Spanish tuna and seafood canning group Jealsa has reported that its 2023 financial year closed with EUR 779 million in turnover, continuing its market leader position in the country. The sales...
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Eight Vessels Intercepted In FFA WCPO Operation
The Forum Fisheries Agency-led Operation Island Chief 2024 (OPIC24), a 12-day initiative to monitor and survey fishing operations in the WCPO, concluded last week. Eight vessels, probably...
Search Continues For Fishermen’s Body Parts In Ecuadorian Vessel Destruction
Fifteen fishermen are believed to be dead after their vessel ‘Conchita IV’ was attacked by unidentified gunmen and incinerated near La Puntila in Ecuador last Sunday. The Ecuadorian navy,...
Tuna Market In The Middle East Witness Slow But Steady Growth
Tuna was among the largest volume of fish species imported into Middle Eastern countries in the past few years. Prepared and preserved tuna found many takers as it comprised 14 percent of the...
Ecuador Takes Big Strides On Fighting EU Yellow Card
Ecuador’s Fisheries Minister has said that a substantial amount of effort is being made to ensure that the yellow card imposed by the EU in 2019 is lifted. The country, the biggest exporter of...
WCPO Tuna Catches See Slight Dip In 2023, Yellowfin Second-Highest Ever
The latest estimates of 2023 WCPO tuna catches have been released. Fishing vessels operating in the WCPO caught an estimated 2,630,858 tons in 2023, around three percent lower than the year...
Maldives Takes Steps To Open Longline Fishery After Five Years
The Maldivian government has announced its plans to reopen the nation's longline fishery but it will put in place a strict set of regulations including the introduction of a new license for...
Philippines Coast Guard Condemns Chinese Counterparts In South China Sea
The Philippines have lashed out at the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) for not carrying out monitoring activities on its Maritime Militia vessel in the disputed South China Sea. On Thursday, Jay...
Thai Union’s Branded Tuna Boosted H1 Turnover
Thai Union’s ambient segment did well in volume and value in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Despite more volumes of private label canned tuna and seafood being...
FCF Longline Albacore Catches In Atlantic Ocean Gets Sustainable Tick
Taiwanese tuna trader FCF has received the MSC certification for longline albacore catches in the South and North Atlantic Ocean. The CAB, Control Union UK, published the Public Certification...
WCPFC Scientific Meeting Discusses Skipjack Management Strategy
The WCPFC Scientific Committee meeting began on August 14 and will run until next Wednesday in Manila, Philippines. The agenda appears to be full and experts will look into an overview of WCPO...
StarKist, Dongwon & Lion Capital To Pay USD 200 Mln To Tuna Buyers
StarKist, its parent company Dongwon Group, and private equity firm Lion Capital have agreed to pay a combined total of around USD 200 million in separate settlements with tuna consumers and...
Indonesian Tuna Will Soon Enter Japan Duty-Free
Indonesia has all the reasons to rejoice as it signed a new deal on August 8, under the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership (IJEPA), for its tuna products to enter Japan with zero tariffs....
Popular YouTuber’s Take On Canned Tuna And Other Social Media Stories
Ethan Chlebowski is a US-based chef who regularly showcases his culinary expertise on YouTube and other social media platforms. He recently posted a video ‘Is Expensive Canned Tuna A Scam’...
Thai Canneries Increased Whole Round Yellowfin Buying In H1
Thai processors slightly increased their purchase of yellowfin whole rounds in the first half of 2024 with most of its suppliers. A total of 42,164 M/T of Thunnus albacares were bought from...
Robinson Crusoe Tuna Cans Get Makeover
Robinson Crusoe has revamped its canned tuna design. The brand, owned by Spanish group Jealsa, posted on social media sites the new colorful blue, green, yellow, and orange lithographed cans...
Large-Scale Seiner Capacity Grew In 2024
Large-scale purse seiners (LSPS) have dropped slightly to 650 vessels operating across the globe as of June 2024. This was a slight decline from the 652 from the year before. However, the...
Micronesia To Focus On Foreign Investments To Grow Tuna Sector
Micronesia is eyeing on accessing new markets to increase its tuna fisheries revenue by strengthening relations with the EU and other Pacific Island nations such as Papua New Guinea and the...
Will Thai Pet Food Business Break Record?
Thailand’s pet food business hit a five-year high in the first half of this year with a massive 80,459 tons in exports, a 78 percent increase YoY. Processors increased their shipments with all...
FiTI Says Chinese Distant Water Fleet’s Transparency Needs Improvement
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has found that Chinese authorities have been successful in consistently collecting and publishing online information on its fisheries sector....