Zamakona Yards in Basque Country, Spain, has built a new tuna purse seiner for the Jadran Group, based in Ecuador and Panama. The new 2,706 M/T vessel, the ‘Ljubica’, is the 739th vessel built...
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Seiners Benefit From 25pct Lower Oil Prices
The continued decline of global oil prices, now reaching a 25 percent decline since June this year, is influencing operations in the tuna industry, as oil costs play a large part in the...
US Origin Labeling A Technical Barrier To Trade?
This week’s ruling by the WTO against US country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) has been attributed to the fact that its compliance panel sees the policy as a “technical barrier to trade.” The...
Bigeye Problem Most Severe in Central Pacific, Say Scientists
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has conducted recent tagging research revealing that bigeye tuna from the eastern Pacific and bigeye tuna from the western Pacific do a lot more...
Gilles Hosch: Why Are Catch Documentation Schemes Not Working?
Current Tuna Catch Documentation Schemes (CDS) have had a hard time reigning over IUU fishing and diminishing trade avenues of IUU tuna within the global market. Despite various CDS systems...
Tuna Cleaners Protest Over Lack Of Empty Cans
Industrial tuna workers took to protest outside the Insopesca headquarters in Cumana, Venezuela this week, demanding that action be taken to solve the shortage of empty tuna cans, which many...
Tuna Vessel Burgled In Spain, Man Arrested
Basque authorities have arrested a man under suspicion of theft onboard a tuna vessel this weekend in the coastal town of Orio, Spain, reports the Basque Department of Safety. The 32 year old...
Tri Marine US Samoa Operations To Start January
Samoa Tuna Processors (STP), under parent company, Tri Marine International, is set to begin operations of its American Samoa tuna cannery in January 2015. The firm is gradually hiring...
Sealord Sourcing 100% FAD Free By This Month
As of October this year, Sealord, the leading tuna and seafood producer in New Zealand, will be sourcing all of its tuna from FAD-free fisheries, according to a discussion between atuna.com...
John West Australia Launches The “Ultimate Power Lunch”
John West Australia, which is owned by Simplot Australia, has launched a new range of tuna pasta salad available in stores from November 2014. The new range, which John West describes as the...
Dongwon Buys Can-Maker Ardagh’s US Samoa Operations
Subsidiary company of Dongwon Enterprise, Dongwon Systems, has forked out USD 26 million for the purchase of the American Samoa-based operations of Ardagh Metal Packaging. The Ardagh Group...
Drop In Namibia Tuna Catches As Seismic Operations Continue
Tuna fishing operations have been absent in Namibia’s southern waters as seismic activity continues to disrupt fish migration. According to South Africa’s Observer24, the Namibian tuna fishing...
What Are The Motives Behind Thai Investors Buying Reading FC?
After a complete takeover of the UK based football club, Reading FC, the Thai consortium of investors, including the Deputy General Manager of Thai Union Manufacturing Co., Narin Niruttinanon,...
US Tuna Deal Leaves Both Sides Unhappy
The recently sealed USD 90 million fisheries deal between the FFA and the United States has left concern on all sides, according to press reports. Both the PNA and US boat owners have...
India Working To Expand Tuna Fleet
India’s Agriculture Ministry is working hard to drastically expand the nation’s tuna fishing fleet. There have been suggestions from an expert committee that the country needs to quickly add...
Indian Ocean Tuna Reps Meet To Discuss MSC
Following a meeting between governments, NGOs and tuna industry leaders from African nations, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reported increased attention from African representatives...
Wicked Tuna Hometown Reports Great Bluefin Season
The city that is home to reality television series, Wicked Tuna, has reported a blockbuster bluefin tuna season, with a steady supply turning up to local processing facilities. Fishing off the...
E-Reporting Trials To Start On Pacific Longliners
In a bid to better manage its associated fisheries, the Cook Islands Fisheries Field Office (CIFFO) will be conducting e-reporting trials on its longline fleets, funded and supported by ISSF,...
Plenty Of Tuna Activity Expected At SIAL’s 50th Food Expo
The SIAL Group, which defines itself as the “trend guide for caterers,” will be hosting its 50th celebratory 2014 SIAL food exhibition in Paris from tomorrow October 19th to the 23rd, and over...
Europe’s Fresh Tuna Prices On The Uptrend
Prices of fresh tuna on the European retail market have seen an increasing trend over the past three years, partly because of the credit given to MSC certification, reports the EU Commission....