French tuna fishing operator, Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO), is continuing to build up its Indian Ocean fleet and this week has seen the launch of its new purse seiner from...
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How To Make WCPO FAD Closures Really Work
Questions surrounding the effectiveness of FAD closures in Pacific waters are driving the topic to be an important matter on the WCPFC meeting agenda. The PNA has said that while closures have...
Major French Seiner Fleet Receives FOS Certification
The largest French-owned tuna fleet, with 13 seiners under its ownership, has successfully passed the audit to become Friend of the Sea (FOS) certified. Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique...
First Tuna Product Awarded Protected Geographical Status
After more than a year of deliberation by the EU, Spanish tuna delicacy Mojama de Barbate has finally been approved to join the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) list, making it the...
Philippine Vessels Narrowly Avoid WCPO Blacklist
Despite four Philippine-flagged vessels being prosecuted for breaching regulations in the high seas off the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the two carriers and two seiners have narrowly...
PNA Sees Philippine Expansion In EU A Threat
New market access agreements between Europe and the United States with Asian countries are “progressively eroding any advantages” that the PNA had under the Exclusive Partnership Agreement...
Why TPP’s Tuna Trade Shift Won’t Be So Major
The potential major canned tuna trade shift that was initially expected to be caused by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement between 12 different nations will be limited quite...
Thai Union Europe, New Name For MW Brands
After acquiring MW Brands in 2010, Thai Union is strengthening its stamp on the European subsidiary, with a new name change to Thai Union Europe. MW Brands was set up in 2006, and four years...
USA Encounters Heavy Headwind On FAD Proposal
The PNA has made a strong statement ahead of the WCPFC annual meeting, stressing that the eight nations it comprises will maintain their current electronic FAD monitoring system, and will...
Why Spain’s Import Of Processed Tuna Is Growing
Spanish importers are displaying a growing appetite for processed tuna products from non-EU nations; and African countries, in particular, appear to be stepping up to feed the demand. The...
First Major Yellowfin Fishery MSC Certified
With an MSC certification for skipjack tuna already four years under its belt, the PNA free school purse seine fishery in the WCPO has now become the first major fishery to achieve MSC...
Leading UK Importer Introduces MSC Catering Packs From PNA
A leading importer of canned products into the UK has become the first to introduce MSC certified tuna to Britain’s foodservice sector, and as of this week is now bringing certified canned...
PNG Opposition Supports Stop To Raw Mat Exports
Any legislation that comes to the parliamentary floor to ban the export of tuna raw material caught in the PNG Archipelagic Waters, will be strongly supported by the nation’s Deputy Opposition...
No More Drained Weights On EU Tuna Cans?
While the US has commonly pointed to the European canned tuna market as a fine example on consumer info, there appears to be an emerging trend of EU tuna companies picking up on US habits. One...
Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Tuna Heading for Bumble Bee Lost
An estimated USD 5 million worth of tuna products have been lost at sea after a vessel transporting the cargo sank close to the entrance of Suva Harbor in Fiji earlier this week. The cargo was...
Calls For EU To Ban Turkish Tuna Imports
After a lack of action from ICCAT, one of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Balfegó Group, is now calling on the EU to “defend the interests of European fisheries,” and take measures to...
Alarming Albacore Stocks Result In License Cap
The number of licenses issued by Fiji for tuna fishing in its EEZ has been cut by more than 15 percent, and is said to be the result of scientific data revealing alarming albacore stocks in...
Thai Govt. Threatens Industry with Massive Fines
Sanctions are heavy in the Thai government’s newly established legislation to combat IUU fishing, with boats being threatened with potential fines of at least USD 830,000, or revoked fishing...
Cook Islands Seiner Deal Taken To Court
The fight being put up by residents of the Cook Islands aiming to stop the government from allowing more purse seiners to fish in the country’s waters has now been taken to the High Court, in...
Are US Tuna Labels Vague And Misleading?
When buying cans of Chunk Light in the US, consumers have no way to know if the tuna they are purchasing is made up of a species which is abundantly healthy, such as skipjack, one that’s...