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Manta Skipjack Price Dips As Cold Storages Fill Up
Cold warehouses in Manta are filled with raw material as tuna processors are gearing up for the first veda that will come into force in August. A confluence of factors has depressed the price...
Taiwan Tuna Longline Association Seeks Balance Between Crew Rights & Costs
Since it was founded 12 years ago, the Taiwan Tuna Longline Association (TTLA) has been a bridge between small-scale longline fishing vessel operators and the Taiwanese government. Ken Ke-Chen...
Tonno Nostromo Marketing Push To Attract Young Consumers
Italian tuna brand Tonno Nostromo is stepping up its product promotion by partnering with Milan-based digital creative company Jump. Tonno Nostromo is a subsidiary of Spanish Nauterra. Jump...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Falls In A Tense Market
Skipjack trade in Bangkok has been slow over the past weeks. The WCPO catches of the fish have not improved in May and the demand by Thai canners has been modest. They are waiting for...
Japanese Demand For WR Hits Five-Year Peak
Japanese processors' demand for frozen whole rounds increased in the first quarter of 2025, hitting a five-year peak. Bigeye continued to be the most purchased species. The Asian nation...
Ambitious Commitments Assured At UN Ocean Conference
The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) ended last Friday. Accelerated progress in the implementation of the High Seas Treaty and the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, concerns about deep-sea mining,...
Tuna Byproducts’ Multiple Benefits For Peri- & Postmenopausal Women
Thai researchers conducted a study to look at how a Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)-enriched oil, made from tuna byproducts, could help perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Experts found out...
EM Made Compulsory For US Longliners Amid Cost Concerns
After much discussion, electronic monitoring (EM) has been made mandatory for Hawaii and American Samoa longliners. However, uncertainty over installation costs prevails. The topic was...
Rising Demand For MSC Logo For IO Yellowfin Catches
A Maldivian pole-and-line and handline fishery is going for a scope extension to add yellowfin to its already certified Indian Ocean skipjack catches. AGAC Four Oceans Integral Purse Seine...
Mediterranean Markets Canned Tuna Imports Hit 5-Year Low
Brands, retailers, and traders in Spain, France, and Italy reduced their imports of canned tuna in 2024. This was the lowest volume in five years for these Mediterranean markets. While French...
Tender for Atunlo’s Cape Verde Cold Storage Area Issued
The acquisition of Atunlo's processing plant and cold storage at Cape Verde by Jealsa and Ubago did not go according to plan. The parties could not come to an agreement with the Port Authority...
Marine Instruments Launches Recovery Program For Its Buoys
To support the tuna fishing industry’s circular economy, Marine Instruments launched its Blue Recovery Program to recover FADs and recycle satellite buoys, reducing waste and environmental...
French Preference For MSC Tuna Fell In 2024/25
Consumer demand for MSC tuna in France dropped in 2024/25. Canned skipjack continues to be the French’s most preferred product. This information was revealed in the ‘Tuna Market Analysis 2025:...
Greenpeace Claims To Have Brought Spanish Longliner’s IUU Fishing To Light
International NGO Greenpeace claims to have disrupted the tuna fishing operations of a Spanish longliner, which the NGO alleged to have engaged in IUU fishing in the South Pacific Ocean last...
South Indian Tuna Fishers Ask For Price Regulation
Tuna fishermen in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, are crying foul over the plummeting value of their catches after a 61-day government-imposed fishing ban came into force from April to June....
Pevasa Sells Another Purse Seiner
The ‘Playa de Noja’, which belonged to Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa, has been sold to a US fishing company. Albino Moran Shipbrokers announced the sale but did not reveal the buyer....
FAO Says Global Tuna Stocks Doing Well Because Of Effective RFMO Management
New data shows 64.5 percent of all fish stocks worldwide in 2021 were exploited within biologically sustainable levels. In terms of deep sea species, global tuna stocks stood out as 99 percent...
Pacific Islanders Fret As Climate Change Pushes Tuna Eastwards
Climate change is slowly yet significantly impacting the livelihoods of Pacific Islanders. The tuna moving east towards the high seas and away from the EEZs of Pacific Island nations is one of...
US Buyers Increased Demand For Vietnam’s Canned Bonito
The US significantly expanded its import of canned bonito in the first quarter of this year, primarily driven by business with Vietnam. Meanwhile, trade with China, which was the largest...