Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s latest decision to enter into multiple deals with China did not sit well with the Pacific Island nation’s allies New Zealand and Australia. Brown...
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Record-Breaking Thai WR Imports In 2024 Propelled By Massive Skipjack Catches
Thai processors’ imports of whole rounds broke records in 2024 and could be attributed to the incredible catches made by industrial vessels in the WCPO. The main driving factor was the...
Fishery Inspectors Demand Fairer Wages In Spain
Spain’s fishery inspectors for several sectors including bluefin (almadrabas) began their strikes on Monday. Around 40 gathered in front of the Ministry of Fisheries in Madrid to demand...
Chances Of Atunlo Getting Creditors’ Support Is Dim
Spanish tuna company Atunlo’s fate continues to hang in the balance as it struggles to get creditors’ approval for its financial restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. Several creditors...
American Samoa Congresswoman Asks Trump For Help With Pacific US Fleet
The American Samoa tuna fishing industry is placing high hopes on US President Donald Trump’s presidency in reopening the controversial Pacific Remote Islands marine protected areas (MPAs)....
Slight Growth In US Canned Tuna Imports In 2024
Canned tuna imports into the US rose marginally in 2024, propelled by Thai products. American brands, retailers, and traders increased purchases from many global suppliers. Data shows that...
Fandicosta Going Strong Under Wofco’s Leadership
Worldwide Fishing Company's (Wofco) investment in Fandicosta tuna and seafood processing company has been a great success so far. Wofco touched on this at the event ceremony of the launch of a...
Chaos On Mazatlán Highway As Purse Seine Net Truck Overturns
The traffic on a busy Mazatlán highway was disrupted last Saturday when a truck, carrying a 20 ton-purse seiner net overturned on the road. The accident happened when the vehicle, which was...
US Dockworkers’ Agreement A Big Relief For US Tuna Sector
The four-month-long tension over the US-International Longshoremen’s Association's (ILA) negotiations was put to an end last week. A six-year contract was sealed between the ILA and employer,...
Major Global Highlights February 2025
Raw material prices in Bangkok witnessed a slight increase in February, whereas, the fishing situation continued to be grave in the Indian Ocean. A canned tuna recall by Thai Union’s US...
Bermeo World Tuna Capital Pushes For Traceability In Tuna Fisheries
The Bermeo World Tuna Capital (BWTC) recently put forward a set of recommendations to the European Commission for the European Oceans Pact. BWTC urged the need for sustainable tuna fisheries,...
Landings Of Skipjack And Bigeye In EU Ports Fell In 2024
The first sales of tuna and tuna-like species in the European bloc declined in 2024 until November due to a substantial drop in skipjack and bigeye landings by member states-flagged vessels....
Frinsa’s Logistics Warehouse Shaping Up In Plisan
Construction of Frinsa’s logistics warehouse in the industrial and logistics zone in Plisan in Salvaterra de Miño is going well. The facility is expected to be operational this year....
Thai Processors WR Intake From Smaller Suppliers Hit Three-Year-Low
Thai canners cut down on their frozen whole round intake from several smaller suppliers last year and buying from this group was at its lowest since 2021. The Maldivians especially lost half...
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Ranks Strengthen With Former Tuna Expert
Former Thai Union's Sustainability Director Darian McBain has joined California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium as a Senior Fellow. McBain will work remotely from Singapore with Monterey Bay's...
Balfegó And AZTI Will Pilot Bluefin Project In Cantabrian Sea
Spanish tuna fattening company Balfegó has partnered with research company AZTI to bring bluefin operations to the Cantabrian Sea. Juan José Navarro Cid, Balfegó’s Responsible Project Director...
Canadian Consumers More Conscious: Meteoric Growth In MSC Tuna
Canadians consumed 582 percent more MSC-certified tuna in the past three years propelled by increasing availability of such products. They have a preference for canned tuna as only 0.5 percent...
EPO Skipjack 2024 Catches Reached Astonishing Level
IATTC recently published its year-end figures and according to this data, EPO fleets caught an unprecedented volumes of tuna in 2024, driven by extraordinary levels of skipjack. Catches of...
Sustainability And Regional Cooperation Formed Crux Of Honiara Summit 2025
The Honiara Summit 2025 concluded today in the Solomon Islands. Government representatives from all the Pacific Island nations were present at the event where sustainable tuna and other...
Spain Green Lights 183 Longliners To Fish In Tuna-Rich Oceans
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has updated the unified census of 183 longliners flagged to the country that can fish for highly migratory species such as tuna and...