“If you are interested, please come to Indonesia.” Those are the words of the country’s Fisheries Minister, who is urging foreign businesses to make Indonesia’s tuna industry their next point...
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Sustainability At Center Of World Tuna Industry Talks
With just days to go until the global tuna industry meets in Bangkok for the Tuna 2016 conference, stakeholders are gearing up for three full days of insightful presentations, and...
As El Niño Cools, Skipjack Catches Remain Slow
As a strong El Niño starts to weaken, tuna is moving to more western zones of the WCPO, away from Kiribati and towards the EEZs of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), PNG, and the...
Are These The Cheapest Tuna Steaks In The EU?
Retailing at just GBP 2.49 (USD 3.60) for a 400g pack, Aldi in the United Kingdom is selling yellowfin tuna steaks for one of the lowest prices ever seen in the European market, but what...
Opponents To Cook Islands Deal Seek International Support
The Opposition Coalition of the Cook Islands has requested the intervention of Swedish minister Isabella Lövin and NGO Swedish Society for the Conservation of Nature (SSCN), to impede the...
IO Yellowfin: Healthy To Overfished In 1 Year
Now estimated to be 94 percent overfished, and red rated by the IOTC, stocks of IO yellowfin have reached extremely concerning levels, with immediate measures being proposed to cut catch...
Documentary To Celebrate Port Lincoln’s Tuna Industry
Port Lincoln, Australia’s seafood capital and home to its largest fishing fleet, is set tobe showcased in a special documentary on the history of the city’s colorful tuna industry. Filmmaker...
Yellowfin Steaks Recalled Over Histamine
A nation-wide recall of frozen yellowfin tuna steaks is currently sweeping Canada as references from a US firm called Sea Delight are suspected of containing dangerously high levels of...
Why Are IO Free School Skipjack Catches Declining?
With the IOTC annual meeting fast approaching, it’s not only yellowfin tuna that will be center of attention, as the RFMO’s Scientific Committee identifies some other key areas of “concern”....
Mars Targeted For Buying “Tainted” TU Tuna
Six protesters have chained themselves to a truck outside the entrance of a Mars-owned Whiskas pet food factory in New Zealand, in objection to the company’s tuna sourcing policies after Mars...
Ensis Cannery To Increase Control Over Maldives’ Tuna
In order to get more control over its own pole and line catch, Maldivian tuna exporter, Ensis, plans to reduce its reliance on the role of Thailand in processing the nation’s MSC certified...
South African’s Capture Chinese Seiner Aiming To Protect EEZ
South Africa has seized a Chinese seiner suspected of illegally fishing for tuna in the country’s waters – but has since discovered no fish on board. Although not a traditional tuna fishing...
Major Call For UK Retailer To Drop John West
Over 70,000 people have now called on UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s to drop all John West tuna products from its shelves, over concerns of its unsustainable nature and owning firm Thai...
Report Compares “Strikingly Different” FOS & MSC
While in terms of the share of global wild fish catch they certify, MSC and FOS may not be poles apart, a UN-founded report that weighs up the extent of their worldwide presence has found...
Chinese Vessels Caught Illegally Flying Filipino Flag
Two Chinese vessels fraudulently flying the flag of the Philippines have been seized in the north of the country’s EEZ, just days after three Vietnamese tuna boats were also captured in the...
Martial Arts Gran Swoops COS Grand Prize
As part of celebrations for its 102nd birthday, major US tuna brand, Chicken of the Sea (COS) has announced 75 year old Barbara Estabrook of Appleton, Wisconsin as its worthy winner for the...
NEW: Species ID Cards Designed For Observers
Tuna fisheries observers in the Pacific are set to be given a full collection of waterproof identification cards featuring images of whales, seabirds and other mammals in the hope that it will...
Explosive Study Reveals Huge Holes In NZ’s Quota System
On the heels of NZ fisheries officials promoting the benefits of quota based management for the world’s richest tuna fishery, a new study has revealed that the system may not be as reliable as...
PINSA To Expand Frozen Yellowfin Steak Production
After investing USD 14 million dollars into its new Mexican Atún Dolores tuna processing plant, PINSA Group has big plans this year to raise its yellowfin steak production significantly, as...
Tri Marine Urging Donors To Help Ecuador
Major US tuna supplier Tri Marine is keen to ensure that the devastating impact of Ecuador’s recent earthquake is not forgotten, and is calling for donations from around the world to help get...