European canners bought more than 54 percent of the total imports of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins from Asian sellers in the first half of this year. Spanish processors increased their...
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India Aims “Global Ecolabel” For Its Tuna Fisheries
The Indian government recently stated that it is looking to obtain a “global ecolabel” for the pole-and-line tuna fisheries near Lakshadweep, an Indian archipelago located a few hundred...
WPRFMC Cite Reasons For Urging NOAA To Tighten Tuna Import Control Rules
The US is all set to restrict the import of tuna and other seafood that does not have the NOAA comparability finding. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC)...
Dongwon’s New Tuna Bibimbap Is Out In South Korea
Dongwon F&B has expanded its Bibimbap items, a popular South Korean dish, under its brand. Earlier this month, the company launched four new flavors of ‘Yangban Bibim Bap Frozen Fried...
Venezuelan Tuna Boats Deploy Cameras Amid Tensions With US
The Venezuelan government is taking tighter measures to ensure that the US does not intervene with the operations of its tuna and other fishing boats. Diosdado Cabello, the Minister of...
Maldives Tuna Export Value Rises By 18 Percent
Tuna exports generated more revenue for the Maldivian economy in July compared to the previous month. The Maldives Customs Service reported that exports of tuna and tuna byproducts reached MVR...
Europe’s Rising Demand For Frozen Loins
Frozen raw tuna loins entering the EU market have been rising over the years. In H1 2025, the imported volume reached the highest level since 2022, boosted by shipments from Ecuador, Spain,...
Maltese Bluefin Farmers Fined For Sea Slime Contamination
Four Maltese bluefin fattening companies have been fined EUR 14,000 for their irresponsible actions leading to slime (from the farms) covering the nation's beaches, from Mellieħa to...
Exceptional WCPO Longline Captures Failed To Reflect In Catch Value
The value of WCPO longline catches, comprising yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore, fell by a steep 20 percent in 2024 despite the exceptionally good catches made in this fishery that year. The...
Pacific Fisheries Council Approves Tuna Fishing In Pacific Monument
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has agreed to allow commercial tuna and other fishing within the four marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean. The...
Bumble Bee Film Festival Offers Attractive Cash Prize To Winners
Bumble Bee is back with yet another innovative technique to attract consumers to buy its tuna products. This time, it is eyeing not only the young generation, but people of all ages. Earlier...
Surprisingly US Ambient Tuna Prices Remain Stable
American consumers did not pay higher for ambient tuna and other seafood in August compared to the previous month. However, the value of frozen and fresh segment for fish and seafood rose from...
Venezuela Reaches Out To FAO & International Community Over US “Illegal Action”
The Venezuelan government has filed a complaint against the US with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the “illegal and hostile” interception of Venezuelan tuna longliner...
FAO Meeting Highlighted Topic On Reforming Ecolabelling Practices
Small-scale fishers (SSF) face numerous challenges when it comes to adhering to the current ecolabeling certifications, which eventually prevent them from competing in the global tuna and...
Thailand Making Notable Growth In Pre-Cooked Loins Trade With EU
EU canners’ demand for pre-cooked loins from smaller suppliers increased by 36 percent in H1 2025. Buying from non-EU suppliers rose, whereas trade within the bloc fell. Thai suppliers...
Mexican Bluefin Farm Expands With Acquisition Of Seafood Company
Earlier this week, Mexican bluefin aquaculture company Baja Aqua Farms confirmed buying Ensenada-based fishing and processing firm, Baja Marine Foods. The amount for which the deal was sealed...
Seatech Tuna Supplying Seiner Catches Fire
Earlier this week, part of a Colombian-flagged purse seiner caught fire when it was moored at the docks of Mamonal-based tuna company Seatech International. The vessel supplied frozen whole...
Vietnam Tuna Industry Faces Challenges In US Market
Vietnam’s global tuna exports have stalled this year, said Le Hang, Deputy Secretary General of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). After 2024’s excellent business...
NOAA Fisheries Could Soon Experience Major Budget Cut
The US House of Representatives wants a deep slash in funding for NOAA Fisheries – at least 40 percent. On September 10, the US House Committee on Appropriations approved its fiscal 2026...
Rare Opportunity To Catch Albacore In Gulf Of Alaska
Warming waters are drawing albacore up north into the Gulf of Alaska near Sitka. Fishers are taking advantage of the occasion to catch the tuna normally not seen in this region. The abundance...