Captains in the WCPO continued to favor waters in the Eastern zone within the PNA region during June, particularly Kiribati's EEZ, one of the most tuna-rich areas...
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Mexico In NOAA’s List Of IUU Fishing Countries
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has called out seven nations for their engagement in IUU fishing activities and 29 countries for having insufficient regulatory...
Bolton To Break Into US Premium Tuna Segment With Wild Planet Acquisition?
Reports have started to circulate about the Italian high-quality consumer goods firm Bolton Group attempting to break into the US market by purchasing Wild...
Thai Packers Bought Record Levels Of Skipjack During H1
Processors in Thailand have been replenishing their frozen whole round skipjack inventories after last year's spike in production made them fully utilize their cold store...
Chinese Company Spends USD 54 Mil On Two New Seiners
On August 11, Chinese Shangdong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries signed a contract with local shipyard Mawei Shipbuilding to build two purse seiners to expand its WCPO tuna fleet and...
Earliest Closure Ever For Spanish Albacore Season
Spanish vessels will have to stop fishing for Atlantic albacore (bonito del norte) as of midnight Sunday, as their total allocated quota of 17,397 M/T is estimated to have been reached....
EPO Shows Increase In FAD-Caught Yellowfin But Fewer Large Ones
Tuna catches for the two largest fleets in the EPO have not been as successful as they were last year. Both the Ecuadorians and the Mexicans caught less fish during the first half of 2021...
Manta Skipjack Shoots Up At Start Of First EPO Veda
Buyers at the Manta port have been closing their tuna deals at prices much higher than in the past months. The situation has been exacerbated by the start of the first EPO veda combined with...
US Coast Guard Vessel Finds Multiple Violations In Albacore Fishery
The US Coast Guard cutter vessel ‘Alert’ completed a 60-day law enforcement patrol last week. The two-month initiative focused on albacore tuna fishing within the US EEZ off the coasts of...
Thai Union’s Share Price Skyrocketing In 2021
Buyers that had confidence in Thai Union’s (TU’s) performance and stepped in at the beginning of 2021 saw their loyalty rewarded. The company’s shares have skyrocketed by 60 percent...
Trial Against Credit Suisse Over Tuna Bonds Gets Date In London Court
A lawsuit filed against Swiss bank Credit Suisse will be heard in the London High Court in September 2023. The financial body is being sued by creditors over the USD 2 billion in...
Brazil State Signs Deal To Analyze Quality Of Tuna In Its Waters
Almost all tuna processing facilities in Brazil are in the coastal state of Caerá. The local government has entered a partnership with Nutec to analyze the quality of the tuna in the waters...
Bangkok Prices Soaring While COVID-19 Crisis Hits Thailand
The skipjack price at the Bangkok port has further grown despite setbacks in Thai canned tuna production capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Processors are working at a lower than usual...
‘Cute’ Real Tuna Sausage A Hit Among Chinese Children
The Chinese brand Yucuti is focusing on the children’s food market with its new 'Cute' tuna sausage. In the first month after its debut, it achieved sales of over CNY 1 million (USD 154,328)....
Princes Carbon Neutral By 2030?
Princes Group has committed to achieving carbon neutrality for all its operations by 2030. The company claims that since 2014 it has already reduced its carbon footprint by 23 percent, a...
Pacific Ministers Say All Flag States Need To Prioritize Fishers Vaccination
During the 18th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial (FFCMin18), Pacific Ministers said that all countries, including flag states operating fishing vessels and FFA members, should prioritize...
Boat Owner Firmly Denies US CBP Forced Labor Allegations
The owner of the longliner that was recently blacklisted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for allegedly enforcing forced labor practices onboard has firmly denied all allegations....
Global Tuna Demand Seriously Depressed In H1
The global demand for canned tuna during the first half of 2021 (H1) has been much softer than in the previous year when retailers filled their inventories as a result of the COVID-19...
ISSF Brings Conservation Measures In Line With Market Demands
The tuna industry’s International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced updates to several of its tuna conservation measures impacting both purse seining and longline fishing....
Thai Union Realizes H1 Growth In A Slow Market
Thai Union Group (TU) has published its 2021 half-year results reporting a sales increase of 4.4 percent. This is a remarkable performance considering that canned tuna makes up around 40...