Almost two weeks after the EPO fishing closure ended, increased demand and less skipjack supply than expected are pushing the price up at the Manta port. This means that currently in Ecuador a...
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Brunei Authorities Confiscate Non-Halal Tuna Crackers
A box of tuna crackers and other seafood tidbits were confiscated by officials because they were sold without the authorized use of Brunei Islamic Religious Council's (MUIB) Halal label....
China’s Tuna Imports Not Aimed For Domestic Consumption?
China's distant water caught tuna and several fish species are mainly processed and re-exported to other destinations and this can make traceability of seafood difficult because it masks...
US Bans Taiwanese Longliner’s Catch Over Forced Labor Charges
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency on January 28 seized the tuna catch of the Taiwanese tuna longliner ‘Da Wang’ and prohibited it from entering the American market because of...
Chicken Of The Sea Buys Only A Fraction Of Tuna From ISSF Participants
The majority of tuna purchased by Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) does not come from MSC or FIP fisheries. Additionally, only a very small fraction of the fish used by the brand is...
Seiner Runs Aground On Mexican Beach Due To Bad Weather
A tuna seiner ran aground last week in Mexican waters due to strong waves and bad weather conditions. The boat, ‘Big Eye’, was presumably navigating towards shelter when a storm hit and...
Alliance Select’s Corporate Lawyer Arrested Over Scandal
The Alliance Select scandal is continuing and one more executive with the Philippines-based tuna canner has been issued a warrant for violating corporate laws. The company’s lawyer, Annsley...
VMS Requirement Disputed By Philippine Small-scale Fishers
The Southern Philippine Deep Sea Fishing Association (SoPhil) is opposing the implementation of the rule that all national fishing vessels should be equipped with a Vessel Monitoring System...
Canned Seafood Market Value To Double In Next Decade?
The canned seafood market is expected to more than double in value in the next decade, according to a study by Future Market Insights (FMI). Canned tuna holds one of the largest shares in the...
Captains Still Have A Hard Time Catching WCPO Skipjack
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO caught slightly more tuna in December than in the previous months. This was the result of better skipjack hauling, nevertheless, captures of the species were...
Dongwon Seiner Rescues Locals Drifting For 1 Month In The Pacific
A banana boat with ten people on board left New Ireland, PNG, on December 23, 2021, for Tanga Island, but never arrived. This week, one month after it went missing, the vessel was found by the...
Fishermen Use Tuna As Excuse To Disrupt Russian Navy Exercises
Irish fishermen are planning to peacefully disrupt Russian military activity near the country’s EEZ because it could have great consequences for tuna fishing. The move comes after Russia...
Tags Prove Tuna Cannibalism In Atlantic Ocean
A recent scientific report about pelagic species has revealed predation and cannibalism by tropical tunas in the Atlantic Ocean. Yellowfin especially eat skipjack. The paper, Trophic...
US Fishery Moving Forward With MSC Certification In PNA Waters
The latest report showing the results of the MSC assessment of the US Pacific Tuna purse seine fishery has been recently made public. The preliminary scores indicate that the conformity...
Should Nations Be Able To “Opt Out” Of Tuna Management Rules?
Should countries be able to “opt out” of RFMOs' tuna conservation and management measures (CMMs) when they disagree with them? One group representing retailers and tuna supply chain companies...
Freight Rates Killing Thai Canners’ Business In The Americas
Expensive freight rates have had a strong negative impact on Thai processors' tuna market share in the Americas. On top of that, there was also some cooling of demand after exceptionally high...
Skipjack Price Drops In Manta Below Bangkok Level, As Veda Ends
Skipjack at the Manta port in Ecuador is currently being traded at a price slightly lower than last month. The EPO veda ended last week which means that all seiners are back to fishing on FADs...
Thai Canners Hit By Five-Year Slump In 2021
Thailand, the world’s largest tuna processing hub, in 2021 lost one-fifth of its canned tuna business from some of its main destinations. It appears that a major market correction has taken...
Mexico & Ecuador Agree On Trade Deal, But Without Tuna?
The Ecuadorian Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Julio José Prado, has revealed that his country and Mexico have made a deal for a pre-closed Free Trade...
Sapmer’s ‘Belle Rive’ Seiner Suffers Small Collision
‘Belle Rive’, the tuna purse seiner owned by La Reunion-based French company, Sapmer, suffered a slight collision on January 11. The 89-meter vessel which carries the Mauritian flag...