According to Jaques Datte, Executive Director of CARF (Committee of Directors of the Free Economic Zone), the management of one of the Ivory Coast’s most important tuna canning facilities has...
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Consumers Pay More For Certified Products
As part of a growing European-wide trend of sustainability orientated customers, there has been a sharp increase in demand for certified seafood products from within the Netherlands, with over...
Korea Keeps Up Rocketing Thai Deliveries
After nearly doubling its whole round tuna deliveries to Bangkok last year, the Korean fleet is keeping up the pace, boasting more than 40,000 tons in Thai landings for the first half of 2016....
Vessels Adapt To New Spanish Standards
Tuna fishing vessels are taking action in order to comply with the new best tuna fishing practice standards set by the Spanish government. The Panama flagged purse seiner Jane IV has been...
Extreme Fluctuations In Indonesia’s Catch
Indonesia has long reported the highest annual tuna catches globally, and despite severe fluctuation in its WCPO volumes, shows substantial growth overall in the region in the last 15 years....
The Rapid Expansion Of Pacific Islands’ Own Fleet
Purse seiners flagged to Pacific island nations have grown consistently in their numbers since 2008, and rose to another record high last year, the latest figures reveal. At the biggest total...
Why Anchored FADs Are OK For MSC
In July, Tri Marine’s Solomon Islands based purse seine fishery became the first fishery to use this gear type with anchored FADs and achieve MSC certification, with the assessment...
Taiwan Nets Big Prices On Thai Deliveries
Taiwan has continued its trend in bringing higher value tuna species to the Bangkok market, and despite landing smaller volumes in the Thai capital, has been reaping much bigger returns per...
Firm Handshake Should Get 109 Vietnamese Fishermen Free
Vietnam and Indonesia have shaken hands on a deal that will see them cooperate on fisheries and seafood development, with a strong focus on tackling the existing problems that both nations...
FDA Warns US Tuna Plant Over “Serious Violations”
A Hawaiian tuna processing plant has been found to have “serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation” during an inspection, which was...
There’s No Plan B For Ecuador
There is no other option for Ecuador if it doesn’t secure the still pending multilateral free trade agreement with the EU, Peru and Colombia, says the country’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Juan...
NFI Slams GP’s Latest Tuna-Ranking Plans
Greenpeace is soon to publish a new sustainable seafood ranking that will shift focus to the foodservice sector in the US market, with the expected release date marked for next week. The...
Is COS Giving Up On US Sales Growth?
Thai Union is focusing on boosting margins and profits instead of sales in the US market, concentrating on value-added products to increase revenue amid a competitive environment. TU’s...
Nirsa: “We’re Not For Sale”
Following spiraling rumors that Thai Union had set its eyes on the acquisition of canned tuna producer, Nirsa, management from the Ecuadorian firm, according to local press, has stated that...
A Big Blind Spot In Managing WCPFC Stocks?
The exclusion of some tuna landings from the EEZs of three significant fishing nations in annual catch figures gives the impression that the WCPFC has a big blind spot in assessing regional...
The Revenue Loss Of The Top 3 Tuna Exporters
None of the biggest global canned tuna suppliers could avoid significant slumps in their export revenues last year, on the back of low tuna prices and stagnant demand in the largest import...
Walmart Suffers From “Food Deflation”
Walmart’s UK branch, Asda, has posted its worst quarterly sales performance on record, and blames food deflation and the competitive environment in the retail market, as there is a clear shift...
The Least Purse Seine Sets Since 2009
Total purse seine sets made in the Western Central Pacific in 2015 reached the lowest number recorded over the last six years, but some solace came from the fact that on average, each set made...
Venezuelan Tuna Crewman Found Dead
The body of a Venezuelan man who fell from a tuna purse seiner in El Salvador was found yesterday. Jose Sedino Sermeño, 60, fell when he tried to get off the Venezuelan flagged vessel...
Can Ecuador’s Neighbors Solve Its Tuna Shortage?
Ecuadorian canners have been granted access to an extra pool of whole round tuna that qualifies for duty free trade with the European Union. Reports from Andes state that the EU has lifted a...