The EU’s largest supplying nation of canned tuna is expected to know the fate of its trade agreement negotiations with the European Union by next week. The country has been eagerly awaiting...
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PNA On The Hunt For New CEO
The PNA, a strong bond of eight Pacific island nations, is on the search for someone new to offer management and strategic direction to its office. The fisheries management organization has...
President Of Ecuador: “Very Few Points Of Conflict” With The EU
During the most recent stage of negotiations with the EU for a crucial trade agreement, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has said there are “very few points of conflict.” He explained...
Are Tuna Ingesting Ocean Plastic Debris?
Fish, including tuna, are assumed by some scientists to be eating small plastic particles from ocean debris, justifying the absence of 99 percent of the 1 million tons of marine trash expected...
West African Tuna Exporters Secure Zero Duty
Tuna exporting nations in West Africa can breathe a sigh of relief as 16 West African states have jointly taken the move today to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU. The...
How Dependent Are Ecuador’s Exports On Europe?
Ecuadorian tuna processors and exporters are eagerly awaiting a crucial decision that can forcefully shake up the global tuna industry – will the country’s GSP+ status with the EU be granted...
TUF Could Benefit From Bidding For Bumble Bee
Market analysts in Thailand predict Thai Union to pop-up in the bidding for Bumble Bee Foods, but it would first need to raise almost half a billion dollars new capital to pay the price....
The US Administration’s “Secretive Ocean Policies”?
Obama is under scrutiny following the initiatives he proposed at the US government admin organized ‘Our Ocean’ conference June 16th in Washington DC. According to Fox news, US Congressional...
32.5 % Of Bonito Del Norte Is A Hoax
The contents of 32.5 percent of fresh and frozen Bonito Del Norte samples analyzed did not correspond to their label. Bonito Del Norte is the Spanish definition of northern Atlantic albacore...
Bangkok Skipjack Breaks USD 1,800 Barrier
The Bangkok skipjack market is breaking through the USD 1,800 per ton barrier, with prices rising once again. While spot prices are quoted around this level, contracts agreed for August...
Private Equity Should Go Into Tuna Management
If turned into attractive investment opportunities for private businesses, transitions from low-profit, unsustainable tuna fisheries, into commercially successful and fully sustainable...
Abidjan Wants To Expand Tuna Processing Activities
Construction work to re-modernize and expand Abidjan port began last month, with the aim of leaving promising prospects for the tuna industry in Africa. This container transshipment port...
Goodbye Tuna! Hello Seaweed?
Tuna will be gone, and the world’s population will be consuming seaweed, says award winning seafood author, Paul Greenberg. He believes that sooner or later we will all be eating seaweed, cod...
President Blamed For Falling Maldivian Catches
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) believes the country’s government “lacks any policy or vision” regarding the fisheries sector, and has blamed President Abdulla Yameen for...
DNA Testing To Prevent Pollution By Bluefin Farms
Yellowfin and southern bluefin farms are now being DNA tested for disease and pollution potential. These farms provide around half of Australia’s aquaculture produce and new methods of...
Tuna Trade Benefits Small From Aussie-Japan Deal
Port Lincoln’s southern bluefin industry will not significantly benefit from a newly signed economic partnership agreement between Australia and Japan. While some major industries are likely...
Are French Health Officials Getting Stricter On Mercury?
French health officials appear to becoming a lot more vigilant when it comes to tuna reaching the country’s border. French importers of fresh chilled Ecuadorian yellowfin have been thrown into...
EU Tuna Shares Show Low Trading Activity
Sapmer, ALMER:FP, Paris Stock Exchange July has already proved a rollercoaster ride month for Sapmer’s stock market value, with a plummeting low followed immediately by a strong recovery. From...
DG Mare: Industry Organizations Need To Act On IUU
Any organization that wishes to be credible must act in a coherent manner on IUU fishing issues. This is the view of the European Union, which, while acknowledging that “actions of an...
Can Philippines Tuna Industry Meet GSP+ Labor Standards?
The Philippines, alongside Thailand, has recently been target to a lot of scrutiny in terms of IUU activity and implementation of international fishing legislation. Now, after applying for...