In the midst of its six month action plan implemented by the European Union, the Philippines has until the end of this year to rid itself of the yellow card status on IUU fishing. If the Asian...
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TUF Posts 324% Net Profit Increase In 2Qtr
A recovery in the gross profit margin of Thai Union’s global tuna business has contributed to astounding growth in the company’s second quarter net results. TUF has released encouraging...
US Albacore: Catches Up, Prices Down
The US albacore season off the Oregon west coast has landed above-average quantities, but prices have been brought down by the oversupply. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and...
Skipjack Could Be Less Affected By Climate Change
High resolution ocean modelling has predicted some interesting results – skipjack tuna fisheries in the western Pacific warm pool could be less affected by climate change than first thought....
Brussels Hopes Mauritania Waters Will Re-Open By September
Negotiations surrounding a fisheries agreement between the European Union and Mauritania have been halted and won’t kick start as soon as the EU hoped. In fact, talks have been postponed until...
Atlantic Albacore Not Showing Up In Bay Of Biscay
The current Spanish albacore fishing season isn’t going to plan and according to the Basque Bonito Del Norte fleet, albacore schools are no longer in the Bay of Biscay, but are having to...
Election Candidates’ Faces Sculpted Out Of Tuna Cans
This year’s Toronto mayoral election saw the sculpting of each of the three leading candidate’s faces using just tuna cans. The two-dimensional facial reproductions, created by American...
Will 2020 Olympians Eat Only Japanese MSC Fish?
The Japanese fisheries industry will be taking steps towards MSC certification following concern about whether they will be able to offer sustainably caught fresh seafood to athletes...
Burning Both Ends Of The “Bigeye” Candle
Is the Pacific tuna industry continuing to burn both ends of the candle? That’s what PITIA believes. The Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association notices time melting away in front of the...
Dongwon Group To Acquire 100% Stake In Alu Can Maker
Dongwon Group is making a big investment into Alu Can production, and is set to acquire a 100 percent stake in Techpack Solutions Inc.. Dongwon Systems, a Dongwon Group company, announced...
Permex Production Recovers From Lack Of Workers
Production of tuna in Permex owned canneries in the Zamboanga region of the Philippines has resumed stable operations following a shortage of workers. Permex Plant Manager, Edgar Lim, says:...
Yellowfin Takes Catch Top-Spot In EPO
It’s becoming increasing likely for fishermen in the EPO to haul the larger, more lucrative yellowfin tuna on board their boats. As catches of skipjack in Eastern Pacific Ocean have suffered a...
Will Echebastar Indian Ocean FAD Fishery Gain MSC?
Echebastar Indian Ocean tuna fleet has been under MSC full-assessment since the beginning of 2013, despite the fact it purse seines skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna on FADs, among other...
Bali Tuna Exports Surge In 2014
Bali’s tuna exports have grown 40.58 percent in just the first five months of 2014. According to data from the Department of Industry and Trade of the Province of Bali, volumes of whole round...
Owners Of IUU Omani Longliner Charged
The owner of an Omani-flagged tuna longliner detained in Cape Town in March 2013 under IUU allegations has been charged after investigation by South African authorities. Along with its...
Putin’s Seafood Import Ban Not To Affect Tuna
The Russian Federation has thrown a retaliation tactic at western countries, and has banned the import of seafood from several states. After the US and other western nations hit Russia with...
Century Pacific Boasts Strong H1 Profit
The Philippines largest tuna canning firm is reporting a positive performance for the first half of the year, with net income nearly reaching the full-year 2013 level. Strong demand for...
WCP 2013 Purse Seine Catch All-Time High
Purse seine tuna catch in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean has smashed through previous 2012 records to reach an all-time high for the gear type. Reported in its “Overview of Tuna...
Lower EPO Skipjack Catches Force Ecuadorian Canners To Look To WCP
Tuna fishermen in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are struggling to put up a strong fight compared to 2013, with skipjack landings falling even further from disappointing early-year volumes. In the...
Call For Bigeye Limits For Pacific Seiners And Longliners
Last week’s WCPFC 10th Scientific Committee meeting highlighted the failure of tuna fishing nations to protect bigeye tuna populations. Bigeye tuna is huge in the sashimi industry and often...