All 10 tuna fishermen kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea between May 20 and June 1 have been released after at least two months in captivity, confirmed the Korean Ministry of Foreign...
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Why Can Slovenians Not Fish Any Tuna In Their EEZ?
Slovenian fishermen are not allowed to fish for bluefin in their own waters as the country does not have a share of the EU quota. This is because Slovenia's fisheries policymakers did not...
World’s Second Largest Tuna Industry Going For The Extra Mile
Ecuador’s tuna industry is researching its chances to expand in the global tuna market and enlarge its competitiveness. Last week in Manta, the Prefecture of Manabí and Global Trade Consulting...
Calvo’s ‘Easy Flip’ Packaging Wins Innovation Award In Spain
Calvo’s new tuna packaging concept, which was launched this January, has received the Galicia Food Awards in the category of Innovative Product. These awards are meant to contribute to the...
Seychelles Prices Holding On Despite Lower Landings
The fact that Indian Ocean (IO) fleets have continued to report low tuna catches has not impacted the skipjack price in the area. Seiners fishing around the Seychelles, which are highly...
Is MSC’s Stakeholder Objection Process Seriously Broken?
During any fishery’s MSC certification, strong stakeholder engagement is key to ensure a thorough and unbiased assessment. The process provides several opportunities for any interested party...
Major Global Tuna Highlights July 2021
In July, high shipping costs and fuel prices dominated the tuna trade and the skipjack price in the global tuna industry. The outlook of the WCPO FAD ban that started this month is uncertain....
Half Of EPO Seiners At Port As First Veda Starts
This year's first Veda for EPO tuna purse seiners with a fish-holding capacity of 182 M/T or more started on July 29. Of the 254 seiners, 123 have chosen to stop fishing during this closure...
EU & Mauritania See Eye To Eye On A New Fisheries Partnership
The negotiations between the EU and Mauritania regarding a new sustainable fisheries agreement came to a successful end on July 28. Officials from both parties were able to agree on a new...
RFMOs’ Pacific Bluefin Group Raises Quota Despite Scientific Advice
The international joint working group of IATTC and WCPFC for Pacific bluefin (PBF) raised the quota for catches against scientific advice. As expected, environmental NGOs are extremely unhappy...
Moving Tuna Due To Climate Change Could Cost Pacific SIDS $140 Million Yearly
Pacific Island nations, especially 10 tuna-dependent ones, might be facing a drop of up to USD 140 million per year in revenue from tuna fishing access fees, as the fish might move eastwards...
Asdomar Products Are Proudly 100% Friend Of The Sea
The Italian preserved tuna brand Asdomar has revealed its 2020 sustainability report. The document states that the sustainability of the raw material (used in the label owned by Generale...
Tri Marine Closer To Yet Another DFAD MSC Certification
In the wave of WCPO MSC certified free school tuna fisheries extending the scope of their assessments to include purse seine drifting FADs (dFADs) catches, Tri Marine is closer to add yet...
Dongwon Innovates Further With Tuna Protein Bar
Korean tuna brand Dongwon has been a market leader for four decades and in order to keep current consumers happy and especially attract younger people, it has been stepping up its game by...
Three Canadian Retailers Making No Efforts On Tuna Sustainability
A Canadian NGO’s seafood sustainability progress report about the country's eight major retailers shows that they need to improve many of their commitments including choosing sustainably...
US Flagged Pacific Seiner Fleet Shrinking Rapidly
The US purse seine fleet has been shrinking and in 2020 fell to the lowest level in the past five years, states the latest data from NOAA. However, this decline appears to be continuing...
Callipo Showing Strong Revenue Growth In H1 2021
In the first half of the year, the Italian preserved tuna brand Callipo recorded an important turnover growth compared to the same period in 2020. This echoes last year's trend when the...
Cook Islands Keeps Waters Open For Spanish Seiners
The government of Cook Islands and the EU have agreed to extend their sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) for another three years as the current one will expire soon. Under this...
Mozambique Fears “Litigation Chaos” Over USD 800 Mil Tuna Bonds Scandal
In the legal battle over the controversial debt scandal that involved USD 2 billion in loans (including over USD 800 million in tuna bonds) in Mozambique, the country's government is...
Maldives Wants UK To Grant 0% Duty For Its Tuna Products
Maldives hopes to export its tuna products duty-free to the UK as negotiations are ongoing between the two countries. On Tuesday, the country’s Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and...