The Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) has welcomed news of the Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement, which allows Ecuadorian canned tuna duties to be reduced from 7 percent to zero...
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US Judge Orders Over USD 150 Million Payout In Price-Fixing Case
A US federal judge ordered the settlement funds of USD 152.2 million to be distributed to end consumers who purchased canned tuna from the US Big brands – StarKist, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of...
Umios Corporation Splits Fisheries Entity TAFCO
Japan’s Umios Corporation (formerly Maruha Nichiro) will take over the bluefin aquaculture and processed-food operations of its subsidiary Taiyo A&F Co. (TAFCO) through a company split,...
Court To Probe Sinking Of Venezuelan Tuna Seiner
The Venezuelan Maritime Court is set to begin proceedings over a 2024 collision between two tuna seiners that left a marine biologist dead and resulted in the sinking of one of the vessels....
CFTO & SAPMER Seiners’ IO Catches Get MSC Certified
CFTO and SAPMER seiners in the Indian Ocean have received the MSC certification for their skipjack and yellowfin catches. A Korean longline fishery recently applied for the sustainability...
Thai Union & VASEP Criticize Punishing New US Tariffs
Securing tariff relief from the US government is critical, says Thai Union Group in response to the Trump administration’s latest round of additional tariffs. VASEP is concerned because these...
Orthongel Welcomes New EU-Seychelles Fisheries Deal
French purse seine and tuna producers organization, Orthongel, has welcomed the new EU-Seychelles fisheries agreement, stating that it “brings an end to several months of uncertainty” for...
PP Group Deepens Global Tuna Footprint With New Acquisition
In a strategic move, Dutch fishing and seafood processing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas (PP Group) has taken over 100 percent ownership of the Thunnus Overseas Group (TOG), a major...
Poll: Will Tokelau’s PNA Membership Be Restored?
Tokelau's expulsion from the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) came after two years of discussions between the country and the PNA Office. Within the scheme, small Pacific Island nations generate...
Vietnam Begins Path To Full WCPFC Membership
Vietnam and WCPFC delegates met Tuesday to advance discussions on the country's path to full WCPFC membership while assessing its tuna fisheries and processing sector. Vietnam currently...
Thai Union Group Strengthens Global Leadership Team
Thai Union has made several changes to its global leadership team to drive the company’s Strategy 2030 priorities. Ratiporn Ratcharoen has been appointed as the new CFO, who will lead the...
EU Secures New Tuna Access Deal With Seychelles
The EU and Seychelles signed the new protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) today, granting EU purse seine and longliners up to 55,000 tons of tuna and other...
Indonesia’s New Fishing Project: Thin Line Between Economic Gain & Ecological Strain
Indonesia is rolling out a project to modernize tuna fishing villages called Kampung Nelayan Merah-Putih (Red and White Fishing Village), which integrates fisheries infrastructure, community...
Rising Costs Squeeze Ecuador’s Tuna Processors
The Ecuadorian processing industry continues to operate under significant cost pressure, facing elevated prices for frozen whole-round skipjack. Supply has tightened in the past months, with...
New Canada-Ecuador FTA Opens Duty-Free Market For Ecuadorian Tuna
Ecuador signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Canada last week, eliminating tariffs on Ecuadorian tuna entering Canada, giving processors greater access to the market. The Ecuadorian...
Oceanian Whole Round Tuna Sales To Thai Processors Sink
Thai processors scaled back purchases of frozen whole round tuna from vessels flagged to Oceanian nations, from January to March this year, as prices weakened. Only Micronesian and Papua New...
Readers: Manta Skipjack Price Is Yet To Reach Its Peak
Skipjack catches in the EPO have trailed historical averages through the first half of the year, while rising fuel costs rose, pushing frozen whole skipjack prices to USD 2,150 per M/T in...
Is Atunsa Going To Take Over Pevasa?
Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa has been struggling with financial difficulties and a bid from competitor Atunsa to acquire the entire company appears to be on the table. Tuna fishing...
Peru Taps Foreign Fleet To Boost Domestic Tuna Processing
Peru has unveiled a proposal to let foreign vessels harvest tuna in its waters using part of the country’s authorized purse-seine fishing capacity, seeking to increase use of idle potential...
Will IATTC Reduce Annual Tuna Fishing Closure Days?
The IATTC scientific staff has proposed cutting the annual purse seine fishing closure in the convention area, citing an assessment that shows tropical tuna stocks are in a healthy biological...