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...
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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...
Will Any Seafood In-Person Events Take Place In 2021?
Just like last year, COVID-19 is continuing to cause headaches for seafood event producers. On Wednesday, Diversified Communications said that the Seafood Expo Global 2021 gathering will be...
US Judge Says Bumble Bee’s Lawyers Cannot Quit In Price-Fixing Suit
A California federal judge has declared that lawyers representing bankrupt Bumble Bee in a massive price-fixing multi-district lawsuit (MDL) cannot quit as this would subject the company to...
Canned Tuna Producers Facing Rising Vegetable Oil Costs
Global food commodity prices have risen dramatically in the past few months and this includes vegetable oils. The tuna industry needs to keep a sharp lookout over this situation as these...
Spanish Pole-And-Liners Expelled From Senegalese Waters
Spanish fishermen are urging for a solution regarding the conflict with Senegal which has resulted in EU pole-and-line vessels not being able to fish in the African country’s waters for over...
US Canned Tuna Consumption Slightly Up, #3 In NFI’s Top 10
The consumption of canned tuna in the US rose slightly in 2019, which helped boost the overall performance of the preserved seafood sector. This was revealed in the Fisheries of the United...
Pandemic Causes Another Delay To Seafood Expo Global 2021
Today, the organizer for Seafood Expo Global, Diversified Communications, announced another postponement to the 2021 event, citing concerns over the COVID-19 situation and consequent...
Filipino Tuna Fishers Angry Over Illegal Fishing Ban In South China Sea
The Philippines is up in arms over China encroaching on their fishing rights in the South China Sea after the Asian maritime behemoth imposed its annual fishing moratorium for the area....
Readers Confident That Canned Tuna Sales Will Recover
Canned tuna sales have slightly declined during the first months of 2021. Last year was marked by very high purchases driven by the pandemic lockdowns which resulted in panic buying large...
NGOs Urge Court To Rethink Decision On US Tuna Price-Fixing Class Certification
Two American NGOs – an antitrust think tank and a public advocacy group -- have urged an appeals court in California to reconsider its decision on removing the class certification given to...
Tri Marine’s MSC Recertification Includes FADs Component
Tri Marine’s MSC certification in the Western and Central Pacific is advancing steadily as the Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) was recently published. The purse seine fishery already holds...
Thai Canneries Lose A Quarter Of Business With US Tuna Buyers In Q1
The exports from the world’s leading canned tuna processing nation dropped during the first quarter of 2021. Thailand’s canneries were not able to maintain the exceptional shipments of last...
Hawaii’s Tuna Earnings Hit By Lower Catches In 2020
Low volumes of tuna hard hit the bottom lines of Hawaii’s commercial tuna fishermen last year. The global pandemic triggered lockdowns that led to closures of restaurants, other eateries, and...
Global Food Prices Racing Upward, Vegetable Oils Sky High
Global food commodity prices have been bullish for almost a year now and are expected to continue to increase. The trend started almost at the same time the pandemic hit major markets like the...
Five Crew Still Missing In Fiji Longliner Tragedy, One Allegedly Beheaded
FCF Submitting Albacore Longline FIPs For MSC Certification After Only 2 Years
The Taiwanese fishing and trading company FCF has announced new MSC assessments for two of its longline fisheries which have been under a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the past two...
StarKist Moving From HQ In Pittsburgh After 10 Years
Charlie the Tuna is relocating. After more than 10 years, StarKist along with its renowned tuna mascot have decided to move from their headquarters in Pittsburgh to the northern Virginia area....