The Ecuadorian fishery TUNACONS has been officially MSC certified, the culmination of a long process that started with a FIP in 2016. The milestone was achieved after no objections were filed...
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Collapsed Yellowfin Catches Send Vietnamese Boats To Port
Most of the fishing boats in Binh Dinh have been anchored at Quy Nhon Fishing Port for the past four months. The industry here plays a major role in Vietnam's annual tuna export, providing...
Bolton Food’s Tuna Mostly Responsible, But Only 10% Has MSC
Italian tuna-powerhouse Bolton Food aims to source 100 percent responsibly fished tuna by 2024. Currently, the company considers that nearly three-quarters of its tuna comes from fisheries...
Subway Still Hooked To “No Tuna” In Sandwiches Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit against Subway is not going away as the Californian federal judge in charge of the case has refused to toss part of the claims brought against the US restaurant...
Micronesia Needs A Tuna Diet To Survive
The wealth of the oceans is dwindling at an unparalleled rate and the dangerously decreasing numbers of reef fish might soon push the Micronesian population to choose an alternative food -...
Stronger US Dollar Ballooning Dongwon Price-Fixing Claim Payments
The rapidly strengthening US dollar is causing concern for investors in Dongwon Industries, given that it is burdened by its subsidiary StarKist’s involvement in the price-fixing scandal in...
Portugal Wants Bigeye Quota From Spain
The fleets of Madeira and the Azores have almost reached their bigeye catch limits and to avoid any penalties from the EU if they were to surpass the volume, the Portuguese government has...
FCF The 11th Fishery Certified In WCPO
On July 7, the eleventh WCPO fishery received the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The Nauru Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna Purse Seine Fishery is now sustainably...
Tri Marine Wants MSC For Its Entire WCPO Fishery
Since 2016, Tri Marine has only possessed an MSC certification for yellowfin and skipjack catches in the WCPO and PNA waters. The company is now seeking to include bigeye and multiple new...
Second Ecuadorian Fishery Closer To Only Yellowfin MSC
The small Ecuador Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery successfully concluded its MSC assessment, but only for EPO yellowfin targeted primarily on FAD sets. LRQA, the certification body,...
EU Bigeye Whole Round Q1 Imports In Decline
European canneries have been purchasing declining volumes of bigeye raw material, and in Q1 2022, hit the lowest level in five years. The 2,946 M/T in the first quarter of this year was a drop...
EU’s Strict Margin Of Tolerance On Tuna Catch Weights Could Kill 1,600 Jobs
The EU’s margin of tolerance has simply become intolerable for European tuna seiner fleets. Orthongel, comprising the major French fishing companies CFTO, Sapmer, and Via Ocean, has warned...
Perfect Time For A North Pacific Albacore Harvest Strategy
The albacore stock in the North Pacific is healthy but to keep it that way The Pew Charitable Trusts says it is the right moment to shift management from an annual quota to a harvest strategy....
Thai Union Wants IPO For Its I-Tail Pet Food Subsidiary
By listing its pet food subsidiary, I-Tail Corporation Plc., on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Thai Union Group opts to acquire more money for investments. On July 4, the leading global...
Rio Mare Introduces New Tuna Pesto Range
In the new range of Rio Mare products launched in the Italian market, tuna-based pesto is the star. The brand, owned by Bolton Group announced that the sauce with tuna is available in three...
Malaysian Yellowfin Tuna Fishery Launches Improvement Project
Malaysian tuna fisheries are moving towards sustainability. A fishery improvement project (FIP) for yellowfin was recently launched in Sabah’s east coast Semporna district. The FIP was...
Atlantic Skipjack Stocks In The Green
The skipjack population in the Atlantic Ocean (AO) is in a healthy state and purse seiner catches recently decreased from the peak volumes netted in 2018. This overview was given during an...
28 EU Seiners Gain 5-Year Access To Cape Verde Waters
EU-flagged vessels have been fishing in Cape Verde's waters since 2007 and the latest decison from the EU Parliament (EP) means that these boats can continue their operations in the West...
Century Joins The Plant-based Tuna Alternative Trend
Just two months after starting its plant-based alternative meat products, Philippines’ Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF) has started its venture into plant-based fish alternatives, with its...
VMS On All Indian Ocean Tuna Vessels In Two Years, A Daydream?
Tuna boats fishing in the Indian Ocean should all install satellite systems within two years instead of three, that is what the group overseeing vessel monitoring issues is requesting. The...