The WCPO gillnet fisheries, which catch skipjack and pelagic species, mainly operate in Vietnam's EEZ. The catches were at an over two-decade peak in 2016 but have been falling sharply since...
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Ghana Tuna Association Rejoices As Pole-And-Line & Seiner Catches Get Blue Tick
Ghana Tuna Association's pole-and-line and purse seine catches for skipjack and yellowfin in the Atlantic Ocean received the blue logo last week. Both fisheries of the Association, went for an...
Ecuadorian Processors Seek New Markets And Trade Deals
The Ecuadorian tuna and seafood sector did well in 2025, with sustainability as its core value. The exports of tuna products grew substantially with the opening of new markets and finalizing...
Parlevliet & Van der Plas Reports Higher Profits
Dutch fishing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas, owner of French tuna seiner fleet CFTO, reported higher profits for 2024. According to the annual report filed with the Chamber of Commerce,...
Vietnamese Tuna Sector Will Feel Impact Of US Seafood Ban
Exports of tuna (yellowfin and bigeye) and seafood products from 12 major Vietnamese fishing grounds to the US have been officially suspended. The ban is an added pressure on the Asian...
Spanish Workers’ Unions Pause Strikes At Galician Canneries
Two Spanish workers' unions, CC.OO and UGT, announced that they are suspending strikes at seafood canneries in Galicia planned in the coming week after a mediation meeting in Madrid with SIMA...
Tariffs Standoff Between Ecuador And Colombia To Impact Tuna Trade
Ecuador and Colombia recently imposed 30 percent tariffs on a range of goods traded between the two countries. The tit-for-tat measures, introduced earlier this week, mark the beginning of a...
Spanish Stevedores Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Stevedores in Spanish ports are increasingly finding it difficult to find work. Many of them have left their jobs, and the once-thriving job sector is under pressure. In Galician ports of A...
EU Processors Increase Sourcing Of Bigeye WR From Non-EU Fleets
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners were the largest suppliers of frozen whole round bigeye to European processors between January and September last year. The processors increased their...
Smart Tunivac: The Future Of Industrial Tuna Cooking
- Sponsored content - In the canning industry, cooking tuna is far more than just another step in the production line: it is the point at which quality, food safety, and process efficiency...
Americans Pay More For Fish But Canned Tuna Remains Cheap Protein
The consumer price index (CPI) in the US rose 2.7 percent in December 2025 from one year ago, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fish, meats, poultry, and eggs...
Over 100,000 Tuna Cans To Enter El Salvador Tax Free
The El Salvadorian government approved the exemption of all taxes for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) importing 100,000 cans of tuna for the country’s social projects. The...
MIFCO Begins Buying Yellowfin Above Agreed Price
The state-run Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has begun purchasing 10 to 15 kg yellowfin at MVR 20 (USD 1.29) for a kilo, a price higher than President Mohamed Muizzu quoted last...
WCPO Troll And Hook-And-Line Fishery Catches Near 20-Year High
The WCPO artisanal troll and hook-and-line fishery reported good catches in 2024, one of the highest levels in two decades. Small boats from Indonesia and the Philippines using this gear...
US Study Accuses China Of Being Leading Offender In IUU Fishing
A new investigation on the Chinese distant water fishing fleet was recently released to the US Congress. The report ‘China’s Global Fishing Offensive’ underlined “China’s role as the world’s...
Can Transshipments At Sea Be Banned?
IUU fishing is harmful to tuna and other fish stocks and damages ecosystems. Illegal transshipments at sea boost the IUU fishing problem and pushes illegal caught fish into the global supply...
IO Tuna Fishing Nations To Form Coastal Alliance
Tuna fishing nations in the Indian Ocean are moving to strengthen cooperation to protect the fish stocks, as they prepare to form a new regional bloc under the proposed Indian Ocean Coastal...
Sharp Rise In Albacore WR Imports By EU Processors
EU processors sharply increased their frozen whole round albacore buying from Q1 to Q3 last year. South Africa emerged as the largest supplier among non-EU sellers, while Spain dominated...
ETC2026 – What To Expect?
Developments in the tuna industry are happening at breakneck speed. A common denominator that will be addressed at the European Tuna Conference is the digitalization in the supply chain for...
Global Tuna Monitoring To Tighten As UN High Seas Treaty Takes Effect
The UN High Seas Treaty, an international agreement to protect tuna and other marine life, came into force on Saturday. The deal, officially called the BBNJ Agreement, was ratified last year...