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Firm Global Demand Steers Seychelles Skipjack Price Up
Indian Ocean tuna catches are at an average level but the impact of the current global situation with high fuel prices is accelerating the rise of skipjack and yellowfin prices. Demand in the...
China’s Investment In ULT Tuna Chain Is Accelerating
China is taking steps to improve its food supply chain for its people. There are projects underway not only to increase the amount of tuna and other seafood to the country but ultra-low...
Portuguese Islands’ Tuna Fishery Receives Millions In Aid
The bluefin tuna catching season for the Portuguese fleet of Madeira and the Azores officially started on April 1 and, as every year, will last until October. About 30 tuna fishing vessels and...
Readers Convinced High Edible Oil Price Will Influence Consumers
Edible oil prices were already surging and the Russian-Ukraine war has worsened the situation by causing even higher prices and shortages because these nations are the main suppliers of...
DNA Sequencing Water Samples Gives More Accuracy For Monitoring Tuna
Spanish research organization, AZTI, has studied the potential of environmental DNA sequencing to analyze the diversity, abundance, and distribution of fish in the Bay of Biscay up to 2,000...
PNG Projects 325% Growth Of GDP Contribution From Tuna
Tuna plays a crucial role in the economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG), an important reason for the development of the ambitious 10-year strategic fisheries plan by the National Fisheries...
Machine Learning Can Help With Tuna Classification
Machine learning can be used to identify and classify parts of tuna to make it easier for the processing industry, according to the latest paper by Indian fishery scientists.Test results...
OPAGAC Is Heading Towards Adjudication Over AO Certification
The consultation period after objections to OPAGAC’s Atlantic Ocean fishery's recommendation for MSC certification has not resulted in any agreement between the parties and is now heading for...
Thai Union’s Founder & Chairman Chansiri Fined For Insider Trading
The global tuna sector has been rocked by the announcement that some Thai Union executives and its Chairman, Kraisorn Chansiri, for being involved in insider trading. A Thai regulator has said...
La Niña Expected To Continue Into Summer
Scientists are predicting that the La Niña phenomenon will continue in the coming months, even into summer. The latest report by the Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP)...
How Much Progress Did GTA Partners Make On Their Tuna Sourcing Pledges?
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has published the first annual review of its 5-year tuna commitment strategy analyzing the progress made by its partners. On average, they had the highest...
Major Global Tuna Highlights March 2022
In March, the Russian-Ukraine war further exacerbated disruptions in the global supply chains. The higher fuel costs not only forced boat owners to enforce higher prices for their tuna catches...
Jealsa Installed Hopper To Reduce Shark Mortality
The Spanish fleet has been working on innovations that reduce its activities' impact on the environment and increase its sustainability. Boiro-based tuna fishing and processing company,...
EU Carding Scheme To Fight IUU Very Successful
The EU anti-IUU "yellow and red carding scheme", which has been in force since 2010, has led to real and tangible progress in improving fisheries governance in four carded countries, according...
US Court Upholds 35% Tax On StarKist Tuna-In-Mayo Items
StarKist did not win its appeal for lowering tariffs on its tuna-in-mayo imports after a US appellate court found that the company’s tuna was chunky with pieces of varying sizes, and not...
Chris Lischewski Escapes Price-Fixing Claims In Kansas State
A California federal judge has axed tuna pricing-fixing claims brought by a Kansas-based wholesale grocer against Chris Lischewski, the former CEO of Bumble Bee, stating that he lacks ties to...
Bumble Bee Says It Is Rigorously Pushing For Worker Protection
Bumble Bee Seafoods was recently hit with a lawsuit over its marketing claims about the “fair and safe supply chain” for its tuna, and was challenged regarding human rights and labor issues....
Tuna Production Will Have To Become Circular: EU’s Green Deal
Sustainable and circular products should become the norm in the European Union (EU), according to the Green Deal package that was presented yesterday by the European Commission. The new...
30 Of FSF’s Taiwanese Longliners Start Route Towards Sustainability
Taiwanese food service company Fue Shin Fishery Ltd.(FSF) and the NGO Ocean Outcomes (O2) are jointly starting two fishery improvements projects (FIPs) to improve the environmental oversight...