Fish and fish products are the second-largest category of fraud reports in the EU. The list compiled by the EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FNN) includes 349 non-compliance notifications. The top...
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Crew Rescued From Burning Indonesian Tuna Seiner
On September 8, an Indonesia-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘SETIA ABADI 2’ caught fire in the Indian Ocean around 400 nautical miles (740.8 km) off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The boat sent...
Process To Upgrade MIFCO’s Plant Kickstarted
The state-owned Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has started the prequalification process to upgrade its current Felivaru Fisheries Complex. The company manages the largest...
Tenth World Tuna Conference Kicks Off In Vigo
Today, Anfaco-Cecopesca’s X World Tuna Conference started in Vigo, Spain. The two-day event is themed 'Disrupt Your Tuna Business' and will take place both virtually and in person. It aims to...
Sharp Cut In Whole Round Yellowfin Supply To EU Processors
The supply of whole round frozen tuna to EU processing plants strongly plummeted during the first half of 2021. A dive in yellowfin deliveries guided this drop which created the lowest intake...
Biz Groups Tell Court Price-Fixing Class Certification Can Be Abused By US Tuna Consumers
Three business associations have asked the US appeals court, the Ninth Circuit, to uphold a split panel’s decision to de-certify three classes of canned tuna buyers in a multi-district...
Deal For New Omani Processing Plant Signed
Oman is one step closer to building a new tuna processing plant in Duqm Fishery Port. International Marine Products Company signed a land infrastructure agreement with the Omani Authority for...
Does Abuse Also Occur Within EU Fishing Fleets?
The EU fishing sector has been very outspoken about not wanting fish from vessels involved in labor abuses entering the economic bloc, especially Asian fleets. However, the latest information...
“Robin Hood In Reverse” Wants To Video Testify In Mozambique Tuna Scandal
The trial concerning USD 2 billion of hidden debts that included a massive tuna bonds scandal in Mozambique is still ongoing. This time, Jean Boustani, the senior official of the Abu Dhabi...
Massive Quantity Of Unmanaged Anchored FADs In Indonesian Waters
An estimated 10,000 to 50,000 unlicensed anchored FADs (aFADs) are in operation in Indonesian fishing grounds, according to one study. However, official data shows a much lower number because...
Maldives Eager To Get EU Preferential Duties Again
The Maldivian government is adamantly working on getting back preferential tariffs for its tuna products entering the EU. The Foreign Secretary, Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, has been lobbying in...
500 Scientists Alert Tuna Sector On Dangers Of Nauru Ocean Mining Project
Hundreds of scientists have raised the alarm about the Pacific island nation of Nauru's intention to start deep-sea mining in two years. They claim that the complete effects of this on marine...
More Tuna Substitutes In The Future?
There is an increasing number of plant-based tuna substitute products being sold and there is a good chance that there might be more such alternative food items in the near future, according...
All Set For EU & Guinea Bissau Fisheries Agreement
The EU and the African nation of Guinea-Bissau will be entering a new fisheries agreement after more than two years in the making. The arrangement maintains fishing opportunities for tuna...
John West UK Goes Bold With Tuna Health Claims
An increasing number of people are becoming health-conscious notably in these unprecedented times and younger people are especially turning to superfoods for their well-being. John West has...
EU Canned Tuna Exports Outside Continent Growing
The vast majority of canned tuna exports from EU nations are destined for other countries within the economic bloc. However, the volume that is headed outside the region has been growing in...
Majority Of Galicians Care About Sustainability While MSC Lacks Presence?
In the region of Galicia in Spain, consumers' purchasing decisions are highly influenced by the environmental impact of products. This is partly what a study recently carried out by Jealsa’s...
Ex-TU’s McBain To Steer Singapore’s Green Finance Fund
On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, announced the formation of a new Sustainability Group and the appointment of Darian McBain as Chief Officer...
Indian Tuna Fishers Say Fuel Subsidies Needed For Survival
Tuna fishers in South India are hoping their catches will fetch better prices and officials will give them subsidies amidst increasing fuel costs. Fishermen from Kasimedu harbor in Chennai are...
Peru Says Foreign Tuna Vessels Paid Approx USD 4.5 Million In Fishing Rights
The Peruvian government has struck back at the accusations that it had forgotten to enforce a law that has foreign tuna vessels land 30 percent of their catches in the country’s ports. The...