The US Department of Labor recently stated that Thai pet food, fish meal, and fish oil products that are manufactured from tuna and other seafood have been identified to come from “potential...
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Maldives Pole-and-Line Skipjack Catches Fell Dramatically In Q3
Maldivian pole-and-line skipjack catches dropped to an historical low from January to September this year. Catches in the third quarter were dramatically low. Retailers and processors are...
EU Alerts Mainly Comprised Cold Chain Rupture And Histamine Cases Last Month
In October, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed five tuna-related incidents. They mainly pertained to the breakage of cold chain and histamine in tuna. On October 7,...
Tuna First Sales Value In EU Not Favorable In H1
The first sales value of tuna and other fishery products fell as did the volume in most EU nations in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. This was revealed in the...
NGO Oceana Urges Mexico For Tightened Rules To Save “Endangered Tuna”
International NGO Oceana recently protested in front of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico to call for action to support the nation’s tuna and other fishing sectors. Protesters placed...
US Coast Guard Rescues Longliner Captain With Chest Pain
The US Coast Guard recently rescued the captain of a US-flagged longliner ‘Triple Andy’ that was operating 65 miles (104 km) offshore of Honolulu in the Pacific Ocean on October 28. The agency...
Sapmer’s Turnover Tumbled In H1, Hit From Mauritian Tuna Operations Cutback
French tuna and seafood fishing Sapmer Group announced its half-year 2024 results stating its turnover was EUR 50.7 million, a 36 percent reduction from last year, driven by the cessation of...
MSC Launches New Global Improvement Program
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new initiative to accelerate progress in sustainable fishing practices worldwide. The Improvement Program offers fisheries support and...
Pacific Operation Detected Tuna Vessels IUU Fishing In WCPO
The recently held ‘Operation Kurukuru’ found eight fishing boats that were involved in IUU fishing in the WCPO. It is unclear how many tuna boats were confiscated in this region which is known...
Major Global Highlights October 2024
October was filled with news in the global tuna sector. Prices in major processing hubs did not witness remarkable changes. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch joined hands to say many well-known canned...
Toyosu Market Auctions First Set Of Norwegian Bluefins
The first batch of bluefin caught from the Coast Of Bergen in Norway was auctioned at the famous Toyosu market in Japan last week. The fish migrated towards the Norwegian side to prey on...
Shark Guardian Accuses FCF Of “Empty Promises” On Sustainability & Labor Rights
Environmental UK charity Shark Guardian has alleged that global tuna sector player, Taiwanese Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company (FCF) has a “supply chain [that] has been tainted by illegal...
Vietnam Increased Tuna Sales In Major Markets
Vietnam’s tuna export revenue reached USD 728 million in the first nine months of 2024, an 18 percent jump year on year. Sales increased in all three major markets for Vietnamese processors –...
WCPO Seiners Fishing Gradually More Eastward
News from the WCPO region is that purse seiners operating there have been moving their efforts more eastward. Many of them are now operating within the far eastern parts of the PNG and FSM...
Bankruptcy Administrator Demands Atunlo Reverses Capital Increase Of Its Plants
The bankruptcy administrator for Atunlo is considering taking steps against those responsible for the capital increase carried out before the loining company filed a voluntary bankruptcy...
Algeria All Set To Open New Bluefin Fattening Farm
Algeria has announced the launch of a new bluefin fattening farm near the port of Sidi Youchââ, a hub for deep sea fishing. Ahmed Badani, Minister for Fishing and Fisheries Production, said...
Pevasa CEO Says Company Has “Clear Future Ahead”
Recently, Spanish fishing company Pevasa sold its tuna purse seiner, ‘Playa de Bakio’ to Korean Dongwon Industries. Continued poor catches in the Atlantic led to this move, said the...
Atlantic Albacore Catches Fell In 2023
Albacore catches in the north and south of the Atlantic Ocean dropped slightly in 2023 compared to the previous year. The stocks remain at healthy levels with fleets capturing mainly below the...
Will “Contaminated Tuna” Claims Have Repercussions On EU Tuna Brands?
NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch have made serious allegations against canned tuna from brands and retailers across the EU – such as Petit Navire, Rio Mare, Asdomar, Carrefour, and Sainsbury’s – for...
Petite Navire Lashes Out At NGOs’ Mercury Claims
Thai Union-owned French tuna brand Petit Navire has rubbished the claims made by two NGOs – Bloom and Foodwatch – that its Tuna in Brine contains high levels of mercury. The brand said in a...