The WCPFC Chair, Jung-re Riley Kim, has announced the RFMO’s decision to extend for another three months the temporary suspension of the purse seiner observer program until May 15. The other...
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EU Signs New Fisheries Deal With Gabon
The EU has signed a new fisheries partnership agreement with Gabon for another five years. European tuna vessels and trawlers will have access to Gabon’s waters for an annual financial...
Asda Pledges To Reduce Bycatch In Seafood Supply Chain
UK’s second-largest supermarket, Asda, has pledged its commitment to safeguarding endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) marine species and prevent them from entering its seafood supply...
Conservationists: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Bluefin In UK Waters
Some parties have said that Brexit has opened up an opportunity for UK fishermen to take part in the conservation of the bluefin tuna fishery. According to the Express Co UK, conservationists...
Lab Test Reaffirms Tuna Present In Subway’s Subs
Lab tests conducted by Florida-based Applied Food Technologies have confirmed Subway’s tuna sandwiches contain tuna as an ingredient, according to Inside Edition. Journalists from the American...
NASA Tech Helping To Save Whale Sharks
The precariousness of the whale shark stock, a species in danger of extinction, has led tuna RFMOs and other organizations to set out plans to mitigate its mortality. One of these initiatives...
Japanese Longline Fishery Gets MSC Logo For 2 Vessels
The Japanese longline fishery, Owasebussan, has officially been certified with the MSC sustainability logo. The decision came after no objections were filed to the final draft report published...
Dutch Lottery Charity Extends Funding For MSC
The Dutch Postcode Lottery has pledged EUR 500,000 annually for another three years to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to aid ocean sustainability initiatives. Rupert Howes, Chief...
Indian Fishers Want Sri Lanka To Lift Dried Fish Ban
South Indian fishermen want Sri Lanka to overturn its ban on dried fish imports (karuvaadu) from India. The fishing harbor in Kasimedu in Chennai usually sends around 500 M/T of this product...
Almadrabas Keep Share Of Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish government has allocated the country’s bluefin quota in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The limit for this year is the same level as in 2020: 6,107.60 M/T. Thus,...
French Fishery Pushes MSC Timeline After Numerous Comments
The independent assessment body, Control Union (UK) Limited, recently announced that the timeline for the MSC certification of Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) Indian Ocean Purse...
Whole Foods Market Offers Vegan Tuna Salad By The Pound
The American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has started offering a plant-based tuna replacement salad behind their counters. The tuna alternative ingredient is under the Good Catch...
TU Partners With Thai Food Chain For DIY Canned Tuna Salad
Thai Union (TU) has partnered with a well-known restaurant chain in Thailand, After Yum, which is famous for its spicy salad menus. The result is a DIY spicy tuna salad in a can which aims to...
Dutch Co. To Rename Plant-Based Tuna After TUNO Moniker Dispute
Dutch-based company, Schouten Europe B.V., has decided to change the name for its plant-based tuna alternative product. A legal complaint was brought against it by Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF)...
Jealsa Growing Its Pet Food Production
During 2021, Jealsa’s subsidiary, Pet Select, will start the construction of a new processing plant for cat and dog foods. Pet Select has a variety of products which includes several tuna...
Expert Says Tuna Are Not Causing ‘Sharkier’ Aussie Waters
More sharks are roaming the waters of South Australia's coast, and the region was in shock over the death of a snorkeler who is believed to have been killed by one of these creatures. Some...
Ricardo Fuentes Reinvents Itself
The Spanish bluefin group, Ricardo Fuentes, has reinvented its corporate image. Consequently, it has established a new brand, Fuentes. It includes the seven companies of...
Webinar Talks On Next Steps To Manage Bluefin Stock
A webinar organized by Pew and WWF will address how to secure the long-term sustainable future for the iconic bluefin. It will discuss the next steps to take now the recovery plans for...
Jealsa Opens New Cold Storage Facility In Spain
Spanish tuna company Jealsa Rianxeira has inaugurated its new cold storage in Boiro, the town where the company also has its headquarters. The facility has four chambers and 13,000 M/T...
MSC Introduces Sustainable Seafood Cookbook
Recently, MSC launched its online ‘Blue Cookbook’ with ten sustainable seafood recipes from chefs worldwide. Each description comes with the fish's environmental story, so consumers can become...