After years of speculations and setbacks, the joint venture between the Vanuatu government and China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC) opened the Sino-Van processing plant in the island...
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Philippines Urging EU To Resume Talks On Tuna Free Trade
The Philippines has once again expressed its desire to continue free trade relations with the EU, especially since the current Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) scheme will expire...
Australia’s First Female Tuna Boss
Dinko Seafoods is one of the top Australian tuna companies founded by Dinko Lukin in 1966 at Port Lincoln. Once millions in debt, the company has now grown to become one of the highest-value...
Canary Pole And Liners Suffering Due To Lack Of Licenses
Fishing for 18 artisanal handline and pole and line vessels in the Spanish archipelago Canary Islands is a distant dream. The crew members have been unable to catch tuna for the past four...
Media Hype Over Misleading Consumer Study On Mercury In Tuna
A recent study from the US-based Consumer Report (CR) on mercury in canned tuna has raised the ire of The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and the tuna sector after it claimed that tuna is...
Mexican Fishery Pursues Dolphin Study To Get MSC Suspension Lifted
The Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna (PAST) will (after suspension of its MSC certification) participate in the In-Transition to MSC (ITM) Program. This will continue until it can...
SKJ1.8:BKK Trading Remains Sluggish For 5 Consecutive Weeks
Trading for skipjack whole rounds continues to be sluggish in Bangkok due to soft demand and supply in the world’s largest processing hub. Most deals are taking place at USD 1,700 per ton for...
Spanish Technology To Make Bluefin Transfer Into Hatcheries Economical
Two Spanish seafood pioneers have developed a new and advanced system that facilitates identifying accurate sea conditions and thus helps transfer the specimens to a hatchery. Spanish...
Japanese Fishery Wants WCPO Skipjack & Yellowfin MSC Cert
The Kyowa-Meiho Purse Seine fishery is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack and yellowfin in the waters of PNA and the high seas. The certification assessment body,...
GrupoMar Invests USD 30 Million For New Seiner
Mexican tuna fishing company GrupoMar is continuing to expand its purse seine fleet. With a USD 30 million investment, the new vessel will arrive at Manzanillo port in September. Antonio...
Newly Developed Technique To Revolutionize Tuna Canning Sector
The canning industry will undergo some exciting changes, thanks to the impetus of the Spanish processors' association Anfaco-Cecopesca's technology center with the support of other tuna...
Night Sets Dramatically Reduce Albatross Bycatch In Albacore LL Fisheries
For a long time, tuna longline fisheries have grappled with high seabird bycatch volumes. Several effective methods have been introduced to reduce the risk for such species. One latest...
TU-Owned Cannery Donates To “Clean City” Tema Project
Pioneer Food Company (PFC), owned by Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), has donated 170 dustbins (240 litre capacity) to the Tema Metropolitan Assembly in the coastal district of Ghana. It is...
China-Indonesia MoU Will Expand Tuna Operations
Indonesia and China had signed a memorandum of understanding regarding industrial development cooperation in 2021. The deal -- “Two Countries, Twin Parks” -- focuses on resource exchange,...
IO Purse Seine Fleet Victim Of A Geopolitical Storm?
Europêche did not pull punches in a statement released last week. The industry lobby group accused the eleven states that pushed through the 72-day dFAD ban in the Indian Ocean of having a...
Why The Mexican Seiner Fleet’s MSC Certification Will Be Suspended
The MSC certification for the Northeastern Tropical Pacific Purse Seine yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery operated by Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna (PAST) will be suspended as of...
Mauritius And Seychelles Back EU Protest On IO FAD Ban
The decision to implement a 72-day IOTC dFAD ban has caused quite a stir in the EU and other member nations, including Mauritius and Seychelles. The archipelagos claim it will affect the tuna...
Historic StarKist Cannery To Be Demolished
The historic StarKist tuna processing plant located at San Pedro has been approved for demolition. The building, over 40 years old, was reportedly once "the largest canning facility in the...
Mexican Tuna Firms Stay Afloat Despite Hurdles
The Mexican tuna industry was marked by experiencing volatility in 2022 primarily due to inflation and obstacles in its export. Eduvigildo Carranza Beltrán, General Director of PINSA, said the...
Spanish Government Awards Marine Instruments For Innovative Strategies
Marine Instruments can boast of yet another golden feather in its crown. The company – which manufactures electronic equipment adapted to marine conditions – won the ‘National Innovation Award...