The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amended version of the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, sending the legislation back to the Senate for consideration. The...
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NewPrinces Records Higher Turnover, Increases Tuna Sales In Italy
NewPrinces Group delivered broadly stable sales volumes in the first half of 2026, with consolidated revenue up year on year, though the period closed with a net loss. Although overall ambient...
Fiji Becomes First Pacific Nation To Join FiTI
Fiji has become the first Pacific Island nation to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). Alitia Bainivalu, Fiji’s Fisheries Minister, and Sven Biermann, Executive Director of...
TTIA Urges Global Tuna Industry To Put Cooperation Ahead Of Competition
Adison Promthep, Advisor to the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), voiced concerns over the global geopolitical situation and its impact on Thailand’s tuna trade with international...
Century Pacific Wins Prestigious Award
Century Pacific Food (CNPF) received FinanceAsia’s Gold Award for 'Best Managed Company' among consumer staples in the Philippines. Sustained growth and diversification continued to offset...
Europêche Says Roll Over Of Tuna Loins Quota “No Longer An Option”
EU fishing representative body Europêche has called on European regulators to reject the rollover of the 35,000 M/T Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for tuna loins and eliminate it. While the...
Diesel Costs Weigh On WCPO Fishing Fleets
Fuel costs are a key pain point for fishing fleets and carriers across the global tuna supply chain, industry participants said at the INFOFISH Tuna 2026 conference. The narrowing gap between...
Israel’s Tuna Project Targets Captive Breeding At Scale
Israel has launched a National Tuna Project to breed Atlantic bluefin under controlled conditions. The aim is to develop a closed-cycle aquaculture model that supplies eggs and juveniles...
At-Sea Transshipments Decline In WCPO: Risks Persist
WCPFC has added interactive dashboards to its annual monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) reports of 2025 that give, at a glance, a good overview and insight into its work. The...
Manta Tuna Sector Squeezed By Poor Skipjack Supply
Manta skipjack prices are climbing, stoking anxiety across the Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna supply chain and particularly in Ecuador, with boat owners and processors feeling squeezed. This...
TUNA 2026 Wraps Up With Call For Sustainability And Industry Cooperation
The INFOFISH TUNA 2026 conference in Bangkok, which brought together industry stakeholders, government officials and RFMO representatives, concluded today after three days of discussions....
Hardly US Media Attention For Sinking Ecuadorian Seiner: Boat Owners Worried
The US attack on tuna purse seiner ‘Montecristi’ on September 7 is not being discussed in the US news media, while subsequent actions on smaller boats (no tuna) have received coverage....
Umios Expands Tuna Business With Stake In Pataya Food
On Monday, Umios Corporation (formerly known as Maruha Nichiro) took a 25.1 percent stake in Thai canned tuna and seafood company, Pataya Food Industries. The Japanese company will undertake...
Bangkok Skipjack RM Price Continues Upward, A Worry For Tuna Sector
Skipjack raw material prices in Bangkok processing hub are surging and could climb further if weak catches due to El Niño persist, a central talking point at the INFOFISH Tuna 2026 Conference...
COFI37 Concludes On Positive Note
The 37th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI37) ended on September 11. Most striking matters discussed were climate change, the BBNJ agreement, tackling IUU fishing, and the role of...
Tuna Trade And EU Compliance Dominate Day 2 At TUNA 2026
Tuna trade in major global markets and topics related to EU compliance and regulations were among the topics that were discussed in Sessions 3 and 4 today at the ongoing TUNA 2026 conference...
Global Tuna Industry Leaders Urge Cooperation At TUNA 2026
During a leadership panel at the ongoing TUNA 2026 in Bangkok, global tuna industry leaders and stakeholders highlighted the need for cooperation to support a thriving industry. They also...
EU Fleet Can Transition Off Fossil Fuels Under Current Capacity Ceiling
Decarbonization of the EU fishing fleet is possible under the current fishing capacity constraints regarding the catch volumes member states are allowed to land, according to a latest study....
Sapmer Ceases Tuna Fishing, Sells Seiners To CFTO
The purchase of Sapmer’s last three purse seiners by the Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has been confirmed. With the sale, Sapmer has ceased its tuna fishing operations and the...
Tuna Industry Voices Concerns Over Market Volatility And Climate Change
Cooperation across the tuna industry, support for Pacific Island nations, and market volatility took a center stage at the ongoing TUNA 2026 Conference in Bangkok, with speakers calling for...