The Tuna Trade Center of Northern China has been founded in Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning province, Dalian Evening reported on Thursday. The center, approved by China Ocean Fisheries...
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Frabelle PNG Plans Expansion Beyond Tuna Processing
Lae-based Frabelle Fishing Corporation has big expansion plans, the company has a program of investment that will see six of its 20 PNG-flagged catcher boats replaced over the next two years...
Japan’s Appetite For Australian Bluefin Is Lessening
Several factors have led to a decline in tuna consumption in Japan, the main market for Port Lincoln’s southern bluefin tuna exports. Keynote speakers at the Seafood Directions conference held...
Longline And Purse Seine Both Need To Sacrifice In Pacific
The WCPFC meeting in Cairns next month will see Pacific Island countries and distant water fishing nations debate tough new proposals to restrict fishing quotas. One of the major issues will...
Swiss Retailer Invests In Training Maldives Pole And Line Fishermen
Switzerland’s Migros Group’ Engagement Fund, in collaboration with the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), will provide funding a series of training courses (free of charge) to...
Zero Duty For Ecuador Into EU Not A Done Deal
Despite earlier news that a deal between Ecuador and the European Union (EU) on the zero percent duty on tuna had already been reached, the latest information from Brussels is that matters are...
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French Navy Intercepts Shanghai Fisheries Longliner
Reports from New Caledonia say the French navy has intercepted a Chinese tuna longliner that was fishing illegally in its territorial waters. The Nouvelles Caledoniennes newspaper says the...
41 Months Prison For Former CFO Umami Seafood
The former chief financial officer of Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc, a publicly-traded tuna farming company based in San Diego was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for...
Frinsa Opens Specialty Tuna Store In Madrid
Frinsa, the third largest Spanish operator in the canned fish industry, located in Ribeira and founded in 1961, recently opened an independent specialty store in the exclusive Salamanca...
Seiner Tows “Ghost Yacht” To Tuna Port
Captain Carlos Taiva of the Yap State owned purse seiner Yap Seagull is hoping to take under tow a “ghost yacht” found drifting in the region of Tuvalu without any crew on board and any sign...
University To Open Restaurant Serving Own “Kindai” Farmed Bluefin
Japans Kinki University on Oct. 29 announced that it will open a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district in December, serving up fish farmed by the university's Fisheries Laboratory. It is the...
USD 150 Million To Improve Global Tuna Sustainability
Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO Naoko Ishii approved a project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide by reducing illegal catch and supporting related...
FFA Countries Want Eastern High Sea Pockets Closed To Tuna Fishing
Member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) completed a week of intensive preparation meetings ahead of key negotiations to take place during the WCPFC meeting....
New StarKist Single-Serve Pouch With Buttermilk And Herbs
StarKist has added a new member to its group of single-serve tuna pouches, Tuna Creations. At 80 calories per pouch, the Ranch-flavored lightly marinated premium chunk light tuna is seasoned...
‘Spain Threatens Tuna Stocks’
Small Island states in the Pacific are trying to develop a more sustainable tuna fishery. But the European Union (read Spain) does not like the idea, they say. Spain acts like an old-fashioned...
John West Australia And WWF Partner On Conservation Projects
John West Australia, which is owned by Simplot Australia, has partnered up with World Wide Fund (WWF) to launch two new conservation projects regarding responsible seafood products in the...
ISSF Urges For 100% Observer Coverage On Atlantic Seiners
For the ICCAT’s regular meeting to be held on November 18th in Cape Town, South Africa, the ISSF urges ICCAT to extend the 100% observer coverage on large-scale purse seiners in its tropical...
30% Reduction In WCP Tuna Catches To Be Discussed
By Giff Johnson, published in Marshalls Island Journal A showdown that could decide the sustainability of the $7 billion Pacific tuna industry is expected at the annual meeting of the Western...
Vietnamese Tuna Export Volumes Showing Decline, Canned Up
Current numbers on Vietnamese tuna exports predict that 2013 could show a total sales result of USD 600 million, representing a decline compared to last year. Tuna exports reached USD 414.763...