This year’s increase in yellowfin landings marks a good fishing season for Oman. The abundance of the species in the Omani waters makes it one of the main exported species to the markets...
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Captain Of Australian Tuna Industry Nominated For Award
Australian tuna industry leader, Dr. Hagen Stehr, is one of the nominees for the 2020 Senior Australian of the Year. The former fisherman from Port Lincoln has been...
Ex-CEO Of PNA Appointed Solomon Islands’ UN Representative
The former CEO of the PNA, Dr. Transform Aqorau, has been named Solomon Islands’ new permanent representative to the UN in New York City. He was the Chief...
Ecuador Tuna Imports Surging Among Spanish Buyers
The first half of 2019 marked a remarkable surge in the volume of imported canned tuna entering Spain. Buyers from the European tuna giant country acquired a total of 32,945 M/T of the...
New Developments On Mozambican Tuna Fraud Scandal
In the Mozambican tuna fraud case against Privinvest’s key salesman Jean Boustani, the jury was served up a trove of emails by the DOJ detailing the bribes paid to...
On-The-Spot DNA Test For Tuna Now Possible
A kit that allows on-the-spot DNA testing of tuna has been developed by the Peruvian biotech analytical firm, BioAI. The technology is also applicable to several other...
Jurors Biased Against Lischewski’s Wealth Says Defense
Before the start of Chris Lischewski’s trial on Monday, his defense counsel has filed an objection with the federal court in California urging it to reconsider certain evidence showing...
33 Caught For IUU Fishing In Sarangani Bay
On October 31, authorities arrested 33 fishermen who were fishing illegally using prohibited methods within the municipal waters in Alabel town, Sarangani province,...
When Will Malaysia Use Its Tuna Potential?
Malaysia wants to utilize its tuna potential around the deep waters surrounding Labuan and Sabah. Labuan’s MP Datuk Rozman Isli has said there is a possibility to generate up to...
Ecuador Gets Slapped With EU Yellow Card
After months of speculation, Ecuador has been slapped with a yellow card by the EU due to the country’s inability to comply with agreed international standards about IUU fishing. The South...
How Tuna Consumption Differs Per Country
A majority of Canadians crave tuna sandwiches, while Austrians love their healthy green salads with tuna, and the Saudis like to eat the fish straight from the can. This is according...
Sino-Van To Take Over Majority Vanuatu Fleet
The new Vanuatu plant has commenced operations and the local government has already revealed the production plan. Moses Amos, Director General of the Ministry of...
Yellow Card A Blow For Europe’s Main Tuna Supplier
The South American tuna giant, Ecuador, was given an EU yellow card due to the country’s inability to comply with agreed international standards about IUU fishing. For years,...
John West UK Cleared Of IUU Charges
John West UK, a subsidiary of Thai Union Group, has been acquitted on all charges brought against the company by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) for doing business directly connected...
Big 3 Might Benefit From New Policy On Fines
In the US, a new policy introduced by the Department of Justice provides long-needed guidance to prosecutors evaluating a company’s claim of being unable to pay a criminal...
Spain’s Yellowfin Quota Reduced Due To Excessive Fishing
Spanish boat owners are being forced by the European Commission to reduced their 2019 yellowfin catch in the Indian Ocean (IO). In 2017, Spanish seiners overfished their yellowfin quota...
Upward Trend Of Vietnamese Tuna Exports To The US
Over the last couple of months, Vietnamese tuna exports have been steadily growing – largely thanks to the Southeast Asian country taking advantage of the ongoing US-China trade...
Frinsa Takes Maersk Back To Court Over Damaged Tuna
Just over a month after Maersk reached an agreement with Princes over a destroyed cargo of tuna, the Danish shipping company is at the center of another legal battle....
Possible Underwater Container Responsible For French Seiner Sinking
French seiner ‘Avel Vor' sank last Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, 170 nautical miles off the Liberian coast after hitting an unidentified floating object. Auke van de Kerk, CEO at Companie...
French Purse Seiner Sinks Into Atlantic Ocean
Earlier today, the French purse seiner 'Avel Vor' sank in the Atlantic Ocean, about 170 nautical miles off the Liberian coast, in West Africa. The incident happened on the...