Last year, the US albacore fleet had their second best fishing season in the last five years; now they prepare to rake in this month’s stock. The high seas around 50 to 100 miles off the...
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Costa Rica Charges USD 18/Ton For Tuna Licenses
The average annual tuna catch in Costa Rican waters reels in a value of between USD 75 million and USD 125 million; according to FECOP the country sees hardly any of the economic return. The...
Skipjack Market Climbs Back To November Levels
Since late last year, it’s been a lively ride for the Bangkok skipjack market, with months of decline followed by an emerging recovery. As the three month FAD ban is in its early days in the...
No Amazing Bluefin Recovery; Says Pew
We all know that bluefin tuna is rare, that decades of overfishing and ill consideration of the species has seen a dramatic decline in its numbers – but the industry now claims to have...
Local Fishermen And EII Want Rid Of International Seiners
The case of the threatened obstruction of Costa Rican tuna has significantly widened, as details contributing to the strong pressure mounted on the nation’s government have begun to unfold....
Canadian Albacore: “We Don’t Have Mercury Issues Like In California”
Canadian albacore tuna processors are boosting sales thanks to marketing efforts from the Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) in Vancouver, who recently received funding of...
Pacific Islands Countries To Pool Food Safety Services
Pacific members of the FFA have agreed to tackle seafood monitoring by assembling expert food safety inspector groups at the service of government authorities. During the tenth annual Forum...
Ecuador Is Still Zero Duty, Negotiations Restart
It’s a crucial looming decision that has got many in the tuna industry on the edge of their seats. What will be the final outcome of the free trade agreement negotiations between Ecuador and...
New Limits On Pacific Albacore Expected By Year End
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has announced that by the end of the year, southern albacore quotas will be set for Pacific island nations. Director General, James Movick, said that the FFA...
Thai Tuna Industry Says Downgrading “Accepted As A Challenge”
It was a decision from the US that was expected to be a huge blow to Thailand and severely impact its trade with other nations. However, issuing a statement on the downgrading of the Asian...
EU Fuel Subsidy Claims A “Misinterpretation”?
They’ve been said to contribute to the “plunder of the high seas” and strip them of tuna and other fish stocks. They’ve even been said to “threaten global food security.” But now, a source...
Samoa & Bumble Bee Sign MOU On Loining Plant
Bumble Bee has been given the official go-ahead to start construction of their plant on Samoan soil. Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has signed a memorandum of...
Robot Tuna Gets USD 200,000 Grant For Military Use
An unmanned, underwater vehicle (UUV) modelled on the ultra-efficient swimmer, the tuna, has received a USD 200,000 grant towards military use. The technology is designed to mimic the...
Will Ecuador Keep 0% Duty With EU? What Did You Think?
It’s a decision that has the potential to vigorously shake up the tuna industry. Final negotiations have begun and discussions are expected to close on a free trade agreement between Ecuador...
MOU Signed By EJF And Korea Stopping IUU Fishing
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by the UK-based Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and the Republic of Korea to fight IUU fishing. The agreement comprises new steps the...
Increased Investments Sends Mauritius Exports Upward
It’s a nation that is a major hub for processing and transshipment of tuna catches in the Southern Indian Ocean. It’s a country that has recently been injected with millions of dollars from...
Heavy Penalties For Cocaine-Tuna Smugglers In Belgium
The criminal court of Bruges has recently convicted three defendants of a drug trafficking operation that happened in 2011 - two tuna containers hiding 155 Kg of uncut cocaine were seized by...
Ecuadorian President Wants More Fishery Expansion Beyond EEZ
Ecuador’s President intends to expand the fishery sector to further develop the country. Along the Ecuadorian coast, about 300 communities live off the wellbeing provided by the fishing...
“Price No Longer Top Consumer Priority”
Plenty of market research has identified that consumers, ultimately, are swayed by the price of products on the shelves. However, Jorge Arrizabalaga, the Marketing Director for Spanish canner,...
5,000 M/T Of MSC Pole & Line Skipjack From Indonesia?
Paotereport authorities in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, claim in the Indonesian press to have annually exported at least five thousand tons of MSC certified tuna to the European market. But,...