Protests from Peru’s domestic tuna industry have caused the government to review a supreme decree on tuna landing obligations. It has been argued jobs have been put at risk as the government...
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Tuna Seiner Aids PNG Volcano Evacuees
As Papua New Guinea islanders are faced with a potential national disaster, with one volcano having erupted and a second one threatening to do the same, they are aided with food supplies and...
Pinsa Pays $190,000 To Release Seized Seiner
The fleet subsidiary of Mexican tuna firm Pinsa, has paid a hefty fine to the Mexican authorities, for the release of one of its tuna seiners. The ship, part of Pinsa’s Pesca Azteca branch was...
Competitive Pricing Drives Ecuadorian Export Growth
Processors in Ecuador are reaping the benefits of stronger demand displayed from buyers in the EU, achieving the most notable increase in their volumes sent. Although they have also seen a...
IUU Vessels Caught In IO Were Pirate Ships
Two vessels found to be fishing tuna illegally in the Indian Ocean were pirate boats, the nation’s Defense Minister has said. Fears of pirate attacks in the region are on the rise, with the...
FAD Reliant Echebastar Seiners Recommended For MSC
With the final 480 page report now public, Spanish tuna fishing firm, Echebastar, has received passing scores across its entire MSC assessment and is therefore recommended for the sustainable...
ISSF Uses MSC Criteria, Most Tuna Stocks Get Failing Scores
In a new report, the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF) has scored the major tuna RFMOs on their ability to sustainably manage tuna stocks to the standards of the MSC, only...
Do You Encourage Your Child To Eat Tuna?
Tuna has been found to have several health benefits and many scientists have recommended that both adults and children should incorporate the fish into their diets. Studies on children have...
Most Optimistic About PNG Rebate Scheme
Late last year, the government of Papua New Guinea announced it would financially reward tuna companies that process tuna catch on PNG soil, while bringing an end to discounted VDS fishing...
Tri Marine Hires New “The Tuna Store” Managing Director
Tri Marine has announced the hiring of “longtime tuna industry executive” Patrick Murphy, who will take the position of Managing Director at the firm’s The Tuna Store subsidiary. Murphy brings...
Somali-Flagged Vessel Caught With IUU Tuna Catch
A Somali-flagged vessel has been caught illegally fishing in Maldivian waters. Maldives National Defense Coast Guard seized 200 tons of tuna from the fishermen. According to reports, the boat...
Extra Surveillance Rules On EU Seiners Get Go-Ahead
New legislation that means EU-flagged vessels will face more stringent monitoring of their activities, has been approved by the European Parliament. In a bid to enhance controls against IUU...
OPAGAC Fleet Arranges Clean-Up Service For FADs
The Spanish purse seine fleet operating in the Indian Ocean claims it can now “guarantee” that no FADs it deploys will end up beached on the Seychelles’ coastline, arranging a clean-up service...
Deputy Director, Wez Norris Leaves The FFA
The Deputy Director of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Wez Norris, has left his position after 10 years. Describing the role as a “challenge” at times, Norris states he has seen increased...
Ensis Expects Trebling Of Trade Thanks To Chinese FTA
Maldivian tuna firm, Ensis Fisheries, is upbeat on the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between its home nation and China, predicting it can triple the tuna export volumes it is...
EU Official Talks Impacts Of Red & Yellow Cards
There is no doubt that IUU yellow and red cards issued by the European Commission impact the countries that receive them. Exactly what influence can they have on trade for tuna supplying...
Latin America The Market To Watch, Consumption Figures Show
Consumers in Latin America are predicted to show a significant strengthening in their appetite for seafood products, with per capita consumption expected to rise by over two kilograms come...
Portuguese Tuna Plant Slammed For Dismissal Of 180 Workers
The owners of a tuna cannery in the Portuguese archipelago, Azores, have dismissed almost 200 workers as they plan to build a new plant on the island. This has garnered a great deal of public...
Indonesian Ministers Clash Over Hardline Approach To IUU
Calls have been made to create a “more integrated system” to combat IUU fishing while bringing an end to the nation’s Fisheries Minister’s famous method of blowing up illegal foreign vessels....
Chinese Fishing Firm Bets On Double Profits For 2017
Chinese tuna fishing firm, Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries, expects its full year 2017 financial results to be much stronger than 2016 levels. Higher tuna prices and increased purse seine...