Tokyo-based seafood distributor Kyokuyo is optimistic in bringing fully farmed bluefin tuna to the Japanese market later this year, despite lowering its volume target substantially. The...
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Canned Tuna Still Falling Behind In Hy-Vee’s Sustainability Pledge
As US retailer Hy-Vee now claims that 100 percent of its fresh and frozen seafood is responsibly sourced and in compliance with its seafood procurement policy, the canned tuna category is...
Taiwanese Fleet Accused Of “Systemic Abuse”
Behind Taiwan’s thriving fisheries industry is a “dark secret” according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), which claims that operations are plagued by illegal activities and...
More Signs Point To TU As Price Fixing Whistleblower
Already speculated earlier in the case, more comments are now being aired that support Thai Union being a probable whistleblower in the US canned tuna price fixing scandal. The fact that...
Explore: IUU Mapped In ‘World’s Largest Crime Scene’
Organized crime, arms and drug smuggling can often overlap with illegal fishing, it is shown in a new interactive database that discloses instances of IUU, and how the crime often correlates...
US Fleet Ocean Switching: “Disregard For Sustainability”
With one 72 day purse seine ban ongoing in the Eastern Pacific and another looming later this year, US seiners that have been operating in the EPO are expected to return to WCPO grounds soon....
The Decline Of Big US Brands
Grocery brands may struggle to reach even one third of their growth expectations in US retail sales this year, as shifting shopper behavior sees consumers more often favoring smaller names and...
Taiwan Takes Punitive Action To Get Rid Of Yellow Card
One of the world’s biggest tuna catchers, Taiwan, has been punishing illegal fishing violators with hefty fines this year, showing that it is making serious efforts to rid itself of a...
China: A Future Global Tuna Hub?
Efforts from China to up its tuna fishing and processing activities have been noticed in the last few years, and it is now also predicted that the nation will become a leader in seafood trade...
Serious Chinese Fishing Breaches In Pacific Tuna Grounds
Three Chinese vessels and one flagged to Taiwan have been caught for what’s described as “serious breaches of fishing licenses”, as part of a surveillance mission covering the tuna fishery in...
Basque Albacore Catch: A Stop To Growth This Season?
The current albacore tuna catching season in the Spanish Basque country could see an end to almost continuous growth in volume, as the EU DG Mare utters its belief that landings could be...
Strong Skipjack Surge From EPO Olympic Fishing
With seiners fishing Olympic style in the EPO in the first months of the year, overall tuna catches have climbed notably compared to last year’s tonnages, with skipjack landings the main...
Restricted US Waters To Open For Longline Fleet?
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, also known as Wespac, is working to craft new explanations for “non-commercial fishing” and “cultural fishing”. A change could...
Thai Canners Need Govt. Help To Deal With Strong Baht
The Thai baht’s rising strength against the US dollar makes it the best performing currency in Asia this year, movement that is causing tuna canners in the country to fear foreign exchange...
NOAA Funds Bluefin Research After “Not Endangered” Decision
Researchers are receiving over USD 220,000 from the US Government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study how to protect the Atlantic bluefin stock. The funding comes...
After Micro-Brewing, Micro-Canning The Next Trend?
Micro-canning is gaining momentum on Pacific islands and with regional and possibly global uptake, it could take a similar development path as micro-brewing has in the western world. Small...
Tri Marine To Increase Solomon Fleet With $7m+ Loan
Tri Marine’s Solomon Islands subsidiary is being lent over USD 7 million to support sustainable tuna production and employment on the Pacific island nation, financing which will help fund the...
The ‘Under The Radar’ EPO Fleet Strongly Boosting Catch
With tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific having shown positive results in the first half of this year, one fleet that’s not often talked about has had a more notable increase than the rest....
Sharp Rise In Bigeye Catch % Also In EPO
A trend also seen in the Western Pacific, there has been a sharp rise in the share that bigeye tuna catch is making up of total landings in the EPO this year; a situation likely driven by...
Spanish Exports Thrive Off Canned Tuna Shipments
A recent recovery in Spanish canned tuna shipments, especially within the EU, has contributed to an overall boost in seafood exports from Spain, with tuna representing well over half of total...