An established Japanese company sees great opportunities for a very Japanese tuna product, which until now has been almost totally unknown in the European market. It plans to develop a...
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Mesh Sizes The Next Hot Topic On Tuna Regulations?
NGOs have called for new methods on sustainability regulation and have raised the option of bigger mesh sizes; but how much of a solution can mesh size regulation be for tuna sustainability?...
FIS Launches Pledge Against EII “Intimidation And Deception”
“We need to put an end to Earth Island’s tactics of intimidation and deception once and for all!” These are the powerful worlds of global seafood industry news site, Fish Information and...
EU Struggles With Its Own IUU
The European Commission (EC) is being pressured by NGOs to take action against Italian authorities, which have failed to prevent the use of prohibited driftnets. Oceana has reported that...
American Samoa Warns Against Bumble Bee
Previous plans for American canning giant, Bumble Bee Foods, to set up a loining plant in Apia, Western Samoa, has raised concern from the neighboring American Samoa government, which believes...
East Indian Coast Sees Increased Yellowfin
Visakhapatnam, one of India’s main ports, has had increased yellowfin catches in the last week, allowing relief from recent losses. Normally, only the period from October to January records...
IATTC Fishing Nations Show “No Progress”
IATTC member nations appeared to have stalled on overfishing issues, and have taken no steps forward on the subject. Environmental NGOs are highlighting this as a significantly concerning...
BREAKING NEWS – Phil: EU To Grant Zero Duty On Tuna
News just in suggests that the Philippines’ tuna products are well on track to gain zero percent duty trade with the European Union. According to the Philippines’ Trade Undersecretary, Adrian...
Peruvian Fleet Expands Catching Area
Peru’s tuna catching ground just got a whole lot bigger. Approved in the recent IATTC annual meeting, Peruvian tuna fishing vessels will now be able to spread operations out into the entire...
EPO Fishing Ban Coming Up
In no time at all, the annual IATTC fishing ban will come into action in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Split over two separate 60-day periods, purse seiners will be prohibited from operations. In...
USA West Coast Albacore Season Update
The Canadian-US west coast albacore season began in June and has kicked off on a downer, but fleets are slowly gathering. The circumstances so far indicate that ‘anything could happen’,...
Mexico Sets Management Plan For Yellowfin
The biggest yellowfin catching nation in the EPO has announced the launch of a Fisheries Management Plan for the species. The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development,...
Higher Skipjack Prices Could Affect TUF Profit Forecast
TUF’s tuna business is expected to recover this year, but raw tuna prices are hitting an uptrend. Only if increases are not sharp and swift, the gross margin will remain relatively...
Philippines’ US Exports To Recover From 2013 Declines?
Based on current data from the NOAA, the Philippines may or may not see a recovery in its exports of canned tuna to the US this year, after a hard hitting fall in 2013. So far, the numbers...
Another Mexican Yellowfin Catch Record In 2014
It was a seven year high for Mexican yellowfin catches last year; the fleet’s 2013 EPO landings of this species saw its biggest year on year jump since 2007. With recorded catch for...
EU Confirms Trade Agreement With Ecuador
It’s settled. The EU and Ecuador have sealed a deal that will allow the South American nation to join Peru and Colombia in a trade agreement with the EU. The outcome permits Ecuador to...
Thai Industry Feels Unfairly Accused By Spain
Spain has started enforcing an import ban on seafood products from Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) in Thailand. The Spanish industry has suggested that any canned tuna trade be eliminated from...
Costa Rican Fishermen Want End To Free PS Licenses
Local fishermen in Costa Rica are trying just about everything to get foreign tuna seiners out of their waters. In an effort to make better conditions for development of the small-scale...
BREAKING NEWS: Ecuador/EU Trade Deal Agreed
News just out suggests that Ecuador has agreed a trade deal with the European Union. Negotiations were completed today on an agreement that will eliminate tariffs for the majority of Ecuador’s...
Nostromo Pumps Millions In Nation-Wide TV Commercial
Italian canned tuna brand, Nostromo, is hitting the TV screens in Italy once again to promote the authentic quality and flavor of its tuna. Fronted by their trusty fishermen, the TV...