The possible necessity of extra FAD management measures in the EPO area has been a hot topic during IATTC meetings for quite a while now. The issue was further discussed last week during the...
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SKJ1.8BKK Barely Dips Amid Rising Marine Fuel Prices
The value of whole round frozen skipjack being traded in Bangkok has barely dipped in about three weeks amid high fuel costs for vessels and a low demand in the market. Sources confirmed with...
Subway’s New Fresh Tuna Melt Sparks Safety Controversy
The fast-food franchise, Subway, recently released a new tasty tuna option. However, owners of several of these restaurants have expressed their concerns about the dish as they allege that it...
Spanish Sector Set To Discuss Sustainable Tuna Fishing
Tomorrow, Bermeo Tuna World Capital (BTWC) will be holding a virtual meeting to discuss the current situation of the tuna fishing sector. The association’s goal is “to bring to debate, from an...
Pole & Line Sustainable While Fishers Huddle To Sleep On The Floor?
In the past few years, the living conditions of fishermen on board tuna vessels have been heavily scrutinized. The longline and the purse seine fleet have especially been at the center of...
West African Nations Combat IUU Fishing In Gulf Of Guinea
Countries situated in the West Central Gulf of Guinea will now be able to ensure that they have better control in fighting against illegal fishing and better security in the zone with a new...
MSC Predicts Certified Tuna Demand To Surge This Year By About 40%
Global demand for sustainable tuna has been growing exponentially since 2016, and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) expects sales for their certified products to surge in the coming year...
Will Canned Tuna Sales Recover In The Coming Quarters?
The sales of canned tuna have fallen in the first quarter of this year, especially in the EU. This is entirely different from the pandemic-driven need shown for shelf-stable tuna products...
Readers: Tuna Execs Involved In Price-Fixing Should Also Be Imprisoned
Two former Bumble Bee executives, Walter Scott Cameron and Kenneth Worsham, and one ex-StarKist employee, Stephen Hodge, did not receive any jail time for their roles in price-fixing...
CFTO IO Skipjack Catches Enter MSC Final Round
The purse seine skipjack catches for the French tuna fishing company Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) have entered the final round to achieve MSC certification. If there are...
Conxemar Fair Almost Completely Booked For In-Person Event
Most of the space is booked for the upcoming trade show of the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Processors, and Exporters of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Conxemar)....
Floating Scarecrows Can Help Prevent Birds From Diving Into Fishing Nets
A group of researchers has come up with an innovative method to scare away seabirds from diving and being entrapped by gillnets. They are doing this with the help of a new device called the...
7-Hour Fire Consumes Big Part Of Jealsa’s Plant In Spain
Over the weekend, the sky of the Spanish city of Boiro turned black as a large part of the main facility of Jealsa, Spain’s largest tuna processing company, was consumed by fire. The flames...
Thai Union’s Bottom Line Grew By Nearly 80% In Q1 2021
Despite a drop in sales of canned tuna and other ambient items, Thai Union Group reported high earnings in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2021) compared to 2020 due to the growth in its...
PNA Opens New Headquarters In Majuro
This week, the PNA opened its new headquarters in the Marshall Islands, the country which has been the organization's home since it was established in 2010. The four-story facility was a...
Anti-FAD Webinar Attracts 500 Viewers: Complete Removal Of DFADs Demanded
For the past 30 years, the use of FADs in tuna fisheries has rapidly increased and so have the discussions about their impact on marine ecosystems, stocks, and the legal implications....
Tuna Seiner Owners Continue Facing High Fuel Costs
The Brent crude oil settled at a lower price on Thursday after rising pandemic numbers in India and other countries across the globe pushed it to a peak value on May 5, a figure not seen since...
Seychelles Skipjack Price Not Immune To COVID-19
The tuna fishery in the Indian Ocean is recovering from a turbulent month, as in April the majority of seiners had to stay in port for 10 to 15 days due to coronavirus infections among their...
Most PNA Nations Keeping Virus Under Control, Guarantees Pacific Tuna Supply
More than a year since the pandemic began, infections in the PNA region still remain low except for Papua New Guinea where there has been a spike in numbers for the past few months. Given that...
Record Low Mature Yellowfin Catches In WCPO Persist
Tuna purse seiners fishing in the WCPO have been coming up nearly empty when it comes to large yellowfin. This has been happening for months and from the latest figures in March, the situation...