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EPO 2022 Bigeye Seiner Catches Lowest Level In 30 Years
Purse seine FAD catches of bigeye fell considerably in 2022 in the EPO, the lowest in nearly 30 years, according to IATTC data. In over four decades, vessels caught a peak volume in 2020, and...
NGO Coalition Puts Pressure On Iridium “To Stop Satellite-Assisted Slaughter” In IO
A global coalition of environmental NGOs has urged the UK office of American company Iridium Satellite to stop providing GPS tracking to tuna purse seine vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean...
Juvenile Albacore Tunas Migrate Between Indian & Atlantic Oceans
A study of albacore otoliths (ear stones) has revealed that this tuna species' juveniles have a complex migration pattern between the southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO) and southeast Atlantic Ocean...
US Seafood Company Recalls Its Tuna Products With Listeria
US-based wholesaler Ocean Group recently recalled its tuna products due to the presence of listeria bacteria. The US Food and Drug Administration classified the product under 'Class 1' --...
Mexican Tuna Firm Pesca Azteca Invests Millions In -18°C Fishing Technology
The EU regulation for imports of frozen raw tuna loins at -18°C for direct to human consumption has kicked off and companies need to ensure that there is no break in their cold chain...
Thai Processors Canned Tuna Trade Hits USD 1.8 Billion, Lowest Exports In Decade
Thailand’s canned tuna trade amounted to USD 1.87 billion in 2023 but its producers suffered a massive slump in their exports, sending the lowest level of deliveries to global markets in a...
Portugal To Aid Developing Nations Fight IUU Fishing
Portugal is contributing EUR 50,000 so that developing nations and least developed states can implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS). The deal is...
Earth Island’s WCPO Dolphin Bycatch Investigation Moving At Snail’s Pace
WCPFC’s bycatch data presented in its annual meeting in December last year highlighted an alarming number of cetaceans netted by purse seiners between 2012 to 2022. David Philips, Director of...
StarKist’s New Tuna Ice Cream Launch In Japan Fake News?
Online press release distribution platform IssueWire recently issued news that a seafood company named Natural Tuna Corporation (NTC) has introduced StarKist ‘Hot Buffalo Style Tuna Creations...
Brazilian Bigeye Fishers Claim Two-Week Ban Led To Irrecoverable Loss
Brazilian tuna fishermen who were on a two-week hiatus in December are back at sea. The government suspended bigeye fishing operations during this time because the annual quota for this...
Atunlo’s EUR 1.4 Million Compensation For Dismissed Workers
Beleaguered Spanish tuna loins firm Atunlo is yet to notify hundreds of employees affected by layoffs. The company has to pay an estimated EUR 1.4 million by end of January related to the...
DFADs Drift Pattern Varies During El Niño, May Impact Tuna Fishing
It is estimated that in the Pacific Ocean around 35,000 to 65,000 dFADs are deployed by tuna seiners each year. A group of scientists have used a mathematical model to understand the virtual...
PNG Tuna Canning Operations Not Hard Hit Amid Political Unrest
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government is working towards restoring order after riots and violence broke out in the island nation in early January leading to the deaths of 22 people. A state of...
Workers Of Fraudulent Spanish Tuna Company Will Receive Salaries
A Spanish court has ordered that salaries of workers in the La Rioja-based tuna company Plaza Chica must be fully paid. Plaza Chica has been in the news lately as it was being investigated for...
Major IO Seychelles Tuna Cold Storage Firm Saw Profit In 2023
The Chairman of the Central Common Cold Store (CCCS) in Seychelles recently praised the hard work of employees which resulted in “a modest profit” for the company last year. CCCS is a facility...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Holding In Balance
The skipjack price is holding steady despite the large supply as stakeholders are trying to keep the market in balance. Most of the contracts are being concluded at USD 1,450 per ton, which is...
Global Tuna Stakeholders Gather In China To Discuss Trade Developments
Several major Chinese as well as Japanese and Spanish tuna firms recently participated in the Yangtze Tuna Industry Innovation and Development Conference. It was held in the southeastern city...
Majuro Port Experienced High Tuna Transshipments In 2023
Only five percent of the transshipments in Majuro port last year were dock side unloadings to a local tuna processor. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) would like to...
Growing Mexican Bluefin Farm Reels In New Investors
Mexican bluefin fattening Baja Aqua Farms will expand its activities with capital from four investors, three of them global equity firms. Continental Grain Company (CGC), Equity Group...