Mientras que al SNPM (Servicio Nacional de Pesca Marina, NMFS) se le pide encontrar formas para que la flota de EEUU capture más de lo que se permite en la actualidad, Brian Hallman, director...
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“Eusko” Brand Creates Better Returns For Albacore Fishermen
Landing around 635 tons of Atlantic albacore tuna in the first ten days of the season, the Basque region of Spain is making gains on last years’ catch volume, with prices rising too. This is...
Marca Eusko Crea Mejores Beneficios Para Pescadores De Bonito Del Norte
Desembarcando alrededor de 365 toneladas de bonito del norte (Atlantic albacore) en los diez primeros días de la temporada, la región vasca de España ha obtenido ganancias por el volumen de...
Retailers Disclose Their Tuna Supply Sources
Five leading companies in Europe are working to significantly up their transparency game, publishing a full list of fisheries that their seafood products are sourced from. In terms of tuna...
Minoristas Revelan Sus Fuentes De Suministro De Atún
Cinco empresas líderes en Europa están trabajando para mejorar significativamente su juego de transparencia, publicando una lista completa de las pesquerías de las que sus productos provienen....
Kroger Apologizes For Inaccuracy On “ISSF Certification”
After reaching out to its consumers on the basis that its canned tuna private label is “ISSF certified”, making it the “best of the best”, Kroger has apologized for its “inaccurate...
Walmart Does Not Need MSC For Canned Tuna
US food distribution giant Walmart says it has updated its policy on buying canned tuna from sustainable sources. In 2011, the company made a commitment that all its seafood – “fresh and...
Walmart No Necesita MSC Para El Atún Enlatado
El gigante distribuidor de alimentos de Estados Unidos, Walmart, dice haber actualizado su política al empezar a comprar atún enlatado de fuentes sostenibles. En 2011, la compañía se...
Agreement Made On Alaskan Salmon MSC Certificate
A deal has been reached that will end the ongoing battle for Alaska salmon processors to get MSC certification, starting next year. The Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) and the...
Philippines And Vietnam Form Tuna Partnership
Vietnam is set to send a working group to the Philippines to learn more about tuna fishing and processing technologies, according to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,...
On Subpoena – Thai Union Stock Drops Sharply
In the midst of an anti-trust investigation of the US canned seafood industry, Thai Union Frozen Products has announced that its US holding company, which operates under the brand Chicken of...
New Research Documentary By IPNLF In The Maldives
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has released a new documentary this week highlighting their ongoing research into MSC certified pole and line tuna fisheries in the Maldives....
EU Red Card Makes Sri Lanka Bleed
Sri Lanka has suffered a revenue loss of USD 75 million due to its red card on IUU with the European Union, a government spokesperson has said. Previously, it was estimated that the annual...
Mexico And Australia Fight For Chinese Market Share
One of the main reasons that some tuna farmers in Australia feel they haven’t strongly broken into the Chinese market just yet is due to competition from Mexico. Plans to bring more local...
Instagram’s Rainbow Of Tuna
Seeing the beauty of a tuna, whether from the water or from the boat, is an impressive sight, but miles from the ocean, photo-sharing platform Instagram is an equally as good a place to catch...
French Fleet’s Position Most Reasonable?
Being happy to keep the “status quo”, it seems the EU Commission’s adoption of an unchanged ATQ quota could be most in line with the outcome hoped for by the French purse seine fleet. Speaking...
Ministers Want Flexible Rules Of Origin From EU
Calling for the EU’s commitment to EPA negotiations, PACP Trade and Fisheries Ministers, meeting in Fiji last week, emphasized that such an agreement must deliver benefits to all members. This...
Tuna Linked To USA Salmonella Outbreaks Recalled
Frozen yellowfin chunk meat sourced from a processing plant in Indonesia is being recalled after officials in the Minnesota Department of Health found that samples of the product were...
Greenpeace’s FAD Fight Takes To The Air
Promoting a “lasting relationship with tuna” Greenpeace has taken its FAD fishing fight high up in the air, plastered on a 40 meter long “airship.” The NGO is aiming to increase consumer...
Century Pacific Promotes Philippine Handline Fishing
WWF has renewed links with the Philippines’ largest canned food company, Century Pacific Foods Inc., to promote artisanal tuna handline fishing in the Davao Gulf. The Davao Gulf is considered...