The administration of French tuna fishing company, Sapmer, announced last week in Concarneau, France, that by Autumn 2015 its Réunion based fleets will be relocating their tuna fishing...
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EU ‘Monster Boats’ Linked To Kiribati Food Security
A number of super seiners from the EU listed in an NGO report are said to threaten the food security of Pacific nations, as many of these countries’ fishermen rely on tuna stocks in nearby...
Tracking The Life Of The Tuna On Your Plate
Sushi restaurants in Osaka and Tokyo are now providing, alongside served food, tablet devices so that consumers can educate themselves on the individual properties of the farmed bluefin tuna...
Isabel Makes Distribution Deal With Milk Producer
Two Spanish-born companies have joined together on a distribution deal that will see Isabel tuna products delivered to bars and restaurants across Spain. Spanish dairy company, Calidad Pascual...
Malta To Host 2015 ICCAT Meeting
Next year’s annual ICCAT meeting will be held in Malta, as decided unanimously by the delegates of the Commission last week in Genoa, Italy. After numerous attempts to hold the conference in...
Spanish Fleet Calls For Closing Loopholes On Shark Finning
The Spanish fleet is getting serious on putting a stop to shark finning, as it calls on ICCAT members to close the loopholes that allow it to continue happening. Together, Cepesca and...
F.C.F. Gets FOS Certification For Its FAD Fisheries
As one of the two biggest tuna traders in the world, Taiwanese-based F.C.F., will now be able to slap the Friend of the Sea (FOS) sustainable seafood eco-label on its FAD-caught skipjack tuna...
EPO Seiners Struggle To Find Skipjack
Tuna fishermen in the EPO are struggling to find enough skipjack this year, with volumes showing a significant decline on 2013 landings. In fact, in the first nine months of 2014, skipjack...
FEDs Lift Ban On US Pacific Bluefin Fishing
Large-scale fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna is to be re-allowed in the US, as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reverses its decision to close the fishery on September 5th this...
PNA Officials Address “Serious Technical Issues” Of VDS
This week, officials and Ministers from the PNA came together in Tuvalu, with a jam-packed agenda of issues to discuss. As talks were focused on the region’s Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), according...
TUF Reports Record Third Quarter Profits
One of the world’s largest tuna processors, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), has reported a record high for this year’s third quarter, with a current net profit growth of 97.4 percent...
Google Gets Involved In Combatting IUU
The world’s largest search engine corporation, Google, is in the process of launching a free online vessel tracking system, with which the public will be able to see fishing vessels on a map...
French President Meets Pacific Leaders On Regional Action
As the EU gets hot on building stronger ties with Pacific nations, French President, Francois Hollande, heads to New Caledonia to meet the region’s leaders. Pacific Island leaders and visiting...
EU Mission Evaluates PNG Progress On Removal Of Yellow Card
Just last week, an EU technical mission was launched in Port Moresby, discussing the progress that PNG had made in addressing the EU’s IUU fisheries concerns with the nation. As part of the...
GSP+ Could Bring Millions Of Extra Tuna Business To Philippines
Despite a last minute offensive move from Spanish MEPs to block the agreement, the Philippines’ tuna industry, backed by positive news from the European Commission, is still strongly confident...
King Oscar In Feud With Two BK Food Companies
King Oscar is currently undertaking a court case against two Polish food companies, BK Food Poland and BK Food Polska, which although claim to be separate entities, have been accused of...
Tuvaluan Candidate For WCPFC Director Post
A shortlisted candidate for the Director position of the WCPFC has been revealed as Feleti Teo, current Director of the Suva-based Pacific Islands Development Forum. The Tuvaluan has also...
Bluefin Included In Australian–Chinese FTA
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China, which would also include the trade for southern bluefin tuna, has been reported to likely be announced next week. Australian...
Tuna Torch Video Reaches 1.5 Million Hits
A Youtube video from life-hack fanatic, Grant Thompson, also known as ‘The King Of Random’ on his page, has reached over 1.5 million hits, displaying how a single tuna can, in just a few...
Is EPO Fishing Ban Doing The Trick On Bigeye?
From January 1st to June 1st this year, bigeye catch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), by both purse seine and pole and line vessels was recorded at a modest, yet significant 4.6 percent...