An 8-day surveillance program carried out in Palau’s EEZ found no illegal activity during the mission. The PNA nation is said to be “delighted” with the result, particularly as its tuna-rich...
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Balfegó Expects 20,000 Visitors At “Swim With Bluefin” Experience
Grupo Balfegó has announced the launch of the sixth season of its Tuna Tour. The company expects to see 20,000 visitors attending its tour this year which will involve swimming with bluefin...
Phil Canners Increase Dominance In EU Foodservice
Philippine tuna canners are strongly growing their EU market share, having boosted volumes by nearly 30 percent last year. This year, trade is expected to grow even further, if processors in...
Big US Foodservice Player Brings Vegan “Tuna” To Market
The NYC based company Ocean Hugger Foods has partnered with one of the US’ biggest food service firms, Aramark. Both companies will work together to introduce a plant-friendly tuna alternative...
Albacore Shortage Concerning StarKist Samoa
StarKist Samoa has reported supply and cold storage capacity struggles for several years, and its most recent concerns are focused on the volume of albacore raw material reaching the cannery....
EU Renews “Profitable” Tuna Deal With Ivory Coast
A tuna fishing agreement between the European Union and Ivory Coast has been renewed for another six years, allowing EU vessels to fish for tuna in the country’s waters. The agreement is said...
Palau Opens Its FAD-Free Waters To First Filipino Tuna Firm
Palau has sold fishing days to major tuna firm, RD Corporation, which now becomes the first Filipino company to operate in the island nation’s waters, the PNA Office reports. As Palau has...
MSC-Leading Australia Celebrates 1st Sustainable Seafood Week
‘Sustainable Seafood Week’, an initiative by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), was celebrated by Australians for the first time last week. Australia is one of the most sustainable markets...
MSC Appoints New Science & Standards Director
Michel Kaiser, Professor of Marine Conservation Ecology at the School Of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University in the UK, will take the role of Science and Standards Director at the MSC,...
Japan Slashes Juvenile Quotas To Zero
The Japanese Fisheries Agency plans to cut next season’s juvenile bluefin quota to zero for some prefectures in the country. The decision comes after Japan grows increasingly close to...
Bumble Bee Taps Into Fast-Growing Poke Trend
Major US tuna brand Bumble Bee has introduced a new product to the freezer aisle; yellowfin cubes that can be used to create the trendy dish of poke. Restaurants have been adding this mealtime...
Are Retailers Hiding Behind Consumers On Sustainability Decisions?
Recently, some industry sources have suggested retailers have a major role to play in ensuring consumers are offered MSC tuna products. Yet some retailers still do not push suppliers to...
Vast Majority Believe US Regulation Enabling IUU Bonito Imports
This year, the Seafood Importing Monitoring Program (SIMP) was implemented by the US to prevent IUU caught seafood from entering the market. As the program excludes bonito-type species, Atuna...
More “Origin” Catch Strengthens Ecuador’s EU Exports
The signing of a free trade agreement that gave Ecuadorian canners increased access to origin tuna catch allowed the industry to notably boost its canned tuna exports to the EU last year....
Taiwan And Japan Alter Tuna Agreement In Disputed Seas
Taiwan and Japan have agreed on changing the rules for their respective tuna longliners to fish for bluefin in waters close to Japan’s Senkaku Islands. The archipelago in the East China Sea...
US Fleet: 2018 FAD Ban Flexible But Discriminatory
While the high seas FAD ban this year allows for some flexibility in its adoption, it remains discriminatory to certain fleets, according to a source representing US seiners. He also believes...
Clover Leaf Highlights “All Natural” Tuna In New Campaign
Bumble Bee subsidiary, Clover Leaf, has launched an “All Natural” campaign for its tuna in water product line on the Canadian market. The new campaign looks to inform consumers of the...
Reformed TPP To Cost Australia’s Tuna Sector Millions
Australia’s seafood capital, Port Lincoln, is expected to be hit by the reformed TPP deal after losing its competitive advantage under a previous agreement with Japan. It is believed this will...
More Stringent Control Over Panama’s Tuna Fleet
More stringent fleet monitoring and work to combat illegal fishing are some of the priorities going forward for the Panamanian tuna industry to make its operations more sustainable, a...
German Authorities Struggling With “Secretive” Tuna Processors
German local health authorities are attempting to continue their own investigations into the possible injection of tuna products in the country, which the European Commission is saying is...