Tuna transshipment operations are critical for the industry. Annually, between 550,000 to 650,000 tons of tuna are transferred into carriers in PNA ports to major processing hubs. Researchers...
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Is Technology Creep Masking An Underlying Decline In Stocks Of Tropical Tunas?
- Viewpoint - Is technology-based effort creep impacting tuna fisheries and their sound governance in each RFMO? This is difficult to ascertain especially in multi-gear, mixed-species...
EU-Philippines Begin Trade Negotiations After Seven-Year Hiatus
The EU and Philippines recently announced that they will resume talks for the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA). The addition of more tuna items in the deal will be included in the...
Wicked Tuna Captain Dies In Boating Accident & Social Media Stories
Charlie Griffin, a 65-year-old member of the popular US TV show ‘Wicked Tuna,’ and his dog died in a boating accident earlier this month. The pair, along with a friend Dunn, departed from...
MSC Report Reveals Tuna Is Aussie’s Favorite Seafood
The MSC and ASC recently published a joint report on Australians' seafood preferences as part of their ongoing Sustainable Seafood Week held annually since 2018. Out of about 1,200...
ICCAT Meeting Discussed Bluefin Quota 2024
The ICCAT Intersessional Meeting of Panel 2 took place from March 5 to 8 in Madrid. The allocation of the total allowable catch (TAC) of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin was...
Australian Tuna Brand Has Big Plans For Its Albacore Products
Aussie brand Little Tuna which claims to sell 100 percent Australian-caught albacore in jars plans to spread it wings in the country with a vast tuna-consuming population. The cash injection...
Slight Decrease Of EU Olive Oil Prices Brings No Relief To Canners
In February, the prices of olive oil fell about three percent in main producing countries in the EU. This is not yet a prelude for canners to expect further price reductions as Spain is still...
Taiwanese Longliner Captain Determined To Take Action Against Attackers
The captain of a Taiwanese longliner plans to take legal action against his perpetrators who attacked him while the vessel was moored in Mauritius. According to the victim, Lee Chih-ming, the...
Rio Mare Makes Debut In French Market With A Bang
Rio Mare has stepped into the French market with tuna products in olive oil in cans and jars. The two cans consist of solid premium yellowfin in extra virgin olive oil and olive oil. The jars...
Spanish Canners Import A five-Year Low Volume Of Pre-Cooked Loins
Spanish canned tuna processors imported 16 percent fewer pre-cooked tuna loins in 2023 due to a fall in consumer demand for the product. The high raw material prices in the global tuna hubs...
Ecuadorian Processors Furious Over Moving Fishing Offices From Tuna Hubs
The Tuna Association of Ecuador (Atunec) firmly rejected the government's decision to move all fishing and associated paperwork offices from tuna fishing and processing hubs Manta and...
John West UK Appoints New Managing Director
Mark Doherty has been appointed as the Managing Director for John West Foods’ UK, Ireland, Netherlands, and other export markets, Thai Union recently announced. Doherty, a grocery professional...
For Anfaco It Is Now Or Never To Halt EU-Thailand FTD For Canned Tuna
The Spanish canning association Anfaco is lobbying with other European groups to demand a reorientation of the EU’s trade policy for 2030 and The European Green Deal for 2050. The top priority...
CFTO & Via Océan Atlantic Yellowfin And Skipjack Catches Are MSC Certified
MSC recently announced that the Atlantic Ocean tropical tuna French purse seine fishery received the blue logo for its yellowfin and East Atlantic skipjack catches. Ten French-flagged vessels...
Dongwon Tuna Launches Galaxy Ear Bud Cases
Dongwon F&B has done it once again. Its latest marketing strategy is meant to be "fun" and attract young consumers. It is collaborating with Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics to launch...
EU Processors Heavily Reduced Loins Imports In 2023
EU canners purchased historically high volumes of pre-cooked loins two years ago despite a sharp rise in prices. The pendulum swung the other way in 2023, with their demand cooling –...
Orthongel Says Observer Coverage Program Effective
Orthongel, the association that represents French purse seiner fleet, states that all its member vessels are monitored by human observers or electronic monitoring through its Observateur...
FiTI Report: Cape Verde’s Tuna Fisheries Lack Transparency
Cape Verde recently published its first Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) report which highlighted several challenges in its marine fisheries sector. Data relating to tuna vessels...
Japan Adopts Law To Curb Illegal Fishing Of Pacific Bluefin
The Japanese government recently adopted a bill to strengthen the management of Pacific bluefin catches after a major scandal of illicit auctioning of this fish came to light last year. The...