European traders, retailers, and brands purchased slightly higher volumes of canned tuna in the first quarter of 2025 from their smaller suppliers. While trade with markets outside the EU...
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ISSF Enhances User Experience In Tracking Tuna Vessel Sustainability
Retailers and seafood stakeholders can now get detailed insights into tuna vessel participation in MSC, Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), and best-practice sustainability initiatives. The...
Taiwanese Longliner Captain Charged For Illegal Killing Of Dolphins In Pacific
Taiwan’s Pingtung County officials have indicted a Taiwanese longliner captain for allegedly intentionally capturing and killing dolphins, to be used as bait for tuna and shark fishing. The...
Chinese Vessels’ Fishing Footprint Dominated Operations In Tuna-Rich WCPO
NGO Oceana recently stated that 57,000 Chinese-flagged tuna and other vessels were accountable for 44 percent of the world’s visible fishing activity between 2022 and 2024. Much of the...
Spanish Recreational Anglers On Fishing Frenzy Exhaust Bluefin Quota In Two Days
Spanish recreational vessels captured 44 tons of bluefin in two days, exhausting the quota reserved for the entire season running from June to October. Recreational fishers, in 1,900 vessels,...
Cooler Current In Pacific Concentrates Fishing Around The Equator
The latest update of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) by NOAA indicates that the ENSO neutral conditions will continue throughout the Northern Hemisphere summer, and with a high...
Will WTO Bring Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Into Force In 2025?
Several topics were discussed at the recent UN Ocean Conference and one of them was the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, adopted in 2022 to regulate and limit harmful subsidies to fisheries...
Grupo Pinsa Takes Efforts To Protect Rainforest
Mexican tuna company Grupo Pinsa is all set to neutralize the water footprint of its tuna canning operations in Mazatlán through the conservation of strategic watersheds, which would play a...
Japan’s Greying Population Motivates And Trains Youngsters For Tuna Fishing
Japan has a rapidly aging population, with more than 1 in 10 above the age of 80, making it a nation with one of the world's oldest men and women. This, in turn, has profoundly impacted its...
Mexican Fishers Brace For Additional Tuna Fishing Ban Atop IATTC Prohibition
Mexico has announced a temporary fishing ban for its national-flagged purse seiners and longliners operating in the Pacific Ocean through 2025 and 2026. This is apart from the two annual IATTC...
IO Whole Round Tuna Trade Severely Disrupted
The Indian Ocean tuna industry is getting out of balance, not only due to low catches but also to regional and global developments, which are affecting the price of skipjack and yellowfin....
Weakened Italian Canned Tuna Consumption Offset By Higher Export In 2024
Italian canners exported more products mainly to EU countries in 2024 and managed to limit the loss in production volume. Canned tuna remained a favorite among Italian consumers so the...
Spanish Scientists Want To End Uncertainty Over Atlantic Bluefin Stock
A group of Spanish researchers has begun an oceanographic survey near the Balearic Islands in Spain to get an estimate of bluefin in the region. The initiative, called ‘Tunibal’, is being...
Andres Cuka Will Lead Ecuadorian Tuna Association As President
Andres Cuka is the new President of Ecuador's most important tuna association, Cámara Ecuatoriana de Industriales y Procesadores Atuneros (CEIPA). Cuka, who is the CEO of the tuna processing...
WTO Only Nine Ratifications Away From Fisheries Subsidies Going Into Force
Panama was the recent nation to formally accept the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) much-anticipated Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Only nine more acceptances are required for the...
Readers: 50-50 Chance Of Trump Reducing Tinplate Tariffs
US President Donald Trump's announcement in early June to increase tariffs by 50 percent on steel and aluminum imports into his country could deal a significant blow to several industries...
Huge Volume Of Canned Tuna Shipped To EU In Q1 2025
In the first three months of 2025, European retailers, brands, and traders imported 41 percent more canned tuna than in the same period last year. All suppliers delivered more goods, but those...
New Lab To Accelerate Quality Control Of Philippines Tuna Export
The Philippines will soon own a tuna health and quality control laboratory at the General Santos fish port complex. Initial works on the facility, which is expected to boost the local...
Grupo Consorcio Made Strong And Steady Growth In Italy
Grupo Consorcio has strengthened its presence in the Italian market, mainly driven by the sales of tuna and anchovies. The company taking the marketing and distribution of its premium tuna...
PNA Ports Reported Higher Transshipment Volumes In April
The volume of tuna transshipped through PNA ports increased in April, compared to the previous month. Most of the activities continued to be carried out in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) ports....