Bigeye tuna lovers in Hawaii could face a price hike for fresh sashimi and poke in 2014 due to a proposal that would place a limit on the catch of the species for the Hawaiian longline fleet....
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Ecuador Skipjack Catches Show Strong Increases Despite Ban
Tuna catch by the Ecuadorian fleet in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) has risen a considerable eight percent when comparing January to September this year with the same months in 2012. Total...
Spain Requests An Increase In Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish General Secretariat of Fisheries confirmed the recovery of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans at the ICCAT Scientific Committee meeting in Madrid last...
MSC To Become The Main US Canned Tuna Standard? What Did You Think?
Last week on our homepage poll we asked you: “How likely do you think it is that MSC will become the main sustainability standard for canned tuna in the USA?” A majority of 57 percent...
New Net Which Releases Small Fish ‘Future Of Fishing’?
A new way to catch fish alive and unharmed, secretly developed in Nelson and unveiled yesterday, could revolutionize the New Zealand fishing industry and take hold around the world, Seafood...
Firming Bolton – Tri Marine Alliance Step To New Acquisitions?
The Bolton Group, Europe’s largest branded tuna company, has last night announced its purchase of a stake in Tri Marine International, a world leader in the global tuna industry. Bolton...
Decreasing Yellowfin Sizes Affecting Tuna Prices
A significant drop in the quantity of big yellowfin tuna being caught by the fishermen of Vizag, India, has hit profits. Handline fishermen are increasingly hooking smaller yellowfin....
Thai Union Expects Recovery By End Of 2013
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) expects the second half of 2013 to reveal a recovery of operations as tuna prices begin to stabilize. The world’s largest seafood processor and exporter...
BREAKING NEWS: Bolton Group Buys Part Of Tri Marine
Bolton Group International and Tri Marine announced yesterday that they have reached a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Bolton Group of an important minority interest in Tri...
EII On-board Observers, Ghosts?
A “heated discussion” took place at the recent Solomon Island’s Pacific Tuna Forum, questioning Earth Island Institute (EII) about its self-claimed vessel monitoring Program. In his...
EU Parliament To Vote On Access For Spanish Fleet to Mauritania
The EU Parliament is to decide whether or not to ratify an agreement between the EU and Mauritania to allow Basque tuna fishing to continue in the waters of the West African country....
Calvo El Salvador Showing Strong Domestic Growth on Tuna
Domestic sales for Grupo Calvo’s El Salvador production are expected to show growth significantly through 2013, with an increase of 15 percent predicted for the close of the year. Calvo’s...
Vietnam Faces Falling Tuna Exports To Main Markets
Declining exports of fresh and frozen tuna to its two main markets, the United States and Japan, has fueled the overall fall of Vietnam’s tuna exports so far this year. The first eight months...
Senegal Accused Of Money Making On Seiner Collision
Experienced fishermen from Bermeo, Spain have stressed that they do not understand how the vessel, Almadraba Uno reached the protected marine area off the coast of Senegal. They believe that...
Senate Approves StarKist Lease
The American Samoa Senate has endorsed that the government’s lease with StarKist Samoa remain at the current rate of 29 cents per square foot (0.09 m²) for its renewal. The 30 year lease will...
Plans For Penang Tuna Port Revival
Grand plans to revive the collapsed Malaysian international tuna port in Batu Maung are being made by the Penang Fishermen Association. The association wants to turn the 20 acres of seafront...
Spanish Seiner Captain Prosecuted For Environmental Offenses
The government of the Basque area of Spain expects the release and return of two Basque fishermen that have been imprisoned in Senegal since August. The men have been prosecuted for...
Conxemar: Seafood Trade Activity Picking Up
The fifteenth edition of Conxemar, the International Fair of Frozen Seafood, closed for business after an estimated 24,000 visitors were welcomed through its doors over three days. While the...
Plummeting Tuna Volumes Cause Japan’s Seafood Import Drop
Japan’s frozen yellowfin imports plummeted a dramatic 44 percent in August 2013 compared to August 2012. Volume dropped from 4,026 tons to just 2,228 tons for the same month year on year....
German Importers Show Increased Buying Activity On Canned Tuna
German buyers have strongly increased their imports of canned tuna so far this year. Ecuador has taken the top spot for supplying canned tuna to Germany from January to July this year,...