The annual catch volume of 2,800 tons for 2019 has been set by Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). The amount for 2020 is the same for bluefin tuna...
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Plant-based Tuna Alternative Hits Walmart Shelves
A new plant-based alternative tuna brand Tuno, under Loma Linda, is being launched in Walmart stores across the United States. The range comes in different flavors: Spring Water, Lemon Pepper,...
El Niño Conditions Drive Manta Price Up Further
Prices for whole round skipjack in the Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna hub in Manta, Ecuador have inched higher, SKJ1.8:MNT have now reached USD 1,700 per M/T, indicating a 5.8 percent...
Shares Of Shanghai Kaichuang Recovers From 2018 Q4 Fall
Shares of Chinese-owned Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co. last traded at CNY 12.86 (USD 1.91), representing a drop of -3.7 percent, in just more than a...
EU Starts 5-Year Marine Partnership Program In The Pacific
A large marine partnership initiative worth EUR 45 million (USD 50.63 million) to improve economic, social and environmental benefits in the Pacific states is underway. The...
Bullish Sentiment For Papua New Guinea’s Manufacturers In 2019
“Cautious optimism” – While Chief Executive of the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea Chey Scovell is positive about the growth of the industry in 2019, he says...
Shanghai Kaichuang Plans To Finish New Tuna Plant By Mid-2020
The construction of a tuna processing plant worth USD 22.3 million has begun in Daishan, Zhejiang province in China. Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International, a subsidiary of state-owned...
Armón Shipyard Floats Third Superseiner For Albacora
The Spanish cannery Albacora’s third seiner is in the final stretch of construction. The ship, named “Galerna Lau,” is a deep-sea fishing boat with a registered tonnage of 3,700 GT. The...
Princes Mauritius Migrant Workers Receive Pamphlet “Know Your Rights”
Princes Tuna in Riche Terre, Mauritius has recently distributed a Government pamphlet aiming to sensitize and educate migrant workers of their rights. Minister of Justice, Human Rights and...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Keeps Firming
After jumping to USD 1,475 M/T last month, tuna prices for whole-round frozen skipjack (1.8 kg-up) unloaded in Bangkok have increased even further and have now been concluded at USD 1,550 M/T....
EU: Ireland’s Bluefin Catches Are Out Of Control
Irish officials have a complete lack of control of the illegal fishing of endangered bluefin tuna, as per an unpublished report by the European Commission, according to The Times....
Costa Rican Bill Seeks To Axe Free Tuna Licenses
The government of Costa Rica has presented a new bill that proposes to eliminate free fishing licenses and formalize the criteria for establishing the tuna catches landed in the...
Increased Tuna License Income Creates Surplus In Cook Islands
Revenues from fishing licenses and underspending of capital expenditure have caused a surplus of USD 16.34 million in Cook Islands. This represents a 54 percent rise compared to the second...
False Ad? StarKist Faces Lawsuit For Using ‘Heart-Check’ Mark
Dongwon-owned StarKist is facing a class suit over claims of using the American Heart Association’s “Heart-Check” mark on seafood products without disclosing about the paid endorsement deal...
Ghana Implements 2019 Closed Fishing Season
Ghana’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced the schedule for 2019 Closed Season. Tuna fleets had already finished their closed fishing season which began in January 1 and ended...
“Stop Wrong Tuna” Campaign Claims MSC Pole & Line Is The Only “Right Tuna”
The newly-launched Dutch website www.stopfoutetonijn.nu (Stop Wrong Tuna) claims that 93 percent of the canned tuna households purchase in the Netherlands is “wrong tuna,” based on a...
Ecuadorian Purse Seiner Caught With Over 2,000 Explosives
More than 2,000 unreported flares have been discovered on board of the Ecuadorian purse seiner “Jorge Mario” along with 115 tons of tuna allegedly caught using explosives. The Specialized...
Spain Becomes Bafelgó’s Second Bluefin Market
Balfego’s sales of bluefin within the Spanish market for the first time in 2018 reached 25.99 percent of the total turnover recorded by the company in that year. With...
Prime Minister To Sign USD 168 Million Chinese Loan For Tuna Zone
After renewed talks about the long-delayed completion of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang, Papua New Guinea, the government said it is now signing a USD 168 million loan...
Thailand Is Vietnam’s Largest ASEAN Export Market For Tuna
Thailand continues to be Vietnam’s largest market destination in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) region with tuna exports reaching up to USD 33 million by end of 2018,...