A weak Japanese Yen is continuing to affect the country’s tuna imports and exports as this year’s harvest comes to an end. This is despite the quality of tuna being the highest ever and...
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La Debilidad Del Yen Se Resiste A Los Exportadores De Atún
Un débil yen japonés continúa afectando a las importaciones y exportaciones de atún del país a medida que se acerca el final de la cosecha de este año, a pesar de tener el atún de la mejor...
Tri Marine’s SID Request Is “Fundamentally Flawed”
Some US vessel owners are opposing Tri Marine’s call to NOAA, requesting an ‘Emergency Rulemaking” to name American Samoa a SID. They state that other American fishing firms would be placed at...
Solicitud Del Tri Marine Para SID “Fundamentalmente Errónea”
Algunos armadores estadounidenses se oponen al llamado de Tri Marine a la NOAA, solicitando una “reglamentación de emergencia” por considerar a Samoa Americana un SID (Pequeño Estado Insular...
“Wicked Tuna” Fisherman Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud
A fisherman who featured on National Geographic’s reality show “Wicked Tuna” has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stating he collected government benefits while claiming to be disabled....
Pescador De “Wicked Tuna” Se Declara Inocente
El pescador que participaba en el reality “Wicked Tuna” de National Geographic se ha declarado inocente de los cargos que le imputa el gobierno federal por fraude, al haberse beneficiado de...
How Climate Change Hits The Main Food Source Of Tuna
In recent weeks, experts on climate change have gathered in Ensenada, Baja California, to present the results of a new study which highlights the impact that sardines have on other fish,...
How “Chunk Light” Is Confusing US Consumers
As the US FDA is called upon to make the meaning of Chunk Light much clearer, it’s evident that it’s not just a clarification of species that needs to be made. Speaking to several US canned...
Cómo El Término “Chunk Light” Está Confundiendo A Los Consumidores De EEUU
Se ha pedido a la FDA (Food and Drug Administration) que clarifique el significado de “Chunk Light”, que ahora tendrá que ir más allá de la simple clarificación de con qué especie se compone....
Man Brings In 80kg+ Tuna With Bare Hands
A man from Northland, New Zealand, has caught a bluefin tuna with just his bare hands and a hunting knife after spotting what he thought was a dolphin stranded on a beach. Aaron Cossill was...
Sustainable Tuna Reaping High Prices In USA
Sustainability has been taken to the US canned tuna market, just not at the most noticeable rate. For decades the less than one dollar 5oz can has dominated US shelves, but now a handful of...
Atún Sostenible Cosecha Altos Precios En EEUU
La sostenibilidad se ha transportado al mercado estadounidense de atún enlatado, aunque no sea con una cuota muy notoria. Durante décadas, las latas de 5 onzas vendidas a menos de un dólar...
Alarm Raised Over One Sixth Of Tuna Containing Plastic
With more than 18,000 pieces of plastic litter now estimated to be floating on every square kilometer of the world’s oceans, plastic pollution is a growing problem. A recent study on pelagic...
Crecen Las Alarmas: Más De Una Sexta Parte Del Atún Contiene Plástico
Con estimaciones de más de 18.000 piezas de basura plástica flotando por cada kilómetro cuadrado en los océanos del mundo, la contaminación plástica es un problema cada vez más extenso. Un...
High Q2 Ecuadorean Skipjack Catch Kept Prices Low
With a 38 percent year on year climb in the books, a steep rise in Ecuador’s skipjack catch in the first six months of the year, combined with lower exports of pre-cooked loins, has kept the...
Alta Captura De Barrilete De Ecuador Mantiene Precios Bajos
Con un crecimiento anual registrado del 38 por ciento, un fuerte aumento de la captura de atún listado (barrilete/skipjack – Katsuwonus Pelamis) de Ecuador en los seis primeros meses del año,...
33 Survive 17 Days On Canned Tuna And Milk
In 2010, the world’s eyes turned to Chile as 33 miners were buried alive when the copper-gold mine they were working in collapsed, leaving them trapped 700 meters underground to survive on...
US Pays Record Fees To Secure Fishing Days
In an interim deal secured for 2016, the US fleet will be paying the highest price on record to bag itself valuable fishing days in Pacific island EEZs. Despite the minimum fee for a VDS day...
EEUU Paga Cantidades Récord Para Asegurar Días De Pesca
En un acuerdo provisional fijado para 2016, Estados Unidos pagará la cantidad más alta jamás registrada para asegurarse valiosos días de pesca en las ZEEs de las islas del Pacífico. A pesar de...
Marshall’s Push To Cut Bigeye Catch
Hosting a major fisheries meeting later this month, Marshall Islands’ tuna industry reps are hoping that vital agreements will be made to cut the catch of bigeye tuna in the WCPO. The...