A Spanish-owned purse seiner dodged an attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean after firing warning shots. Following several years of calm in the ocean region, representatives of the Spanish...
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US Based Cannery Output Lower After 7 Year High
US domestic canned tuna production, dominated by the Big 3 brands, fell notably in 2016, dropping from a seven year high recorded the previous year, the latest NOAA data reveals. So far this...
EU Fleet’s FAD Use Frustrates African Nations
South Africa has led a proposal to limit the FAD use of purse seiners fishing in west African waters. The request from several countries was presented at the 25th ICCAT meeting, with an...
COS Sues US Tuna Brand Over Use Of Mermaid Logo
Tri-Union Seafoods, commonly known as Chicken of the Sea (COS), has filed a legal complaint against the US-based global food company, Otis McAllister for federal trademark infringement in...
Japan On The Way To Exceed Juvenile Catch Quota Again?
After overshooting its juvenile bluefin quota last year, Japan could already be on the way to exceed it again, with reports that unprecedented catches of the species have been netted off...
Major Doubts Over ICCAT Stock Assessment Accuracy
As major forces within the Atlantic tuna fishery continue their meeting in Marrakesh, a central issue has become the uncertainty over stock assessments being used to shape the future...
Ecuador’s Canners Win Big From UK Market Shift
Canned tuna processors in Ecuador have gained significant pace in the UK market as other suppliers have seen their business shrink. Diversified buying from major UK brand, Princes, is having a...
Chinese Firms Also Win US Loins Business From Thailand
Chinese firms have gained an increasing share of the US pre-cooked tuna loins business, having already secured strong trade volumes to export to the EU. In both of these markets they have...
Pacifical MSC Tuna Makes Debut In Chinese Market
The marketing arm of MSC certified tuna from the PNA, Pacifical, has announced tuna from the PNA region will now be available on the Chinese market under the leading Australian brand, John...
Maldives P&L Gets MSC For 5 More Years, Despite Mixture
One of the biggest MSC tuna fisheries in the world will keep its certification for another five years, as Maldives pole and line skipjack catch is again found to meet the high sustainability...
ICCAT Warned Bluefin Prices Will Be Hit By Quota Increase
The Pew Foundation has shown its disapproval of the proposed quota increase for eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, and presented a study at the ICCAT meeting showing bluefin prices...
US’ Largest Tribal Nation The Latest To File On Price Fixing
The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized tribe in Oklahoma, is the latest plaintiff to join the civil price fixing litigation, accusing the Big 3 tuna brands of conspiracy activity and...
IO Canners “Really Concerned” Over 2018 Catch Quotas
Processors in the Indian Ocean tuna hub of Mauritius have expressed their concern over the lack of insight into how the EU is planning to implement yellowfin catch quotas next year. During...
Duterte Asks PNG’s O’Neill To Help GenSan Industry
The Philippines’ President and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister have agreed to strengthen cooperation in fishing and agriculture during bilateral talks. This comes at a time when President...
Dutch Supermarket Warns Customers Of Its Own ‘Red’ Rated Tuna
Landmarkt is the first supermarket in the Netherlands to show ‘traffic light colors’ on its tuna products. Using the guidelines from the Good Fish Foundation (GFF), the products are rated...
Phil Canners Outcompete Other Suppliers In EU
Tuna canners in the Philippines have muscled their way increasingly into the EU canned tuna market, undercutting other supplying nations on price positioning. The German market, to which they...
Spanish Fleet Wants ICCAT To Get Sharp On FAD Management
The Spanish purse seine fleet - one of the biggest catchers in the Atlantic - together with NGO WWF, is asking ICCAT member nations to be more actively involved and take increased...
Histamine Alerts Reduced After EU Warning
Nearly two months have passed since the EU demanded that Spain implement measures to end tuna treatment practices that could cause food poisoning. In the same time period, no cases of...
Kiribati’s Climate Change Fears: “We’ll Be The First To Go”
The extensive waters that provide Kiribati with over 80 percent of its GDP could end up being the country’s own worst enemy, as climate change’s impact on rising sea levels is likely to engulf...
“Small” MSC Certified Tuna Firm Completes Million Dollar Expansion
The largest longline fishing company on Australia’s east coast, Walker Seafoods Australia (WSA), celebrated the opening of its new factory which it hopes will significantly boost its exporting...