PNA regional measures have the greatest potential to impact the sustainability of tuna stocks. That’s the conclusion of a new report, which has just been added to the BESTTuna research section...
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World’s Biggest Trade Talks Hit Obstruction
EU/US trade talks have hit a snag, as negotiations run up against “huge skepticism”. The European Commission has published the results of a public consultation on investor protection, throwing...
Mystery Massacre Among Tuna In Tokyo Aquarium
At the beginning of November tuna were plentiful at one of east Tokyo’s top aquarium resorts. Now just a few months later, in what still remains a mystery, those numbers have depleted...
“EU Not Accepting US Samoa Exports”
Just as it seemed as though Tri Marine had cleared an obstacle off the pathway to possible export to the EU, the situation may actually be very different. Earlier this month, reports,...
FSM Seiner Picks Up 2 PNG Men Months Lost At Sea
After 15 long weeks lost at sea, two PNG fishermen are finally on the last leg of their journey home, after they were picked up by a tuna seiner in a life-saving rescue. They began their...
Quality Products Pull Italian Market Through The Crisis
Last year was a relatively uplifting year for the Italian canned tuna market, and seafood sector as a whole, having survived an ongoing economic crisis with positive figures. Though small...
EU Fleet Secures Access To Richest African Tuna Source
MEPs have just approved the conclusion of a new fisheries agreement between the European Union and Sao Tome and Principe, an African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. Now, 28 tuna seiners...
Tough Competition For Thai Canners
Thai canned tuna reaching the EU as a whole has declined significantly, and it seems that a lack of product being shipped to the UK market is a main contributor. With zero duty trade...
Low Fuel Prices = More Fad Free?
With recent plummets in the price of oil, and a growth in global demand for FAD-free tuna products, are fishing companies looking to catch more sustainably, which some markets are after? Or...
‘Fish House’ Seiner Delivered In Ecuador
Yet another tuna vessel has been delivered to the port of Manta, Ecuador, in what seems to be a never ending increase to the fishing capacity of East Pacific nations. Ecuadorian fishing...
Foreign Interest In Australian Tuna Quota
The Australian southern bluefin quota was recently increased by 10 percent; one thing which may have incited foreign investors into buying some of that quota, rather than importing the...
#Tuna On Twitter A Big Hit With Gym Junkies
Tuna seems to be reaching out to a new, big market, as gym junkies across the world use the protein-packed food to supplement their strict fitness routines. Hashtag tuna has become a big hit...
War Torn Zones Want Canned Tuna
Some countries hit by war or difficult political conditions are increasing their import of canned tuna. And it’s not just these nations themselves that have a bigger thirst for the product, as...
Wild Planet Launches Canned Pole And Line Yellowfin In USA
In a US market dominated by canned skipjack and albacore, one California based tuna producer, Wild Planet Foods, has introduced a new can of pole & line caught yellowfin in water. Through...
First Philippine Containers Duty Cleared At 0%, No Real Market Impact Yet?
A trade agreement that was expected to cause a major market shake-up has failed to hit the EU market hard so far, as German canned tuna importers are yet to see a recognizable impact. It seems...
Removing The Fuse From Dynamite Tuna Fishing
Despite the arrival of purse seiners and FADs on the scene, the tuna industry has forever been polluted by certain ‘destructive’ methods. One of these, dynamite fishing, has been prohibited...
NEOGEN: Latest Histamine Technology At European Tuna Conference 2015
With the upcoming European Tuna Conference 2015 (ETC2015) in Brussels, we asked third time exhibitors Neogen Europe, a leading food testing technology company in the UK, what captivates them...
Shocking Bigeye Bycatch On Research Trip
Staggering figures of bigeye bycatch were revealed in 2014, when an ISSF mission analyzed catch compositions by a tuna super seiner in the Pacific ocean. During May last year, ISSF undertook a...
Tri Marine Gears Up To Bring MSC To The Market
After Tri Marine announced last week that it is bringing its fleet under assessment for MSC certification, the firm is gearing up to bring certified WCPO free-school skipjack and yellowfin...
Anfaco: Philippines To Damage Spanish Industry
Spanish canners have outwardly expressed their concerns over the approval of the Philippines’ GSP+ application. Anfaco has stressed that the removal of tariffs on EU imports of Philippine...