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Frustration Over WCPFC Failure On Crisis Advice
The Northern Committee (NC) of the WCPFC has been heavily criticized by NGO Pew, with the accusation that members “did not even follow advice from their own scientists”. Member nations again...
Alleged Hawaiian Fleet Labor Abuse Due To Loophole
The revelation that foreign fishermen are confined to American boats for years at a time in worryingly unclean conditions is the core exposure coming from Associated Press’ recent report on...
High Seas Closure The Answer For Skipjack Stocks?
A recent study has found that reducing the exploitation of skipjack on the high seas could replenish stocks in coastal areas by 10 percent, and also help combat the effects of climate change....
Tuna Monitoring System To Catch Drug Smugglers?
An Australian-funded Pacific surveillance operation currently monitoring the world's largest tuna fishery could soon target drug and people smugglers in the region. The Niue Treaty Subsidiary...
Sustainability Over Price For Most German Consumers
German consumers are more concerned that their seafood products are sustainable, rather than how much they cost, according to a recent report commissioned by the Marine stewardship Council...
Global Media Shines Light On Abuse Of Fishermen
The presence of labor abuse in the fishing industry, which has been linked to a lack of oversight, has been reported on by major broadcaster, the BBC. The report which aired earlier this week...
EU Joins At-Sea IUU Patrol In West Africa
The EU has been working to tackle IUU fishing off the West African coast, and after co-funding a recent four-day at-sea pursuit, is optimistic with what it describes as concrete results. The...
Sysco/WWF Pledge To Source Sustainable Tuna In 4 Ways
Sysco, a major US supplier of canned tuna to the foodservice sector has this week expanded its seafood sustainability commitments "through 2020", which it states are in collaboration with WWF....
Ecuador’s Bullish Rebound In EU Market
After early 2016 indications that Ecuador was already back in business, canned tuna exporters in the country have managed to keep up rising shipments to the European Union throughout the first...
Oceana: 1 In 5 Seafood Products Mislabeled
A new investigation by environmental group Oceana has found that one in five seafood products are mislabeled worldwide, with tuna being one of the most tested species within the major regional...
Garba: Africa’s Favorite Tuna Dish
With the second African Tuna Conference finishing yesterday, we take a look at one of the most popular tuna dishes that can be found in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Garba. Garba is a slang name for...
Four Fishermen Killed By Mexican Storm
Hurricane Newton, which has been raging Mexico in the last week, has claimed the life of at least four fishermen as one crewmember is yet to be found. The crew went missing on Wednesday after...
Alleged Labor Abuse On Hawaiian Tuna Fleet
Associated press released a report today describing alleged labor abuses onboard Hawaiian commercial fishing vessels. The report states that around 700 undocumented workers are allowed to work...
StarKist In “Presidential Bid”
StarKist has launched a PR campaign that sees its mascot, ‘Charlie the Tuna’ announce a bid for President of the US as the “alTUNAtive” candidate. The campaign makes use of puns and...
Alternative Feed Leads To Higher Quality Bluefin?
A Japanese seafood company has become the first in the world to farm bluefin tuna using only formulated feed. Hyoshoku Co. in Southwestern Japan has stated that this kind of food makes it...
Blockchain: A Step Towards Sustainable Fishing?
In order to make tuna supply chains more sustainable and transparent, suggestions have been made to make every bit of the production process digitized and registered from point of origin to...
French Tuna Gear Manufacturer Enters US Market
Le Drezen, the French fishing equipment and gear manufacturer has entered the Pacific market, with US company Tri Marine making an order for a tuna purse seine. 'Cape May', the vessel...
King Oscar Loses Court Cases Against BK Food
Norwegian company King Oscar, part of the TUE group has lost the dispute with two Polish BK Food companies over marketing competition laws in the Polish market. The court in Gdansk,...
Tuna Fisherman In Court Over Albatross Deaths
A man fishing for Southern bluefin tuna off the West Coast of New Zealand has appeared in court after he was accused of failing to use a device to scare away seabirds from his boat, leading to...