Philippines seafood company Century Pacific Food (CNPF) announced that its revenue for the first three months of 2023 was PHP 15.62 billion (USD 2.8 billion), nearly a six percent YoY growth....
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Emergency Surgery Performed Onboard Tuna Seiner Saves Fisherman’s Life
The life of a Manta-based sailor onboard an Ecuador-flagged purse seiner was saved due to the timely intervention of doctors and the Ecuadorian Navy. Forty-two-year-old Daniel Cevallos was...
Moderate IO Catches Drive Up Skipjack Price Even Higher
Historically, April and May are months of lower tuna catches for purse seiners in the Indian Ocean. This usually leads to a price increase for both skipjack and yellowfin. This year has been...
Tri Marine Inching Closer To WCPO Bigeye MSC Certification
Tri Marine Western and Central Pacific purse seine skipjack, yellowfin FAD, and free school fishery are close to achieving an MSC certification for their bigeye catches. The Final Draft...
New Galapagos Bond Good For Conservation And Ecuador’s Sovereign Debt
Ecuador issued a new blue bond that will ensure USD 12 million annually for 20 years to conserve the Galapagos Islands, one of the world’s most valuable ecosystems with tuna-rich waters. The...
DFADs Debate Still On Going In IOTC, New Exec Secretary Approved
The debate over the management of drifting FADs is still ongoing at the IOTC annual meeting. Yesterday, the Commission recapped the second day's discussions including the recruitment of the...
Low Supply & High Skipjack Price Pushes Bangkok Canners To Slash Production
The abysmal supply situation coupled with high prices has forced canners in the Bangkok tuna processing hub to cut their capacities. The price of frozen whole round skipjack is still over the...
Concarneau Tuna Veteran Joseph Briant Passed Away At 92
The Concarneau fishing industry bid farewell to Joseph Briant, alias Jos, one of the pioneers of its tuna sector. The 92-year-old, who passed away on April 28, kick-started industrial tuna...
Ricardo Fuentes Group Extends Carbon Neutrality In Tuna Farms
The Spanish bluefin farming company, Grupo Ricardo Fuentes, is taking a further step towards carbon neutrality. For its second solar project, the company installed 2,609 new solar panels in...
Higher Reward Encourages PNG Fishers To Return Tuna Tags
Fishers in Madang are more eager to return the tags found on the tuna they caught, as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has increased the reward ranging from USD 10 to USD 250...
IOTC Meeting 2nd Day: Oman Wants To Reverse YF Objection, EU Puts Forth Tuna MP
On the second day of the IOTC meeting, several major proposals were debated including the multi-annual conservation management plan for tropical tuna submitted by the EU. This is a much-needed...
US Canned Tuna Trade Remained Stable In Q1, Remarkable Price Drop
US canned tuna imports were largely stable at the start of 2023, and the trade amounted to USD 143.75 million. Thai processors managed to keep their trade at almost the same level as in Q1...
Togo Passes Bill To Join ICCAT
Last week, the Togolese National Assembly adopted a bill allowing the country to become a member of ICCAT. The government expects that joining the RFMO will develop the nation’s tuna industry...
Dongwon Skipjack IO Purse Seine Fishery Goes For MSC Certification
The Korean seafood company Dongwon is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack in the Indian Ocean for free school and FAD sets. The certification assessment body,...
Philippine Ocean’s Best Tuna Scrutinized For Foul Odor
Philippines Ocean’s Best Tuna brand has drawn flak after the country’s Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ordered an immediate recall of thousands of cans of tuna. Samples of...
Tuna-Shaped Weathervane A Feast For Tourists’ Eyes
The Spanish province of Cadiz, home to bluefin farms and famous for the Almadraba, has close ties with the fish since the it plays a crucial role to the economy and is an integral part of the...
Pinsa Workers Strike For Fair Profit Sharing
Hundreds of workers at Grupo Pinsa’s Mazatlan processing facility are protesting (since last Thursday) to achieve a fair distribution of profits. They claim the tuna company wants to cut their...
Greenpeace’s Praise For Hy-Vee Over Tuna Traceability Too Much?
Hy-Vee, the US-based supermarket chain, recently published a report on its tuna supply chain for its private label, for the second consecutive year. Greenpeace has praised the retailer for...
EPO Tuna Catch Starts With A Bang, Highest In Ten Years
The Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna fleets have not had such a good start in years. In the first three months of 2023, twelve percent more tuna were caught, mainly driven by increased skipjack...
IOTC Meeting Kicked Off In Mauritius
The 27th IOTC session began today, chaired by Jung Re Kim. Some of the vital topics the commission will touch upon are conservation and management measures for yellowfin, including allocation...