The drop in foodservice demand due to the global pandemic and a significant increase in yellowfin catches in the WCPO have led to a “perfect storm” in prices for this tuna across global...
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WWF: Controversial Certification May Cast Doubt On MSC Credibility
The objection process in the controversial Atlantic bluefin MSC certification has officially concluded. The parties involved pled their cases during the two-day hearings, and now, the decision...
FFA President Says “People Factor” Key In Fighting IUU Fishing
In a recent Chatham House International Forum on IUU fishing, FFA’s Director-General, Dr. Manu Tupou-Roosen, presented a keynote speech on the human elements of IUU fishing and how this is...
Ghanaian Youth Threatened To Set Fire To IUU Fishing Tuna Boats
Fishers in a municipality in the Volta region of Ghana have warned tuna fishing vessels engaging in illegal fishing to stay away. Artisanal fishers at the Vodza Landing Beach (LBC) in Keta are...
US State Files Civil Lawsuit Against Tuna Companies & Lischewski
A new civil lawsuit denouncing the conspiracy to increase prices of canned tuna in the US has been filed. This time, the State of Washington is going after StarKist, Dongwon, and Bumble Bee’s...
NZ Minister Under Fire For Refusing Entry To Tuna Seiner
New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford came under fire today for refusing to provide an exemption for a US-flagged tuna seiner, 'Capt Vincent Gann' to undergo repairs in a...
Major Global Tuna Highlights May 2020
The month of May saw varying changes in the tuna industry. The skipjack price in Bangkok fell further while tuna and seafood business Thai Union, was impacted by the coronavirus. In order to...
Skipjack Price Drives Part Of World’s Largest Seafood Firm Into Negative
The fiscal year of the world’s largest seafood firm, Maruha Nichiro, closed last March and its overall sales and income declined, according to the consolidated financial results report....
Tuna Australia Limited Re-Assessing MSC Certification
The public comment draft report (PCDR) regarding the MSC certification of Tuna Australia Limited is now available. The fishery has been MSC certified since 2015, and this process involves its...
Coronavirus Turns Consumers Globally Towards Bulk-Buying
The coronavirus has changed retail consumers' habits across the globe – they are now more sensitive to food prices and buying larger packs, have increased shopping for groceries online, and...
Adjudication Hearings Against An MSC Certification Conclude Today
The objection against the possible first MSC certification for an Atlantic bluefin fishery is almost nearing its end. The adjudication process started when WWF and PEW raised concerns about...
Defense Miffed At DOJ Comparing Lischewski With Enron’s CEO
Last week, in a final push before the guidelines sentencing on June 3, Chris Lischewski’s lawyers argued that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is comparing their client’s crimes to the...
Bumble Bee Assures PAFCO No Change In Deal
Bumble Bee has assured Fiji’s national cannery, Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO), that there will be no changes in the agreement between the two parties despite the company being bought by FCF....
Indonesia To Bar 23,500 Local Crew From Working On Foreign Vessels
Following a recent spate of onboard deaths and alleged mistreatment of Indonesian fishing crew on foreign fishing vessels, the Indonesian government is planning to pass an official measure...
UK And US Corporations In Dispute Over Unpaid Tuna Shipments
A hot business dispute involving tuna consignments between a San Diego exporter and Warrington customers in the UK has reached the media. Four 20-ft containers with canned tuna and pouches...
DOJ Condemns Lischewski’s Pandemic Excuse For Reduced Sentencing
This week, the former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, got into a battle royal with public prosecutors who knuckled down on his sentencing in his criminal lawsuit for price-fixing canned...
Dongwon Longline Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
Control Union Pesca (CU Pesca) has published the final report for the MSC certification of the Dongwong Pacific longliner fishery, which involves bigeye, yellowfin, as well as South and North...
Mexican Tuna Fisherman Taken To Hospital After Fall
A crew member on board the tuna vessel ‘Baja Sea’ was transported to a hospital after he suffered a fall that caused a hip contusion. The medical evacuation was quickly carried out by the...
WCPFC Extends At-Sea Tuna Transshipments Deadline
Today, the WCPFC announced via a circular that after a seven-day review, it has extended the deadline for at-sea transshipments for purse seiners until July 31. The RFMO will also be allowing...
OPAGAC’s Call For EU To Oppose Chinese Vessels Dubious
Weeks after NGOs denounced the treatment of crews aboard Chinese vessels, the Spanish Organization of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC) released a strongly worded statement...