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Thailand Opts To Expand Its Fleet In New Fisheries Policy
The Thai government has prepared a draft ‘Fisheries Policy and Management Plan’ a framework that can drive its fisheries in the future. One of the five areas it is focusing on is fishing...
FFA Appoints First Papua New Guinean as Director General
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) appointed Noan Pakop as its incoming Director-General. Pakop will be the first Papua New Guinean to spearhead the FFA since its formation in 1979. He was...
Neritic Tuna Species Kawakawa Most Caught With Gillnets In Indian Ocean
Mackerel tuna catches in the Indian Ocean (IO) have substantially increased over the past seven decades. Gillnets are the most commonly used gear used to capture this fish. Indonesian,...
Ecuadorian Canneries Grew Business In UK
Tuna was the number one imported seafood in terms of volume in the UK in 2023. It made up 15.2 percent of total seafood deliveries, down from 16.4 percent in 2022. Ecuadorian plants remained...
Colombia Tightens Sanitary Rules For Canned Tuna
The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection has issued a draft resolution to start testing canned tuna to cover up the use of inferior quality raw materials. This regulation aims to...
ISSF: RFMOs Improved In Well-Defined HCRs But Still A Long Way To Go
Harvest control rules (HCRs) and management systems to ensure tuna fisheries adhere to national and international laws still need improving, according to ISSF scientists. They compared how the...
Thai Union’s New Cold Storage In Ghana Opens Its Doors
Thai Union (TU) wants to ensure that the tuna caught from the Atlantic Ocean is stored well in a temperature-controlled facility around the year. Thiraphong Chansiri, President and CEO of TU...
Study Reveals Factors That Help Tuna Thrive In Java-Bali Waters
Daily oceanography parameters play a vital role in the characteristics of yellowfin, albacore, and bigeye in the Eastern Indian Ocean off Java-Bali waters, according to a group of Indonesian...
Starlink’s High-Speed Internet Offers Game-Changing Communication For Tuna Vessels
The subsidiary of American SpaceX launched its 1000th satellite in space this year. Starlink is well on its way to creating high-speed worldwide internet coverage at very affordable costs....
Pacific Island Leaders Put Their Foot Down On Labor Abuse In Tuna Fisheries
Leaders from Pacific Island states are leaving no stone unturned to combat labor abuses in their tuna fisheries. Government officials and industry stakeholders participated in an event, held...
Mazatlan Port Handles Highest Tuna Tonnage In Recent Times
The fishing operations in Mazatlan, Mexico, have been good for fishermen and port workers who unloaded a historic 14,000 tons of tuna over the last six months. Port staff claimed that this is...
New EU Citizen Campaign Wants To Stop Fake Food Labels
The European Commission has registered two European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), one of which is a call for transparent information on food labels entering the Union. Canned tuna products...
Atuna Index Shows Sharp Rise Amid Fall In Global Food Prices
Inflation of global food prices has mainly been on a downward trend in the first six months of this year. On the other hand, another essential food commodity, tuna raw material, has recently...
World’s Most Populous Nation Charts Out Deep-Sea Fishing Ambitions
India has listed a set of initiatives that will be introduced for its deep-sea tuna and other seafood fishing industry. The two key areas to work on are the adoption of new technologies and...
Safeguarding Tuna Stocks Top Priority, Conclude Pacific Ministers
Setting zone-based limits on albacore fishing and Fiji signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of the US Tuna Treaty were some of the main highlights at the two Pacific regional...
Vietnam Boasts Of Increased Loins Trade In H1, Origin Rule A Hindrance
Vietnamese tuna exports have risen substantially in the first six months of this year, driven by the Asian nation’s fresh and frozen loins exports. However, the canned tuna business for...
FISH4ACP Program Helps Fund New Tuna Loader For Majuro Dockside Loadings
The Marshall Islands has expressed interest in increasing dockside loadings and containerization at the Majuro Port to raise revenue. The UN FAO, under the EU-supported FISH4ACP program, is...
UK Canned Tuna Volume Sales Dropped In 2023
UK shoppers bought fewer tuna products in 2023 but they spent more on their purchases given the higher prices of canned tuna that year. Tuna continued to be the second-most eaten fish in this...
EU Vessels Can Fish In Cape Verde’s EEZ Under New Tuna Fisheries Partnership
The European Union has renewed its Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Cape Verde after a short interruption since May this year when the deal expired. It allows 56 EU...