Removing canned tuna from the EU-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) is a major priority for Spanish producers and their call has been taken up by the country’s foremost political party...
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Small-Sized IO Skipjack Depress Price
Indian Ocean skipjack and yellowfin catches are lagging behind the level of last year. Some boat owners expect to have around a third of less catch this year. The price went down a little as...
Thai Union Opens Innovation Hub In Netherlands To Expand In EU Market
The world’s largest tuna company Thai Union has opened an Innovation Hub in the Netherlands partnering with Wageningen University. The official opening ceremony took place on Monday in the...
EU Will Not Provide Level Playing Field For Its Tuna Processing Industry
The EU’s different sustainable standards and regulations for canned tuna produced in third-world countries and within the bloc have irked its tuna processors. Producers have been demanding...
Major Global Highlights September 2024
September proved to be an interesting month for the global tuna industry. Skipjack prices in processing hubs saw an increase including Bangkok. An MSC Independent Adjudicator ruled in favor of...
Filipino Company Invests To Boost Tuna Operations In Northern Samar
A Philippines-based seafood exporting company is all set to invest in tuna fishing activities in Northern Samar. Vessels based in this region have lately been catching at least 100 tons of...
Lower Supply Drives Up Bangkok Skipjack Price
Thai processors are paying higher prices for stripped tuna due to lower supply, equal demand, and fierce competition. The Bangkok skipjack price is on the rise after it recently bottomed out....
Uptick In Yellowfin Sales Boosts Cape Verde’s Exports
Cape Verde’s Export Price Index saw a 26 percent spike in August, from the previous month in 2024, due to its high yellowfin sales. This led to the Terms of Trade Index (the value of a...
IUU Fishing A Topic On Agenda To Tighten Spain, Brazil Relations
Spain and Brazil recently joined hands to fight against IUU fishing and increase transparency in tuna and other seafood processing operations. A Brazilian delegation visited the Spanish...
Stage Is Set For 25th Edition Of Conxemar
Conxemar is all set to host the 25th edition of its frozen seafood exhibition in Vigo from October 1 to 3 under the theme ‘Responsibility for the future’. This year’s edition will have 13...
French Polynesia Albacore, YF Fishery Is MSC Certified Again
The French Polynesia albacore, yellowfin, and swordfish longline fishery that went for a reassessment has received the sustainable blue logo for its catches in the Pacific Ocean. A Japanese...
What Changes Will The EU CATCH System Bring For Importers?
IUU fishing practices is estimated to cost EUR 10 billion every year worldwide and seafood caught using these methods amount to 19 percent of the global reported value of catches, according to...
Peru Kick-Starts Initiative To Control IUU Fishing In Its Waters
Peru has stepped up to control IUU fishing for tuna and other seafood. The South American nation announced the implementation of a Satellite Tracking System (SISESAT) to monitor the activities...
Indonesia Arrests Five Foreign-Flagged Boats Illegally Fishing Tuna
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has seized five foreign fishing boats for illegal catching of tuna and other fish. Four were flagged to the Philippines operating...
Do Logos Deliver On Their Promise To Consumers?
Dutch NGO Milieu Centraal has investigated hundreds of sustainability logos on consumer products for their promise and whether buyers can rely on them. MSC came out as a reliable logo for...
Council Supports Pacific Indigenous Fishing Communities
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has established an Indigenous Committee to provide recommendations to US federal authorities on tuna and other seafood cultural...
Workers In Atunlo’s Cape Verde Plant Claim Payment Issues
Atunlo’s tuna and seafood processing plants in Cape Verde and Portugal are facing two different situations. While some workers in the Cape Verde factory have reported pay delays, Central...
Skipjack Catches In Western Zone Of EPO Rose In 2023
EPO vessels captured peak levels of skipjack in 2023, mainly by purse seiners on FAD sets. Last year, they also netted a lot more fish in the western part of the EPO. The fish size composition...
NOAA’s Argo Robots Identify Deep Ocean Warming
NOAA-deployed ocean robots have played a vital role in identifying ocean warming. A study 'Refined Estimates of Global Ocean Deep and Abyssal Decadal Warming Trends' published by the agency...
An Example of European Excellence: The Tropical Tuna Supply Chain
-VIEWPOINT- The EU tropical tuna distant purse seine fleet is often seen as exactly that: distant. Yet a crucial and often overlooked aspect is how deeply rooted this entire supply chain is in...