Sixty Below Zero (60BØ) is a young Murcia-based Spanish company that has been trading in seafood since 2016 and expanded to tuna in the past few years. Now it is also moving to attract young...
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AGAC Push For Bigeye MSE Ahead Of ICCAT Annual Meeting
Tuna organizations and NGOs have begun submitting their position statements ahead of the IATTC 102nd Annual Meeting to be held from September 2 to 6 in Panama. Work plans for bigeye and...
Thai Canneries Reduced Frozen Tuna Trade With Smaller Suppliers
Canneries in Thailand purchased 27 percent less frozen whole round tuna from vessels flagged to other nations than their major suppliers from January to June 2024. The total trade amounted to...
Dry Container Rates Are Falling, Experts Say Prices Still Not Normal
After hitting peak levels, global dry container prices for 20 ft boxes began falling this month stirring hope for the tuna industry that has been paying through its nose for ocean freight....
Thailand Will Convince Seiner Owners To Adopt Its Flag
Thailand officials are working on the much-anticipated ‘Fisheries Policy and Management Plan’ to secure the future of the country's fisheries. However, the million-dollar question would be...
Middle East Tuna Catches Mainly Driven By IO Yellowfin And Longtail
Yellowfin and longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) were among the most captured tuna species by Middle East-flagged vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) from 2017 to 2022. The latest report from the...
Indonesia Has Big Plans For Tuna Year 2024 But Facing Roadblocks
Indonesia is leaving no stone unturned to boost its tuna products regionally and internationally. Janti Djuari, Chairperson of the Indonesian Pole and Line and Handline Fisheries Association,...
Mexican Fishing Captains Push For More Benefits
A Mexican tuna fishing group has asked that more of its members benefit from the country’s Bienpesca program as fishermen are not paid well. Captain Marcos Nava Radilla, President of the Order...
US Agencies Sued For Not Implementing Bycatch Rule On Tuna Imports
Conservation groups have decided to sue several US governmental departments including the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and their respective leaders for failing to implement the...
Taiwan Tuna Association Lashes Out At Allegations Over Crew Mistreatment
Indonesian migrant fishers working onboard Taiwanese longliner ‘You Fu’ have made strong allegations against the vessel operator. It includes withholding salaries for up to 15 months, seizing...
Thai Union’s PetCare Business Sees Exponential Growth In H1 2024
Thai Union Group's pet food sales witnessed exceptional increase in the first half of this year at THB 8.41 billion (USD 238.35 million), up 26.2 percent YoY, driven by strong private label...
South Africa Gets First MSC Certified Tuna Fishery
South African tuna company ICV Africa scripted history after receiving the sustainable blue tick for its albacore catches in the South Atlantic Ocean making it the first fishery in the country...
Phtyoplankton Size Plays Vital Role In Thriving IO Bigeye
The commercial value of bigeye in the Indian Ocean has been rising over the past decade with IO catches amounting to 84,388 tons in 2020. A group of Chinese researchers analyzed the...
Thai Producers H1 WR Imports Hit 5-Yr Peak, Maldives Loses Top Spot
Thai producers continued buying more whole round frozen tuna from global fleets in the second quarter of this year. Given this demand, H1 2024 imports hit the highest volume in the past five...
Century Pacific’s Tuna Exports Drive Up H1 Good Earnings
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) declared that its consolidated revenues for the first six months of this year amounted to PHP 37.7 billion (USD 657.9 million), posting a growth of 13 percent...
Manuel Chang Found Guilty At Last In Tuna Bonds Scandal
More than five years after his arrest, Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique, was convicted on Thursday by a New York Court for financial conspiracy in the controversial tuna...
FFA Celebrates 45 Years Of Sustainable Tuna Management
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) today completed 45 years of “successful regional cooperation towards the sustainable management of tuna fisheries in the Pacific.” The anniversary is marked...
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Cargo Missing In Philadelphia Tuna Heist
Philadelphia Police Department has begun investigations after a refrigerated truck transporting large cartons of tuna worth USD 10,000 was stolen from near Pattison Avenue in the wee hours of...
Drastic Change In Atlantic Ocean Current Will Impact Tuna
The main ocean current system in the Atlantic Ocean is heading closer to collapse and this could have a severe climate impact according to a study published in the Science Advances journal....
Thai Union Reports Strong H1 Driven By High Canned Tuna & Pet Food Sales
Thai Union Group’s sales reached THB 68.5 billion (USD 1.94 billion) in the first half of this year, up by 2.7 percent YoY. It was driven by continued demand for canned tuna and pet food in...