The Por La Pesca project launched in 2022 to reduce IUU fishing for Ecuadorian and Peruvian artisanal fisheries is now taking on more concrete forms. Building on a successful project in Peru,...
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NGO Insists IO Vessels Remove FADs After Fishing
Organizations are stepping up to clean the Indian Ocean and island coasts as the number of FADs spotted in the waters is rising drastically and many are washing ashore. Oceanika – a Mahe-based...
IPLNF Appoints Prominent Member To Its Board Of Trustees
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has added Mohamed Rasheed, also known as "Moosheed," to its Board of Trustees. The industry veteran and stakeholder who has a vast experience...
Spanish Canners Expand Loin Trade Against Higher Price
Most European canners expanded their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins last year, but the quantity of products that went through Rotterdam port nosedived. EU processors imported 185,615 M/T of...
Balfegó Criticizes Bluefin Quotas And Expands Operations To Italy
Spanish company Grupo Balfegó, specializing in bluefin aquaculture, is expanding its operations to Italy. It has launched new pools in collaboration with a local firm, off the coast of Marina...
Longline Atlantic Albacore Fishery Inches Toward MSC Certification
The Tuna Alliance Atlantic Albacore Fishery is close to gaining its MSC certification. The conformity assessment body SCS Global Services has given passing scores to all four Units of...
Sunflower & Soy Oil Prices Continue To Retreat
Edible oil prices have continued to ease their tight grip on the tuna processing industry and data shows a sharp decline for sunflower and soy for the fourth consecutive month. While extra...
Cadíz Almadrabas Ready To Start But Quota Disappoints
The Spanish Almadraba bluefin fishing is about to start and the “traps” are ready to catch the majestic fish. The Cadiz Almadrabas, organized to sell the fish during the year, is complaining...
MSC Appointed New Chair And Trustees To Take Up Roles This Year
MSC appointed Hartwig Schafer and five new trustees to its board. They will take up their new roles in July and will continue to bring a wide range of experience and expertise at MSC and set...
EU Also Objects Against IOTC FAD Ban Due To Limits On Its Supply Vessels
EU recently declared it is objecting to the IOTC FAD measure and one of the reasons is that it limits the operations of its supply vessels. On Wednesday, the European Commission announced that...
EU Demand For Cooked Yellowfin Loins Makes A Record Jump
EU processors took in historically high levels of frozen pre-cooked loins in 2022, with demand for yellowfin showing a strong pickup, particularly from Spanish canners. This interest...
Taiwanese Port Lands Its Biggest Tuna After A Decade
A harbor in the eastern Taiwanese region of Yilan reported its first bluefin catch for 2023, which also broke the size record of ten years. The fish, weighing 320 kg, was caught near Diaoyutai...
Atunsa’s Legal Win Over Family Of Sailor Who Died Of Malaria On Board Seiner
The family of a Spanish sailor who died of malaria in 2009 while working on Atunsa’s purse seiner has lost a legal battle against the tuna company. The wife and four children of the worker...
FCF Purse Seine Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
The FCF Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) fishery has received the MSC blue logo for its bigeye catches and has also been re-certified for skipjack and yellowfin. SCS Global...
Despite 23% Price Hike, EU Processors Purchased More Loins
Imports by EU canners of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins rose in 2022 to a historic level despite a substantially higher price per ton, indicating that possibly demand and sales are not as price...
Study Says Overfishing Tuna Will Impact Seabirds Due To Hunting Relationship
Tuna and seabirds play a major role in the food chain because they contribute to the stability and persistence of marine ecosystems through top-down control. This is especially important for...
How Will Consumer Market React To High Skipjack Price?
The skipjack price in benchmark Bangkok hit the USD 2,000 per ton barrier at the end of March, and trade in the processing hubs of Seychelles and Manta followed with an increase. The...
EU Says No To IOTC FAD Ban And Proposes MP For Tuna
After much anticipation of what the EU would do after IOTC passed a measure for a FAD ban, the bloc has finally put down its foot, saying no to the three-month dFAD prohibition. The European...
The Rise Of Isabel, From Humble Beginnings To Tuna Giant
The Spanish tuna brand Isabel has a rich history. Its journey dates back to the early 19th century from José de Garavilla Y Quintana, a man with a vision from a small Spanish town. Apart from...
Canned Bluefin Delicacy From Maine At $25
Hand-line bluefin fisher in the Gulf of Maine in the US, Keper Connell, combines his passion for fishing with a profitable canning business. A visit to Barcelona in 2016 appeared to be an...