Mars Petcare, a major customer of Thai Union, has announced a plan of action to tackle human rights abuses in its seafood supply chain. The corporation which makes the well-known Whiskas cat...
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Spanish Seiners MSC Certified Within 5 Years?
Later this month, a Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) will be launched in the Atlantic Ocean, with the aim of achieving MSC sustainability certification for the Spanish purse seine tuna...
Costa Rica “Losing 1.2 Million” To Foreign Vessels
The way that Costa Rica charges tuna fisheries for licenses could be costing the nation millions of dollars, according to the Costa Rican Association of Longliners.The Institute of Fisheries...
US and Philippines Partner To Battle IUU Fishing
A partnership between the US and Philippine governments has been launched to combat illegal fishing across Southeast Asia. The program is aiming to ease the impacts of IUU fishing as well as...
Alleged Illegal Bluefin Farms Deflect Blame
A representative of the Maltese companies accused of illegal bluefin tuna farming has responded by blaming a recent change to regulations as the reason the firms have more tuna cages than...
Will Brexit Spur Boom In UK-Ghana Tuna Trade?
Following the Brexit vote, the UK is on the lookout for alternatives that can soften a potential economic blow and is now seeking a boost in trade with Ghana, one of its main tuna suppliers....
US Fishermen Demand Washington Action Against Indonesia
Senior representatives of US tuna fishermen have detailed several serious accusations of criminality and unethical practices of the Indonesian seafood industry, in a request of action from...
Tuna Seized From Suspected Thai IUU Vessels
More than 2,700 tons of suspected IUU tuna catch is now in the pocession of Thai authorities, since it became too expensive for vessel owners to continue to freeze the fish on board. Fisheries...
Firm Challenges Still Exist In Improving IO Stocks
Despite conservation and management for Indian Ocean tuna stocks having gained substantial momentum over the last year, there are still some major challenges that need to be overcome,...
ATC2016: Delegates Gather To Discuss African Tuna Industry
The second African tuna conference has kick started today in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire. The two-day event gathers major tuna industry players and stakeholders in Africa to discuss the...
Standpoint: ”Catch Quotas Would Create Steadier Supply From EPO”
An extension of the EPO purse seine tuna fishing ban is not realistic for the Ecuadorian fleet according to officials in the country, and tuna catch quotas have now been suggested as a more...
Bluefin Farms Accused Of Illegal Overcapacity
Four bluefin farms in Malta are alleged to be illegally holding more of the fish than they are permitted to, and face potential fines that could run into hundreds of thousands of euros. For...
Harvest Control Rules Top Priority For Atlantic Stocks
Atlantic Ocean developing states came together in Ghana this week in an attempt to increase the understanding of sustainable tuna management of the shared Atlantic tuna stock, with a core...
No Agreement On Emergency Fishing Ban
A potential northern Pacific bluefin fishing ban, discussed at a WCPFC sub-committee meeting in Japan this week, has been postponed due to “strong US opposition,” according to Nikkei Asian...
Mexico Rides Value-Added Wave Into US
Mexican tuna products are touching down in increasing volumes on US soil, as the South American processor is one of the only nations to up its exports to the market in the first half of the...
Can A Line Be Drawn Between Anchored & Drifting FADs?
The recent MSC certification of Tri-Marine’s anchored FAD purse seine fishery in the Solomon Islands has been greeted with a mixed response from some NGOs, and suggests that more work may need...
The Enhanced Efficiency Of Dongwon’s Modern Fleet
Not only rebounded tuna prices, but also an enhanced fleet of purse seiners has been Dongwon’s ticket to financial success in this year’s first half, according to the South Korean firm. But...
Philippines Pressured On “Disappointing” Tuna Management
Environmental groups are urging the Philippines’ government to come up with an improved tuna-management plan that will help the country’s tuna stocks recover and return to their 1980s level. A...
Pacifical Introduces Social Guidelines For MSC Seiners
Pacifical is launching social guidelines for all of the vessels involved in its MSC certified tuna fishery to ensure that fishermen have a fair, safe and worthy employment on board fishing...
Bangkok SKJ Price: Shifts In Supply?
With still no vigorous trading activity in the Bangkok market, skipjack prices are struggling to break away from a prolonged period of stagnation, with no bold movement since the close of May....