A Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) covering purse seine operations in the Eastern Atlantic, signed by major European fleet operators and Thai Union, has now launched around half a year...
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Poor Landings Cause 15% SKJ Price Rise In Japan
Skipjack landings in Japan have been reported as 40 percent lower from September through November, compared to the same period last year. The shortage in supply has caused the average...
Australia Considers Opening EEZ To Foreign Vessels
The Australian government is considering opening remote waters off the Australian coast to foreign vessels, a suggestion that is reportedly also being pushed for by the tuna industry. A...
Nichol Elizabeth New GM For IOT Seychelles
The Seychelles tuna plant, Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT) has appointed national Nichol Elizabeth to take over the role as General Manager. As a former manager at Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC)...
Locked-Out NGOs Say New WCPFC Rules Put Bigeye At Risk
Several environmental groups have aired their disappointment with the decisions made at the recently concluded WCPFC meeting in Manila, especially in relation to bigeye catch limits, as they...
“Mexican Marine Reserve Will Increase Tuna Stock”
A marine ecologist from the NGO, National Geographic has claimed tuna firms will benefit from the large recently established no take zone (NTZ) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This has however...
Tesco Quiet On Sustainable Tuna Goal
With UK retailer Waitrose recently announcing it has met its sustainable tuna sourcing deadline, market leader, Tesco, which has made similar commitments, is giving no more detail on how it is...
3 WeeLee Seiners Held In Majuro For Debt Collection
Three Taiwanese-owned purse seiners have been arrested in Majuro, Marshall Islands, as the debts caused by an affiliated company need to be paid. The Vanuatu-flagged vessels Fong Seong 668,...
Drop In Activity At World’s Major Transshipment Port
Latest reports show this year’s annual tuna transshipments in Port Majuro are unlikely to meet 2016 figures. The WCPO fleet reported extremely slow catch rates for several months of the year,...
Taiwan’s Main Seiner Builder Embroiled In Fraud Scandal
The biggest private shipbuilder in Taiwan is involved in a loan fraud scandal, which also affects all associated firms, including some tuna fishing companies. Fraud allegations have been...
US Seiners Get Extra High Seas Days To Boost StarKist Supply
The US purse seine fleet has been granted an extra 100 fishing days in WCPO high seas pockets for 2018. The expectation is that this will lead to more raw material being landed in American...
EPO Underdog Achieves Impressive Surge In Skipjack Catch
The Nicaraguan purse seine fleet has significantly improved its tuna catch as this year’s landings show its prominence in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has grown. This increase comes despite the...
2 Biggest IO Fleets Out Of Action, But Canners Stocked Up
The Seychelles flagged purse seine fleet has been non-operational for a week already, meaning the largest two IO players are now out of action, as Spanish seiners already tied up in November....
Dongwon: Korea’s Biggest Winner From US Tax Cut
Dongwon Industries is projected to be the company with the biggest financial gain in South Korea, if the US cuts the federal corporate tax rate, as planned by President Trump. With major US...
Bumble Bee Accused Of Misleading Smoked Salmon Marketing
US Big 3 tuna brand Bumble Bee is facing allegations that one of its other seafood products, canned smoked salmon fillets, are marketed misleadingly. A legal filing claims that the fish is not...
WCPFC All-Nighter Backtracks On Bigeye Conservation
Running until the early hours of the morning, the contentious WCPFC meeting ended with weaker conservation measures for key tuna species, with bigeye catch limits taking a hike. A recent stock...
The Main Challenge For Family-Run Firms
Family-run companies are not uncommon in the tuna business, and many of these ventures have shown significant success. But there is one major challenge these firms should be prepared for,...
Pressure Mounts On WTO To “Eliminate Harmful Fisheries Subsidies”
A call has been made for members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to stop fishery subsidies as they cause “environmental harm and trade distortions”, WWF International argues. Some member...
Scientist Sides With Industry; Criticizes Mexican No Catch Zone
North America’s largest marine reserve, established by the Mexican government, has received mixed reactions from both industry members and scientists. As the protected area now prohibits any...
Surging Popularity Of Raw Tuna Dish In US
Although the traditional Hawaiian tuna poke has been around for a long time, it is only recently that the fresh and versatile dish has become mainstream all over the US, having shown rapid...