Representatives from the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan met last week with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) officials for a roundtable to discuss...
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Pesca Azteca-Owned Seiner Partially Damaged By Fire
A fire broke out on Mexican-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘Azteca 8’ last week while it was docked at the fishing pier of Alfredo V Bonfil Industrial Park in Mazatlán. The Pesca Azteca-owned boat...
Tuna Fishing Nations Seek Further Investments From Spain
Ecuador and Seychelles recently highlighted the need for the Spanish tuna fishing sector in supporting their local economic growth and promoting sustainable operations. Executives from the two...
Gaictech Aims To Be First Choice In Tuna Canning Machinery
Since its founding 38 years ago, Gaictech, manufacturer of tuna processing equipment, has evolved into a modern company that provides high-quality and technologically advanced custom canned...
Study Finds Longliners Transshiping At Sea Are Flouting WCPFC Regulation
Longliners and other vessels are not allowed to transship at sea unless “it is impractical” according to a WCPFC management measure. A study by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority...
Profitability And Sustainability Must Go Hand In Hand, Says Spanish Minister
Spanish Fisheries Minister Luis Planas lauded the efforts of his nation’s tuna fleet for promoting sustainability and profitability in the global fishing sector. Planas, who was closing the...
PNG’s 2045 Vision Of Thriving Domestic Tuna Processing Sector
Papua New Guinea (PNG) aims to transform itself into a high-income economy by shifting from an exporter of raw tuna materials to processing them at home. PNG Prime Minister James Marape has...
Chinese Port Is Turning Heads For Easing Tuna Landing Procedures
Rongcheng Port in China is gaining appreciation from tuna companies in the country. Earlier this year, its customs department launched a set of initiatives to make landings and other...
Panama Takes A Step Further To Improve Fisheries Transparency
Panama is the latest nation to show its commitment to sustainable management of tuna and other marine resources. The Latin American nation joined the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)...
Sunflower & Soy Oil Prices Are Rising
Processors are facing higher costs for producing canned tuna with sunflower and soy oils as the price has increased sharply. This is worrying information given that olive oil also remains very...
John West Reports Higher Turnover In 2023 But Profit Plummeted
UK-based canned tuna and seafood company John West Foods reported a 4.9 percent increase in revenue for 2023 compared to the year before. However, its gross profit suffered and was nearly...
Ecuador Signs WTO Agreement, Takes Bigger Step To Fight EU Yellow Card
Ecuador has accepted the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The Agreement, critical to promoting sustainable fisheries, prohibits subsidies for IUU fishing,...
US Longline Catches Showed Uptick In 2023 As Fleet Grew
In 2023, the US and its territorial longliners captured the second-largest volumes of highly migratory species (HMS) such as tuna, billfish, and swordfish in the WCPFC convention area, among...
New ISSF Feature Shows Members’ Influence Network
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently released a new feature on its website that gives in-depth details about the “influence network” of its 23 participating...
Fishing Ban In EPO Generates Thousands Of Jobs In Manta Port
The first veda in the EPO ended on October 8, allowing a part of the seiner fleets to resume their normal operations. Within the coming month, the tuna supply to canneries in Manta is expected...
EU Top Court Allows Member States To Regulate Labeling Requirements
The EU Court of Justice ruled last Friday that its member states have the power to define their terms when it comes to labeling the vegan/vegetarian products sold in their markets. The top...
Micronesia’s Longliner Operations Soon To Get More E-Monitoring
Soon there will be more electronic monitoring (EM) and surveillance for tuna longliners flagged to the Federated States of Micronesia. This will help strengthen transparency and control of...
Shrinking US Seiner Fleet Rallies With Higher Catches In 2023
The US purse seine fishery is the largest in the country. In 2023, seiners captured 85 percent of the total tuna catches by the US in the WCPFC convention area. According to its annual report,...
NOAA Celebrates National Seafood Month In October
US federal agency NOAA announced that it will celebrate National Seafood Month in October to promote the consumption of tuna and other fish across the country. The agency will feature stories,...
Ecuador Needs To Improve Its Public Data On Tuna Fisheries Activities
Ecuador is committed to transparency and sustainability in its management of tuna and other seafood in its EEZ and the Galapagos Islands. The South American country recently published its...