The number of yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean (IO) has been increasing over the years which is worrying for a tuna species that is overfished according to scientists. Although some...
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IOTC Increases Pressure On Countries With Large-Scale Driftnets
The use of driftnets as fishing gear is a controversial issue. The IOTC is trying to get its members, many of whom have pelagic driftnet tuna fishing fleets in the Indian Ocean (IO), to stop...
Spanish Seiners’ Crews To Return Home For Christmas
The part of the Spanish fleet grouped in OPAGAC is preparing the repatriation of 1,109 crew members working on its purse seiners in the Indian (IO), Atlantic (AO), and Pacific oceans. This is...
Spain Cements Comfortable Position As EU Export Leader
Canned tuna exports by nation members of the EU have recovered after they suffered a minor hiccup last year. In the 2020 figures up until the end of the third quarter (Q3), it is very visible...
Electronic Monitoring Proven Solution To Manage Stocks Says Pew
- Advertorial - A study on electronic monitoring (EM) for RFMOs shows that it is a proven and cost-saving solution to monitor and record fishing activities in real-time for purse seiners and...
Dongwon Tuna A Hit With Generation Z
Dongwon’s tuna marketing strategy to win over the younger generation is definitely working. This year, its advertisements of tuna products garnered a total of 35.6 million views on YouTube....
Tuna Workers Second In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine
The first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will be arriving this Saturday in American Samoa. Employees at the StarKist cannery are part of the second tier to have access to the...
Asdomar Joins Forces With Colavita To Supply Brazil
The second-best-selling tuna brand in Italy, Asdomar, will reach the Brazilian market in the first months of 2021. The label, owned by Generale Conserve, is looking to explore...
Callipo Collaborates With Artist For New Xmas Tuna Packaging
The Calabrian company, Callipo, has collaborated with Italian artist, Antonio Aricò, to launch a new Christmas package collection which consists of five gift boxes. Consumers can choose any of...
New NOAA Seafood Online Tool To Aid Traders
US NOAA Fisheries has launched a new comprehensive online tool to help tuna and seafood traders identify monitoring controls when importing or exporting products. Given that more than 85...
Trini The Tuna’s Annual Visit Received With Cheers
At L’Escala port in Spain, fishers and residents were joyful when the tuna they rescued five years ago remembered them and visited one more time. The bluefin, which they named Trini, has been...
WCPFC Avoids Crisis, Meeting Concludes With Concrete Decision
The WCPFC annual meeting ended today with member countries taking a positive step of “providing basic safeguards” for tuna stocks in the WCPO. After five days of hard negotiations, the...
Urgent Extraordinary IATTC Session To Fix Conservation Measures
IATTC has called for an extraordinary session following the flop of the 95th meeting in which no conservation rules for tropical tuna were agreed upon. Alfonso Miranda, Chair of the RFMO,...
More Ultra-Low Tuna Reefers To Transport COVID-19 Vaccines
Thermo King's 20-foot containers, which normally transport fresh tuna, have been adapted to keep the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at freezing-cold temperatures of at least minus 70 degrees Celsius...
Purse Seiner Sank Near Galapagos, Crew Safe And Sound
The tuna purse seiner 'Romeo' sank last week around the Galapagos Islands after a wave hit the boat. The crew of more than 15 fishermen were rescued by an oil vessel and taken to Panama....
CAB To Certify China-Flagged Longliners In Kiribati For MSC
The Control Assessment Body (CAB), Control Union (UK) Limited, has concluded that a Kiribati longline fishery should be certified against the MSC Fisheries Standard. Control Union published...
IATTC Flop: Colombia Made The Scapegoat
The main reason IATTC members did not reach consensus on conservation measures for tropical tuna during the latest annual meeting was that two factions had very different views on FAD controls...
WCPFC Expected To Rollover Tuna Conservation Measures For 2021
Delegations at the WCPFC appear to be able to reach a consensus regarding conservation measures for the next year on skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye in the WCPO. However, on the issue of...
Oman’s Leading Tuna Canner Expands Capacity
Omani Dhofar Fisheries and Food Company is expanding its canned tuna processing capacity in the coming year. In 2020, the company produced 23 million tuna cans, which is equal to 230 20ft...
Frinsa Opens First Promotional Store Outside Spain
Spanish company Frinsa del Noroeste has opened its first specialized tuna concept store, 'Frinsa La Conservera' outside of Spain. The new shop is located in Saint Germain-en-Laye, an area west...