The newly re-elected Mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, is determined to maintain Conxemar as a world reference among fishing professionals. The comments were made due to the...
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Sapmer Wants To Help Illiterate Seafarers
French tuna company Sapmer is facing difficulties employing seafarers in Réunion Island, where it is headquartered, due to illiteracy. It recently participated in a workshop on the...
Jealsa’s Innovative Tuna Cubes Did Not Cut It
The President of the Spanish food company, Jealsa Rianxeira Group, has acknowledged that the innovative Tuna Cubes product was a success at the time of its launch in 2000, but could not...
Grupo Calvo Boosts Profit, Suffers Sales Drop
In 2018, Spanish seafood cannery Grupo Calvo closed the year with profits of EUR 29.8 million, a more or less 30 percent increase compared to the EUR 17.95 million of 2017. The boost came in...
Filipino Skipjack In Danger Of Collapse
In a recent meeting to establish Fisheries Management Area 2 (FMA 2) in the Philippines, it was revealed that the nation's skipjack stock in its EEZ is in danger of collapse....
StarKist & COS Want “Asian Racial Stereotypes” Out
Canned tuna companies, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea, have asked a US federal judge to axe an expert witness presented by plaintiffs in the multidistrict antitrust case. "Dr....
Solomon Breaks Ties With Taiwan, Embraces China
As of Monday last week, Solomon Islands has severed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The nation's Foreign Minister, Jeremiah Manele shook hands with his Chinese counterpart to ratify the...
Fishermen Ask Thai Govt To Loosen Anti-Slavery Measures
In Thailand, NGOs and human rights organizations have expressed their concerns regarding the escalating demands of the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (NFAT) to loosen measures...
Skipjack Market Turns Bearish Due To Weak Demand
The price for whole round frozen skipjack in Bangkok is experiencing a fall back soon after the value of the raw material started inching up in the month of August. And now,...
Call To Provide Loans For PNG Residents To Buy Seiners
Residents of Papua New Guinea (PNG) should possess more purse seiners to benefit from the nation's tuna-rich waters, claims Fishing Industry Association's (FIA) President,...
Bolton’s Interest In Clover Leaf Fades
The supposed deal concerning Bolton Group taking over Bumble Bee’s Canadian brand Clover Leaf is off the table for now. Multiple sources told Undercurrent News that...
Mexico To Rule Cans With High Soy Additives As Not Tuna
Mexican authorities have decided to put their foot down on the country's canned tuna industry that uses high levels of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins. Soon, a new rule will enter into force...
Director Says EPO Might Need To Restrict FAD Sets
Besides the usual 72-day FAD closure period, a restriction might have to be placed on FAD sets to ensure that bigeye and yellowfin are not overfished, the top official of IATTC has...
Spanish Govt Opens Talks To Regulate Bigeye & Yellowfin Fisheries
On September 18, a public consultation period for the development of national regulations in Spain for bigeye and yellowfin fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean began. It will continue for the next...
Crew Survives Burning Hawaii Longliner
A 42-year old Hawaiian longliner, Miss Emma, caught fire about 8 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. The crew sent out a Mayday on Tuesday afternoon and abandoned the vessel and escaped on a...
Cook Islands’ Govt To Review Purse Seine Fishery Deal With EU
The purse seining fisheries agreement between the Cook Islands and the EU will be reviewed in November before its possible renewal later this year. On October 14, 2016, both parties...
Tagged Bluefin Caught After 14 Years
A southern bluefin tagged on December 17, 2004 in the Great Australian Bight was caught this week near the Australian town of Bermagui after 14 years and eight months at...
Jealsa Launches 16 New MSC Tuna Products
Spanish fishing company Jealsa Rianxeira has announced the launch of 16 new tuna products carrying the MSC blue logo for sustainable fishing. The items will be part of Rianxeira’s 'New...
Maersk Pays Princes Damages On Fouled Tuna
Danish shipping company Maersk has reached an agreement with tuna processor Princes and its insurers in London over a cargo of 63.1 tonnes of tuna that was destroyed early this year. The...
Sea Slime Controversy Hits Maltese Tuna Farms
Authorities in Malta are holding bluefin farms partly responsible for sea slime that has been plaguing the country's coastline for the past few weeks. Recently, photos and videos of...