The death of a 44-year-old sailor working for the Basque company Inpesca has sent shock waves across the tuna industry. The victim, who reportedly died last week from “non-traumatic” causes,...
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EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal Ends With Uncertainty Over Renewal
The EU fisheries agreement with Morocco came to an end on Monday. But now there are doubts if it will be renewed. It depends on the EU Court of Justice's future ruling since the EU had...
US Insists Taiwan Increases Support For Sustainable Fisheries
The US is putting its foot down in combating IUU fishing. The country has arrived at a new deal with Taiwan to adopt conservation management measures for tuna and other fish and to...
EPO Potential Seiner Fish Hold Volumes Remain At Peak
The EPO purse seiner fleet's potential capacity remains at a peak and is close to being fully realized, according to the latest data from the IATTC. Last year, vessels in this region landed...
RD Group And PNG Govt Investigating Joint Venture On Fishing And Processing
Philippine-based RD Fishing Group (RDFG) which has been in trouble over its halted operations has now started talks with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to begin investigations into...
WCPO Tuna DNA Barcode On Atuna Species Guide Page
The DNA barcodes for Thunnus Albacares and Katsuwonus Pelamis from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are listed in the FDA Seafood List and on the tuna species guide page on Atuna. The...
Mexico Seizes Seiner That Abandoned Net
Mexican officials suspect that the Mexican-flagged ‘Maria Guadalupe' abandoned the seiner net near the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of the Gulf of California. Last month, the Mexican...
Dongwon F&B Expects Growth For Q2 Sales
Although not officially published, Dongwon Food & Beverage has exceeded market expectations with a 13.8 percent growth in revenue in the second quarter of this year. Hana Securities...
Seiners Seen Fishing Again Close To Mexican MPA
Artisanal fishermen are fuming that purse seiners are operating close to a marine protected zone, the Las Ánimas area in Baja California, Mexico. This comes a few weeks after an abandoned net...
Ex-Minister Pleads Not Guilty In Tuna Scam In US
Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique was extradited from South Africa to the US on Wednesday for his role in a USD 2 billion scandal which also involved USD 850 million in...
German Retail Sales Volume Of MSC Canned Tuna Rose By 23% In 2022
It is no surprise that Germans have a preference for sustainable tuna and seafood, they are the world's biggest buyers of these products. In a survey conducted for MSC, nine out of ten...
US Single Duty Quota Reduced By 10% For 2023
The US Customs and Border Protection announced recently the volume of Chunk light tuna in brine that falls under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS), also known as single duty. The six...
Spanish Canners Hit Back On Claims Of Mercury Risks In Tuna
Over the years, tuna companies have had to fight claims (including those from health authorities) about the hazardous effects of mercury in canned tuna. Spanish canners association...
Over 11 Million Sajo Tuna Liquid Bottles Sold
Korean tuna company Sajo Daerim announced this month that the cumulative sales of its Sajo Tuna Liquid have exceeded 11.28 million bottles since its introduction in 2016. The product, one of...
Rare Appearance Of Bluefin On Canadian Coast And Other Social Media Trends
The American organization SeaDoc Society, which works towards ensuring the health of marine wildlife, recently shared videos and images of a Pacific bluefin that washed ashore from the Salish...
Mexican Tuna Vessel Rescues Sailor Shipwrecked For Three Months
The crew of Mexican-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘Maria Delia,’ listed under IATTC, rescued a man from a shipwreck who had been missing for over three months. Details about his identity and what...
New GTA Director Suddaby Determined To Shake Up RFMOs With End-Market Power
“Working with our partners in a really effective way to drive change is very critical to me,” said Daniel Suddaby, the new Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). He spoke to...
Walmart Extends MSC Tuna Supply Contract With PIT
Pacific Islands Tuna (PIT) has received an extension on its contract with Walmart for another two years to deliver MSC-certified canned tuna for the retailer’s Great Value brand. According to...
Will Future Deep-Sea Mining Contaminate Tuna Populations?
This week, a research paper was published stating that future deep-sea mining projects will negatively impact tuna stocks, and most importantly, contaminate them with heavy metals from plumes...
Europêche Cries Foul Over EU ATQ Regulation
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a regulation setting the autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for tuna and other seafood products for 2024 and 2025. The EU fishery organization,...