A fishing company at the center of a recent Indonesian government crackdown, has denied slavery allegations, but admits it has abused workers. Management of the firm has even confirmed that...
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WTO: 96% Of US “Dolphin Safe” Inaccurate
Yesterday the WTO announced its latest verdict on the US-Mexico ‘dolphin safe’ dispute concluding that the US’ labeling laws for this certification go against international trade laws, and...
Analysts Disagree On Thai Union Profit
There is little consensus in recent financial forecasts, as analyst predictions differ strongly on short-term earnings for Thai Union Frozen Products. Despite bullish profit estimations from...
FAO Report: Bycatch Mitigation On 7,500 Longliners Needs Improvement
In a new report published this week by the FAO, data reveals that there could be as many as 7,500 tuna longliners operating globally, 60 percent of which would be small scale vessels, less...
Everything Tuna At Seafood Expo Global
With just a few days to go until Europe’s largest seafood trade event kicks off in Brussels, we’ve been scouring the exhibitors that will be there and spying out everything tuna at this year’s...
IUU Vessel Caught Flying Philippine And Indonesian Flag
Flying the flags of both Indonesia and the Philippines, the KM Tuna Jaya vessel has been intercepted off the Talaud Islands regency. Officers from the Marine Resources and Fisheries...
2 Tuna Stocks Crossed Off NOAA Overfishing List
As the number of domestic fish stocks listed by NOAA as overfished drop to an all-time low, two tuna stocks get wiped off the register. The NOAA report, produced annually since 1997, is said...
New WTO Verdict: End Of ‘Dolphin Safe’ Dispute?
Concluding what has been years of debate between the US and Mexico, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has now ruled again that the States’ regulations on ‘dolphin safe’ labels for canned tuna...
UK Tuna Importer Ranked In Top 100 Profit Makers
A surge in profits has seen one UK tuna importer take a worthy position in The Sunday Times 2015 Profit Track 100 list of top performing businesses. The list ranks Britain’s private companies...
Forget The Wedding Cake, Guests Get A Slice Of Tuna
A traditional wedding cake could be a thing of the past, after the only cutting ceremony at a recent marriage was slicing a one meter blade into a bluefin tuna. Guests at the wedding in Osaka,...
Will Distant Slavery Links To TUF Have A Negative Effect On The Tuna Sector?
With extensive coverage from popular global media outlets and the corresponding input from governments and industry players, reports of slavery aboard fishing vessels, also indirectly inked...
Filipino Canned Tuna Just Got Sexier
The Philippines leading canned tuna producer has just topped its own ‘sexy’ scale by securing the endorsement of one of FHM’s ‘sexiest women in the world’ and launching a tuna commercial for...
Halt By Tuna Fleets: It’s Already Beginning To Happen
With a significant number of vessels tying up in port, under regional consensus or not, Maurice Brownjohn, Commercial Manager of the PNA, believes a fishery closure is beginning to happen....
Alaska Salmon Producers Go Back To MSC
Reversing a decision made in 2012, 10 Alaska seafood producing companies have announced that they will be re-joining MSC and seeking certification for the salmon they produce and sell. The...
“Shrinkflation” John West Reduces By 13%
Reported to be following the actions of other firms, John West has joined the ‘shrinkflation’ trend and has been seen to lower the weight of tuna in its canned products. Consumers are getting...
Philippine Skipjack Catch Climbing Back
Rising to its highest level in three years, recorded landings of skipjack tuna by the Filipino fleet appear to be climbing back to previous volumes. Recent re-flagging of some foreign vessels...
Las Capturas De Barrilete En Filipinas Vuelven A Subir
Llegando a su nivel más alto en los últimos tres años, los desembarques de atún barrilete registrados por la flota filipina parecen estar subiendo de nuevo a volúmenes registrados...
19 Hour Battle With Tuna Watched By Thousands Online
Today and yesterday, thousands of avid watchers around the world witnessed the 19 hour long capture of a record weight tuna in the waters of Tasmania, Australia. Photos and videos of the...
Video Monitoring One Step Closer For Spanish OPAGAC Seiners
Part of the Spanish tuna seiner fleet is set to install a newly developed monitoring system aboard its vessels, using a closed circuit camera to record fishing activities and complement...
Pierre Commere: Actual Resource Sustainability Is Paramount To The Industry
Business and industry players must consider self-limitation to avoid putting at risk their noble resource, tuna, and its reputation. These are the words of Pierre Commere, Delegate General of...