Thai Union has today announced the launch of its new “Sea Change Sustainability Strategy”, comprising of four goals the firm is working towards achieving by 2020 across its global brands,...
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US Wants Politics Replaced With Science In RFMOs
A Bill which has been introduced in the United States could see the US fleet gain more strength in the region, and ensure that it has sufficient access to the high seas areas of the WCPO....
Indonesia To Sink 30 Vessels Around Bitung
The government of Indonesia has scheduled the sinking of 30 local and foreign fishing vessels today, after being found guilty of IUU activities in Indonesia’s EEZ. Four of the boats seized...
Rising Oil Price: Big Concern For Boatowners?
After bottoming at more than a decade low earlier this month, the global benchmark oil price has seen recovery, bouncing back to levels of around USD 30.00 per barrel. While current quotes are...
Will Pacific Nations Be Cut Off From Million Dollar US Aid?
With US vessels still anchored in port and a USD 89 million agreement hanging in the balance, the ongoing resolution of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty is being watched with interest by eyes...
Bangkok SKJ Price Edges Up As Sellers Remain Firm
With low tuna trading activity still continuing in Bangkok, some boatowners are standing firm on asking for highly increased skipjack raw material prices. Now at USD 1,200 per ton, the global...
Century Stock Recovering from Sharp Drop
The beginning of the new year has seen a slightly rocky start for the Philippines’ leading canned tuna producer, Century Pacific, as shares in the company dropped to an all-time low in...
Sand Banks Prevent Tuna Boats From Sailing Out
The piling up of hundreds of tons of sand on the heels of harsh weather conditions and floods is proving disastrous for tuna fishermen of Vietnam’s Phu Yen province, preventing many boats from...
How Long Could Treaty Resolution Take?
Despite both parties stressing the urgency in resolving the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, and reports that the US has ultimately been given the proposal it wants, the power still lies with the...
Is Canada Losing Its Taste For Thai Canned Tuna?
Finding itself next door to the world’s biggest consumer of canned tuna, North American nation Canada is often overlooked in favor of its US powerhouse neighbor, but with an ambient seafood...
Tri Marine Wants Same Perks As StarKist
Tri Marine’s calls to the government for hefty tax breaks for its American Samoa based cannery are becoming stronger, as the reality of slow supply and mounting costs turn to concerns of...
Ecuador Expands Elsewhere After Losses In EU
In the midst of a drastically cut volume of canned tuna exports to the EU, their most important destination market, it looks like Ecuadorian processors have been looking to buyers in other...
GP: If One John West Can Do It, Then Why Can’t The Other?
A flurry of John West centered headlines in recent weeks has shone an extremely positive light on a new sustainability commitment by the brand; the one on the Australian canned tuna market...
Record Tuna Catches In Peru’s EEZ
In a record year for the country, 2015 has seen tuna catches in the South American nation of Peru soar by as much as four times the levels seen in the year before, as it’s clear that El Niño...
Mexico Nearing MSC Certification For Its Tuna
After over a year-long wait, the prospect of MSC certification for the Mexican purse seine skipjack and yellowfin fishery now appears to be well in reach, but with one more final and tricky...
Same Two Tuna Products Awarded Protected Regional Status?
Approved by the EU just last November, Mojama de Barbate is no longer the only tuna product which has been awarded protected geographical status, as Mojama de Isla Cristina now joins it on the...
7 Years Later: US Joins Global Measures Against IUU
With the papers now formally signed by US President Barack Obama, the United States has become the 21st party to ratify the global Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) seven years after the...
Why Dongwon Chose To Leave ISSF
Following a four year long cooperation, Dongwon F&B (Food and Beverage), Korea’s canned tuna market leader, has officially resigned from ISSF participation, effective January 1st 2016,...
EU Very Slow To End Overfishing In Own Waters
Following a recent seminar hosted by the European Commission and the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC) to discuss the state of Mediterranean fish stocks, environmental group Oceana has...
Warming Waters Possible Cause Of Fish Deaths In Pacific
Reports have surfaced from Fiji’s Coral Coast of dead fish strewn along its shores, amid observations of hundreds of other dead fish and invertebrates found floating by the coast of Vanuatu....