Rhea Moss Christian, Executive Director of WCPFC, said that Accountability.Fish’s view on the Commission’s “compliance review is unfortunately misinformed” and that there “no agenda to block...
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Pilots Killed After Tuna Purse Seiner Helicopter Crashes
Two men died after a helicopter, that helps to find tuna schools, crashed into the high seas in the Galapagos. The incident that happened yesterday morning was reported by the Ecuadorian Navy....
Pacific Island Nations Sign Historic UN High Seas Treaty
Sixty-seven countries signed the United Nations High Seas Treaty, also officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty (BBNJ), in New York on Wednesday. They affirmed...
MSC Hits Back At Bloom’s “Misleading” Report
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has shot back at Paris-based NGO Bloom which published a report last week calling into question the efficacy of MSC’s sustainable certification. MSC told...
Poor IO Tuna Catch Stresses The Industry, Skipjack Price Under Strain
After months of poor catches there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. In the past month, purse seiners reported low volumes of small tuna of bad quality. The processors depending on...
Accountability.Fish Blasts WCPFC For Not Allowing It To Attend Compliance Meeting
US NGO Accountability.Fish has yet again pointed a finger at WCPFC for holding its ongoing compliance meeting in “secrecy.” The organization alleged the Commission closed its session to...
Americans Increasing Ambient Tuna Buying
US shelf-stable seafood sales, which includes canned and pouch tuna, rose 1.9 percent and its volume also increased by 2.7 percent in August. However, fresh and frozen segments reduced greatly...
Greenpeace: Industrial Tuna Fishing Is A Threat To UN 30×30
In a paper, Greenpeace underlines several key findings, including the large scale industrial tuna fishing in the high seas over the past five years, threats posed by deep sea mining, and the...
Pacific Leaders Keep Fingers Crossed For Upcoming Meet With US President
The much-awaited meeting between US President Joe Biden and the Pacific leaders has been slated for next week. The USD 600 million for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) assured by the White...
SKJ1.8:BKK Bows Down To Strong Downward Pressure
Demand from canners in Bangkok for skipjack raw material has picked up. But currently, they are exerting a lot of downward pressure on the market, which has greatly reduced the tuna value....
IOTC Announces ‘Entry Of Effect’ Of FAD Ban And Other Resolutions
The IOTC will implement the 31-day FAD ban in the Indian Ocean from the beginning of 2024 onwards. This was announced, among eight other resolutions on the IOTC website, on September 18. Catch...
Dongwon Considers IPO StarKist To Raise Funds For HMM Take Over
In the race to take over container shipping company HMM, Dongwon Industries announced considering initial public offerings (IPO) for three unlisted subsidiaries: StarKist, Dongeon LOEX, and...
African Processors Expand Foothold In EU Canned Tuna Market
EU retailers and traders increased their buying of canned tuna in the first half of 2023 compared to the previous year. Mauritius remained the top exporter among smaller suppliers, but Vietnam...
Pakistani Tuna Fishers Claim ‘Subsurface Nets’ Reduce Dolphin Bycatch
Pakistan has come under international scrutiny several times for its tuna fishing practices that do not comply with the IOTC or EU standards. Now the fishers from the Asian country are...
Thai Tuna Producers Facing Challenging 2023, 0% Duty Within Reach
The first six months of 2023 have been challenging for Thai tuna producers, especially since 2022 was a good year in terms of import volume and value for them. However, the FTA deal with the...
Police Recover Partial Load Of 3,000 Boxes Canned Tuna Stolen In Ecuador
A gang of criminals intercepted two trucks with 3,000 boxes of tuna cans in Ecuador. The police could only retrieve a partial of the load and arrested one of the offenders by shooting in his...
Conxemar Gears Up For 24th International Frozen Seafood Event
The next event of the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, and Processors of Fishing and Aquaculture Products (Conxemar) will be held in Vigo from October 3 to 5. Several...
French Bloom Takes On MSC: “Half Of Certified Tuna Originates From Destructive FADs Sets”
The latest part of the “TunaGate series” by French NGO Bloom Association was recently released. The NGO denounces the role of MSC and retailers in protecting the ecosystem and accuses them of...
New MPA Expansion Plan Receives Massive Feedback From Public
The decisions regarding the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) drew nearly 57,000 comments from the public. The numerous topics discussed the pros and cons of the PRIMNM...
Tuvalu Will Remain A Nation Even If It Submerges
Tuvalu has made a bold proposition by stating that it will "continue to exist as a country even if the island disappears due to rising sea levels. "The government of the Pacific Island nation...