The government of the Spanish city of Barbate has officially postponed the XIII Tuna Gastronomic Week. The decision was taken in light of the current national lockdown resulting from the...
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Cases Set To Continue In US Courts
Cases against tuna companies are set to continue at the moment despite the coronavirus outbreak. The US Federal Courts are taking precautionary measures and have adopted visitor restrictions...
Spanish Bigeye TAC Distributed Among Fleets, Seiners On Top
In an attempt to take action against the possible threat of the bigeye stock reaching unhealthy levels in the Atlantic, last year the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic...
Preppers Stockpiling Canned Items Amidst COVID-19
Lately, news reports show empty shelves in retail stores across the globe and social media videos present long queues of people with their grocery carts piled sky-high with toilet paper and...
WPRFMC Caps Longline Bigeye Quota For 2020
On March 12, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) made its 2020 recommendation for longline-caught bigeye for the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the...
Tuna Shares Punished Hard In Global Stock Sell-off
Worldwide stock exchange markets have hit a five-year low due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic is still sweeping across the globe and more and more governments are taking...
Helicopters Pilots Essential For Tuna Fishing
Free school fishing purse seiners usually have the assistance of a helicopter to help them look for tuna schools. The aerial vehicle is able to scout for the fish over a larger area....
EU And UK Postpone Brexit Talks
The European Commission announced yesterday that the next round of Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK, which were to be held in London next week, will be postponed due to COVID-19...
The 10 Supplying Nations That Saw Their EU Sales Shrink
The expansion of Ecuador's exports to the EU has been at the expense of multiple origins - some major supplying nations but also some smaller volume exporters lost business. In 2019, 640,429...
Good Catches & Full Cold Storage Steer Manta’s Price
Driven by good catches, the skipjack price in the Manta port peaked a couple of weeks ago. Boat owners supplied as much tuna as they could, taking advantage of available storage space...
Costa Rican Legislators Call For Rational Use Of Tuna Resources
The Costa Rican government has been under attack by the local tuna fishing sector as they are demanding that it guarantee that resources are not taken by foreign fleets. Recently, however,...
Closed Hawaiian EEZ Could Re-Open For Tuna Longliners
After a new study showed that the stock of false killer whale dolphins around the Hawaiian Island may be healthier than previously thought, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management...
The Show Must Go On, But When?
Trade expositions organizer Diversified Communications surveyed exhibitors and attendees about possible new dates for its North American seafood show, in Boston. The three-day event was...
Tokelau Prepares For Drop In Tuna License Income
New Zealand's administrator to Tokelau Ross Ardern has urged local leaders to be prepared for a drop in their fisheries revenues. Most of the income of the tiny island group in the South...
Strong Buying By Spain Balances Falling German Imports
Although the European Union’s demand for canned tuna in 2019 remained steady in comparison to 2018, strong shifts have been taking place in regard to the destination of these incoming...
Jealsa Mitigates Coronavirus Impact With New Italian Warehouse
The Spanish company Jealsa, which owns the Italian canned tuna brand Mare Aperto, has set up a new warehouse in Bologna, Italy, in order to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus...
China’s Leadership Promotes Tuna To Prevent Future Epidemics
In light of the new coronavirus, the Chinese government is taking actions to guarantee that any future outbreak will be prevented. One of these is the idea to improve the supply of foods whose...
Australian Tuna Fleet Still Forced To Fish South
In 2019, Port Lincoln's tuna fleet has, once again, caught the majority of its southern bluefin quota in the areas of Kingston and Robe, more to the south-east of Australia. According to Brian...
Norway Increases Tuna Quota
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has allocated a 312 M/T quota for Northern bluefin - the highest in years. This will be divided among eleven vessels, three more than previously. Tuna is...
BREAKING NEWS: Brussels’ Seafood Expo Also Held Off Due To Coronavirus
The Seafood Expo Global scheduled to take place next April in Brussels has joined the group of postponed trade events due to the coronavirus outbreak. The organizer of the show,...