Peruvian producers are expecting to break into the Chinese tuna market. The President of the Peruvian Tuna Chamber (CPA), Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre mentioned that if this occurs, it...
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WCPO Pole-And-Liners Landed More After Lowest Year Ever
The pole-and-line catches in the WCPO region improved in 2018 to an estimated 170,038 M/T. This was a slight increase from 2017, when the lowest catch since the mid-1960s...
Spanish Vessels Benefit Most from EU’s Third Country Deals
Out of all the EU countries, Spain benefits the most from the economic bloc's fishing agreements with ‘Third Countries’. At least 250 vessels have licenses related to the...
Japan’s Skipjack Season “Screwed Up”
Climate change is affecting the Japanese supply of staple fish, driving up prices for some of the favorite seafood of the locals. Skipjack is among those affected species. Between January...
Coast Guard Rescues 37 From Sinking Ecuadorian Seiner
Last week, an Ecuadorian tuna purse seiner sank at approximately 336 nautical miles southeast of Clipperton Island in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The US Coast Guard (USCG) rescued 25 crewmen...
No Confirmation On Chinese Seiners Deal In PNG Waters
An article by Seafood Source noted that a delegation led by governor Nakikus Konga from PNG’s province of East New Great Britain, traveled to southern China last year to meet with...
Japanese Demand For Local Bluefin Facing Low Point
Japan is the biggest market for bluefin. However, the demand for bluefin caught in the Northeastern region of Tsugaru Strait has been unexpectedly...
CEO Opens Up About Spanish-Maltese Tuna Scam
A recent Spanish investigation has suggested that many tons of wild-caught bluefin were illegally sold as if they originated from Maltese tuna farms. The Federation of...
Thai Skipjack Market Turning Bullish
The market for whole round frozen skipjack is beginning to move upwards – this bullish shift comes after a very low price level of USD 1000 per M/T for almost the entire month...
Italian Quality Favorite Among Croatian Tuna Buyers
Croatian buyers' demand for canned tuna reached a total volume of 3,986 M/T in 2018. A 30 percent difference in comparison with the 3,062 M/T imported the previous year. Although the size of...
First “OneTuna” Plant Opens in Canada
In order to cater to the world's sushi market, Jason Tompkins, of OneTuna, has opened Canada's first federally licensed plant to process bluefin in Prince Edward Island...
StarKist Lawyers Say Dolphin-Safe Case Has No Facts
StarKist Co. has hit back at the allegations leveled at it regarding misleading its customers and labeling its canned tuna as dolphin-safe. According to the company, the plaintiffs “have...
Cook Islands’ Locals Say No To Chinese Tuna Transshipments
Chinese longline fishing company, Ping Tai Rong, wants to transship its tuna catches outside the reef at one of the Cook Islands. The island is an ideal tuna fishing...
PNG Tuna Tagging Program Ends
The latest tuna tagging expedition within Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ended after the survey vessel was cleared by authorities to head for Palau and the...
Thai Canners’ Tighten Their Grip On Peruvian Market
South American buyers increased their demand for Thai canned tuna by 10 percent during the first half of this year. They bought approximately 18,932 M/T of the product, which represents...
Developing Nations Building More Large-Scale Seiners
More large-scale tropical tuna purse seiners have been constructed by developing nations than developed ones in the past seven years – about 66 percent. However, the total number of...
FFA Introduces New Crew Welfare Regulations
The members of the State Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have passed a new compact arranged with the minimum terms and conditions for a fishing vessel’s crew. The Harmonised...
Chennai to Build New Indian Ocean Tuna Harbor
The state government of Tamil Nadu has proposed building a standalone tuna fishing harbor in Thiruvottriyur Kuppam near Ennore in Chennai, to ease congestion and promote tuna fishing. The new...
Ecuador Adamant To Avoid EU Yellow Card
The fishing law of Ecuador is so old that it cannot ensure compliance with international regulations, which jeopardizes the tuna sector of the world’s second-largest exporter....
Price-Fixing Costs Thai Union Millions More Than Projected
Thai Union has accrued over USD 102 million for price-fixing charges in the US in the past one year, with the company commenting, “the financial exposure has been substantially higher...