The AGAC Four Oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery wants a scope extension for skipjack on FAD sets and free school in the Atlantic Ocean. LRQA, the CAB managing the process,...
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Study Warns Ocean Warming May “Narrow Yellowfin Habitats”
Experts found out that the habitats of yellowfins may reduce in the future because oxygen levels in shallower parts of the ocean will decrease due to warming waters. It limits the fish...
Almadraba Captains Meeting Will Kick Start This Weekend
‘A Bowl of Tuna’ was welcomed last Friday in the Spanish city of Isla Cristina and the Society Friends of Tuna Thunnus Thynnus is preparing to host the 21st Almadraba Captains Meeting from...
Chinese Government Subsidizes Shanghai Kaichuang With USD 5.79 Mln
Chinese fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang Deep Sea Fisheries announced that it received a governmental subsidy on August 31 will impact its annual profit. Its parent company, Shanghai...
Skipjack Juveniles Face Fishing Pressure In Disputed South China Seas
The South China Seas (SCS) is a highly disputed area and countries in the region – China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan are all in a constant dispute over conflicting island...
Thai Processors Control One-Third Of US Pouch Market
The good start of the year for US tuna pouches imports was partially negated in the second quarter of 2023. US traders and retailers purchased ten percent more prepared products than in the...
Philippines Annual ‘Gensan’ Tuna Festival Draws To A Close
After a week of celebrations, the Philippines annual ‘Gensan Tuna Festival’ concluded Tuesday. The cultural event brings people together in General Santos known as the “Tuna Capital of...
Why EU Considers Vegetable Extracts As Food Additives
Last week, the US Food and Drug Authority (FDA) announced changes in its rules governing processing canned tuna in the country. This included revising the upper and lower limits of vegetable...
Vietnam Tuna Exports To South Korea Shot Up 468%
The EU and US continue to be the top buyers of Vietnamese canned tuna, but shipments to South Korea increased by 468 percent from January to July this year. According to the Vietnam...
EPO Yellowfin Size Decrease Need Investigation Says Scientist
EPO yellowfin catches reached a 15-year peak in 2022 when tuna vessels caught 291,826 M/T, a 15 percent rise from the year before. The sizes of these species caught on FAD sets have also been...
Philippines Claims To Be Among World’s Top Tuna Exporters
The Philippines tuna industry declared it is one of the world’s leading producers of tuna at the recent Tuna National Congress held in General Santos city. According to Drusila Esther Bayate,...
Japan Tells WTO China’s Seafood Ban Is “Unacceptable”
Last week, China announced the suspension of the import of tuna and other seafood from Japan because the latter released wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the...
US Warns Of Stern Actions Against IUU Fishing Nations In Congress Report
The US recently released a report identifying nations engaged in IUU fishing, bycatch of sharks and turtles, and forced labor. The ‘2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries...
Mozambique President Let Off Hook In Tuna Scandal UK Court Case
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has been left off the hook by a high court judge in London for his alleged involvement in the country’s USD 2 billion scandal, which included the fraudulent...
FFA Holds Third Meeting To Align Pacific Islands On USD 600 Mln Tuna Treaty
The Pacific Islands have been eagerly awaiting the approval of the USD 600 million support for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) assured by US President Joe Biden last year. The green...
Taiwanese Court Imposes Hefty Fine On Vessels Accused Of IUU Fishing
Taiwan’s Supreme Administrative Court sentenced two longliners for allegedly fishing for endangered shark species. The Taiwanese-flagged vessels ‘Sheng Ji Qun 3’ and ‘Jin Chang 21’ will be...
Half-Year US Pre-Cooked Tuna Loins Import Lowest In Five Years
American tuna processors imported a quarter less frozen pre-cooked tuna loins in the first six months of 2023 compared to what they bought the year before. Fiji and Mauritius lost significant...
EU Alerts: High Mercury Reported In Tuna From Spain And Morocco
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported three tuna-related incidents in August, two from Italy and one from Spain. On August 14, Italian officials notified RASFF of the...
Brazilians Prefer Gomes Da Costa And Coqueiro Tuna Brands
São Paulo residents using canned tuna in their sandwiches, salads, or pasta scored the products of the brands Gomes Da Costa and Coqueiro as the best. This was revealed in the annual survey...
Major Global Tuna Highlights August 2023
August was a month of major changes in the tuna industry. IATTC adopted harvest control rules for tropical tuna after much discussion. The US FDA’s new proposed rule brightened tuna producers’...