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EU Q3 Canned Imports Soften, Strong Rise In Prices
During Q3 of 2018, overall EU import volume of canned tuna fell by 2 percent, with importers paying 10 percent higher CFR prices across markets. Major buyers in...
EC Lifts Thailand’s Yellow Card Status
After almost four years, the European Commission finally delists Thailand from the yellow card warning for actions in combating illegal, unreported and...
Scientists Decry Outdated Bycatch Prevention Measures
A research paper challenging the current piecemeal framework for managing bycatch of at-risk species was accepted for publication by the scientific journal Reviews in Fish...
18 More Arrests In Crackdown On $850 M Tuna Bond Scandal
A series of charges continues against those involved in the USD 2 billion fraudulent loans in Mozambique, including a USD 850 million debt scam incurred to finance a state-owned tuna fishing...
EU Canners Rapidly Exhaust Duty-Free Quota For Tuna Loins
More than 41,000 M/T from six tariff codes for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins are already awaiting allocation for the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) set at 30,000 M/T for the European Union from...
Tuna Reefer Carrier Runs Aground In Marshalls
A Chinese-flagged freezer fish carrier, Ou Ya Leng No.6, with a 24-member crew has been at the center of government investigations since it was...
Dhofar Fisheries Plans USD 26M Cannery In Sezad
A plot of land totaling an area of 41 square meters has been allocated in a leasing agreement signed by Dhofar Fisheries and Food Industries and Oman’s Special Economic Zone...
WCP Seiners Must Switch To 100% LERFADs By 2020
Starting January 1, 2020, the Western and Central Pacific Commission agreed to adopt the use of lower-entangling FAD (LERFAD) designs across tuna fisheries in the wider Pacific Ocean. WCPFC is...
Ocean Cleanup Cuts Short First Pacific Trip
Self-dubbed “the largest cleanup in history,” Netherlands-based The Ocean Cleanup project has announced its plans to suspend operations while repairs are made to a detached 19-meter...
Vietnam Reaps Benefits From US – China Trade War
The US remains as Vietnam’s largest export market for tuna, accounting for 34 percent of total export value in this sector. VASEP attributes the upward trend to US seafood importers who have...
Ex-bankers Arrested In London Over USD 850 Million Tuna Fraud
Five days after the arrest of former Mozambican finance minister, three ex-Credit Suisse Group AG bankers were arrested in London over alleged involvement in the USD 2 billion worth of...
Bluefin Fetches $3 Million At New Tokyo Market
Despite the relocation of Tokyo's Tsukiji market (now Toyosu) to its new waterfront location, its ceremonial tradition remained intact with auctioneers yelling prices for the much-coveted...
PNG Invests Millions In Stranded Tuna Production Zone
After almost a decade of promises and tall expectations but little to no action, Papua New Guinea’s highly-anticipated tuna production site, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ),...
Tuna Lantern Set To Break 30-Year Tradition
A lantern in the shape of a tuna will be featured as the main lantern in the Taiwan Lantern Festival, for the first time in three decades.The choice will break a tradition of using animals...
TUNACONS, IATTC To Cooperate On NEDFADs
The Tuna Conservation Group (TUNACONS) and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) have signed an agreement on tuna stock management in the EPO. The Memoranda of...
Dongwon F&B Diversifies Products, Improves Canned Tuna Segment In 2019
Leading South Korean canned tuna firm Dongwon F&B is employing a new strategy to improve business stability in 2019 through expansion of product lines and...
Maldives Police To Stop Recreational Tuna Fishing On FADs
The Maldives police and coast guard have been ordered to enforce new regulations to stop illegal recreational drop-line and trolling techniques within a three-mile...
Tuna Sculpture Almost Ready For Unveiling
A sculpture depicting a tuna pole and line fisherman pulling a fish from water is nearing its completion.The much anticipated sculpture was originally planned to be unveiled in...
China Lowers Tariff On Frozen Tuna Products
China has invoked tariff cuts across most of the main tuna species, albacore, yellowfin, bigeye and various bluefin tunas, all frozen. The change will make a number of imported...