The pirate problem in the most dangerous fishing area for tuna vessels, the Gulf of Guinea, is not lessening. The Spanish fishing sector and Danish container company, Maersk, want...
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Bumble Bee On Track To Hit Chunk Light MSC Goal By 2022
A year into committing to a range of sustainability initiatives, Bumble Bee has released a progress report on these projects. It seems the US tuna company is moving in the right direction when...
Hopes Rising For An IATTC Decision On FAD Limits For Seiners
The IATTC meeting is well underway and member countries are adamant about reaching a consensus on conservation measures for tropical tuna. The virtual gathering started this past Monday and...
Shortage Of Large Yellowfin Hampers Asian Steak Production
There is a supply shortage of large yellowfin in various parts of the world and this might prove to be a great challenge for tuna processors in Asia and the Indian Ocean regions. There are...
Ecuador Loses A Quarter Of Its EU Canned Business In Q1
The big drop in orders from EU buyers during the first three months of 2021 has heavily hit almost all foreign suppliers and of them, Ecuador experienced the largest reduction in terms of...
Readers: In-Person Seafood Events Will Not Happen Until 2022
The majority of our readers are very optimistic that life as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic is on its way back. However, they still believe that in-person seafood events will only take...
Vaccinated Workers Tested Positive For COVID In Princes Cannery
A total of four Bangladeshi women working at the Princes tuna cannery in Mauritius have tested positive for COVID-19 last week. They had all been previously vaccinated against the...
Mauritius Wants UK Removed From IOTC
Mauritius and the UK are at each other’s throats again over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean (IO). The island nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional...
Fishers’ Livelihoods In The Spotlight On World Ocean Day
June 8 marks World Ocean Day, a time to celebrate our biggest and most important resource. The oceans cover over 70 percent of the planet and produce at least 50 percent of the oxygen for all...
Frinsa Loses Another Legal Battle Over Trademark Plagiarism
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected Frinsa’s claims that another brand in the country was plagiarising its trademark which created confusion among buyers. The recent decision came...
EU Buyers Made Drastic Cuts In Their Canned Tuna Orders
The first quarter of this year was marked by a big drop in canned tuna deliveries to the majority of EU markets. This is a continuation of the trend of Q4 2020 when the import demand of this...
Coastal States Feel They Are The Victims In IO Yellowfin Drama
Since Monday, members of the IOTC have been arguing over rebuilding plans for tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean (IO), especially yellowfin. The RFMO is holding its annual meeting this week,...
Mexican Handline Fishers Protest Over Preference For Rich Seiner Sector
A group of tuna fishermen in Ensenada, a port city on the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja California, is protesting against federal authorities for not issuing them permits for handline...
Ministry Raises Health Alert For Italian Yellowfin
The Ministry of Health in Italy has issued a recall for thawed yellowfin fillets after it concluded that they contained chemical substances which represent a health risk. The incident involves...
Indian Archipelago Eyes Good Fresh Tuna Trade With Japan
Officials in the Lakshadweep archipelago off the coast of Kerala in India announced last Saturday that the region will begin exporting chilled fresh tuna to Japan via air freight. “The first...
IATTC Kicks Off, Will FAD Knock Off Negotiations Once Again?
The extraordinary meeting of the IATTC to discuss tropical tuna conservation measures in the EPO starts today. Several countries submitted proposals to the RFMO although a...
Seychelles Skipjack Price Stable Due To Canneries’ Support
Although the COVID-19 situation in Seychelles is more or less under control and the Indian Ocean fleet’s operations are now less affected by its consequences, June so far has proven not to be...
What Tuna Longliners Are Doing To Reduce Seabirds Bycatch
Over the years, the tuna industry has been working on various means to reduce its impact on non-targeted species such as seabirds. Longline tuna fisheries especially have the largest effect on...
EU Alerts: Tuna Transported In Poor Temperatures Destroyed In Spain
A total of four tuna-related alerts were raised with the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in May. They ranged from poor temperature control for frozen shipments to high levels...
Marshall Islands Will Vaccinate Tuna Crews In Majuro
In what would be a huge relief for tuna crews in the Pacific, the Marshall Islands has announced that it will soon start vaccinating crews on fishing fleets coming into port in its...