Nicholas “Duffy” Fudge, star of National Geographic’s reality television series Wicked Tuna has passed away at age 28. Duffy was a key figure in the series, which followed pole-and-line...
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EU Alerts On High Histamine Yellowfin From Asia
Over the last two months, two cases of histamine in frozen yellowfin have been flagged on the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). Both cases have come from Asian countries and...
Fiji Aims To Cut Millions In Losses Through IUU Agreement
Fiji is the latest nation to sign the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) in a stance against illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUU). Having previously expressed interest in the...
StarKist Fine Could Benefit US Industry
The American Samoa government is looking to change the way a USD 2.6 million fine paid by US firm StarKist is spent. A governor from the country has suggested it is used for a dock, which...
OPAGAC Defends FAD Use & Impact Of ”Incidental Catch”
The representative of the Spanish purse seine fleet, OPAGAC, has defended fishing on FADs with them resulting in a “very small incidental catch rate”. The organization has backed this view...
Ecuador Asks To Join Asia-Focused Pacific Trade Bloc
Ecuador now wants in on the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc currently composed of Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru, which has removed tariffs on the majority of products traded between the...
Vietnam’s Canners Bet On Rising Middle East Demand
Canned tuna processors in Vietnam are eyeing the Middle East market for significant export growth, as they say there is firm evidence that demand is rising in the region. Tuna products are...
Sanitation Over Sustainability For Korean Consumers
Clean tuna on the market is more important to Korean consumers than sustainable tuna, according to the Operations and Sales Manager at the South Korean tuna fishing company Silla. It has been...
Portuguese Authorities Uncover Illegal Bluefin Trade
Officials have seized 15 tons of bluefin tuna auctioned at a local market in Matosinhos, near Oporto, on Portugal’s Northern coast. The local authorities were led to the auction following a...
Taiwan Accused Of Slow Progress On Vital Labor Issues
Taiwan may be taking baby-steps in heightening labor rights in its fisheries industry, but progress is still too slow, according to local and international labor advocates. The country’s labor...
Bangkok SKJ Price Steadies Weeks Into FAD Ban
Three weeks into the WCPO FAD ban the Bangkok skipjack price has shown some steadying after declining since mid-May. While it is still early days, the 3-4 month conservation measure always...
EU Lifts PNA Nation’s IUU Yellow Card
The European Commission DG Mare today made the decision to lift the PNA nation of Tuvalu’s yellow card warning on IUU, having recognized the “important progress” of the country in addressing...
IN BRIEF: StarKist Donates USD 100,000 To Children’s Charity
US canned tuna brand, Starkist has made a USD 100,000 contribution to the charity Feed the Children and will donate tuna and other seafood products to its community events. Starkist stated...
First Atlantic Skipjack Fishery Enters MSC Assessment
A Galician firm Actemsa and its Brazilian subsidiary Leal Santos have entered full MSC assessment for their pole and line skipjack catch in the Atlantic Ocean. It becomes the first Atlantic...
Manta SKJ Price Drops Somewhat Despite Lower Catches
Prices for whole round skipjack tuna in the EPO hub of Manta, Ecuador, have been concluded at levels below those seen in June but there are different levels being noted from various sources in...
Vietnam Takes IUU Focus Away From Blue Boats
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Vietnam has ordered for GPS devices to be taken off small fishing boats and instead be installed on larger, offshore vessels. This...
ICCAT Warned: Radical Measures Needed To Save Bigeye
The management of Atlantic bigeye tuna stocks are again under review, with two meetings taking place to discuss the future of the species’ population and exploitation. Bigeye stocks are...
US Private Label Tuna Contrary To Overall Retail Trend
The power of private labels is strengthening on the US retail scene, with recent growth outperforming overall food sale rises, and notable increases seen across a number of major outlets. But...
PNG Govt. Warns Locals Of “Struggling” Processors
The Fisheries Ministry of Papua New Guinea has told locals that some PNG canned tuna processors are unable to pay benefits to the landowners as they are not making profit – something that has...
TU’s Share Price Still Depressed
It has been a long and steady fall for Thai Union’s share value, and although there was previous industry expectation that it would recover, even more decline has been seen in recent weeks....