UK canned tuna market leader John West has been named the UK's Canned Seafood Brand of the Year for 2017 by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Although the Thai Union-owned brand has MSC...
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Japanese Trade Deal: No Big Win For EU Tuna Buyers
As the EU and Japan reach the final stages in securing a bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which will remove up to EUR 1 billion (USD 1.1 billion) per year in EU import tariffs,...
From Strength To Struggle For EPO Seiners
Reports that some purse seiners in the EPO are turning up to port with their holds half empty, show a stark contrast from the first few months of the year, when catches for the fleets...
EU Invests €15 Million To Boost Sustainability Of African Stocks
The EU will invest EUR 15 million (USD 17 million) for West African countries to develop their fisheries sectors, and to improve the cooperation between nations, with hope that this can help...
US Bigeye Fleet Wants More Influence On Trump Action
As hundreds of thousands of public comments are collected and reviewed by US fisheries officials, on the future of marine monuments in Pacific territory waters, representatives of the US...
Migrant Worker Exodus Paralyzes Thai Fisheries Sector
A mass migration of foreign workers from Thailand, caused by new labor laws, has negatively hit businesses that rely heavily on this workforce. Although the country’s leading tuna canner, Thai...
Greenpeace: Unsustainable Brands Still Dominate Canada’s Shelves
On the release of its fourth edition of the Canned Tuna Sustainability Ranking, Greenpeace Canada states that while the number of responsibly-caught tuna products have quadrupled on...
Disputed ‘Swim With Tuna’ Attraction Opens in Australia
An Australian ‘Swim with the Tuna’ experience will move to a new location later this month, with its reopening not coming without controversy. Local residents have argued that the enclosure...
October Tie-Up Expected For Spanish Seiners
The Spanish purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean is expected to stop fishing and tie-up in October at the latest, following the distribution of minimal individual yellowfin quota for the rest...
Health Concerns Spur Govt. Warning To Spanish Tuna Processors
Health concerns related to the marketing of defrosted tuna products and the practices carried out in their production, including the enhancement of their color through injection, have urged...
Bullish Indian Ocean Yellowfin Price
Evident since April, a bullish rise in the price of whole round yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean processing hub of Seychelles has taken place, with new increases moving the market to heights...
New Thai Labor Laws Cause Exodus Of Migrant Workers
New labor regulations imposed by the Thai military government has caused a mass exodus of migrant workers from the nation. The reformed laws were put in place party to clean up issues related...
Scientists Establish Criteria For Bluefin Larvae Age
Criteria for determining the age of a bluefin larvae has been put in place by scientists, which they believe can make it easier to assess the survival rate of the specimens. Keeping the larvae...
Strong Baht Knocks Thai Exports Off Target
A strong baht currency is taking bites out of Thai tuna canners’ competitive edge, according to Chanintr Chalisarapong, President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association, who states that exports...
US Domestic Production, Still Thriving?
Evidence that canned tuna production in the US is thriving, due to the competitive cost of importing pre-cooked tuna loins into the country, has not yet emerged in the latest statistics,...
Mixed MSC Fisheries: Beyond FAD & Free-School?
Requests that called for a recent MSC stakeholder meeting to discuss certified tuna fisheries using ‘mixed methods’, focused most heavily on the combination of FAD and free-school sets by...
“Worst” Catches Make Seiners Dock Half Empty In Manta
The worst month for catches in the Eastern Pacific so far this year has been June, according to one industry source, who says that this is the major factor behind the continuing price rise in...
Thai Imports Show Worrying Spike In Bigeye Catch %
The proportion that bigeye catch is making up of total tuna landings (skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye) in Bangkok has seen a sharp rise compared to last year, pointing to a situation of increased...
Nearly Zero Quota Left For Indian Ocean Seiners
A recent announcement has seen a number of Indian Ocean operating purse seiners left with very minimal yellowfin catch quota for the rest of the year, which could potentially cause the tying...
IATTC Urged To Tackle Record FAD Levels
Calls are being made for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to get stricter on FAD management and observer coverage for longliners, as the next annual meeting for the RFMO...