A Senegalese fishing union is unhappy with its government and is asking it to reconsider its recently renewed deal with the EU for tuna and other fish taken from the country’s waters....
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OPAGAC Signs A New Deal To Promote Responsible Fishing Among Its Vessels
A new sustainability agreement has been signed between the Spanish tuna fleet grouped as OPAGAC and fishing consultant Sinerxia Plus. The goal is to promote responsible and environmentally...
Waitrose Replaces IO Yellowfin with MSC Pacific Fish
UK consumers will be able to buy sustainable yellowfin steaks from the Waitrose supermarket chain starting this week. The retailer has been working with New England Seafood International...
Shocking Netflix Documentary Trashes EII-Dolphin Safe and MSC
Yesterday, Netflix released a shocking documentary – Seaspiracy – about the human impact on the oceans and how the fishing industry is affecting marine life all around the world....
Portuguese Buy At Ultra Low Prices From China And Vietnam
The Portuguese intake of canned and pouched tuna has been extremely stable over the last few years. Even during 2020 the volume imported was remarkably consistent, evidencing once again that...
19 Pole & Line Japanese Vessels One Step Closer To MSC Logo
A Japanese pole-and-line tuna fishery might be soon getting its MSC certification. Its assessor has uploaded the Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) for consultation, and the document...
Dongwon Wants To Expand Foothold In African Markets
Dongwon’s tuna manufacturer in Senegal, S.C.A. SA, is ready to grow its export business across several African countries. The shipments will consist of the newly launched brand of pre-packed...
Rio Mare Becomes First Seafood Label To Get Certification On Impact Of Products
The Italian canned tuna brand Rio Mare has become the first seafood label in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification. This will allow Rio Mare to optimize...
Aussie Tuna Sector Angry With Local Govt Due To FADs
The Australian tuna sector is livid with the Queensland government for placing fish aggregating devices (FADs) not far from the coast and said that it is a “disgrace” and is arguing that it...
Rising Operational Costs And Low Demand Fix Bangkok Skipjack Level
The outlook for Thailand’s skipjack market is looking positive but the push and pull between traders and canners is keeping the price level. There has not been much of a shift in the mood in...
Tuna Boat Rescues Shipwreck Survivor After 10 Days Of Drifting
An Ecuadorian-flagged tuna fishing vessel rescued a Peruvian fisherman after the boat he was on, the ‘Mi Jose y Justina’, partially sank and was dragged to international waters. The sailor,...
Costa Rica Delays Decision To Limit Tuna Sets On Dolphins In EEZ
A Costa Rican fishing association has expressed its deep disappointment in the fact that a decision on the extension of the protected area within the country’s EEZ has been postponed. It is...
Shandong Zhonglu Fishing Co. 2020 Income Hit By COVID-19 Issues
Publicly listed Chinese tuna fishing company, Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries Co Ltd's operating income and profits suffered a drop in 2020, according to its recently released annual...
Korean Sajo Recovering From Pandemic’s Blow
Korean Sajo Group's tuna fishing subsidiaries have been strongly recovering on the stock exchange since the beginning of 2021. All firms had a rough year due to COVID-19, but it looks...
NGO’s Unsubstantiated Abuse Allegations Against Pacific Seiners Damaging
Retailers and tuna companies need to improve their tuna supply chain in order to better worker rights in the Pacific, according to a new survey conducted by an NGO. Curiously, it focused on...
Italian Industry Outraged Over UK Taking Share Of EU’s Tuna Quota
Italian fishermen are raging over reports that a share of the EU’s tuna quota in the Atlantic will be given to the UK after the latter left the economic bloc. Allegedly, Ministers in Brussels...
Indian Tuna Fishers On Hunger Strike To Reverse Nets Ban
Hundreds of tuna fisher folks in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu went on a hunger strike on Monday to press officials to lift the ban on purse seine nets, reported India Today. The local...
Pesca Azteca Transparent About Company’s Waste
The Mexican fishing company Pesca Azteca has published the actions, developments, and achievements reached during 2020 and relates them to the company’s goals. The document revealed that the...
How Can WCPO Tuna Vessels Reduce Plastic Waste?
How well are tuna vessels in the WCPO complying with the “no plastic in the ocean rule” that was introduced two years ago? Several experts are studying the amount and impact of plastic waste...
Mega Tuna Turns World Upside Down In New Commercial
Filipino tuna brand, Mega Tuna, has released a new online video commercial that is bizarre as well as funny. The advertisement unfolds as a woman is being startled by a lizard as she deeply...