As many as 200 North Korean owned trawlers are suspected to be illegally fishing in African waters every year. This is according to a recent report by Sub Regional Fisheries Commission (SFRC)...
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Legal Petition Seeks To End US Pacific Bluefin Fishing
A legal petition has been filed to urge US National Marine Fisheries Service to ban fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna. Issued by the Center for Biological Diversity, the petition calls for an...
Tourist Tour Of Tuna Canning Industry
Tourists in A Coruña, a Galician city in Spain, will have the opportunity to take guided tours of the region's tuna canning industry. The history of the business will be explained on the route...
2014 El Niño: New Data Suggests Major Impact
With new data suggesting this year’s El Niño will have a major global impact, the migration of tuna is likely to be significantly affected. Anthony Barnston, with the International Research...
Sanford And DongWon Accused Of Underpaying Crews
Sanford and DongWon have both been hit with accusations of underpaying crew members. Papers filed with the New Zealand Employment Relations Authority say that Korean owned DongWon Fishing Co...
Hispanic Celebrity Chef Bumble Bee’s New Brand Ambassador
Bumble Bee Foods has taken on Hispanic Celebrity Chef, Doreen Colondres, as its brand exclusive chef partner and ambassador. Owning one of the US big three tuna brands, Bumble Bee is joined by...
Demand For Tuna Friendly Fishing Boats Rises
High demand for tuna friendly fishing boats is emerging in parts of India. Ships that have been constructed by the Machilipatnam Boat Building Centre (MBBC) are becoming more and more...
Ali’s Sustainable Skipjack Sold At A 255% Premium
A Netherlands-based company, that goes by the name of Fish Tales is promoting a new MSC, pole and line canned tuna product under the name of its Maldives fisherman, Ali Mohammed. Sold at 255...
An Increase In Global Supply Of Pole And Line? What Did You Think?
With an ever increasing demand for pole and line tuna emerging throughout the industry, is the global supply of this product likely to increase? Let’s see what you thought… Despite growing...
Canadian Resistance Against Tuna Long-Lining
A Canadian MP believes that the possible arrival of longline tuna vessels gaining access to the Gulf of St. Lawrence will cause a threat to the Prince Edward Island tuna industry. Lawrence...
Tri Marine Appoints New GM For New Samoa Cannery
The appointment of a new General Manger for Tri Marine’s new cannery has been announced. Herman Gebauer will step up to the position for Samoan Tuna Processors from April 16th. According to...
Call For Non-IUU Certificate For US Tuna Imports
A call is being made for a proof of legality and transparency of US tuna imports in the form of non-IUU catch certificates. According to a study to be published in Marine Policy, as much as...
Seasonal Closures For Tuna Considered In Philippines
A seasonal fishing ban is being considered in the Philippines to help improve food stock for tuna. Temporary stops to scad and sardine fishing in Palawan, an island province of the country, is...
Thailand A Threat To Spanish Canners?
Competition appears to be rife between Spanish and Thai canners exporting to the European Union, but is this really the case? While Thailand holds the position of the largest producing and...
NOAA Certification For Sustainable Skipjack Impossible?
What’s the likelihood that NOAA can issue a sustainable certification for skipjack tuna? Difficult, if not impossible, according to one source within the US tuna fishing sector. With the...
One Year In Jail For Mislabeling Tuna?
A hefty sentence could be waiting for seafood suppliers and restaurant owners in California who sell mislabeled tuna. If passed, the new Senate bill would sanction non-compliers with a USD...
Record Price Paid For Marshall Tuna Fishing Days
A price record has been set in the Marshall Islands, selling tuna fishing days for as much as USD 7,000. The current PNA rate is USD 6,000, but high demand for access to the region’s waters...
Higher Prices Bite Spanish Canned Exports
Spanish canned tuna exporters saw higher prices taking a bite out of their volumes last year. The quantity of canned tuna exported from the Mediterranean country saw a significant slump from...
Reflagging Spanish Owned IUU Seiners A Dilemma
It’s not all plain sailing when it comes to the re-flagging of Spanish owned IUU seiners. Two Spanish fishing companies are being forced to re-flag IUU branded Belize vessels in order to...
The Real Cause Of The Skipjack Price Collapse
October 1st 2013 was the day a massive destruction of value within tuna supply chain started. Much comparable to the crash of Wallstreet in 2007, prices of skipjack started a very rapid...