Grupo Calvo known for its leading premium yellowfin brand Atun Claro in Spain has its biggest market in Brazil. Almost half of its business is sold there under the Gomes da Costa brand and the...
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Oman Blacklists IUU Tuna Longliners
In a complete turnabout, Oman has struck off three Omani-flagged longliners from its registry. In March, the country objected IOTC placing ‘ISRAR 1’, ‘ISRAR 2’ and ‘ISRAR 3’ on the RFMO’s IUU...
Still One-Third Of EPO Skipjack Sets Is On Free Schools, But Less Productive
Although most of the skipjack in the EPO is caught with FADs, close to a third of the 2021 volume was captured on free school sets. Meanwhile, seiner operators' use of FAD sets...
Two Tri Marine MSC Certifications Pass WCPO Bigeye Scope
Not long after the PNA MSC certification failed its bigeye scope extension after adjudication, purse seine and longline certifications belonging to Tri Marine have been given passing scores...
Brain Drain At Bumble Bee, Most Top Management Exit
A major brain drain is taking place at Bumble Bee Seafoods with more senior executives leaving. This includes the Chief Operating Officer (COO), James Badet, who has been with the US tuna...
Dongwon Set To Become Korea’s Protein Powerhouse
Korean seafood giant Dongwon Group, parent of US tuna brand StarKist, is set on becoming Korea’s leader in the protein business. Through successive mergers and acquisitions, the owner of the...
Falling Ocean Freight Rates, Relief In Sight For Tuna Sector?
Slowing demand is pushing global shipping rates downward after more than a year of skyrocketing prices. The tuna sector, which has felt the heavy costs of ocean freight, can rejoice a little...
Continued High Carrier Volumes, But Half Of June’s Catch Still Unloaded
Purse seiners operating in the WCPO maximized their efforts on all their FADs before the ban kicked in, but carrier loadings in June at PNA ports declined from their peak level the month...
Asdomar’s Sustainability Sourcing Fully Focuses On FOS
One of the largest tuna brands in Italy, Asdomar, claims that its sourcing actions speak of 100 percent sustainable fishing as all of its products are Friend of the Sea (FOS) and Dolphin...
Despite NGOs’ Calls, Taiwan Remains Tier 1 In US Trafficking Report
At this time of great geopolitical discourse around Taiwan and China, the US Department of State has ranked Taiwan in the top position (Tier 1) in its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report....
Costa Rica Passes Law Expanding No Purse Seine Fishing Zone
A new regulation prioritizing Costa Rican vessels over foreign tuna fleets has been approved by the country's parliament. The Legislature passed a bill to increase the area prohibited for...
Tuna In Jars, The New Moneymaker For Small-Scale Pacific Fishers?
Small-scale tuna fishers in Small Islands Developing States are being encouraged to produce tuna in glass jars. A relatively small investment has the potential to provide good financial...
Almadraba Closes With Record Catch
The Spanish traditional bluefin catching method in the Mediterranean, the Almadraba, concluded with a record-breaking catch of 2,330 M/T. The fishing season has officially ended after two and...
Massive Seiner Fishing Activity In PNG Waters During June
Many WCPO purse seine captains have been concentrating their fishing operations in the west of the Pacific by setting their nets in Papua New Guinea's waters and the high seas in June. This...
Fortune International Acquires EPO Yellowfin And Bluefin Importer
The New Orleans Fish House (NOFH), Louisiana-based buyer of yellowfin and bluefin tuna from the Gulf of Mexico, has been purchased by Fortune International LLC, a quality-focused US...
Vietnam Fears Losing Loins Business In US
Vietnam fears losing part of its market share in the US now that President Joe Biden is considering the removal or lowering of tariffs on the imports of Chinese tuna products. When the...
How Long Does It Take For Tuna To Gather Around A DFAD?
Using echo sounder buoys data and machine learning, Spanish scientists aimed to capture the general trends in tuna aggregation dynamics on a global scale. They found that the time for the fish...
Bolivia Grants Full Quota To Ecuador
Landlocked Bolivia has no vessels of its own and it will loan its entire 2022 tuna quota of 222 M/T to the Ecuadorian-flagged vessel 'Chiara' owned by trading company Elvayka Kyoei. This is...
US Pledges 600 Million Dollars To Tuna-Rich Pacific Islands
The US is once again wooing Pacific Island countries – states with the largest tuna resources in the world – with its Vice President, Kamala Harris announcing America’s interest in providing...
Tuna Hijacked In Ecuador: Gunshots, Hostage, And Chase
It might sound like a scene from a movie where a group of robbers hijacked a truck that was transporting canned tuna from Manta to Ibarra. The driver was intimidated by gunshots to stop the...