Australian company Sirena tuna has launched a new brand positioning for its products. The campaign focuses on escaping from the daily grind "with the uplifting feeling of freedom that we seek,...
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Canadian Court Fines Boat Owners For Illegally Fishing Albacore
The owners of ‘Ocean Provider,’ a Canadian-flagged fishing vessel were recently fined CAD 6,000 (USD 4,444) for illegally catching albacore off the west coast of Vancouver Island last year....
Unlisted Tuna Longliner Sank In Indian Ocean
The longliner ‘Der Hai No’. 66’ sank on September 12 around 593 km from Durban South Africa in the Indian Ocean. The 16 crew members abandoned the Taiwan-flagged vessel in life rafts and were...
Seafood Expo Asia Had Less Participation From Tuna Industry
The 11th edition of Seafood Expo Asia, that brought together stakeholders from tuna and other seafood industries, concluded yesterday. The two-day event (held September 11 to 13) made a...
Ten Tons Of Canned Tuna Destroyed After Trailer Catches Fire
A truck loaded with ten tons of canned tuna caught fire Monday morning in the Mexican town of Zapotlán del Rey. The fire reportedly began in the tractor due to a mechanical failure and...
Chinese Fishing Company Inks Deal For Construction Of Two Seiners
China is gearing up to expand its purse seiner fleet. The Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Chinese tuna fishing company Zhoushan Yinghai Ocean Fishery Co., Ltd. entered into...
Micronesian Seiner Fishery MSC Certified For Entire PNA
The Micronesia skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye purse seine fishery which sought a scope extension for free school and FAD sets in all the EEZs of PNA last year has been MSC certified. There...
Almadraba Captains Meeting Will Kick Start This Weekend
‘A Bowl of Tuna’ was welcomed last Friday in the Spanish city of Isla Cristina and the Society Friends of Tuna Thunnus Thynnus is preparing to host the 21st Almadraba Captains Meeting from...
Vietnam Tuna Exports To South Korea Shot Up 468%
The EU and US continue to be the top buyers of Vietnamese canned tuna, but shipments to South Korea increased by 468 percent from January to July this year. According to the Vietnam...
Mozambique President Let Off Hook In Tuna Scandal UK Court Case
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has been left off the hook by a high court judge in London for his alleged involvement in the country’s USD 2 billion scandal, which included the fraudulent...
Brazilians Prefer Gomes Da Costa And Coqueiro Tuna Brands
São Paulo residents using canned tuna in their sandwiches, salads, or pasta scored the products of the brands Gomes Da Costa and Coqueiro as the best. This was revealed in the annual survey...
60th Anniversary Festival Weekend Honors StarKist Samoa Workers
Several celebration activities have been organized throughout the year for the 60th jubilee of the StarKist plant on American Samoa. The highlight is a special festive weekend taking place on...
Tourists Rescued From Fire At Italian Historic Tuna Facility
The Italian island of Sicily has been battling wildfires for days. The famous Tonnara of Scopello, an historic establishment that was formerly used by bluefin fishers was engulfed by fire on...
Hong Kong Residents Warned Of “Pollutants” In Bluefin
The head of a food and environmental hygiene council has warned people in Hong Kong to refrain from eating large fishes like bluefin because “they contain different pollutants that might be...
Brazil Recalls Tuna Product After Children Poisoned
A tuna product has been recalled and banned from the market due to histamine contamination. Anvisa, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency took the measure after it received a report from the...
38 Senegalese Migrants Rescued By Pevasa’s Vessel
A small wooden boat (a pirogue) originally carrying 101 people ran into trouble near Cape Verde on its way to the Canary Islands due to strong Atlantic Ocean currents. Supply vessel ‘Zillarri’...
Zhejiang Ocean Family’s Third IPO ‘Terminated’
The IPO status of Zhejiang Ocean Family was changed to ‘terminated’ in the Shanghai Stock Exchange on August 14. The company and its sponsor withdrew their third IPO attempt that was announced...
Grupo Calvo Bids Adieu To Its Only Spanish Flagged Seiner
The Spanish tuna company Grupo Calvo sold purse seiner 'Montemaior', its only vessel flagged to Spain. Albino Morán Shipbrokers, a company involved in the sale and purchase of fishing...
Vietnam Inks Deal On Duty Free Tuna Exports To Israel
Under the deal signed on July 25, Vietnamese tuna products are now subject to zero import tariff to Israel. This new pact is expected to boost the annual bilateral trade by...
Workers Exposed To Ammonia Leak In Costa Rican Tuna Factory
Three people were given urgent medical care after they inhaled Ammonia gas while working in a tuna factory in Coyol de Alajuela, a province in Costa Rica. Details of the victims and name of...