Basque fishing company Echebastar’s ‘Alakrana’ purse seiner is still going strong a decade after its capture by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. ‘Alakrana’...
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Good Earnings Make Cook Islanders Extend EU Deal
The Cook Islands fishery’s revenue has surpassed its government's projections. This can be mainly attributed to the controversial EU fishing deal signed in 2016, which is...
Scientist: IO Yellowfin Heavily Exploited But Not Overfished
“Many scientists and myself, are thinking that the yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean is heavily exploited but not really overfished,” said Dr. Alain Fonteneau of the Institut...
EU Alerts: Recall Due To Histamine In Tuna From Spain
In September, the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported eight tuna-related incidents: four cases of information for attention, three border rejections, and...
Indian Fishermen Accuse Chinese Of Illegal Fishing
Fishermen in the South Asian country of India have accused Chinese fishing vessels operating from Sri Lanka’s Dikowita harbor of destructive fishing practices. They claimed that these...
Importer Recalls Tuna From 11 States Over Histamine
Four cases of illness related to high levels of histamine in MiCal Seafood’s frozen tuna products were the reason for the company to issue an immediate recall of all possible...
Anuga Food Fair Opens Tomorrow, Celebrates 100th Jubilee
Every two years, the German city of Cologne hosts the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverage, the Anuga. The five-day event will open tomorrow and will continue until...
WCPO FAD Ban Over: What Happens Now?
The annual three-month FAD ban in the WCPO running from July 1st till the end of September is over. It is unsurprising that this will have a major impact on the...
Catch Reduction In Indian Ocean Complete Failure
For over five years, scientists, the IOTC, the industry's ISSF, and NGOs have been sounding alarm bells over the dire state of the Indian Ocean's yellowfin stock. Finally, after...
SPC Pays Tuna Tag Finders USD 100
Have you ever wondered how old a tuna is? During this year's pole-and-line tagging cruise in the Pacific, tuna labeled with regular white tags are being given...
On Netflix: Tuna Girl 2019
Netflix has recently released the Japanese movie, Tuna Girl 2019. The 89-minute drama by Manu Yasuda is about the struggles of a clumsy but cheerful fisheries student, Minami Takayama, trying...
New Kid On The Block: Global Tuna Alliance
Next to the many global NGOs already focusing on tuna, now the World Economic Forum (WEF) that brings together some 2,500 business leaders, international political...
Extra US Tariffs On EU Do Not Affect Tuna
The WTO has given the US the go-ahead to impose additional duties on USD 7.5 billion worth of goods from the EU. Although seafood products such as clams, mussels, and mollusks are on the...
Peruvians Insist On Landing Obligation For Ecuadorian Seiners
Foreign tuna fishing vessels holding a Peruvian permit are required to land 30 percent of their catches in the country's port even if it is entirely caught in...
Massive Diesel Spill Caused By Mexican Seiner Inferno
Yesterday, GrupoMar’s purse seiner, 'Maria Veronica' caught fire while anchored at the Manzanillo port in Mexico. The burning fuel from the vessel has allegedly...
Tuna Industry’s Heavyweights Testifying Against Lischewski
The US DOJ has released its first amended witness list in the criminal case against Chris Lischewski for his alleged role in the canned priced-fixing conspiracy in the country. It...
Smaller Exporting Nations Losing Share In EU Market
The EU canned tuna market is regaining its momentum. During the first half of this year, deliveries to the old continent accounted for a total of 317,852 M/T, a four percent growth...
Part Of WCPO Closes For US Seiners
Yesterday, the closure of the Effort Limit Area for Purse Seine (ELAPS) was announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and...
US Customs Border Halts Products
On Monday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped the deliveries of products from five countries in a move to combat forced labor abroad. The agency highlighted items from...
TU Food Defense Strategy Is A “Proactive Measure”
Thai Union launched the Combating Food Fraud and Food Defense Strategy last week in an effort to protect its food supply chains from product tampering and intentional...