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IN BRIEF: Tiny Juvenile Caught In Extremely Fine Net
Although fine nets have been banned from being used in the Philippines, there are still some fishermen employing them. A picture showing a tiny juvenile tuna in the palm of a hand in Cebu,...
Pacifical Announces First Large Scale Tuna Blockchain Initiative
The marketing arm of the PNA MSC tuna fishery, Pacifical, has announced the launch of a blockchain initiative that will cover all of its MSC caught tuna from the vessel to the end consumer....
Longliner Completely Burns After Uncontainable Fire
After catching fire at a Fijian port, a tuna longliner was towed out to sea by the National Fire Authority, to burn completely. The uncontrollable fire meant the vessel was taken to an...
TTIA: Thai Skipjack Imports To Strongly Outpace 2017
If skipjack raw material prices stay around the same levels seen so far this year, Thai canners will increase their purchases and volumes will climb back to 2016 levels, or higher, says Thai...
Judge Denies Lischewski’s International Trip
San Diego-based judge, Sallie Kim, has denied Bumble Bee CEO Christopher Lischewski’s request to travel to Colombia while on bail within the US canned tuna price fixing case. Lawyers...
Barcelona Seafood Summit Tuna Workshop Lacks Discussion
The annual SeaWeb Seafood Summit is well underway in Barcelona with industry professionals voicing their opinions on crucial issues including FIPs, FADs and eco-labels. The conference has...
‘Tuna Jerky’: Revival Of A Traditional Product?
A researcher from the University of Philippines has said the traditional tuna jerky products have good market potential. While the processing stage does create some by-product, the remaining...
Cocaine Found Smuggled In Tuna Container
The Ecuadorian police have found over 550 kilograms of cocaine inside of a container of tuna cans. The container was destined to be shipped to Belgium but the 10 bags of the illegal drug were...
IN BRIEF: Vietnamese Exports Rise By 17% In 1st Quarter
In the first three months of 2018, Vietnam’s total seafood exports increased by 17 percent year on year with tuna sales increasing by 13 percent. Seafood exports to Japan, the US and the EU...
Vietnamese Vessels Found “Encroaching” Malaysia’s Waters
Two vessels flagged to Vietnam have been found illegally fishing for tuna in Malaysia’s waters within the space of one week. This has prompted the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)...
TU Europe & WWF FIPs In Motion, MSC Tuna Less Than 1%
Both Thai Union Europe (TUE) and WWF have released their Partnership Progress Report 2018, which demonstrates some progress in establishing Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs). However, the...
SeaWeb Seafood Summit Kicks Off In Spain
The annual SeaWeb Seafood Summit has started with a number of industry professionals, governments and NGOs partaking in the ‘World’s Premier Conference’ on seafood sustainability. To kick-off...
Plans For New Fresh Tuna Processing Facility In PNG
The National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea has signed a deal with the East New Britain administration and Fuzian Zhonghong Fishery Company Britain for the establishment of a tuna...
Brexit Predicted To Hit PNG UK Exports
Papua New Guinea’s canned tuna exports could take a hit following Brexit, according to researcher and lecturer, Michael Kabuni. Although tariffs will remain unchanged until 2021, there are...
4 Arrested After Injecting Tuna Probe
Four people have been arrested in the Region of Murcia, Spain for allegedly injecting tuna and fraudulently selling it as fresh. The arrests comes after two Italians were poisoned as a result...
Manta SKJ Price Drops On Strengthened Buyer Position
Although EPO skipjack catches remain relatively low, processing plants in Ecuador and other South American locations are well supplied with raw material coming from other ocean regions. With...
Lischewski Lawyers Request Travel Permission For CEO
Lawyers representing Bumble Bee CEO, Christopher Lischewski, are requesting permission from the court for the executive to travel outside of the US for personal circumstances. This is despite...
PNG Industry Rep Urges WTO To Enforce Subsidy Rules
The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs to ensure better enforcement of rules already in place to stop heavy fisheries subsidies, according to the Manufacturers’ Council of PNG. The Council...
Iron Lady Pushes Tuna Fishermen Toward Certification
Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister is pushing fishermen in the country to strive for sustainability certification, to ensure the traceability of their catch and its competitiveness in the global...