The open consultation on the MSC Fisheries Standard Review has officially started, and among the proposed revisions is the development of new standards for the harvest control rules. This...
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EPO Q1 Tuna Catch Highest In Decades
Tuna catches in the EPO are better than ever. IATTC data for the first quarter of 2020 revealed record-high volumes since the RFMO started posting this information online in 2007. Fleets in...
Solomon Islands’ Longliners Battle IUU Fishing With E-Monitoring
The government of Solomon Islands is working with the Spanish engineering firm, Satlink, for a new project to better monitor and manage its tuna longline fishery electronically. Through this...
Japanese Uni Releases Hilarious 3D Printed Tuna Mask
With a mask shortage due to the global pandemic, a Japanese university has provided people with an out of the box solution of printing their own personal protective equipment. Kinki...
Over 50% Of MSC Tuna Sold In The EU And Growing
Generally, European consumers buy more MSC than those in the rest of the global markets, and in 2018/19 they purchased 51.5 percent of the total, according to the latest data by the Marine...
TU’s Pioneer Cannery Coronavirus Outbreak Reported After 3 Weeks
Nearly a month after 533 workers in the canned tuna processing Pioneer Food Cannery in Ghana tested positive and the facility shut its doors, its parent company Thai Union announced the...
New Isolation Area For COVID-19 Fishermen In Manta
To better cope with the number of COVID-19 patients in Manta, a new isolation area has been built. Twenty fishermen, currently in quarantine on board their respective fishing vessels three...
Fairtrade Indonesian Handline Yellowfin MSC Certified
MSC has announced that a FairTrade small-scale fishery association in Indonesia has become the first handline tuna fishery in the world to achieve the renowned sustainable certification. The...
Strong Recovery For Dongwon Industries’ Shares
Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd., a Korean-based marine products processor and owner of StarKist, has experienced a turbulent ride on the South Korea Stock Market (KOSPI) since early March as its...
Spanish Chef Showcases ‘Tuna Ear’ Dishes In Restaurant
Customers can now order artful culinary dishes with parts of a bluefin ‘ear’ in Tunateca, a renowned sushi and tuna restaurant specializing in Balfegó bluefin in Barcelona. This cut is located...
WPRFMC Wants To Supply StarKist With Tuna From MPAs
The Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council (WPRFMC) has sent a letter to the US President asking him to consider lifting restrictions on marine monuments in order to support...
French NGO Accuses MSC Of Label Fraud
A new study is accusing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) of creating a false 'guilt-free' reality to fit the desire of consumers who are increasingly concerned about their tuna and seafood...
FIA Receives MSC In PNG Waters For FADs And Free School
The purse seine fishing vessels targeting skipjack and yellowfin through FADs and free school catching belonging to boat owners who are part the Fishing Industry Association (FIA) of PNG have...
Fishermen With COVID-19 Symptoms Dock In Galápagos Islands
In Ecuador - one of the countries hardest-hit by the COVID-19 virus in South America - fishermen on board tuna vessels have been reported to have symptoms related to the virus. Last week, a...
Tuna Buyers To Receive Award From Trader Joe’s Settlement
Affected tuna buyers can benefit from the settlement agreement from a class action suit against Trader Joe’s for underfilling 5-ounce tuna cans in the US. In January, a Californian court did...
Mexican Gulf Fishing Fleet Facing Losses
The port of the Mexican city of Tuxpan holds 90 percent of the tuna fishing fleet of the Gulf of Mexico. However, it has been reported that 65 percent of these vessels are generating losses...
Thailand Dominates Q1 American Tuna Pouch Imports
Figures for American imports of tuna pouches during the first quarter of 2020 (Q1) showed a big decline after last year’s peak, even though exporters made their price more competitive. Buyers...
Atuna Poll: Can US Importers Verify Non-IUU Caught Tuna?
In 2018, NOAA established the US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to prevent IUU caught fish from entering the American market. This measure comprises compliance for 13 fish species...
Spanish Govt Organizes Change Of Tuna Crew In Seychelles
Due to COVID-19 preventive and control measures, tuna fishermen on board purse seiners have had to extend their fishing trips by as much as twice the usual time. This is due to governments...
China Wants To Boost Domestic Tuna Consumption
China is pushing to raise its domestic consumption for tuna and other seafood caught by its distant water fleet. For years, the country has been cracking down on domestic fishing in order to...