Camil Alimentos, the owner of Brazil’s number two tuna brand Coqueiro, has reported poor financial results for the first quarter of the year. The company has seen its sales decline and...
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Chinese Destroy Vessels To Counter IUU
In the fight against IUU activity, Chinese authorities have employed an audacious approach to deterring illegal fishing. A dozen vessels caught partaking in IUU have been confiscated and...
US Seiners More Focused On WCPO, Less Ocean Switching
With US flagged purse seiners registered to fish in both the WCPO and EPO, their fishing activity has been spread across both of these ocean regions for the last few years. This year however...
IN BRIEF: Stranded Crew Saved After Vessel Explosion
Fishermen saved the lives of four crew members stranded 20 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, after their boat exploded, and were pulled through the tuna door. According to the...
IN BRIEF: Kiribati-Flagged Purse Seiner Adrift in WCPO
A 1,500 ton Kiribati-flagged purse seiner, the Mamautari, went adrift in the Western Central Pacific due to engine trouble on the 15th of July. The vessel belongs to Kiribati & Sajo...
More Ambitious Thai Claims On IUU Eradication
Virachai Plasai, Thailand’s Ambassador and Head Negotiator on IUU fishing, has been enthusiastic in revealing the country’s plan to abolish IUU activity and forced labor by the end of the...
New Project: 20 Million YF Fingerling To Be Released In IO
A new project, launched by Sri Lankan tuna processing leader, Tropic Fisheries, aims to release 20 million yellowfin fingerling into the Indian Ocean, that have been fertilized on land or...
German Stock Build-Up To Ensure Contract Fulfilment
A notably strong increase in German canned tuna imports was seen in the first quarter of this year as buyers created a “safety buffer” to cut out any risk of defaulting on contracts with...
Seafood Veteran Joins COS’ Frozen Division
Thai Union has hired a new Director of Operations for its major US brand Chicken of the Sea. Ed Youngman, who has over 30 years’ worth of experience in the US seafood sector, will work for the...
EU Fleet Blocked From Morocco EEZ As Agreement Expires
The EU fleet is currently unable to fish in Morocco’s waters following the expiration of a fishery agreement between the two parties. Although the blockage is likely to be temporary, it is...
Tuna Exempt From Ghana’s Emergency Fishing Ban
Ghana has imposed a closed season on the fishing of all species in its waters, except tuna. The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, said the ban was...
Major Chinese Firm Invests $62 Million In New Seiners
One of China’s biggest fishing and processing companies Shanghai Kaichuang has announced the purchase of three new tuna purse seiners by its wholly-owned subsidiary. This comes shortly after...
Govt Projects Strong Thai Canned Export Growth
Although a trade war snowballs between the US and China, and there are questions over the implications this could have on other countries like Thailand, there is still optimism for strong...
NZ Authorities Examine Fishing Industry Workers’ Rights
The New Zealand Labor Inspectoriate has called for the seafood industry to “start looking at itself”, following the persecution of a Japanese tuna longliner in New Zealand waters, that was...
TU Shareholders Concerned Over Indian Investment
Thai Union has released a statement assuring investors that it will continue its shareholding in Avanti Feeds Limited (AFL), despite concern aired over the association. Thai Union has referred...
Costa Rican Shrimp Fishermen To Switch To Tuna
The Costa Rican government has announced plans to promote “sustainable” tuna fishing and get local fishermen previously involved in shrimp trawling to catch tuna. A number of tuna fishing...
Venezuelan Gov. Pledges Commitment To Tuna Industry
Venezuelan authorities have outlined a “committed” strategic plan to revive the nation’s withering tuna industry. Guided by the Minister of Popular Power for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Dante...
Supply Crisis Forces Petit Navire To Reduce YF Sales
Thai Union-owned leading French canned tuna brand, Petit Navire, is feeling the pressure of “serious supply problems,” as its Managing Director says for the past 10 months, yellowfin catches...
Purse Seine Helicopter Crash Kills Two
Two men have died in a helicopter crash near PNA nation Nauru. The incident is still under investigation, as the cause is not yet known. The helicopter, which works alongside a Taiwanese purse...
EU Criticized Over Hypocrisy On Battling IUU
A report on IUU activity in the European Union has revealed that the Mediterranean may be subject to worrying amounts of illegal fishing. Non-profit organization Oceana Europe has released a...