A Chinese tuna vessel has rammed a Brazilian longliner off the eastern shore of Rio Grande do Norte. The altercation took place following a fishing grounds dispute in the South Atlantic Ocean....
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IN BRIEF: Sea Of Cortez Biomass Revived
This image captured near Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez is evidence of Brazil's successful conservation efforts. The area is home to numerous species including Yellowfin and Skipjack.
Oil Sinking Fast: Effects On Tuna Market Prices?
As global oil prices climbed to a four-year high last October, Atuna issued an analytical report examining the relationship between the energy price hike and skipjack prices in Bangkok over...
PNA: Effort Control On Pacific High Seas – “Use It Or Trade it”
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) Chief Executive Officer Ludwig Kumoru pushes for stricter conservation and management measures not only within their 200-mile EEZs but also on...
Plans For Zhoushan Plant Pushed Back
Chinese tuna firm Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International (SK) has announced postponement of the construction of their tuna processing plant in Zhoushan, China. The company has claimed weak...
Could FTA Overturn Vietnam’s Crashing Tuna Export To The EU?
Vietnamese firms are hoping the pending Free Trade Agreement with the European Union can overturn the country’s deteriorating exports, according to a report by the Vietnam Association of...
Fiji Still Facing Setbacks From Shortage Of Tuna
Prospects for Fijian processors have taken a dip, resulting from a shortage of tuna in regional waters that was reported by the country’s Ministry of Fisheries last week. Over the last two...
Low Trading Activity Level Weakens BKK Skipjack Price
With most of the purse seiner fishing actively operating in the Eastern zones of the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), many boats are transshipping their catches in one of the most...
Maltese Farms Adds USD 61M Value To Bluefin
The Maltese National Statistics Office reported that more than 13,000 tons of tuna were sold for a net gross of USD 168 million. This amounts to USD 13,000 per ton on average, which is an...
Only 1 Carrier Observer Report For 2,045 At-Sea Transshipments
A rise in reported transshipment of longliners at sea is spotlighted in annual reports issued by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which outline a 97 percent...
Newcomer Norway Triples Bluefin TAC By 2020
As bluefin stock grows steady in the Atlantic, the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has increased Norway’s Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bluefin from 104...
IN BRIEF: IPNLF Expands For Luxury Holiday Operator
Soneva Jani has become the first member to join the IPNLF’s responsible Tourism Initiative. The scheme is aimed at improving sustainability in the tuna supply chain particularly in hospitality...
First Indonesian Pole And Line Fisheries MSC Certified
Settled on the western tip of the east Indonesian province of New Guinea, in Sorong, the PT Citraraja Ampat Canning (PT CRAC) pole and line fishery has just been announced as Indonesia’s first...
IN BRIEF: Mozambican NGOs Demand Justice Over “Tuna Bond” Scandal
After multinational bank Credit Suisse recently escaped prosecution from the USD 2.5 billion “tuna bond” scandal, 5 NGOs in Mozambique are elevating action to the United Nations and G20 to...
Price Perception Outweighs Eco-Conscious Purchasing In Australia
Seafood is a commodity taken for granted, even in areas of the globe where the fresh resource is seemingly abundant. Results of a recent study issued today by the Marine Stewardship Council...
Thai Union’s Share Price Shows Strong, Rapid Recovery
Thai Union Group’s stock surged 15 percent in just one month, as stock prices opened at THB 18.10 today. Lowest point in the last month was reported at THB 15.80 apiece while volume shares...
Europeche: Asian Countries Blocked Bigeye Quota In ICCAT
Europeche has recently added its name to a long list of NGOs criticizing International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) regarding their decision on the Atlantic bigeye...
Sustainable Ocean Fund Invests In Farmed “Alternative Tuna”
Ocean aquaculture firm The Kampachi Company has received a USD 5 million investment from the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund. The fund, managed by Mirova Natural Capital is dedicated to...
PNG Cannery To Ramp Up Daily Production
Operating out of the coastal town of Madang in Papua New Guinea, RD Tuna Canners, under the Philippines’ RD Corporation, projects an increase in its daily canned tuna production from 130 to...
Firms Meet 99% Of All ISSF Conservation Measures
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) reports a 99 percent conformance rate of its participating companies to conservation measures. A third party auditor MRAG...