The Maldives government recently announced that it is all set to reopen its yellowfin longline fishery after a five-year hiatus. But this decision is facing stark criticism from not only...
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Growing Pacific Islands’ Longliner Fleet Drives Higher Albacore Catches
The WCPO longline fishery accounts for around 8 to 10 percent of the total catches in this oceanic region annually. These vessels hooked slightly higher volumes in 2023 compared to the year...
Tuna Potstickers In Race For Best Product At Seafood Expo Asia
Seafood Expo Asia is all set to kick-start next month and eight finalists have been selected for the 'best new seafood product' competition. Among the nominees is one tuna product: Tuna...
Asian Canners Mark Strong Foothold In The US Market In H1 2024
Asian processors expanded their canned tuna trade to the US in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2023. Thailand continued to be the top seller. The US increased its...
PNG To Set Up State-Owned Company To Gain Investments For Fisheries
Papua New Guinea (PNG) wants to create a state-owned enterprise, Fisheries Capital Limited (FCL), to represent the country’s commercial interests in tuna fisheries and other marine resources....
South Indian Tuna Fishers Despair As Catches Plummet
Tuna fishers in South India are worried about the poor tuna catches this year and say many artisanal boats and mini purse seiners are laying idle. Boat owners at Kasimedu fishing harbour in...
Seychelles Skipjack Price Rebounds For Seiner Owners
Tuna catches in the Indian Ocean continue to remain poor. Purse seiners are not netting sufficient volumes to keep them commercially viable. The situation can be described as turbulent. The...
Rio Mare’s Latest Ad ‘The Critic’ Is Turning Heads
Bolton-owned Rio Mare has introduced a new global advertising campaign ‘The Critic’ to promote its tuna products in numerous markets. The 30-second video was launched in June and has been...
FCF Kick-Starts Program To Mitigate Seabird Bycatch In Longline Fishery
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF began collaborating with two NGOs earlier in August to reduce seabird bycatch within its longline fishing fleet. The country has the second largest longliner fleet in...
Thai Pet Food Business Will Continue To Grow In 2024
Thailand exponentially expanded its pet food business in the first half of 2024, a five-year high, as it traded 80,459 tons to markets worldwide. Consumers in the US and several Asian nations...
Spanish Fishing Nets Find Way To Automotive Industry
The “Redes de España” (nets of Spain) project has been created to collect, transport, and recover fishing gear and nets at the end of their useful life to reuse in the automotive and...
Taiwan And Marshall Islands Tighten Ties With Sister Port Deal
Government authorities of the Marshall Islands and Taiwan, both playing an important role in the tuna fishing industry, signed a sister port relationship between Majuro and Kaohsiung. The...
Thai Canners Imported Record High WR Skipjack In H1
Thai processors imported 101,585 M/T more whole round skipjack from January to June this year, a whopping 41 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2023. Korean vessels and purse...
Lower Transshipments Concentrated In Western PNA Ports In July
Transshipments in PNA ports declined in July due to lower catches in the WCPO during the WCPFC FAD ban which lasted for a month and a half. Most activity was reported in the ports of Papua New...
Seychelles Extends Moratorium On Longliner Fleet Expansion
Seychelles Cabinet approved the extension of the moratorium imposed on the importation and chartering of longliners until mid-2026. The decision had been ratified last week after a detailed...
Jealsa To Integrate Loining Activities After Three Years
The Jealsa Group is working on returning all tuna loining operations to its main Bodión plant three years after the building was mostly incinerated. When the factory caught fire in 2021, the...
Daily July Skipjack Rates High Despite FAD Ban
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO netted 20 percent less daily in July, which eventually drove down the overall tonnages for the month. However, the WCPFC FAD moratorium hardly made an impact...
MIFCO Ceases Operations In Its Yellowfin Packing Facility
State-run Maldives Industrial Fishing Company (MIFCO) has shut down its yellowfin packing in Kan'du Oiy Giri fisheries complex on Kaafu Atoll. The Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources,...
Dongwon Celebrates Thanksgiving Spirit By Launching Tuna Gift Sets
Dongwon F&B announced that it has introduced 100 types of ‘Dongwon Gift Sets’ ahead of the Korean Thanksgiving Day (Chuseok) in September, one of the most celebrated festivals in the...
Study Sheds Light On Distribution Of Deactivated FADs By French Seiners In IO
French researchers conducted a study to identify the position of FADs, including those whose buoys have been remotely deactivated by the French tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean (IO). The...