It is unclear if tuna will be included in the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA), but the European Commission said that it has taken into account the sensitive sectors such as tuna....
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US Recreational Catch Exclusion Plan Puts It At Odds With ICCAT Members
The US recently informed the ICCAT that it plans to omit reporting of its recreational fishing catch for Atlantic bluefin from its 2026 quota allocation. The announcement, made ahead of the...
Ricardo Fuentes To Boost Operations With New Deal
Spanish bluefin fattening farmer Ricardo Fuentes recently signed an agreement to purchase land in the 'Fadricas II' industrial park in San Fernando, Spain, to build a processing and logistics...
Greenpeace Flags Forced Labor In Indonesian Tuna Sold To Australian Brands
Several Indonesian-flagged tuna vessels are alleged to have engaged in onboard forced labor, and they supply fish to domestic companies that export to Australian firms. A report released today...
Gaictech And Tunamax Realize Advanced Tuna Plant In Morocco
Following a two-year development period, Tunamax's advanced tuna processing facility, located in Berrechid within the Casablanca region, commenced its first production of canned tuna in...
US Canned Tuna Demand Went Through The Roof
US brands, retailers, and importers raised their purchases of canned tuna by one-sixth in 2025, the highest in five years. Thailand still accounted for the largest share of supplies, but...
Vietnam Canned Tuna Export Value Takes Backseat
Vietnam’s canned tuna export value fell in 2025, compared to the previous year. Trade with the US, historically its top market, rose, but business with the EU dropped. Vietnam pointed out that...
OPAGAC Brings Virtual Tuna Fishing Experience To Spanish Cities
Spanish purse seiner organization OPAGAC converted a bus into a tuna boat to host an experience combining education and entertainment for people of all ages. The virtual tuna fishing vessel...
Major Global Highlights February 2026
The prices of skipjack raw material in major tuna processing hubs declined, except in Bangkok. The US Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s reciprocal tariffs were unlawful, to which the President...
Nirsa Seiner Catches Fire At Its Wharf
Ecuadorian-flagged purse seiner, ‘Maria Eulogia’, caught fire on Friday while it was moored at Nirsa’s dock in Guayaquil. Videos and photos of the vessel, engulfed in black smoke, were doing...
Indian Ocean Skipjack Price Keeps Falling Due To Lukewarm Demand
Tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean is not improving for purse seiners. Skipjack is caught at better sizes, though volumes are still below average, and yellowfin catches have significantly...
Japanese Buyers Scale Back On Canned Tuna Purchases
Japan’s demand for canned tuna declined, driven by reduced trade with several Asian suppliers. The total imports amounted to USD 343.37 million, down nearly 11 percent year on year. Buyers...
Venezuela’s Sucre State Begins Work To Revamp Its Tuna Industry
Venezuela has started work to strengthen its industrial tuna fishing sector, focusing on Cumaná, the capital of Sucre. A tuna seiner that recently docked at the port is preparing to supply...
Big Tunas: How They Help Store Carbon In The Ocean
-VIEWPOINT- When climate change and tuna enter the same conversation, the story is almost always about warming oceans, acidification, shifting prey, and moving stocks. Those risks are real,...
European Commission Opens ‘Call for Evidence’ To Shape Fisheries Future
The European Commission is seeking public consultation from fisheries stakeholders and citizens on the Vision 2040 for fisheries and aquaculture. A ‘Call for Evidence’ was published this week...
PNG Determined To Expand Number Of Domestic Tuna Plants
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that operations in its tuna canneries are expanded, beyond exporting them for processing. Richard Maru, the...
US Govt Gained Millions From Extra Tariffs On Canned Tuna Imports
The US Trump administration suffered a political blow when the Supreme Court ruled last week that reciprocal tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were...
CLS Group Enters Talks To Acquire Ocean Measurement Firm
French CLS Group, an international provider of Earth and ocean observation and monitoring solutions, has entered into negotiations with Valemos and Geps Innov, shareholders of Akrocean, a...
EU Fisheries Committee Moves To Align RFMO Rules With EU Law
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has agreed on a plan to bring RFMO-initiated tuna fishing rules into the EU law. The EU clarified that the move would improve legal clarity and...
FAIRR Flags Gaps Between Seafood Giants’ Traceability Promises And Action
Global investor network FAIRR-led investigation has revealed that there are notable gaps between tuna and seafood companies’ traceability commitments and their implementation strategies....