The ambitions of a part of the Spanish-owned purse seiner fleet grouped under OPAGAC of getting MSC certifications simultaneously for its tuna catches in four oceans is close to becoming a...
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EU Alerts: 11 Incidents Of Spanish Tuna With High E 300 Levels
October was a busy month for the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) given that there were 13 alerts put out pertaining to tuna products. Except for one warning from German...
Hawaii News Media Accuses Wespac of Favoritism
The Honolulu Civil Beat is once again after the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac - also formerly known as WPRFMC) saying that the organization “is using questionable...
EU Catch Distribution In IO and AO Shows New Decreasing Trend In Bigeye
The catch spatial distribution of the EU seiner fleet over the past 30 years in the Indian and Atlantic oceans shows relative stability. This is part of the conclusions of a paper presented at...
Ecuador’s Seiner Owners Want WCPO Fleets To Follow Same Rules As Them
A group of boat owners in Ecuador is advocating for the harmonization of the international fishing standards in the entire Pacific. Their association, Protuna, claims that many of the strict...
MSC Losing Ground In A Very Organic & Sustainably Oriented Austrian Market
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released the latest report about Austria, a European nation with a strong focus on sustainability and the highest percentage of organically farmed...
Galapagos Reserve To Increase By 50% Under Debt For Conservation Swap
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced that the country will increase the protected area of the Galapagos Marine Reserve by almost 50 percent. The initiative is a debt for...
Abidjan Port Expands Loading Capacity Of Reefer Containers
New fish loading equipment in the Abidjan port in Ivory Coast will help improve the process of placing whole round frozen tuna into containers. The global company, CEVA Logistics, which has...
Mozambican President Sued For Accepting Donations In Tuna Scandal
The ongoing Mozambican tuna scandal has a new twist. Privinvest, an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder, has sued the current President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, in the High Court in London. The...
New Association To Improve Tuna Trade In Ghana
A new association that will help improve tuna trade in Ghana has been inaugurated and a Fisheries official has appealed to the new organization to help support the government’s fight to combat...
New Research Will Help Reduce Uncertainties In Bluefin Stock Assessment
New research will help the management of Atlantic bluefin and especially determine the mixing rate of the eastern and western species so that stock assessments can be improved. The National...
Logistic Challenges Make US Single Duty Quota Unattractive
Less than a year after container carrier congestions were reported, this situation is once again building up, creating a perfect storm in the tuna supply chain. Furthermore, the still...
Spanish Bankrupt Tuna Firm Finally Sold, Most Jobs Gone
A new ray of hope has settled on the future of the Spanish processing tuna company, Thenaisie Provoté. After declaring bankruptcy, the firm has been for sale for several months but deals had...
Azores Tuna Plant Goes Private To Secure Modernization And Jobs
The government of the autonomous region of Azores in Portugal has recently announced that it will hand over the operation of the Santa Catarina tuna plant to a private entity. The facility,...
Famous Activist Denies Fake Tuna Shortage In Ivory Coast
The price of fake tuna, also known as faux thon, has gone up in Ivory Coast and a local processor, Airone Seafood, is lamenting that it is due to speculation. However, one activist has...
Nirsa Sets New Record For Its Fleet’s Tuna Catches
The growth in captures made by vessels owned by Nirsa, Ecuador’s leading tuna processing and exporting company, continued during 2020. The increase supplied the vast majority of the firm’s...
Major Global Tuna Highlights October 2021
The tuna industry has had major issues in October. These range from IATTC members finally agreeing on conservation measures for tropical tuna, poor landings strongly guiding the price of tuna...
ANF Partners With Above Food To Expand Plant-based Fishery Products
In a move to expand its line of frozen and shelf-stable products, Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF), the manufacturer of plant-based foods that feature the Loma Linda brand and tuna alternative...
Bumble Bee Adds MSC Tuna And Candy To Prime Snack Kit
Bumble Bee Seafoods has restyled its Protein on the Run healthy snack kit and added MSC tuna in three new flavors plus the sweetness of caramel. It has added the line to Bumble Bee Prime. With...
Thai Processors Lose Over A Third Of Business In The Americas
Thailand exported 38 percent less canned tuna to the Americas in Q3 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. This is the lowest level of deliveries in a five-year period. This large fall was...