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Task Force Reports On Human Trafficking Allegations In US Tuna Fleet
In December, a report was released by the Task Force on Human Trafficking in Fishing in International Waters. This agency was convened in 2018 to tackle forced labor issues including...
Indian Fishers Want Sri Lanka To Lift Dried Fish Ban
South Indian fishermen want Sri Lanka to overturn its ban on dried fish imports (karuvaadu) from India. The fishing harbor in Kasimedu in Chennai usually sends around 500 M/T of this product...
New Seiner For Bolton Fleet Delivered
Last week, purse seiner ‘Via Alizé’ was delivered by French shipbuilder Piriou to Via Océan S.A.S, formerly owned by Saupiquet France. The vessel is the fourth in the tuna fleet of the...
ISSF President: RFMOs Set A Too-Low Bar In 2020, Must Do Better
The President of the industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has emphasized that RFMOs need to do better in managing tuna resources and making decisions. “In 2021,...
Korean Ministry Warns Of High Piracy Incidents In Tuna Rich West Africa
The South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that piracy incidents in the waters of Somalia have dropped due to its navy's and allies’ efforts. However, such cases in West...
Thailand Tests Markets’ Tuna For COVID-19 To Reassure Consumers
In order to boost consumers' confidence in the local tuna and other fresh and frozen seafood in Bangkok markets, the Public Health Ministry has been testing these products for COVID-19. So...
Tuna Seiner Operators Facing Surge In Fuel Costs From Oil Rally
Over the weekend, the global oil benchmark, the Brent Crude, climbed to the highest level in over a year. It was bolstered by several factors including a more positive economic outlook with...
British Trade Now Also Suffers From Strict EU Seafood Import Rules
British seafood merchants are starting to experience the extensive and costly process of exporting as a third country - non-member state - to the EU. The UK left the economic bloc a year ago....
Almadrabas Keep Share Of Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish government has allocated the country’s bluefin quota in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The limit for this year is the same level as in 2020: 6,107.60 M/T. Thus,...
Scientists Advise IO Vessels To Cut Bigeye & Albacore Catches
Vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) need to reduce their catches of bigeye and albacore or they risk breaching the maximum amount of these tuna species they can fish in these waters. This is...
Maldivian Fishing Communities Benefit From Fair-Trade Tuna
Horizon Fisheries, the first and only MSC fishery to also carry the Fair Trade label, has recently renewed its certification with the latter. Additionally, together with Blueyou Trading and...
French Fishery Pushes MSC Timeline After Numerous Comments
The independent assessment body, Control Union (UK) Limited, recently announced that the timeline for the MSC certification of Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) Indian Ocean Purse...
PAFCO Expects Good Year For Albacore Supply To Bumble Bee
Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO), an important supplier of albacore for Bumble Bee, is expecting a good business year in 2021. Its Chair, Iqbaal Jannif, said that this year looks promising...
Tuna’s Omega-3 Can Help Reduce Asthma During Adolescence
Children with a higher intake of acids from tuna and other fish species can have a lower risk of incident asthma up to mid-adolescence. This was the conclusion of a recent study published on...
Whole Foods Market Offers Vegan Tuna Salad By The Pound
The American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has started offering a plant-based tuna replacement salad behind their counters. The tuna alternative ingredient is under the Good Catch...
Americans Paying More For Thai Pet Food Than Canned Tuna
The export market of Thai canned tuna pet food expanded during 2020 and reached the highest point in at least the past 10 years. Although the leading importer, Japan, continued to reduce its...
Low Catches & EU Demand Keeping Manta Price High
The price at which whole round frozen skipjack is traded at the port of Manta in Ecuador has remained at high levels for the past couple of months. This dynamic is abnormal for this time of...
Tuna Landings By EU Fleets Generate Steady Revenue
The latest report says that the EU fishing fleets remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the vessels and fish markets. The 2020 Annual Economic Report covers the...
Korea Intensifies Effort To Protect Foreign Tuna Fishermen
The Korean government is stepping up its game to protect migrant workers in its distant water fishing fleets, the tuna sector being one of them. Many of the foreign crews working on Korean...