In early August, the Fijian-flagged longliner 'Hangton No. 112' was blacklisted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preventing all tuna cargo originating from the vessel from entering...
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Conxemar Ends, Exceeds Expectations
Yesterday, the Conxemar 2021 trade show closed its doors. In three days, the face-to-face event attracted 22,000 visitors from 95 countries. The organization was pleasantly surprised with...
Africa’s Free-Trade Area Perfect Tool To Create New Tuna Markets
One of the main goals behind the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was to facilitate the movement of capital and investments within the continent. With this in mind,...
Judge Struggles With Claims And Dismisses Case Against Subway
Californian federal judge, Jon Tigar, has thrown out the window the lawsuit by two Bay Area women representing customers initially accusing Subway of selling sandwiches and wraps with no real...
Japanese Company Sues Maersk Over Damaged Tuna
A cargo of tuna for the lucrative Japanese sashimi market spoiled during transportation as the necessary temperature was not maintained throughout the trip. Hence, the product ended up going...
Solomon Islands Domestic Tuna Fleet’s 2020 Catches Collapsed
Solomon Islands national fleet's tuna catches in 2020 more than halved mainly due to the large drop in the number of domestically flagged vessels, according to the country’s annual report to...
Spanish Shrimp Company Buys First P+L Tuna Vessel
The Spanish Buba Group has announced that it has purchased a tuna pole-and-liner, which is in fact the first boat owned by the firm. The vessel, flagged to Spain, is currently sailing to what...
Should Responsibility Of FADs Be On Buoy Operators?
Drifting FADs (dFADs) are once again at the forefront of conversations in the global tuna industry. This time a group of more than 100 NGOs and retailers published a report calling for...
Susan Jackson: ISSF A Necessity For The Tuna Sector
The greatest value of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is that it brings together different stakeholders in the tuna industry to work together on common goals. Susan...
EU Alerts: Italians Raised Several Warnings About Spanish Tuna
Tuna-related incidents reported to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in September ranged from poor temperature control to food poisoning. Out of the seven issues reported,...
Indonesia Set On Boosting Its Already Monumental Tuna Catches
Indonesia has the potential to further expand its fishery sector, according to the country’s Deputy for Maritime Sovereignty and Energy at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment...
US NGO Takes First Step Into Tuna Trading Business
Today, the US-based environmental NGO, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), announced a partnership with the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) for a joint venture company to supply MSC sustainable...
MSC Reports Increases On Tuna But Gives No Insight In Whole Round Weight
Sales of MSC tuna products around the world have increased considerably in the past year, according to the Marine Stewardship Council. The organization is attributing the growth to the notion...
Spanish Pole-And-Liners Won’t Be Able To Fish In Morocco
The fisheries and trade agreements between the EU and Morocco have been recently annulled by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) taking away the right to fish for several Spanish-flagged...
StarKist Mascot Turns 60, Happy Birthday Charlie
Yesterday, StarKist’s mascot Charlie the Tuna celebrated his 60th birthday. The famous icon for decades has been urging Americans to eat tuna. He was honored with a miniature of himself and a...
Kenyan Tuna Crews Allege Abuse On Board Chinese Vessels
Several Kenyan crew members have alleged abusive working conditions on board Chinese-owned fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean. This was revealed during the Senate’s Labor and Social...
Dongwon Group Diversifying From Fish To Livestock
The Dongwon Group is diversifying its business from fishery to meat. It recently carried out an organizational restructuring by establishing a livestock division under its subsidiary Dongwon...
EU & Japan Say No To Special Session On DFADs Reduction Proposal
The issue over a major drifting FADs (dFADs) proposal submitted by Kenya that was laid out during the IOTC annual meeting in June has not been resolved. The recommendation pushed for an...
Japan’s Skipjack Imports Crash, Indonesia Suffers Most
Sales of frozen whole round tuna to Japan have taken a big hit in the first half of the year (H1). Imports reached the lowest level in at least the last five years, pushed by the lack of...
Conxemar Starts In Spain, Brings Industry Face-To-Face
Today, one of the biggest seafood trade shows kicks off in Spain. The first in-person event since the pandemic took the world by storm. Conxemar opened its doors to wholesalers, importers,...