As the beginning of Lischewski’s price-fixing trial early next month approaches, the US federal judge on Friday, October 18, said that the jury will not be allowed to...
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Fisherman Injured By Tuna Hit
A large tuna that hit a Portuguese fisherman on the head caused such severe injuries that a private helicopter had to pick up the worker. He was on board the Venezuelan-flagged purse...
Lischewski Wants Ex-StarKist Exec “Sudden” Testimony Removed
On October 8, Christopher Lischewski’s lawyers introduced a Notice of Objection to previously undisclosed co-conspirator statements. The former Bumble Bee CEO’s legal team argues want the...
Bumble Bee Starts New Broker Coverage Model
Bumble Bee announced its move to a ‘Best in Market’ broker coverage model to prepare for growth in 2020. The new sales approach will consist of direct, broker assist, and local broker...
WCPO Seiners Trips Keep Getting Shorter
Investments in better fish-finding technology using satellite data and information collected by drifting buoys connected to FADs have helped captains commanding Western Pacific seiners to...
Galician Frozen Tuna Paying Lower Fee?
During the month of October, the Port of Marin in Spain becomes one of the largest entry locations for frozen fish in the country. More than 6,000 M/T of these products are expected...
FAO Expects Social Responsibility Guidelines Approved Shortly
Concerns with working conditions on board fishing vessels have been steadily growing. Reports of human rights violations and inhumane working conditions within the seafood industry have...
Israeli Massively Avoid Tuna After Poisoning Case
Sales of tuna in supermarkets and restaurants dropped after two people were hospitalized for food poisoning linked to eating tuna at the eatery Aroma, in Tel Aviv, Israel, earlier this...
TU Creates Food Innovation Venture Fund
As part of its continuous investment in innovation, Thai Union Group PCL has started its own venture fund and is committing USD 30 million of its venture capital to companies...
ISSF PVR Powerless In Stopping Seiner Over-Capacity
On January 2009, Dr. James Joseph, at the time the world’s most respected tuna scientist, sounded the alarm bells about overcapacity in the purse seiner fleet targeting tropical tunas. Dr....
Bumble Bee Steps Back From PAFCO
The current supply of albacore to Fiji’s processing plant, PAFCO, is not enough to sustain domestic demand or even to run production efficiently. The local government...
Canada: Cheap Catfish Sold As Expensive Tuna
Widespread fraudulent practices in the Canadian fish market are resulting in cheap catfish being mislabeled as expensive tuna, amberjack posing as yellowfin, escolar being...
Seiners Baby Bigeye Catches Record High
Purse seiners caught the highest number of baby bigeye on dFADs in the WCPO region in 2018 since the recent peak of 2014. According to data released by the Scientific Committee...
US Navy Catches Skipjacks Off USS Nimitz
One of the largest warships in the world, the USS Nimitz of the US Navy, served as a trolling fishing vessel for some enthusiasts on board determined to prove they could catch tuna from...
Histamine Recall Now Covers Almost Half Of USA
US Florida-based distributor MiCal Seafood Inc is expanding its recall of frozen tuna products as the number of States with consumers risking histamine poisoning rises from the 11...
Do Century’s Russia Deals Boost Its Market Value?
The five-day visit of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte to Russia has resulted in possible lucrative deals for Filippino tuna canner Century Pacific Food Inc (CNPF). Century Pacific...
Recycle Tuna Cans To Light Mexican Homes
As waste generation rates are rising, a great number of movements to recycle and repurpose human waste are born. They aim to control and manage this problem which pollutes and harms the...
EU Nations Failing To Enforce Discard Landing Obligation
EU fisheries are adamant to impose sustainable rules that will guarantee the health of ecosystems and fish stocks. However, three member states are not enforcing their own...
World Food Day Looks To The Future
“Our actions are our future” is this year’s theme for World Food Day, which is celebrated each year on October 16. This event is powered by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture...
“Mattanza” Caught Italian Bluefin Fetches High Price In Japan
San Pietro Island in Italy, seven kilometers off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, is a major exporter of premium bluefin. The fish is caught using a millennia-old traditional method...