A new tuna terminal and a fisheries service center are set to built in Rabaul, in the north east region of PNG, as part of a five year fisheries development plan which could put Rabaul on the...
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Sluggish Skipjack Catches Reported In Japan
It looks as though one skipjack fishery won’t be hitting full momentum until at least one month later than usual this year, as landings in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, are significantly slow...
Mercury Free – The New Dolphin Safe?
A company called Safe Catch has just launched a new tuna brand range claiming to be the only one 100 percent tested to be mercury safe, by approved viable technology. Consumers could be led...
Can NGOs Be Sued On Their Actions Against Tuna Companies?
For some time now, NGOs have been targeting the market sector in order to deter companies, sometimes with relatively robust action, from fishing or sourcing illegal tuna and catching tuna...
Fishermen Request To Scrap Zero Duty ATQ For Loins
The Spanish Fisheries Confederation has approached the EU Commission requesting for the annual zero duty loin quota to be eliminated for nations like Thailand, China and Vietnam. This 22,000...
Thai January Skipjack Imports Show Strong Decline
Squeezed into an ongoing bottleneck condition, players in the tuna industry are now paying particular attention to shifts in skipjack trade that might potentially kick-start change. But so far...
Software That Calculates Results Of A Promotion
One top US tuna brand is aiming to drive increased consumer demand through the implementation of a technology that will allow the company to execute more effective trade promotions and...
Global Tuna Catch Breaks Another Record
After already setting historical catch records in 2012, for the first time in history, 2013’s global tuna catches have broken through the 4.5 million ton barrier, as increased capacity and...
US Tuna Brand Awarded Seafood Champion For Innovation
Of 16 finalists in four different categories, the 2015 Seafood Champions have been announced, and one American tuna producer takes the hot spot for the innovation award. US based tuna producer...
Mexican Tuna Firm Reenters Tuna Fishing
A Mexican fishing company is set to revisit tuna fishing after being absent from the fishery since the 20s. A new tuna seiner will kick start the comeback and will now make what claims to be...
ISSF Improves Stock Ratings On Three Species
With the release of its latest status of the stocks report, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has listed the stocks of three tuna species as improved, and while global...
“Philippine Canners Must Rethink Their Labor Practices”
One of the world’s top tuna processing nations’ has called on local tuna industry players to make serious changes to their labor practices and align with international labor standards, so to...
Central Bank Interest Rate Cut Good News For Thai Canners
Stocks on the Thailand SET could see some change as the nation’s Central Bank cuts its main interest rate and hopes that a weaker baht might boost exporter trade; all good news for Thai...
Could Certification Tarnish MSC Reputation?
MSC assessment for the albacore longline fishery in the Cook Islands has reached an adjudication stage, but while the certification body is said to currently be impartial, WWF and several...
Indonesia Sinks Three More IUU Tuna Vessels
After already sinking three IUU tuna vessels intruding in its EEZ in December, one Asian nation has now sank three more, in a further bid to deter illegal fishing. Three Philippine tuna...
Thai Cannery Assures Safety After Histamine Scare
After a Thai tuna cannery was linked with the scombroid poisoning of four Australians last week, an investigation was launched by the cannery owner and brand John Bull, but the Thai processor...
SBT Quota Once Again Drained Ahead Of Schedule
Updates on the southern bluefin fishing season in Australia indicate that just like last year, current quota has been reached before schedule and a strong recovery in fish stocks is helping to...
African Tuna Nation Still Hoping To Bounce Back
The tuna fishing industry set course to become the prime driver of one African nation’s economy quite some time ago, but despite doubt and financial uncertainty, the country is still looking...
US Samoa Longliners Could Get Access To Prohibited Zone
American Samoa longliners could get permission to temporarily operate in the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA), located in the territory’s own EEZ. The Scientific and Statistical Committee...
Sport Fishers Selling A Tuna Could Face USD 38,000 Fine
In light of the current sports fishing season in Port Lincoln, South Australia, the government has warned recreational fishers not to sell their catches, as it’s not legal without a license,...