Ensuring the safety of crew members on board vessels can contribute to avoiding IUU fishing, according to OPAGAG, the Spanish tuna seiner organization. This is why boat owners from the Spanish...
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Pew Asks ICCAT For Clear Standards On E-Monitoring
After having skipped last year's plenary session, the ICCAT’s 26th Regular Meeting of the Commission will take place in November from the 19 – 25, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. As usual, prior...
Join The Exhibitors At Americas Tuna Conference 2020
At the upcoming third edition of Atuna’s Americas Tuna Conference, Marine Instruments and Luthi Machinery will be exhibitors, presenting their products and services to...
The Tomato That Wants To Be Tuna: Tunato
A new raw product has arrived at the European market, it is a 100 percent vegetarian dish with tomato as its main ingredient. It also wants to benefit from the status of tuna on...
Yamaki To Expand Maldivian Katsuobushi Operation
The Japanese company Yamaki is discussing new investment opportunities in the Maldives, where through its subsidiary Addu Katsuobushi Private Limited (YMAK), the corporation produces...
Tracking Tuna With A Fishbit
Just like tracking your morning run, soon we will be able to track the movement of tunas in real-time. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...
Williger Files Lawsuit Against Israeli Cafe
Claiming that its tuna brand name was tarnished, Williger warned Israeli Aroma Cafe chain of its intention to file a lawsuit. Previously, Aroma tried to shirk its responsibility...
Investment Banker Made Fortune Out Of Tuna Fraud Case
Incentivized by a bonus system to increase the loans, Andrew Pearse made himself a fortune. The former head of Credit Suisse’s Global Financing Group testified in the trial...
Japanese Fish Market Still Struggling After Relocation
October marks one year since the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market closed to move operations to the modernized Toyosu Market at Tokyo Bay. All the problems of the older market...
India Objects To IOTC Yellowfin Recovery Plan
The yellowfin stock’s health in the Indian Ocean is a topic that has jumped to the top of the list of many environmental organizations. The IOTC came up with a plan to rebuild this tuna stock...
Oman Fisheries Production On The Rise
During the first half of 2019, Oman produced 264,300 M/T of fish. From this figure approximately 17,000 M/T constitute yellowfin, although the majority of the country’s fisheries market...
GrupoMar To Expand Tuna Fleet
Plans to order a new fishing vessel were revealed by GrupoMar. The new seiner will be built at the Armon shipyard in Gijon, Spain and construction is expected to start next year....
Conservas Garavilla Becomes Bolton Food España
The Spanish company Conservas Garavilla will become Bolton Food España, reflecting the name of the Italian multinational which has held 100 percent of the shares...
Aldi Australia Discloses Where It Sources Its Tuna
The publication of the seafood sourcing disclosure profile marks Aldi Australia as the first Australian retailer to participate in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP). The profile lists...
Disaster Sparks Discussion of Taiwanese Migrant Crew Conditions
The shocking living conditions of migrant fishers on domestic small-scale fishing vessels in Taiwan were brought to light after the Nanfangao Bridge literally collapsed on...
Thai Govt Resists Pressure On IUU Rollback
Last month, Thai fishermen asked the government to loosen the measures it implemented to put a stop to onboard slavery and IUU fishing in the country. However, Prawit Wongsuwan,...
Thai Union Exec Recognized For Efforts Against Modern Slavery
For her contribution to combating modern slavery Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Dr. Darian McBain, has been awarded with the Anti-Slavery...
Tuna, The Fish Worth Going To War For
Tuna fishing and processing is one of the most profitable seafood businesses, and it has been so for many thousands of years. Civilizations have gone to war over the...
Calvo Group Sets Sustainable Goals For Next 5 Years
In order to fulfill the company’s desire to become a more sustainable business, Grupo Calvo has unveiled an ambitious program for the next five years. The Spanish tuna...
Relocating PAFCO Plant ”Out Of The Question”
The Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) loining facility in Levuka, Fiji, is better off by declaring the PAFCO wharf as a port of entry, according to the company’s CEO, Bhan Pratap Singh. He...