Just days before the special IOTC session to discuss the rebuilding plan for the yellowfin stock, Mauritius has come forward to say that if quota cuts are increased for seiners, it will impact...
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INFOFISH TUNA 2021 Focus On Global Sector During Pandemic
INFOFISH has revealed the theme of its TUNA 2021 World Tuna Conference & Exhibition – The Global Tuna Industry: Trailblazing through tough times. The event will take place online from May...
Is Gabon’s Tuna Sector Not Benefiting Locals?
Tuna caught in Gabonese waters and the final product derived from them are too expensive for locals and the country does not benefit very much from the industry, said the local media....
The Nature Conservancy Taking Center Stage In the Global Tuna Sector?
NGOs Greenpeace and WWF have been playing a dominant role in the tuna sector for the last two to three decades, but now there is a new kid on the block. Another US-based non-profit – The...
Thai Union Partners With Nature Conservancy For 100% Transparency Pledge
Thai Union has pledged its commitment to 100 percent transparency for its entire international tuna supply chain by 2025. To achieve this goal, the tuna giant has partnered with non-profit The...
EU Demand Brutally Collapsed In Q4 2020
The canned tuna demand from EU buyers was robust at the beginning of last year, but by the end of 2020 showed a totally opposite situation. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, retailers' sales...
Should IOTC Ban All Driftnets?
The use of driftnets in the tuna industry is controversial and lately, this issue keeps being addressed in terms of Indian Ocean fisheries. At the beginning of this year, IOTC reminded members...
China’s Status Might Impact WTO’s Goal To Curb Fishing Subsidies
The new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced her interest for the talks to continue on eliminating harmful global fishing subsidies. Negotiators failed to...
Duty-Free Ghanaian Tuna Will Continue To Reach The UK
Ghana tuna exports to the UK will continue to enjoy a zero percent import tariff after the country's exit from the EU became official last January. This is after a new trade deal was...
IBL Seafood: Sustainability Is An Existential Issue For Mauritius
Preserving tuna stocks, particularly yellowfin, is imperative for Mauritius as a great part of its income and employment depend on this sector. However, the industry is at risk as this species...
Readers Split On Seiners Yellowfin Quota Reduction
Atuna readers definitely want the purse seiners in the Indian Ocean to reduce their yellowfin catches but they are currently split down the middle about the amount that it should be. We asked...
Princes Asks For Yellowfin Cut Ahead Of IOTC Meeting
Just ahead of the IOTC Special Session on yellowfin, the Princes Group today reaffirmed its support for a 20 percent reduction in yellowfin catches. Last October, the UK-based international...
Outrage Over Deal To ‘Exchange’ National Debt For Giving Up Galapagos Tuna Fishing
International environmentalists are allegedly behind the controversial proposal to extend the Galapagos reserve, which has been strongly opposed by tuna and other seafood fishers in Ecuador....
Study: Can Skipjack Protein Help Humans With Colon Diseases?
A new study by Chinese scientists has shown that bioactive peptides (BP), which are fragments of protein, derived from skipjack can improve the protective layer in the intestines of laboratory...
Maldives Skipjack Exports Skyrocketed, While Yellowfin Shrank In Q4 2020
Processing companies in the Maldives more than doubled their skipjack purchases during the last quarter of 2020 compared to the same period the previous year. This was reflected in the...
WCPFC Starting On Better Labor Standards For Tuna Crews
Members of the WCPFC are stepping up their efforts in making changes to labor practices for crews aboard tuna fishing vessels. On Monday, the WCPFC sent a circular stating that New Zealand and...
US Seafood Organization Wants Regulators To Enforce ‘Glazing’ Rules
The US needs its authorities to better enforce the regulation for glazing in the tuna and seafood industry, expressed a seafood trading body in the country. Recently, John Connelly, President...
Controversy: IOTC Assigning Yellowfin Quota To IUU Gillnet Fleets?
After concerns about the sustainability and impact of large-scale driftnets were brought to IOTC's attention, the RFMO installed a ban on this fishing equipment for the Indian Ocean (IO) high...
SKJ1.8:BKK Trade Shifts Gears & Accelerates Rapidly
A few days after saying that the Bangkok skipjack market was balancing between global factor demands, it has rapidly with a price surge. Higher global fuel costs and low catches have pushed...
EU Alerts: Italian Authorities Spot High E 300 Levels Once Again
In good news, there were few tuna-related complaints during February, announced the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). Only two issues were brought to the attention of this EU body,...