Last week, the Maldivian government began preparing to issue licenses to foreign vessels (reefer carriers), allowing those who own or charter these transport boats to purchase tuna within...
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China Obstructs Any IATTC Progress On Longlining And SP Albacore
One of the most pressing issues at this year’s annual IATTC gathering was strengthening measures for the EPO longline fishery. Comprehensive proposals involving topics such as observers and...
Panama’s Flag Policies Open To Abuse
Panama has the largest fleet of merchant ships worldwide, which equates to eight percent of the global fleet. However, the country’s flag policies have been alleged to provide cover for...
Healthy Tuna Tears, A Japanese Delicacy
Japanese cuisine can sometimes amaze even the most passionate tuna consumers. Traditional Japanese tuna dishes, other than sashimi and sushi, can also be prepared from exclusive pieces, such...
USA North Albacore Troll Catches Continue To Decline
Since the 1900s, North Pacific albacore has been the target stock for the US pole-and-line fleet and later its troll fisheries. The volume fished in recent years has declined, something that...
Kenya’s Tuna Processing Project Restarted Despite Corruption Allegations
In the summer of last year, corruption claims against the construction company in charge of the Liwatoni tuna fisheries complex resulted in the Kenyan government halting the KES 1 billion (USD...
Dongwon Industries Achieves USD 1.3 Billion Sales, Best H1 Performance Ever
The largest tuna fishing company in South Korea, Dongwon Industries, experienced a prosperous first half of this year, which turned out to be the best performance ever for it in terms of sales...
New Zealand Tuna Longliners Need Limits On Turtle Bycatch
A study shows that 58 protected turtles, many of them vulnerable leatherbacks, were caught by surface longliners targeting bigeye and swordfish during the 2020 to 2021 period. The report...
Vietnam Tuna Export Revenue Up Nearly 60 Percent In H1 2022
Despite the abysmal yellowfin fishing season for the past few months in Vietnam, the country has managed to increase its exports to international markets and experienced a good turnover....
South Korean Beaches Littered With Dead Juvenile Tuna
Thousands of dead tuna beached on the coast of Yeongdeok-gun in South Korea. On July 28, locals reported that the coastline was reeking of rotting bluefin. The areas of Jangsari Beach,...
Hawaiian Longline Fishery Fails EPO Bigeye But Passes In WCPO
Certifying body Control Union (UK) Limited has determined that a Hawaiian longline yellowfin and bigeye fishery should be MSC certified in the WCPO but not for Thunnus obesus in the EPO. It...
Century Beats Inflation In First Half Of 2022
Beating the current inflation, the Philippines’ leading tuna processor, Century Pacific Food (CNPF), revealed that it has made a profit of nine percent in the first half of 2022. The gain was...
UK’s Tuna Sammies Hit By Labor & Inflation Woes
The UK food service, especially the sandwich sector, has been badly hit by the global pandemic, labor shortages, and rising commodity prices. All this has led to a serious drop in turnover...
Pinsa’s Purse Seiner Rescues New Zealand Crew
After a 18 hours of struggle to stay alive, sailboat 'Ram Tan 11’s' crew was recently rescued by fishers of 'Azteca 5', a Mexican-flagged purse seiner belonging to Pinsa Group. It was...
Abysmal EPO Fishing Keeps Manta Price At High Level
Fishing in the EPO has not been at optimal levels for months. However, the activity has been worsening now that the first IATTC veda has begun. Seiners have been returning to port after months...
Costa Rica: USD 6 Million Trust Fund To Create A National Tuna Fleet
Costa Rica is hopping on the bandwagon of countries that want their own fleet. On July 19, the legislative assembly passed a bill to recover the wealth of its tuna resources. It was approved...
Irish Vessels In Full Swing At French Port
Irish-flagged tuna trawlers are fishing at full power in the Bay of Biscay this time of the year. The vessels return every summer to capture albacore during the Bonito del Norte season in this...
World’s Largest Tuna Stock Is Healthy But Caution Is Advised
Skipjack stock in the WCPO – the most prolific tuna species in the world’s largest fishery -- is in the green and is not being overfished. However, scientists have estimated that the stock is...
ISSF: Green Rating Once Again For EPO Skipjack
The level of tuna stocks around the world is healthy according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Tuna species in the biggest fishing area, the WCPO, remain in the...
Dongwon’s “One-Breath” Challenge And More Social Media Trends
Dongwon has struck another chord with consumers on social media trending with the #onebreathchallenge. The company unveiled a new TV commercial -- 'A Can of Faith, Dongwon Tuna,' which is...