With the FAD ban lifted, WCPO purse seiner operators caught 40 percent more tuna in October, driven by higher skipjack catches. As effort was intensified in the western zones of the ocean, PNG...
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Activists Urge Suspension Of Operations At Maltese Tuna Processing Plant
The “unbearable stench” from a plant processing tuna remains calls for quick action, say locals and environmental protection groups. Two NGOs have demanded immediate suspension of all its...
Is The Return Of WCPO Observers Feasible By January?
The safe return of observers on purse seiners per January 1 will be one of the topics discussed at the WCPFC annual meeting, but the question is, can the deadline be met? Manumatavai...
Thai Union Sets Final Price For IPO i-Tail Shares
Thai Union Group officially informed its investors and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that the final IPO price for i-Tail Corporation Plc., the pet food producing subsidiary, has been...
ICCAT Bigeye TAC Disappoints EU Seiner Operators
European purse seine operators are disappointed that the ICCAT meeting failed to agree on an increase in the bigeye total allowable catch (TAC) while they made efforts and sacrifices to...
EU Canners Switching From Whole Round To Loins Further Accelerates
The decline in the use of frozen whole-round tuna by EU canners and their purchase of pre-cooked loins over the last years has further accelerated, creating challenges for the EU fishing fleet...
US Urges WCPFC To Put Climate Change On Agenda
The US urged WCPFC to discuss climate change and its impact on fisheries during its annual meeting that began on Sunday in Vietnam. As a member of the RFMO, US demanded that climate change be...
Mexican Brands Again In Row Over Use Of Excess Hydrolyzed Protein
Mexican tuna brands are in the news again for adding excessive amounts of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins to their canned tuna, revealed Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) in a recent...
Ecuador Issues First Blue Bond To Finance Tuna Conservation
On November 22, the first blue bond in the Latin American region was issued by Ecuador. World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) reported the placement through the Ecuadorian Banco...
New Ammonia Plant At Sinaloa To Put Its Tuna At Risk
Plans for constructing an ammonia plant at Ohuira Bay in the Mexican state of Sinaloa are facing objections from many sides. The Swiss-German company, Proma, had announced its installation in...
Tuna Brands & Retailers Urge WCPFC To Adopt Harvest Strategy
More than one hundred tuna brands and retailers including Walmart, Aldi, Bolton Group, Edeka, Tesco, and Princes have urged the WCPFC to adopt and implement management procedures and harvest...
WCPO Longliners Experienced Poor Albacore Catches In 2021
In 2021, WCPO longliners had the lowest catches in nearly three decades and it comprised seven percent of total tuna tonnages taken by all gears in the region. These vessels did not experience...
EU Tuna And Seafood Prices Soar In 2022
European consumer food prices have been rising since 2015, with the overall food value peaking in 2022. Eurostat's 'Food price monitoring tool' has been tracking data on food prices...
SolTuna To Expand To More Shelves In The UAE
SolTuna canned tuna brand from the Solomon Islands is expanding in the UAE. Since 2020, it has a deal with Abu Dhabi-based Talent SeaFoods Trading. The distributor recently...
Despite EPO Veda, Manta Skipjack Is Holding Steady
Skipjack trading at the Manta port continues at record-high levels. Despite canners' efforts to reduce the price, the value per ton of fish has remained the same since last month. This is...
Will WCPFC Agree On Harvest Strategy For Skipjack And Yellowfin?
This weekend, the WCPFC's annual meeting starts in Vietnam. All eyes are on the event with the biggest topics on the table for debate -- harvest strategy and harvest control rules (HCRs) for...
How Record Yellowfin Catches Saved 2021 For WCPO Seiners
The world's largest and most productive tuna fishing ground, the WCPO, accounted for 54 percent of global captures (4.9 million tons) last year. In 2021, purse seiners experienced a fall in...
NGOs Demand Improved Labor Standards For Crews In WCPO
A group of WCPFC observer NGOs has given a joint statement regarding implementing measures to improve the working conditions of fishers. Crew safety is a major topic of discussion in the RFMO...
FCF Seiner Cert Bigeye Scope Receives Passing Score
The certification assessment body, SCS Global, has given a passing grade for bigeye for client group Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) in its Public Comment Draft Report...
Contrary To IATTC Scientists, WWF Persists EPO Skipjack Is Not Green
WWF Europe has conducted a new fishery assessment for skipjack in the EPO. The initiative came on the heels of the results of the IATTC stock assessment, which showed that the species is...