Last year was a positive year for Spanish canners as production, exports and employment reached record figures. Canned tuna production was particularly impressive as it stood as a clear...
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Will Price Fixing Case Weaken Big 3 Market Share?
The US tuna price fixing case was a big talking point at the recent Americas Tuna Conference, with involved lawyers revealing their expectations over the extent of potential fines. One of the...
EU Investigates Fleets On “Dangerous” Fuel & Tuna Storage
The European Commission DG SANTE has confirmed that purse seiners and longliners flagged to several countries have been found storing fuel and tuna catch in the same well onboard. Those that...
Venezuela Gets Domestic Catch To Help Struggling Processors
Around 600 tons of tuna have been landed at the Port of Cumana, Sucre state. This follows an agreement made between boatowners and the national government to aid a struggling processing...
Fiji Govt. Questions Benefit Of Joining PNA
Despite a Fijian politician suggesting the country should explore joining the eight nations of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), a representative from the Ministry of Fisheries tells...
IO Prices Slump Further, But General Bullish Mood
The latest deals on skipjack and yellowfin in the IO hub of the Seychelles have been concluded at further reduced levels, and some boatowners now have plans in place to keep a number of...
Strong Surge In Bali’s 2017 Tuna Shipments
Tuna exports from the Indonesian island of Bali increased significantly in 2017, growing by more than 75 percent. Although this was an improvement year on year, shipments have not yet...
China Cracks Down On Its Own IUU Vessels
The Chinese government has launched a major crackdown regarding domestic fishing companies that are involved in illegal fishing activities in foreign waters. It has been reported 78 firms will...
Mexican Fleet Talks MSC: Has It Replaced Dolphin Safe?
Despite having faced intense criticism over its dolphin-associated practices, the Mexican fleet will continue setting on dolphins, believing it is one of the most ecologically selective...
Is New Farming Innovation Suitable For Bluefin?
A German sea cage manufacturer is hoping to team up with bluefin farmers, as he argues his aquaculture solution will save both the environment and reduce costs in the fattening process....
Spanish Fleet Pumps More Millions Into Worldwide Tuna FIP
The representative group of the Spanish tuna purse seiner fleet will invest an additional EUR 3 million (USD 3.7 million) into its global Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) this year, which...
Microplastics In Tuna: A Justified Concern?
Questions surrounding the consumption of fish like tuna, that could contain microplastics, and what this means for our health, was an issue addressed by a representative from the United...
Boatowners Push Up BKK SKJ Price By Spreading Supply
Boatowners sending their catch to Bangkok on carriers have managed to slightly push up the skipjack price, by spreading supply between both the Thai capital and Manta. With good catching rates...
Chinese Tuna Fishing Firms Slapped With Hefty Fines
The government of Zanzibar has issued TZS 19 billion (USD 8.5 million) worth of fines to tuna vessels for violating their licensing terms. The owning companies, including major Chinese tuna...
MSC Takes Steps On Labor Standards But Admits Complexity
The Marine Stewardship Council has proposed new labor requirements for MSC certified fisheries, part of which it expects to implement in September this year. This comes after holding...
Vietnamese Processors Push Govt To Take Further IUU Action
Vietnamese processors have shown they are determined to have the yellow card warning from the European Commission removed. Many are now urging the government to work with them to review...
MSC Adjudication Big Win To PNA Fishery
After an extensive process and adjudication, the PNA free-school skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery has again been recommended for MSC recertification, this time by the Independent...
EU IUU Cards Can Be “Direct & Brutal”, But They Work
The green, yellow and red carding system used by the EU in relation to IUU concerns, can be “direct and brutal”, but it works, according to Stefaan Depypere, DG MARE’s Director for...
The Emerging Shift Of WCPO Catch To Manta
WCPO caught tuna is playing a larger role in Latin American markets, according to Sancho Kim, Operations and Sales Manager at major South Korean tuna fishing firm Silla. He talks of oversupply...
The End Of The Road For Mozambique’s EMATUM?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that Mozambique will not be able to pay back its USD 2 billion debts before 2023. In order to be able to make the payments, IMF recommends that...