China’s longline albacore catches in the WCPO are on the rise again after they peaked in 2017. It made up 29.7 percent of all longline catches in this part ocean for that year -- and...
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Climate Change Will Hit Pacific Islands’ Catches Disproportionally
A new study dealing with the impact of climate change on tropical fisheries is projecting a potential catch decline of up to 40 percent by the 2050s. This is if no immediate action is taken...
Balfegó Fails To Compensate Local Fishers
Spanish tuna company Balfegó has come under criticism for not compensating fishermen after thousands of its bluefin were released from their cages and washed up ashore in January when the...
Portugal’s Azores Wants Control Of Bigeye & Albacore Quota
The Portuguese autonomous region of Azores has argued that almost the complete quota of bigeye and albacore should be allocated to its fleet. This was stated during a meeting between the...
Indian Ocean Oil Spill Threatens Mauritius Marine Ecosystem
The tuna producing nation of Mauritius declared a state of environmental emergency over the weekend due to a massive oil spill in its pristine waters. The unfortunate event occurred after a...
Spain Sees Boost In MSC Certified Albacore Sales
Spain has been experiencing an increase in retailed MSC certified albacore (Bonito del Norte) of 60 percent in the last year due to not only campaigns promoting the sustainable fish but also...
WWF: MSC Certifications “Driven By Industry Demand”
In late July, an independent adjudicator decided that NGOs’ concerns over an eastern Atlantic bluefin fishery MSC certification were dealt with in an updated report. Thus, MSC recently...
Ministers Fear Jump In IUU Fishing With Lack Of Observer Oversight
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) expressed their concerns about the impact of the lack of observer oversight on the legality of all...
Satlink Offers Observers Career Switch To EM Analysts
Spanish company Satlink has launched a training program for observers to retrain themselves as Electronic Monitoring (EM) analysts. This gives about 800 observers in the Western and Central...
Ecuador Wants EEZ Border At 350 Miles Off Shore
Ecuador is moving on with its goal to extend its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which will allow the country to control a big area of tuna rich grounds. This December the nation will present...
Seiners’ Lack Of Communication Led To Million USD Crash
It has now become clear what exactly happened when the two seiners, ‘American Eagle’ and ‘Koorale’, clashed northeast of American Samoa on June 17, 2019. The National Transportation Safety...
Major Fatal Explosion In Tuna Cannery In Manta
During the morning of August 6, a boiler landed on the streets of Manta after an explosion inside a tuna cannery sent it flying over 150 meters. So far, the incident has left two workers dead...
Malta’s Tuna Sector Self-Regulate To Clean Slime Off The Sea
Maltese bluefin farmers have joined forces to clean up the sea through a self-regulatory agreement. The Federation of Maltese Aquaculture Producers (FMAP) informed that this is the third...
Grupo Herdez Ceases Tuna Production
Although canned tuna was its best-selling product in the first half-year, Grupo Herdez announced it is selling its canned tuna brand Nair, which accounted for only 1.4 percent of the company’s...
Tuna Fisheries Report Card 2020 To Be Discussed Virtually
Today starts the first-ever online meeting of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) during which the Tuna Fisheries Report Card 2020 will be discussed. The gathering will be held until tomorrow...
Marshall Islands Fleet Reports Highest Catches Ever
Last year, the Marshall Islands’ purse seine tuna fleet recorded its highest catch volume in the last 20 years. WCPFC data revealed that the 2019 annual catches of Marshall Islands peaked at...
Surging StarKist Sales Boost Dongwon Industries’ Q2 Profit
The strong performance of StarKist's sales in the US market during the first quarter of 2020 continued in the following three months, boosting the Q2 figures of its Taiwanese owner Dongwon...
EU Alerts: Histamine-Related Alerts Continued
In July, four tuna-related incidents were reported to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) by authorities across Europe. The issues ranged from mild histamine cases to spoilage due...
Maruha Nichiro Betting More On Aquaculture, Less On Wild
The new CEO of the Japanese company Maruha Nichiro, Ken Ikemi, said that in order to survive the current challenges derivating from the COVID-19 pandemic, the business needs to focuss more on...
Is The FAO Code On Canned Tuna The Way To Go?
The FAO area code that indicates where the tuna was caught is mandatory for canned tuna sold in the EU. However, canneries are starting to standardize this practice and more and more products...