On the fourth and last day of the Commission’s meeting, the prevailing good vibe continued resulting in agreements on some key topics. A management procedure for skipjack was adopted, but is...
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Maldives Tuna Export Collapsed In Q3
A new statistic from the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) showed a meager increase in tuna exports in Q3 this year which underlines the poor catches due to the monsoon season. But October did...
TU Maintains Position With Tony Lazazzara As ISSF New Chair
On December 1, ISSF announced the appointment of Tony Lazazzara as the Chair of its board of directors. Lazazzara is the Fish Procurement Director at Thai Union and succeeds Kevin Bixler,...
Dongwon’s Marketing Strategies Receive Applause On Social Media
Dongwon strikes chords with consumers, especially on social media in Korea where the internet is widely used. The #onebreathchallenge went viral earlier this year asking people to quickly read...
World’s Largest Tuna MPA “Spillover Effect” Cannot Be Replicated
A study that claimed the number of tuna caught just outside the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in Hawaii is higher due to the no-fishing rule has been shot down by several...
Do Global NGOs Contribute More To Economies Than Their Goals?
The number of global NGOs and charities has increased over the years, and the latest data shows that their market size was valued at about USD 329 billion in 2020. It is expected to grow to...
WCPFC Meeting Making Good Progress Says Chair
On day three of the WCPFC meeting, the Commission lifted the temporary suspension of 100 percent observer coverage on purse seiners. Also, crew welfare and the skipjack management procedure...
Does FDA’s New Traceability Rule Uphold GDST Standards?
The new Food Traceability Final Rule (FTFR) introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be a game changer. A part of the "new era of smarter food safety blueprint", the...
Norway Salmon Farm Nets 330 kg Bluefin
Workers at a salmon farm in northern Norway were surprised when they caught an enormous bluefin inside the pen. Last Tuesday, the team was feeding the fish when a 330 kg-weighing tuna was...
WCPFC Chooses Rhea Moss-Christian As First Female Exec Director
Rhea Moss-Christian, a Micronesian candidate, has become the first Pacific woman to become the Executive Director of WCPFC. A formal announcement is expected later today at the RFMO’s annual...
Pacific Island Flagged Vessels Now Supply Half Of Thai Canners’ Needs
Nauru has become the second-largest supplier of frozen whole-round tuna to Thai processors and Tuvalu turned out to be the emerging supplier in Q3. A compilation of all Pacific Island vessels...
Major Global Tuna Highlights November 2022
November was full of important news for the global tuna industry -- from skipjack trading prices to ICCAT adopting a harvest strategy for bluefin stocks after years of debate. Tributes poured...
US & Canada Seek Ban On Deadly Shark Fishing Lines
The US and Canada have put forth a joint proposal -- at the ongoing WCPFC annual meeting -- seeking a ban on two shark fishing devices –- wire leaders and shark lines. Both nations argue that...
Seven Billion Cans In 40 Years, Dongwon Has Reasons To Celebrate
Dongwon tuna is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the company just announced that it has sold seven billion cans in cumulative sales over the four decades. This means each citizen has...
Azores Chooses To Become “Plastic Neutral Fishery”
The autonomous region of Portugal, the Azores, is leading by example by removing tons of plastic from its waters. The region's pole-and-line tuna fishery took part in a project and won the...
Positive Vibe Prevails: WCPFC To Agree On HCR For Skipjack
The meeting delegates positively received the proposals by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) regarding management procedures for skipjack and other tuna. Sources describe the atmosphere as...
Pacific Nations Seek Climate Funding For Tuna Program
Pacific nations are coming together to apply for grants from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). An application to access USD 70 million, and an additional co-finance that will total up to USD 120...
DNA Shows Baby Yellowfin And Bigeye Often Wrongly Identified
Species identification is the key to the sustainability of fisheries. Shocking details of a new case study revealed how tunas that landed at a processing plant in Cape Verde were misassigned....
Europeans’ Self-Sufficiency For Tuna Production On Downward Trend
Tuna is still the most consumed fish in the EU with Europeans eating 3.06 kg per capita in 2020 but this was a slight drop from 2019 levels. This is still well above the second and third-place...
Trini The Tuna Spotted Again At Spanish Port
Trini the tuna annually returns to L' Escala in Spain in November or December, and is back this year too. The bluefin, weighing at least 250 kg, first appeared at the port in 2015 after it was...