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Can Milkfish Bait Revive Pole & Line In Indonesia?
Recent technical reports from the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) have revealed that facing the issue of sustainability for live bait tuna fisheries and the conservation of...
US Tuna Fleets & White House Meet Half Way On Marine Monument
The previously proposed and over-debated expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument (PRIMNM) has now become a confirmed reality, as announced last week by the White...
Can Japan Relieve Pressure On Bluefin With Biggest Farming Project Yet?
The Japanese are set on establishing the biggest bluefin tuna farming project to date, with targets of 200 tons of fully life-cycled bluefin tuna to be shipped each year starting in 2017....
Greenpeace: WCPFC Must Strengthen Measures On FADs & Seiners
At the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s Technical and Compliance Committee meeting in Pohnpei this week, Greenpeace raised the importance of taking a strong stand in...
Could New Muslim Region Hamper Tuna Catches?
The tuna industry in General Santos has urged the Philippine Congress to enable safe and free passage of vessels through waters marked under the newly proposed Bangsamoro Muslim region,...
African Tuna Conference Looking At PNA Model Of Cooperation
The engagement and information shared at the African Tuna Conference in Abidjan this weekend has been consistent throughout the two day event. The second day began with an increased...
World Bank And GEF Partner To Restore Tuna Fisheries
A USD 10 million project has been approved to address the decline of important migratory fish stocks, such as tuna. The move comes from a partnership between the World Bank Group and the...
Tanzania Launches Tuna Fishery Management Strategy
To address challenges currently facing the nation’s tuna fishing industry, Tanzania has designed and launched a Tuna Fishery Management Strategy in Bagamoya, Coast Region. The plan is expected...
MW Brands Hits Back At Greenpeace Tuna Ranking
Eight out of ten French tuna brands have taken a hit this week, in a canned tuna brand ranking by Greenpeace that has strongly bashed the use of FADs. Companies catching Atlantic yellowfin...
Reliable Data Top Priority At African Tuna Conference
Questions have been flying at the first ever African Tuna Conference, as tuna industry presentations have given a lot for the continent to think about. The atmosphere continued to buzz as the...
Cold Tuna War Between UK And Spain
The British Government is protesting to Spain after a Guardia Civil vessel tried to stop a local pleasure boat fishing bluefin tuna in the Bay of Gibraltar this week. As the Spanish officers...
Why The US Should Conclude A New South Pacific Tuna Treaty
According to Eileen Natuzzi, in her article published today by The Diplomat, it is crucial for the US to conclude a new South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which is soon up for its five-year renewal....
Are Companies Investing In Processing To Secure Fishing Rights?
Richard Banks, an economist working for PNA has stressed real caution in response to encouraging investments in fish processing in the Pacific islands. From work undertaken for the National...
EMATUM Receives First Of 24 New Tuna Fishing Vessels
Mozambique state-owned tuna fishing company, EMATUM, has received the first five of 24 tuna fishing vessels ordered from the French CMN shipyard. EMATUM’s Executive Director, Cristina...
One Week Left In Canadian Bluefin Season
The end to the first round of the 2014 Prince Edward bluefin tuna season is drawing to a close, with just a week left to reel in catch. One quarter of the 359-member tuna fleet have still not...
Full House As African Tuna Conference Kicks Off
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for, and the first ever African Tuna Conference got off to a flying start this morning, with a full house at the Abidjan event, with close to 400...
Waitrose: MSC Boosted Our Sales By 40 Percent
In March 2013, major ‘premium’ UK supermarket chain, Waitrose, announced a big switch – its entire range of canned tuna would carry the MSC logo. Since the promise, the MSC blue tick has been...
TUF Acquisitions Fuel 2014 Record Share Price?
TUF has been quite active on the acquisition front recently, snapping up assets to expand its business. In just one month, the Thai tuna processing firm entered into agreements that will...
20 Japanese Boats Face Palau Fishing Ban
As Palau gets close to banning all activities by foreign fishing vessels in its EEZ, 20 small Japanese fishing boats have to prepare to stop operations in the area. The Japanese government is...