Mazarrón, Spain, is soon to be home to the first ‘tuna breeding center’ in Europe; it will have four huge tanks containing a total of seven million liters of water and up to 40 adult bluefin...
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Can You Run A Loining Plant For 12 Yrs Without Profit?
Running a tuna processing operation for twelve years with no profit for its shareholders? PNG’s National Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) is investigating what causes this consistent lack of...
Over 1,000 Lb Tuna Hooked By Commercial Fishers
In what has been described as a “mighty effort,” two commercial fishermen managed to haul in a 1,005 Lb (456 kg) Atlantic bluefin tuna last week along the North Carolina coast, US. Jonathan...
“This Industry Is Driven By Jealousy And Greed”
Tuna fisherman and Wicked Tuna star David Carraro has shed some light on the underemphasized struggle of fishing bluefin along the US coast, highlighting that the job as a whole results in...
No Processing Plant? Don’t Come Here To Fish
One of the richest tuna fishing grounds in the world is about to get significantly more exclusive. The PNG government says it is taking action to avoid what it calculates as a massive USD 767...
Indian Fishers Skeptical Of Increasing Tuna Catch
Proposed efforts to increase tuna catches have been shot down by India’s seafood industry as fishermen believe yields are declining in tuna catch fisheries and have protested with a one-day...
“Retailers Will Only Innovate In Sustainable Tuna Products”
In a bid to meet increased consumer demand for MSC certified tuna, Netherlands based tuna trader Anova Seafood has innovated its product range, including a new variety of fresh/frozen MSC...
Putting Ex-Cons On Fishing Boats – After All Not Such A Great Idea
A previous plan to send short sentenced ex-convicts aboard fishing vessels has now been abandoned by the Thai government, but some damage has already been reported. Thailand’s Labor Ministry...
“No Evidence That FAD Fishing Is The Only Cause For Depletion”
Last week, the Secretary General of the Spanish Fishing Confederation (CEPESCA) made some interesting remarks regarding sustainability standards and the need for fleets to comply on a level...
US Ports Suffocating With Congestion
Containers with tuna products are stacking up in US ports or staying on vessels too long. Key US industries are now warning about severe risks for the US economy, as West Coast ports continue...
Tri Marine Prepares To Open Doors To New Cannery
Tri Marine is gearing up for its inauguration ceremony in American Samoa, as its Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) cannery is set to open on Saturday (January 24th). As many as 1,500 workers are...
Pole And Line Industry, Victim Of New IUU Laws
New zero tolerance policies on IUU in Indonesia appear to be unintentionally damaging the nation’s local pole and line industry. Small-scale fishing operations have become immediate and...
What’s Small, Has 2 Eyes, And Is In My Can Of Tuna?
Have you ever seen this before? Help us solve this mystery and tell us your thoughts on this “unidentified” creature recently found in a can of tuna in the UK. Recognize what it might be? We...
Will TUF’s Bumble Bee Acquisition Be Blocked? What You Thought…
Mass media coverage was recently given to one significant company acquisition in the tuna industry; Thai Union, the world’s largest seafood processor initiated the acquisition of Bumble Bee...
Tuna Beaches, Just Like In Neanderthal Times
A 30-40 kilogram bluefin tuna has been found stranded on the sand of a Portuguese beach in Santa Eulalia. Now a rare occurrence, beached bluefin used to occur much more frequently, and was...
Costa Rica And Ecuador Get Cosy On Fisheries
Delegates of two tuna fishing nations, Ecuador and Costa Rica, have met this week to discuss an agenda that would see the Latin American nations cooperating on fisheries and aquaculture...
Philippines And Taiwan To Join On IUU Protection
A fisheries cooperation deal could be inked between Taiwan and the Philippines soon, as both nations are keen to increase protection in their waters, which are rich in bluefin tuna. The...
Intoxicated ‘Wicked Tuna’ Star Arrested
Tuna fisherman and star of National Geographic’s ‘Wicked Tuna’ show, David Marciano, has been arrested this week after assaulting a hotel clerk while intoxicated. The 49 year-old from...
Julio Moron: Why Are They Blaming Us?
With more than 300 tuna purse seiners operating in the Western Central Pacific, Julio Moron, Director General of Spanish purse seiner association, OPAGAC, finds it difficult to understand why...
UK Importers: Running A Red Light?
Tuna importers of fresh and frozen loins in the UK continue to purchase from Sri Lanka, despite the EU Commission implementing a trade ban. UK buyers say they won’t treat the decision as law...