On May 31, the European Commission adopted new measures on reporting collected fishing gear and created a guide for its Member States. The EU aims to reduce marine litter from fishing gear and...
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Major Global Tuna Highlights May 2021
The tuna industry experienced numerous ups and downs during the month of May, ranging from hosting celebrations for World Tuna Day to seeing a blaze destroy a major part of Jealsa’s cannery to...
PNG’s Minister: Current Fishing Business Has Not Pushed Economic Growth
The PNG Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources recently talked about the potential of the country’s fishery sector, which according to him is heavily underutilized. He proposed...
Greenpeace Says Chinese Seining Firms Mainly Responsible For Forced Labor
All foreign purse seine fishing companies accused of forced labor by Indonesian migrant workers have Chinese ownership. This is what the latest Greenpeace Southeast Asia report on Forced Labor...
US & China Clash Over Import Ban For Tuna Fleet Accused Of Forced Labor
The Americans and Chinese have gotten into another round of verbal conflict over human rights issues. Last Friday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order...
Another Tuna Crew Kidnapped In African Waters
Five tuna fishermen have been kidnapped by pirates in the waters of Benin in West Africa. The incident comes on the heels of the capture of another five sailors from the purse seiner operating...
Frabelle Shows Interest In Building Tuna Cannery In India
Frabelle Fishing Corp has expressed interest in building a tuna processing plant in India just as both the Philippines and Indian authorities are currently looking at working together to boost...
Thai Union Invests In New Pet Food Firm To Regain Japanese Market
Today, Thai Union announced the launching of a new pet food company in Japan named Japan Pet Nutrition. They invested JYP 5 million (USD 45,627) in the enterprise via its subsidiary Songkla...
Mozambique President In Hot Water Over Tuna Bonds Scandal
The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, has been implicated in the billions of dollars scandal, including USD 850 million in tuna bonds, that has rocked the nation. The African country came...
New Japanese Longliner Arrives At Base Port In Canary Islands
A new Japanese-flagged tuna longliner has arrived at the Canary Islands where it will be based while fishing in Cape Verde and Iceland, reported La Provincia. The boat, 'Koryo Maru 88' took a...
Empty Can Costs Surge Due To Chinese Production Restrictions
The price of the second most important cost factor of canned tuna -- steel -- has been steeply rising this year. This is posing a major challenge for processors around the world,...
Missing Tuna Fishers Presumed Dead, Navy Stops Search
Rescue operations for the missing five fishermen from Fiji-flagged longliner ‘FV Tiro II’ have been for naught and have come to a standstill. After nearly two weeks, the Fiji Navy called off...
Frinsa Germany Recalls Tuna Product Due To Health Hazard
The branch in Germany of the Spanish tuna processing group, Frinsa, has issued a recall for a batch of its BILLA Tuna Salad Tuscany product as it represents a health risk due to the possible...
Island Nations Keeping Robust Measures Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out in several regions of the world, the hope to soon reach herd immunity and for normal life to return is growing. However, this path may be longer...
Japanese Pole & Line Fishery Recommended For MSC Certification
The assessment for the Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole-and-line Tuna Fishery, which was announced in July 2020, is reaching its end. The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) overseeing the...
Record Levels Of Skipjack & Albacore Made Their Way To Bangkok In Q1
During the first quarter of this year, Thailand reported a massive increase in its imports of whole round frozen tuna. This was marked by skipjack landings, however, albacore and bigeye also...
Gillnets & Seiners With FADs, The Major Threats To IO Baby Yellowfin
The ongoing debate on the overfished yellowfin stock in the Indian Ocean (IO) is far from over as this tuna remains in a critical state. There is new data that shows that catches by all gears...
Thai Packers’ Raw Material Intake At 5-Year High
Processing plants in Thailand imported greater quantities of raw material during Q1 2021. This might be a move to stock up their inventories after the high demand for canned tuna experienced...
Malta Judges Throw Out EUR 2 Million Claim By Tuna Farm Over Collision
A panel of judges in Malta has dismissed a claim of EUR 2 million by tuna ranch operator, Mare Blue Tuna Farm, over a 2006 incident when a vessel rammed one of its cages. Chief Justice Mark...
Purse Seiners’ Bluefin Fishing Season Begins In Spain
The bluefin season has been ongoing for several weeks and yesterday the purse seine vessels also started fishing for this tuna. These boats will have until the first of July to catch their...