Investor confidence in Century Pacific (CNPF:PM) has escalated, as shares in the company increase to their highest value since listing. Just as it seemed as though Philippine GSP+ had had...
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Majority Of PNA Seiner Fleets Sign Up For MSC/Pacifical
The majority of purse seiners fishing in the PNA waters have signed up to the MSC program with the marketing arm of the PNA nations, Pacifical. This is according to Maurice Brownjohn, PNA’s...
The Mega Tuna Market That Shows Strong Recovery
As Thailand’s global canned tuna exports suffer a YoY drop, there’s one destination market where its products show strong recovery. The Arab World, the number one regional market for the Thai...
Tri Marine Seeks MSC For Southern Pacific Fisheries
Tri Marine has announced that it has entered into MSC full assessment for its purse seine catch of Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin tuna unassociated with FADs, and will be...
SOPAC Fleet Signs MoU With Pacifical/PNA On MSC Tuna
Press release just issued by South Pacific Tuna Corporation (SOPAC). South Pacific Tuna Corporation announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PNAO/Pacifical,...
Venezuelan Cannery Suffering From Empty Can Shortages
In Cumana, Venezuela, one tuna canning plant has halved its production staff. The job losses are due to an increase in imports of already processed and cleaned pre-cooked frozen tuna loins and...
Did 2014 Produce Another Record Global Tuna Catch? Your Opinion
According to the latest data submitted by RMFOs, 2012 was a big year for tuna catches, with the total global catch hitting a massive 4.6 million tons; an 11 percent increase from the previous...
Bumble Bee Plan To Build New Loining Plant On Hold
Bumble Bee Foods, newly acquired by Thai Union, could be looking at a review of its plans for a new processing plant in Apia, Samoa, which appears to be taking some time. Last year the...
US Single Duty Quota Exhausted At Kick-Off
On January 2nd, the 2015 single duty tariff rate quota for canned tuna imports into the US opened. On that same date, the preliminary restraint limit was exceeded as soon as it kicked-off....
Aircon Used To Secure Tuna Workers?
On their return to work following the Christmas break, StarKist Samoa tuna cannery workers have arrived back to an aircon-fitted factory. Being an isolated territory with limited access to...
Could The US Fleet Get Some Fishing Days Back?
On behalf of Tri Marine International, American Samoa’s Governor, Lolo Moliga has said there are plans to revisit the Kiribati fishing days agreement in discussion with the Western Pacific...
Seasonal Food Safety Increase?
It has been an unusually quiet month for EU Rapid Alerts on tuna, with just one notification publicized since early December. It’s yet to be seen if this is due to a seasonal increase in food...
2015 EU Tuna Loins Quota Depleted In No Time
On January 1st, the new yearly quota for pre-cooked tuna loins became available to EU nations, enabling EU canners to acquire pre-cooked loins duty free, from anywhere. In 2013, this...
More Dolphins And Tuna Due To Commercial Fishing Ban?
According to local fishermen, Costa Rican waters are seeing an increase in dolphin activity, along with a subsequent increase in tuna schooling which, according to them, is an indication that...
Low Tuna Price Gains Wiped Out By Weakening Euro
A member of the European Central Bank (ECB) governing body has recently said that the euro zone is experiencing a massive weakening in its economy, largely due to a slowdown in its biggest...
Purse Seiner Nets Banned
In the South of India it appears purse seining has been banned, as a group of fishermen in Tuticorin were fined and had their purse seine nets seized during a crackdown on illegal fishing this...
Tuvalu To Split VDS Income
The Tuvaluan government is set to establish specific allocations of the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) revenue among its outer islands. This way it spreads the wealth the country is reaping from...
No Gap On Ecuador Zero Duty
A regulation to allow Ecuador to hold onto its zero duty trade preferences with the European Union was adopted and published just in time. With an end of 2014 deadline on the nation’s GSP+...
Sri Lanka Gov’t Offers Minimum Price To Tuna Fishermen
The Sri Lankan government is making efforts to support the nation’s tuna industry as it prepares itself for an EU trade ban starting mid-January. The government, through its program to enable...
Bigeye Tuna Remains on Hawaii’s Menu — But for How Long?
By Christopher Pala, Honolulu Civil Beat There’s been a lot of talk among power players about dangerously declining fish stocks in the Pacific, but action has been unsubstantial. The Pacific’s...