While sending extremely modest canned tuna tonnages to US buyers, Ecuadorian processors have managed to increase their already dominant exports of pouched tuna references to the major market....
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Kiribati: We Need FADs To Survive
The use of FADs in the purse seine fishery is high up on the agenda at the ongoing WCPFC meeting, with some groups calling for the use of these devices to be reduced. If such stricter measures...
PNA Threatens To Leave WCPFC
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has threatened to withdraw from the WCPFC if distant water fishing nations (DWFNs) fail this time around to agree on new rules for the major tuna...
IUU Blue Boats Threaten Vietnam’s Status Within WCPFC
A WCPFC member state has warned the Vietnamese tuna industry that the country’s status as a cooperating non-member (CNM) of the Commission could be at risk if its infamous blue boats continue...
Fiji Wants To Test Albacore Fishing In PNA EEZs
Fiji has requested the chance to conduct trial tuna fishing operations in the EEZs of Kiribati and Tuvalu, noting that it has seen a decrease in tuna stocks, specifically albacore, within its...
Calvo’s New Supplier Code Of Conduct, Clear Enough?
Grupo Calvo has released its new Code of Conduct for Suppliers which outlines the ethical and responsible business standards the firm expects from companies from which it sources its tuna. The...
Allegations Of EU-Wide Illegal Tuna Trade Network
A total of 5,000 kilos of bluefin is allegedly smuggled into Malta every week and exported to other EU states. This fraudulent practice causes possible risks to the legal trade of the species,...
MSC Meets With On The Hook & UK Parliament Members
The MSC met with On The Hook (OTH) campaigners and UK Members of Parliament (MPs) this week to discuss criticism that they have targeted towards its sustainability standard. MSC CEO, Rupert...
The Once Growing Major Market Now Rapidly Shrinking
While several processors have branded the Middle East as a notably growing tuna market, this year canned tuna imports into the region have dropped dramatically, impacting heavily on major...
Japan Flips Its Stance On Observer Safety
Last year’s WCPFC agreement to implement new safety measures for observers went without the support of major distant water fishing nation Japan. Ahead of this year’s meeting however, the...
Grupomar Breaks Into Middle East With Halal Tuna
The Mexican tuna brand, Tuny, is set to be shipped to Qatar this month, with owner Grupomar claiming it is the first Mexican tuna processor to export to the Middle East. After acquiring halal...
FIPs: A Meaningful Contribution To Sustainability?
As Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) become a bigger force in the tuna industry landscape, their contribution to sustainability is something that will obviously be questioned. Simon Bush,...
No US Export Drop For Thai Canners
Despite reports of “dead” US market demand, Thai canners have continued to show very slight increases in business with this major export destination. The US is the biggest buyer of canned tuna...
Pacific Albacore Fishery In A “Dire” State
The domestic South Pacific albacore fishery is in a dire situation and the WCPFC fails to handle the issue, according to a representative from the Pacific industry. He explains that distant...
Powerful Fishing Nations Block New Tuna Measures
There is a real risk that current tuna conservation measures could be watered down at this year’s WCPFC meeting, with powerful distant water fishing nations pushing for changes, considering a...
WCPFC Locks NGOs Out Of Vital Tuna Talks
The WCPFC took the decision this afternoon to exclude NGOs from the remaining working group meetings on tropical tuna conservation measures, the major point of the current Commission talks,...
Princes & TU Sign Onto Senegalese P&L FIP
An alliance between Thai Union Europe, Princes, WWF and other parties has been formed to bring a pole and line tuna fishery in Senegal up to the MSC standard through a Fisheries Improvement...
Mexico Appeals On Legal Reasoning Behind Latest WTO Decision
The Mexican government has filed an appeal with the WTO against its latest ruling in the long-running ‘dolphin-safe’ tuna labelling dispute with the US. After five consecutive wins for Mexico,...
Will Chinese Firms Continue To Take Away Thai Business?
Major tuna exporting nation, Thailand, has seen shipments to its two biggest markets weaken as Chinese firms become increasingly prominent in the global tuna industry. In recent years, buyers...
Opinions Split On Future Of US Canned Tuna Production
With canned tuna production in the US having declined in 2016, and the latest figures suggesting the same could happen this year, questions have been raised on the future success of US based...