The recent arrest of two top Japanese executives created quite a stir in the nation’s fishing industry. But it has also brought out skeletons in the closet, thus tarnishing the image of...
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Somalia Steps Forward Objecting To IOTC FAD Ban
Somalia has objected to the IOTC FAD rule that was put in place last month. The nation (with a small artisanal fleet) did not specify why it objects to the proposal. In its letter, Minister of...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Moving Closer To USD 2,000 Barrier
Frozen whole round skipjack trade is experiencing a sharp increase as canners in Thailand are scrambling to obtain sufficient raw material for already contracted orders amid low supply....
Readers Optimistic: US Will Import More Canned Tuna By 2023
Canned tuna demand has been growing in the US market. Retailers in the country bought one-quarter more of the product last year, exceeding volumes purchased in the last 11 years (except for...
GTA Launches Limited Edition Of Canned ‘Overfished Indian Ocean Yellowfin’
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) unveiled a new “Overfished Indian Ocean Yellowfin” canned product at the ongoing Boston Seafood Show to raise awareness of the overexploitation of this tuna....
Thai Union Extends Timeline For 100% Monitoring Of Tuna Longliners
Thai Union (TU) has pledged its commitment to sustainable oceans and 100 percent monitoring of its vast tuna supply chain by 2030. It especially concerns albacore caught by longliners. The...
Portugal Gateway For Ecuadorian Raw Tuna Loins Violating EU Rules
The EU rules on safety precautions for frozen yellowfin loins for direct human consumption are still being violated by Ecuador. Spanish processors and traders have been denouncing it for some...
Spanish Officials Seized Cocaine In Tuna Loins Shipment
Spanish Customs and Civil Guard officials found 50 kg of cocaine hidden in a shipment of tuna loins aboard a container vessel at the Port of Vigo on March 3. The vessel ‘Saint Laurent’ arrived...
Korean ‘Sun Flower 7’ Left Thailand Voluntarily
The Thai Department of Fisheries released a statement clarifying some misrepresentations regarding the Korean-flagged reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’. The officials investigated the origin of...
Ivory Coast Traders Urge Action Against Foreign Cartel
Despite repeated protests, an illegal faux thon (fake tuna) trade persists in Ivory Coast. Samba David, President of the Coalition of Indignants of Côte d'Ivoire (Cici) has denounced the...
Yemen Tuna Export Ban Likely To Be Null And Void
The government of Yemen halted all exports of fresh fish due to a shortage in the local market and soaring domestic rates. But the Arab nation will likely have to lift the ban as fish prices,...
Jealsa Temporarily Shuts Down Operations In Guatemala
The scarcity of raw materials has affected operations at Jealsa’s Guatemala loining plant, Industria Atunera Centroamericana. The company has decided to suspend over 300 employees for 90 days...
TU Gives Red Lobster Half Year To Stop Bleeding Money
US restaurant chain, Red Lobster, has been bleeding money which has been eating into Thai Union’s profits. In February, the world’s largest tuna company revealed that it lost THB 1.21 billion...
Study Reveals Prehistoric Sea Monster Resembled Tuna
The fossil species Dunkleosteus terrelli, the first vertebrate 'superpredator', was probably only 13 feet (four meters) long and resembled a tuna in its size. Research published this month...
Italy’s Canned Tuna Imports Booming
Canned tuna demand in Italy soared last year as traders and retailers massively increased their imports year on year. In 2022, EU canned tuna imports hit a peak of 546,872 M/T, with nearly...
Oil Spill Endangers Livelihoods Of Filipino Tuna Fishers
Oil leakage from a sunken tanker off the coast of the Philippines has jeopardized the lives of thousands of fishers and largely destroyed the marine life. The ship ‘MT Princess Empress’...
Korean Reefer Must Leave Thailand Due To IUU Tuna Cargo
Thai authorities have ordered the South Korean-flagged reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ to leave Bangkok port without offloading 4,000 M/T of tuna. A police investigation has revealed that its...
Abidjan Canneries Suffer Whole Round Shortage From FAD Ban
The FAD ban in the Atlantic is ending March 13 and canneries in Abidjan are yearning for an increased supply of raw material. Currently, free school skipjack and yellowfin being landed in the...
Atun Sostenible Group Seeks MSC Cert For EPO Skipjack And Yellowfin
Panamanian organization Atun Sostenible Ltd. S.A is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack and yellowfin in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). The assessment body,...
High Seiner Fuel Price In 2022 Drives Seychelles Petroleum’s Profits
Last year was fruitful for the Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEYPEC) – the archipelago’s bunker fuel firm – as its tanker fleet churned a profit of USD 25 million. This company provides marine...