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...
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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...
Biggest Tuna Caught Was The Size Of 6 Baby Elephants
There are more than 15 species in the tuna (Thunnini) family and their sizes vary greatly. Over the years, fishers have gleefully reeled in massive specimens and broken world records --from a...
Grupo Balfegó Guarantees Traceability For Every Bluefin Piece
The Spanish firm, Grupo Balfegó, has announced that its farmed bluefin can be traced from catch to plate. Through the AuraQuantic digital platform, the customer has an overview of the...
Euro Plunges To 20-Year Low Against The Dollar
The value of the euro right now has slumped to an all-time low in 20 years against the US dollar. One euro is only worth USD 1.0197 today. The prospect of an energy crisis that could usher in...
Tonggol Stock Scored Red, Too Heavily Exploited In The Indian Ocean?
Longtail, commercially known as tonggol, is heavily exploited in the Indian Ocean (IO) but the data regarding this tuna-like species stock needs improvement. Nearly one-third of the catch...
US Fines Five Taiwanese Vessels For IUU
The 2021 annual high-seas fishery patrols of the US Coast Guard (USCG) in the North Pacific have resulted in a combined USD 250,000 fine for five Taiwanese vessels caught IUU fishing. The...
Hawaii & American Samoa Tuna Fisheries Rebounded In 2021
Landings from the Hawaiian and American Samoan longline fleets dominated the US Pacific Islands' pelagic fisheries last year. Tuna species were the main catch across the region, with increases...
Will SKJ1.8:BKK Price Start To Reverse?
Whole round frozen skipjack price in Bangkok has plummeted over the past month and settled at USD 1,450 per ton, and the volatile market situation is a cause for worry for many. WCPO purse...
Sajo Introduces Whole Tuna Truffle
On July 4, Sajo announced the release of its “Sajo Whole Tuna”, a new premium canned tuna line that comes in four flavors: Yellowfin, Albacore, Truffle, and Mara. The products also come with a...