The IOTC has announced the 2021 yellowfin catch limits for the tuna fleets in the Indian Ocean (IO) as part of its continuing efforts to rebuild this stock. Due to exceeding quotas...
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Missing Longliner Found Drifting With No Trace Of Crew
A Taiwanese-flagged tuna longliner missing in the Pacific was spotted drifting empty in the ocean four days later, and the crew of 10 that was on board have yet to be located. The vessel’s...
Coronavirus Cuts 1st Bluefin Auction Price By 90%
Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market’s New Year auctions usually result in exorbitant prices being offered for bluefin, but not this year. Today, the most expensive bid was by a Tokyo-based sushi...
Mexican Fisherman Dies After Boat Smashes Conservationists’ Vessel
A fisherman died in the Gulf of California after his vessel collided with a bigger one used by the US conservationist group Sea Shepherd, reported BBC. The organization claims that the...
EU Alerts: Yellowfin Products Rejected At EU Borders
In December, The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported six incidents varying from histamine to high levels of food additives in EU imported tuna products. The most serious...
US Agency Blocks Tuna From Taiwanese Longliner For Forced Labor
The US authorities have added another Taiwanese tuna longliner to their blacklist for forced labor issues. On December 31, the Office of Trade of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
Maldivians Pay More For Their Own Pole & Line Tuna Than Americans
Pole-and-line caught tuna has forever been an important food and protein source for the population of the Maldives, an island nation with extremely limited land and food...
Fire Breaks Out In Isabel Tuna Factory In Spain
A fire broke out on Sunday morning in the Conservas Isabel tuna factory in O Grove, a municipality of Galicia in Spain but firefighters managed to bring things under control in a short period...
Tuna Recommended In Fat-Blasting Diet To Start 2021
After indulging during the year-end holidays, many people always plan to eat healthier food and lose some weight at the beginning of a new year. So in January, numerous diets to get rid of...
Photojournalist Explores The Reality Of Traditional Tuna Fishing
In his new book, photojournalist Francesco Zizola captures the world of tuna fishing with images of Sardinian traditional tonnare (in Italy) or what in Spain is known as Almadraba. ...
Liancheng’s New Chinese Tuna Plant Built In 80 Days
A new tuna processing plant has been opened in the Chinese city of Xiamen paving the way for the region to grow its marine economy. The facility, financed by the Liancheng Overseas Fishery...
Year In Review: 2020
What a ride 2020 has been! The world and the tuna industry were shaken by a year that turned out to be quite an anomaly. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted industries across the globe, and the...
Tuna May Help Block COVID-19 Transmissions
Tuna is among those food items with preventive qualities against COVID-19 infections. Scientists from the Bohai University in China concluded this after their research showed that a...
20 COVID-19 Cases Related To Spanish Cannery
COVID-19 incidents inside Spanish tuna processing plants continue as health authorities detected 20 positive cases among the staff of Consorcio Group. The company is based in Santoña, Galicia,...
EU Increased Redistribution Of Pre-Cooked Loins During Q3
The export of pre-cooked tuna loins from EU countries remarkably increased during the first three quarters of 2020. The majority of the new volume was traded within the economic bloc with very...
PNA Wants FAD Fishery Certified To Meet New MSC Rules
The PNA fishery has announced its intention to extend its MSC certification to include FAD sets and bigeye. It currently holds the sustainable logo for its skipjack and yellowfin free school...
Last Minute Brexit Deal Sets Limits For Canned Tuna
After months of negotiations, the EU and the UK finally reached a trade agreement that seems to satisfy both parties’ demands. On paper, the news means that the tuna business will continue as...
Vietnam Talks Social Responsibility Following EVFTA Success
Months after the tuna trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam came into force, the Asian nation has been adamant in showing that it is up to the economic bloc’s standards. The regional...
Drop In VDS And Transshipments Hits Marshall Islands’ Financials
Limited catches and low transshipment activity in Marshall Islands have contributed to a fall in income for the country. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) is expecting...
Sharp Profit Decrease For John West UK
Twenty-nineteen was a rough year for the Thai Union-owned UK retailer, John West Foods. Its annual turnover went down from GBP 186.4 million (USD 253.5 million) in 2018 to GBP 165.9 million...