Thai Union (TU) Group announced on Wednesday that it will be investing CAD 39.5 million (USD 30.8 million) in Mara Renewables Corporation as part of a growth funding round. Mara, based in Nova...
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Dead Seiner Crew Member Found In Lagoon
A dead Asian crew member of a tuna purse seiner was found dead in the Majuro Lagoon, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), on Tuesday morning. According to a police report from the Majuro Atoll...
Accusations Of IUU Fishing EU Seiners Based On “Non-Reliable” Data
Europêche, the leading trade body representing EU fishing companies, is irate over allegations that Spanish and French-owned purse seiners were IUU fishing in the waters of several developing...
Real Introduces Gourmet Canned Tuna
The Real tuna brand, owned by Nirsa, has launched a new Gourmet line with four different flavors – fine herbs, pepper and lemon, oregano, and smoked tuna with chili. All the products are...
Mooring Of Large Seiners Steers Seychelles Quotes Upward
Skipjack catches in the Indian Ocean (IO) around Seychelles are poor, which is normal for May and June. There arer fewer fish caught on FADs during this period and only free school fishing is...
Americans Consumed 18% More Canned Tuna
The US increased its canned tuna consumption by 18 percent per capita in 2020 while total seafood demand dropped three percent per head because of disruption in supply and lockdowns due to the...
No Compliance, No Subsidies For Tuna Vessels Say Chinese Provinces
Two major Chinese provinces, Fujian and Shangdong, which serve as bases for the Chinese distant water fleet targeting tuna and other seafood, have announced that fuel subsidies will only be...
Tri Marine MSC Certified Vessels Allegedly Committed Shark Finning
A recently released study by the UK non-profit Shark Guardian has accused several purse seining and longlining vessels active within the Western Pacific under the Tri Marine MSC...
Tuna Proteins Might Help Alleviate Arthritis
A group of researchers has looked into tuna elastin peptides and how they could alleviate arthritis in humans. Scientists from Ningbo University in China recently published the study --...
IOTC “Will Collapse” If Conservation Measures Are Not Applied
On the first day of the IOTC annual meeting, Seychelle’s Fisheries Minister warned that the Commission is “in a dangerous situation." On May 16, Jean Francois Ferrari announced in his opening...
Century Tuna Superbods Finalists Revealed In Live Show
The 32 finalists of this year’s Century Tuna Superbods were revealed at the Sofitel Plaza in Manila on May 11. The auditions were held online but the activities and challenges the candidates...
Thai Skipjack Q1 Imports Reduced By 20%
Thai canners purchased 20 percent less whole round frozen skipjack in the first quarter of 2022 given that many main seiner fleets experienced lower catches. The total business lost around...
Basque Pole & Liners Trapped In EU-Senegal Conflict
Since January, four Basque pole-and-line vessels have been moored in the Dakar Port while waiting for a solution to legal issues that caused their seizure. The Senegalese government...
Pacific Islands Have Excessive Burden Of Feeding The World
Tuvalu's Foreign Minister, Simon Kofe, has said that tiny Pacific island nations carry a disproportionate burden trying to feed the world with tuna from their waters. He wants climate change...
Walmart Unjustly Blamed For Not Mentioning Species On Its Label?
Walmart’s Great Value Chunk Light Tuna is the least favorite canned tuna for nutritionist Lauren Manaker. She has criticized the brand for not specifying the species on the label so consumers...
IOTC Annual Meeting Kicks Off
The 26th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) kicked off today in Victoria, Seychelles, and it will run until May 20. Several major topics will be revisited this year for...
IO Seiners Fill Up Q1 Skipjack Shortage In Bangkok
Much lower volumes of whole round frozen tuna from major fleets found their way to Thai canneries in the first three months of the year. Purse seiners catching in the Indian Ocean...
Fiji Still Searching Ways To Help Meet PAFCO’s Tuna Demand
The current Fijian tuna fleet cannot meet the Pacific Fishing Company's (PAFCO) demand for albacore. The government is working on plans that will secure the supply of raw material from outside...
Proposed Management Procedure Aimed To Relieve Pressure On IO Bigeye
Establishing a management procedure (MP) for bigeye in the Indian Ocean will be another major discussion during the IOTC annual meeting next week. Australia and environmental groups are urging...
Palau Fisheries Minister Wants Locals To Consume More Tuna
Tuna has to take a bigger part in the food security of Palau, emphasized Steven Victor, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment. He argued that besides income from fishing...