The eruptions of the underwater Titan Ridge Volcano in the Bismarck Sea, a deep-ocean basin north of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the WCPO, have accelerated. A series of eruptions occurred on May...
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Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province Eyes Tuna Hub With Multi-Million Dollar Investment
Officials in Vietnam’s central province of Gia Lai are planning to expand the region’s tuna industry with a proposed VND 4.27 trillion (USD 162 million) investment in a new fishing port and...
UK Removes 20 Percent Tariff Barrier For Maldivian Tuna
The UK said it has suspended tariffs on Maldivian tuna imports until 2028, a move aimed at easing food prices for British consumers while widening market access for the Maldives’ seafood...
Pacific Groups Raise Alarm On Corporate Gains From Deep-Sea Mining
Pacific civil society groups warned that deep-sea mining poses environmental and social threats to island nations, while multinational companies stand to reap substantial profits, citing...
Ecuadorian Fleet Feels The Squeeze With Low Skipjack Catches
Ecuadorian vessels experienced a huge reduction in skipjack catches in the EPO in the first quarter of this year, impacting canning production for the EU market. Data also shows that volumes...
Is EPO Skipjack Abundance Over For Ecuadorian Canners?
Boat owners saw a significant drop in EPO skipjack catches in the second half of 2025 compared to the exceptionally high volumes of the year before. The first quarter of 2026 paints a starkly...
IO Tuna Industry Faces “Perfect Storm”
The Indian Ocean tuna industry is facing challenges from all sides. The seasonally low tuna catches for purse seiners, sky-high fuel costs, and low raw material prices have driven boat owners...
Tuna Waste Has Billion-Dollar Market Potential
Peptides derived from tuna are gaining significant popularity in the pharmaceutical industry, dietary supplements, cosmetics, animal feed, and functional foods, according to a market survey...
NewPrinces Group Turnover Increases But Drop In Tuna Sales
NewPrinces Group’s sales of ambient tuna decreased in the first quarter of 2026, while overall revenue for the food and beverage company rose by nearly 123 percent YoY. Its subsidiary, Princes...
Tuna Leads MSC Seafood Market In US With Over 30 Percent Of Sales
Tuna has become central to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program in the US over the past five years, with the sustainable tuna market witnessing a close to 330 percent jump in sales...
EU Fleets Face Regulatory Pressure & Fishing Access Issues
Alfonso Beitia Lachaga, CEO of Albacora, says the global tuna fishing industry is facing an increasingly demanding landscape, including regulatory pressures, geopolitical issues, and the need...
US Buyers Reduce Pouch Imports Amid Tariff and Regulation Woes
The intake of pouched tuna by US buyers, brands, and retailers from foreign processors dropped by one quarter in the first three months of this year. In particular, the Ecuadorians saw their...
Balfegó Posts Higher 2025 Sales As Bluefin Season Begins
Balfegó Group, the Spanish bluefin fatteningcompany, recorded a 11 percent increase in its revenue for 2025. However, sales in its main export destination, the US, were impacted by tariffs...
Spain Sets 2026 IO Yellowfin And Bigeye Quotas
The Spanish Fisheries Ministry recently published the IO yellowfin and bigeye allocation for its national fleet for 2026. The resolution from the General Secretariat of Fisheries, was...
US Lawmakers Seek Section 301 Probe Into Foreign Unfair Seafood Practices
Members of US Congress recently urged US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to initiate a Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices affecting trade in tuna and other...
Readers: More Tuna Vessels Likely To Halt Operations
The Middle East crisis remains unresolved, adding to uncertainty across tuna fishing and processing sectors. Skipjack raw material prices have been edging higher in key processing hubs...
Dongwon Industries Posts Q1 Growth As Fish and Food Segment Slows
The holding company of the Dongwon Group, Dongwon Industries, reported that sales have gone up in the first three months of this year, despite increased raw material prices and high exchange...
Indonesian Lawmaker Flags Papua’s Potential As Major Tuna Fishing Hub
A senior Indonesian politician recently stated that Indonesia’s Papua province must scale up its tuna industry under the government-backed Red and White Fishing Villages (KNMP) initiative to...
Spanish Tuna Fleet Sounds Alarm Over EU-Indonesia Trade Deal
The Spanish purse seine fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, criticized Brussels for inching closer to an agreement with Indonesia, warning the deal could expose its operators to unfair competition...
Costa Rican Broadcaster Reveals Nation’s Top Tuna Choice
Costa Ricans have a strong preference for canned tuna across different age groups, revealed a broadcast program. A recent episode of the show Calle 7 Informativo on the channel Teletica...