The problem of the dwindling yellowfin population in the Indian Ocean (IO) cannot be corrected if one of the underlying causes is not addressed – the impact of drifting FADs (dFADs) on...
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Vietnam’s Tuna Trade Showing Signs Of Recovery
Vietnam’s tuna business has had a setback due to the global pandemic but is showing signs of reviving since the beginning of the year, especially to the US. Tuna firms have been reporting that...
Online Conversational Analytics Helps Tuna Brands Grow Their Business
Tuna companies are using conversational analytics to track and measure consumers’ likes and dislikes as well as to discover new product possibilities. In the US, StarKist has been using this...
EU And US Suspend All Tariffs In Airbus & Boeing Dispute
On March 5, the EU and the US agreed to suspend tariffs on exports from both parties for a four-month period. This was meant to give them time to settle the years-long running feud over...
Sport Fishermen Detained For Illegal Tuna Fishing
Three fishermen were detained by the Spanish Civil Guard when they were unloading four illegally caught bluefin of 150 and 200 kilograms each. An investigation led to the sailors who are the...
Europêche Tells European Commission To Stop Doubting EU Fishers
A European fishing organization has asked the European Commission (EC) to “stop casting a shadow of doubt” on the responsible EU fishers when it comes to compliance. This comes at a time when...
Seychellois Fishers Waiting 16 Years For EU Compensations
The conversations regarding the EU's outstanding compensation to Seychellois fishermen working onboard European seiners are moving along. The parties are expected to reach an agreement and...
Lack Of Reliable Yellowfin Stock Data Key Sticking Point In IOTC Meeting
Members of the IOTC are in the middle of heated discussions this week about the state of yellowfin in the Indian Ocean (IO) and the reliability of the data for this tuna is being questioned....
Report: US A Major Driver Of Global IUU Seafood, But Not Tuna
Approximately one in three seafood imports that make their way to the US are fished illegally. This is according to a new report by the American environmental non-profit Natural Resources...
Chinese Longliner Runs Aground In Mauritius Waters
A Chinese tuna longliner, 'Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588', ran aground on Mauritius reef waters on March 7. Initial reports claimed that the event occurred after the boat was caught in rough seas and...
All-Women Tuna Crew In South Australia Making A Splash
Tuna fishing crews are almost exclusively comprised of men but in South Australia a handful of women are turning this tradition on its head. The ladies were on a two-day voyage from February 5...
Is The French IO Seiner Fleet Unnecessarily Penalized By The Anti-FAD Lobby?
The IOTC Special Session on yellowfin stock began today and one of the major topics that is being debated is the impact of FADs on this tuna. The EU fleet which comprises mainly of Spanish and...
Silla’s Stock Shows First Signs Of Recovery
The price per share of the Korean fishing company Silla held quite steady during 2020. Like many other tuna firms last year it was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic last March in particular, which...
US West Coast Ports Will Suffer Container Carrier Bottleneck Till Mid-Summer
Ports on the US West Coast, which are of major importance to the Trans-Pacific trade route, have been facing a bottleneck for months. The pandemic-induced massive demand from American...
WCPO’s Mature Yellowfin Catches Hit Record Low
Purse seiners’ catches of large mature yellowfin in the WCPO went from one of their highest levels in two years to the absolute lowest in January 2021. Meanwhile, even though juvenile...
Former Seychelles Official Blames EU Of “Neocolonialism” In IO
With debate heating up over Indian Ocean yellowfin, several coastal states have expressed their disappointment in the EU – particularly the French and Spanish fleets – for refusing to...
UK Reaffirms Sovereignty Over IO Yellowfin-Rich Grounds
In a letter addressed to the IOTC, the UK has reaffirmed its sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, restating its membership in the RFMO. However, it said that it is...
NGOs & Pole-And-Line Fishing Firms Want DFADs Cut In IO
Over the past few weeks, NGOs and other stakeholders have been hurriedly pushing forward their recommendations for the IOTC to consider in the Special Session for the yellowfin rebuilding...
Tuna-Rich PNG Waters Contributed Half Of January’s WCPO Volumes
WCPO seiners made the most effort in the west in PNG waters at the beginning of this year where they also caught the highest volume of skipjack. This boosted carrier activity in the country’s...
Near-Dead Foodservice Business Hits Most EU Supplying Nations Hard
The influx of canned tuna in the EU during the latter part of 2020 was severely hampered by the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Even though each and every supplier lowered their prices it did...