An investigation by the New York State Office of the Attorney General has found that more than one in four, or 26 per cent of seafood purchases are mislabeled.The report revealed “rampant”...
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Audit Shows Discrepancies In Mare Blu Tuna Operations
In a recently released accounting record, auditors found escalating liabilities at Mare Blu tuna farm in Malta, a company owned by Spanish tuna giant Ricardo Fuentes. The...
Japanese Boatowners Eager To Continue Fishing In Palau EEZ
Japanese researchers are attempting to find a way to continue fishing in Palau, after it becomes prohibited in 2020. Representatives in Japan are eager to continue the positive...
StarKist Stops Israel Manufacturing Ops
US-based tuna company StarKist will stop its manufacturing operations in Israel, but consumers will still have access to StarKist tuna in local shops. About 80 workers in the...
WCPFC Meeting Ends On High Note With Tuna Measures
The 15th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has come to a close, ending with positive revisions on tropical tuna conservation. ...
IN BRIEF: Venezuelan New Minimum Wage: Still Not Enough For Can Of Tuna
Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela has ordered the minimum wage to be increased for the fourth time this year.The declaration increased wages by 103 percent equaling to 5,196,000 Bolívars...
IN BRIEF: Japanese Vessel Owners Charged With Shark Fin Smuggling
Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd. and JF Zengyoren have been charged with aiding and abetting the trafficking and smuggling of 962 shark fins. The vessels captain, fishing master and first engineer...
US Wins Legal Feud Against Mexico Over Tuna Labeling
After a decade-long legal battle, the World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of the United States over Mexico’s claim that US labeling rules violated WTO rules. Mexico argued...
Japanese Fishing Tuna Boat Caught Smuggling Shark Fin
A Japanese-flagged longline tuna fishing vessel, M.V. Kyoshin Maru No. 20, was caught trafficking harvested fins from approximately 300 sharks. According to a report presented in...
WCPFC Side Event: Transshipment, Bird Bycatch And FAD Research
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) alongside the Pew Charitable Trusts and Birdlife International co-hosted a side event during the 15th regular session of the Western...
FSM To Use Surveillance Tech To Monitor EEZ
Representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia plan to use the latest surveillance technology to monitor its vessels and fishing activities in its EEZ. The announcement was made this...
IN BRIEF: Somalia OKs Fishing Licenses To China
The Somalian government has granted 31 fishing licenses to China, allowing the China Overseas Fisheries Association, which represents 150 companies, to fish for tuna in Somali waters. Local...
Interim TRP For South Pacific Albacore Adopted
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to adopt an interim target reference point (TRP) for South Pacific albacore. According to...
IN BRIEF: Mercury in Yellowfin, Found By RASFF
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) discovered a high amount of mercury in yellowfin fillets from Spain.The shipment of frozen yellowfin tuna fillets was stopped at the border of...
US Attempt To Weaken Tropical Tuna Measure Blocked
Tropical tuna sustainability measures adopted last year should be maintained, according to the members of the 17-nation Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). The Parties to the...
US Publishes Latest Data on Tuna Consumption
Americans are consuming 1.1 pounds more per capita of seafood according to recent data from the National Fisheries Institute (NFI). Figures released in...
Stock Analysis: Is There Hope for Sapmer’s Weakening Stocks?
French tuna fishing firm, Sapmer, has seen a disappointing year, with latest stocks sharply falling 34 percent from EUR 34.00 (USD 38.58) in the beginning of the year to EUR...
Red Bluefin Now Available in Jars
A couple based in Sète, France have begun offering canned red bluefin in glass jars. Renaud Fréjafond owner of a small craft, and his partner,...
IN BRIEF: EU ATQ Released
The European Council has published their Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for 2019- 2020. The quota allows for an amount of 30,000 M/T of “fillets known as ‘loins’ of tunas and skipjacks for...
WCPFC, IATTC Should Stop IUU In Eastern High Seas Pockets
French representatives have indicated they will be strongly supporting a partnership between the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and the Inter-American...