The Spanish maritime technology company Satlink grew last year due to development in its performance, innovation, and the expansion of its workforce, according to its 2025 Impact report. The...
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Europêche Points Out Challenges As EU–Indonesia Deal Nears Ratification
Europêche, the representative body for the European fishing industry, stated that Indonesia’s non-binding commitments, when it comes to labor rights, create an “uneven playing field for...
Petit Navire Invites Consumers To Test Tuna For Mercury
Thai Union-owned French tuna brand Petit Navire has launched a new campaign, ‘Faites le Test’ (Take the Test), allowing consumers to send their bought cans of tuna for a mercury content test...
Demand For WR Yellowfin In EU Declined
EU buyers reduced their purchases of frozen whole round yellowfin from both EU and non-EU vessels in 2025, with prices for the product edging slightly lower. Supply was sourced predominantly...
Tuna Stocks Hold Strong But Climate Risks Loom, Warns WCPFC
The WCPFC recently released a summary report of its Twenty-Second Regular Session of the Commission held last December. It outlined key decisions and debates on issues such as the health of...
South African Pole-And-Line YF Catches Certified
The yellowfin catches of the already MSC-certified South Africa Albacore Tuna Pole and Line Fishery received the blue tick. The CAB, Control Union, published the Public Certification Report...
Pevasa Denies Sale, Confirms Search For Investors
Pevasa is continuing its normal operations, and the rumors that the Spanish fishing company is for sale are not true, says its CEO, Borja Soroa. On Thursday, Faro de Vigo newspaper said that...
Mauritania Highlights Progress And Gaps in Tuna Sector Transparency
Mauritania recently published its sixth Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) report. It focused on the 2025 Fisheries Management in Mauritania and stated that some details of its tuna...
Peak Demand For Pre-Cooked Loins In EU Canneries
European canners’ demand for intermediate products reached record levels in 2025, but it was just three percent higher than in 2024. Non-EU processors increased their pre-cooked loins supply...
New Study Redraws Atlantic BF Spawning Map
A group of American scientists conducted an over six-decade-long analysis of Atlantic bluefin to understand their spawning patterns in the Western Atlantic. The study, ‘A re-evaluation of...
Nauterra Strengthens Supply Chain By Joining Logistics Cluster
Spanish tuna company Nauterra recently announced that it has become a member of the Galicia Logistics Cluster, reinforcing its representation in the Galician canning and food sector. The...
WPRFMC Moves To Reopen Tuna Fishing In Pacific Monuments
As uncertainty persists over the reopening of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has moved ahead with final...
US Fines Importers Over Mexican ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna Violations
US agency NOAA Fisheries halted millions of pounds of improperly labeled Mexican tuna from entering the US market and penalized importers for falsely marketing the products as ‘dolphin-safe'...
Spanish Canners WR Intake Drops 20 Percent
While almost all major EU processors increased their imports of tuna raw materials in 2025, Spain's reduced intake brought down the overall volumes of frozen whole rounds last year. EU...
Asian Tuna Exports Face Pressure Amid Middle East War
The conflict in the Middle East is straining global commerce, disrupting flows of fuel and a range of commodities. The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical crude oil and shipping...
Demand For Tuna In US Climbs As Lent And Storms Boost Pantry Stockpiling
The Lent season that began in February in the US has pushed the sales of tuna and other seafood, especially shelf-stable items, that month. Shelf-stable tuna sales value and volume increased...
Century Pacific Earns Worldpanel Recognition
US-based consumer data company, Wordpanel by Numerator, recently named Century Pacific as the only Filipino brand in its ‘Made Local, Played Global’ report, a recognition of the brand's...
The New EU Rule On Purse Seine Freezing: Who Wins, Who Loses?
A major shift is underway in the tuna trade, and the consequences are already unfolding. The upcoming European Tuna Conference will reveal more. Since January 27th, the EU has enforced a new...
Are Global Tuna Fleets On The Verge Of Pausing Fishing Activities?
Oil prices have risen rapidly, and with them, the costs for tuna vessels' Marine Gas Oil (MGO) due to the Middle East war and blockade of crude via the Strait of Hormuz. Indian Ocean boat...
Will High Fuel Costs Halt IO Seiner Operations?
Exorbitant fuel costs are forcing fishing companies in the Indian Ocean to consider docking their purse seiners in port indefinitely. Although the skipjack raw material price has increased...