Israel has launched a National Tuna Project to breed Atlantic bluefin under controlled conditions. The aim is to develop a closed-cycle aquaculture model that supplies eggs and juveniles...
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At-Sea Transshipments Decline In WCPO: Risks Persist
WCPFC has added interactive dashboards to its annual monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) reports of 2025 that give, at a glance, a good overview and insight into its work. The...
Manta Tuna Sector Squeezed By Poor Skipjack Supply
Manta skipjack prices are climbing, stoking anxiety across the Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna supply chain and particularly in Ecuador, with boat owners and processors feeling squeezed. This...
TUNA 2026 Wraps Up With Call For Sustainability And Industry Cooperation
The INFOFISH TUNA 2026 conference in Bangkok, which brought together industry stakeholders, government officials and RFMO representatives, concluded today after three days of discussions....
Hardly US Media Attention For Sinking Ecuadorian Seiner: Boat Owners Worried
The US attack on tuna purse seiner ‘Montecristi’ on September 7 is not being discussed in the US news media, while subsequent actions on smaller boats (no tuna) have received coverage....
Umios Expands Tuna Business With Stake In Pataya Food
On Monday, Umios Corporation (formerly known as Maruha Nichiro) took a 25.1 percent stake in Thai canned tuna and seafood company, Pataya Food Industries. The Japanese company will undertake...
Bangkok Skipjack RM Price Continues Upward, A Worry For Tuna Sector
Skipjack raw material prices in Bangkok processing hub are surging and could climb further if weak catches due to El Niño persist, a central talking point at the INFOFISH Tuna 2026 Conference...
COFI37 Concludes On Positive Note
The 37th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI37) ended on September 11. Most striking matters discussed were climate change, the BBNJ agreement, tackling IUU fishing, and the role of...
Tuna Trade And EU Compliance Dominate Day 2 At TUNA 2026
Tuna trade in major global markets and topics related to EU compliance and regulations were among the topics that were discussed in Sessions 3 and 4 today at the ongoing TUNA 2026 conference...
Global Tuna Industry Leaders Urge Cooperation At TUNA 2026
During a leadership panel at the ongoing TUNA 2026 in Bangkok, global tuna industry leaders and stakeholders highlighted the need for cooperation to support a thriving industry. They also...
EU Fleet Can Transition Off Fossil Fuels Under Current Capacity Ceiling
Decarbonization of the EU fishing fleet is possible under the current fishing capacity constraints regarding the catch volumes member states are allowed to land, according to a latest study....
Sapmer Ceases Tuna Fishing, Sells Seiners To CFTO
The purchase of Sapmer’s last three purse seiners by the Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has been confirmed. With the sale, Sapmer has ceased its tuna fishing operations and the...
Tuna Industry Voices Concerns Over Market Volatility And Climate Change
Cooperation across the tuna industry, support for Pacific Island nations, and market volatility took a center stage at the ongoing TUNA 2026 Conference in Bangkok, with speakers calling for...
Unusual Aggregation Of Eagle Rays Around Tuna Cage
A group of critically endangered eagle rays (100-150 individuals) was observed aggregating outside a tuna ranch in Malta, an extremely unusual occurrence. Footage from a remotely operated...
Climate Change & Sustainability Takes Center Stage As TUNA 2026 Opens
Sustainability, the impact of climate change, and the need to tackle IUU fishing were among the main topics discussed at the opening of the 19th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and...
European Commission Opens Tuna Fisheries Talks With Madagascar
The European Commission will begin negotiations for a sustainable partnership agreement and an implementation protocol between the EU and Madagascar. Spanish and French-flagged vessels fish...
French Buyers Cut Back On Indian Ocean Canned Tuna Imports
France remained the EU’s largest canned tuna buyer in H1 2026, but volumes fell to a five-year low as intake from African canneries eased, particularly the IOT plant in Seychelles, and...
Spain Redistributes Unused Atlantic Bigeye Quota
Spain is reallocating 2,928 tons of unused 2026 Atlantic bigeye quota to vessels that have exhausted their allocations, drawing the surplus from Spanish boats unlikely to use their full...
Thai Buying Of Frozen WR Bigeye Back To 2024 Levels
Thai processors' intake of frozen whole round bigeye dropped substantially from January to June this year, with most major supplying fleets having reduced trade with the Asians. The French...
UK Bluefin Surge Excites Fishers, But Caution Remains
Scientists and fishers are closely monitoring the resurgence of Atlantic bluefin in United Kingdom (UK) waters, after stocks collapsed in the 1960s. Experts described the recovery as “one of...