American Samoan tuna fishermen have yet again pointed fingers at the US government over fishing area closures and the impact of foreign seafood imports in the country. The irked fishers...
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Readers In Two Minds About 2D Barcodes
Canned and pouched tuna products have been carrying the conventional 1D barcodes for years, but lately some brands have been testing waters with the updated 2D barcodes such as QR...
Philippine Tuna Capital Leaves Only Crumbs For Fishermen
The tuna industry of the Philippines’ main fishing region around General Santos has benefited large-scale commercial fisheries and companies at the expense of the livelihoods of ordinary...
Vanuatu Sets Up FAD Program To Help Small-Scale Tuna Fishers
Vanuatu is working towards an anchored FAD program to boost tuna catches for small-scale fishers and simultaneously improve food and nutrient security. The initiative, part of the Green...
EU Advised To Annul Tuna Agreement With Morocco
Tamara Ćapeta, Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice, recently opined that the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement does not consider the disputed territory of Western Sahara and its waters as...
Onboard Wi-Fi Poses Risks For Taiwanese Tuna Fishermen
The Taiwanese tuna fishing industry is not keen on installing Wi-Fi aboard its vessels because it could lead to management issues and safety hazards. A spokesperson from the Taiwan Tuna...
Jung-re Riley Kim Adds Another RFMO Chair Role To Her Resume
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization elected Jung-re Riley Kim as the next Chair at its general meeting held in Ecuador. She is the Director of International...
WCPO Skipjack Catches Plunged In February
After nearly five months of massive supply to Bangkok processing hub, it appears the situation may ease in the coming weeks. Despite a slight increase in their operations, WCPO tuna purse...
Operational Costs Hinder Sino-Van Tuna Cannery
Vanuatu’s Sino-Van tuna cannery project is facing delays as the company is expecting high overhead costs, particularly exorbitant electricity rates. A spokesperson from Sino-Van Fisheries Ltd...
Chinese Film On Tuna Fishermen Tossed Out Of Philippines
A Philippine government agency has banned the release of the Chinese documentary ‘Chasing Tuna in the Ocean’ due to some scenes showing the controversial nine-dash line in the South China...
IO Skipjack Price Declined 2% As Low Catches Continue
Indian Ocean skipjack catch did not pick up and remained the same as last month. However, the price per ton decreased slightly to hit a considered bottom. Purse seiners are still struggling to...
AGAC Atlantic Eastern Skipjack Catches MSC Certified
The AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery recently received the MSC sustainable certification for FAD and free school caught eastern skipjack in the Atlantic Ocean (AO)...
Pew Tells Seafood Buyers To Stop Being Bystanders In Tuna Management
The Pew Charitable Trusts says end market seafood buyers can do more when it comes to tuna sustainability and they need to directly engage with decision makers in RFMOs. On Tuesday, Katy...
French Buyers Expanded Imports Of Foreign-Produced Canned Tuna In 2023
Of the major tuna importing EU nations, France purchased the most volume last year although it was an overall six percent drop from 2022. French retailers and traders continued to buy large...
FFA Boosts Port State Monitoring Of Tuna Vessels
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently upped its monitoring of tuna fishing boats by introducing two new systems – the Electronic Vessel Register and Electronic Port State...
Tuvalu’s PM Feleti Teo Says Tackling Climate Change Biggest Priority
Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister Feleti Teo explained that his nation, which has a tuna-rich EEZ, has no plans to side with China and “there has been no approaches from Beijing yet” after he took...
Ecuadorian Police Seize 3 Tons Of Cocaine In Canned Tuna Shipments
The Ecuadorian police recently confiscated three tons of cocaine from canned tuna and grain salt containers that were headed to Gambia. ‘Operation Gran Fenix’ was carried out last week after...
UK Shopping For Standardized Eco-Labels On Food, Tuna Companies Will Be Affected
The UK wants to have a more standardized approach to food labels and earlier this month, the country's Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) opened a consultation on this issue. It...
Accountability.Fish To Shine Light On RFMOs “Obscure Fisheries Management”
US NGO Accountability.Fish has begun an online campaign “to challenge the current fisheries management regime to move towards greater accountability and openness.” The organization highlighted...
Seychelles Ratifies UN High Seas Treaty To Protect Tuna Resources
The Seychelles National Assembly ratified the United Nation’s High Seas Treaty last week, becoming the first African nation and third in the world, after Palau and Chile, to help protect its...