....
Purse Seine Operators Looking At Sliding Fuel Prices
Marine gas prices are on a downward path which is good news for purse seine operators. They have been pulled along in the wake of declining global crude oil values which have dropped below USD...
Philippines Records Higher Skipjack Catches In 2022
Philippines-flagged vessels’ overall tuna catches for 2022 showed an upward trend, driven by high skipjack numbers. Frigate was the only segment under tuna and tuna-like species that...
Woman Finds Worm In Sushi Rice Bowl And Other Social Media Trends
Singaporean Jayice Tan recently shared on Facebook a dreadful experience she underwent at a Japanese sushi restaurant. Tan and her husband were relishing their sashimi rice bowls and to her...
Chicken Of The Sea Settles USD 13 Million With Tuna Buyers
Civil cases against Chicken of the Sea over price-fixing shelf-stable tuna might soon be coming to an end. A Californian federal judge has given the final approval for the company and its...
Thai Union Buys Back Shares At Over USD 7 Million
Thai Union is repurchasing its shares and on Tuesday, the tuna giant had its first stock buyback for 17,147,400 units worth around THB 250 million (USD 7.12 million), an exercise meant to...
Will High Seas Treaty Raise Tuna Prices Over The Long Term?
This month, the UN member states settled a historic treaty that will protect marine diversity on the high seas. The goal is to safeguard 30 percent of the oceans, coastal areas, and inland...
Bloom Sues French Govt Over Lack Of Control Over Its IO Tuna Fleet
The French NGO Bloom is suing its home country over alleged infringement procedures involving the operations of the national industrial tuna fleet in African waters. The non-profit has brought...
FMI Report Underlines US Canned Tuna Sales Rocketed In 2022
The overall sales of seafood in the US dropped in 2022, but canned tuna performed well throughout the year, reveals the Food Industry Association (FMI). In its recent report ‘Power of Seafood...
ISSF Stock Status Report Says Tuna Overfishing Reduced
ISSF just released its biannual report saying that 61 percent of the global tuna stocks are at a healthy level of abundance and 78 percent are not experiencing overfishing. Skipjack around the...
Japanese Industry Feels The Heat Over Illegal Bluefin Trade
The recent arrest of two top Japanese executives created quite a stir in the nation’s fishing industry. But it has also brought out skeletons in the closet, thus tarnishing the image of...
Somalia Steps Forward Objecting To IOTC FAD Ban
Somalia has objected to the IOTC FAD rule that was put in place last month. The nation (with a small artisanal fleet) did not specify why it objects to the proposal. In its letter, Minister of...