A 61-year-old Mexican businessman Jamie Antonio Mandujano Eudave, who carried out illegal activities under his fake tuna company ‘Atuneros Unidos de California’, was sentenced to 13 years in...
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Bigeye Longline Catch Limits Set For US Pacific Territories
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has allocated bigeye catch limits to longliners in US Pacific territories. The council recommended setting the 2023 catch limits at 2,000 M/T in...
Next Bangkok Tuna Conference Scheduled For May 2024
The 18th edition of the Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition will be held next year in Bangkok from May 20 to 22 at the Shangri-La Hotel. The organizer, InfoFish, has decided to...
Indonesian Tuna Fishermen Rescued After Eight Days At Sea
Two artisanal fishermen from a village near Bima city were rescued off the coast of South Sulawesi Islands after being declared missing for eight days. The 62-year-old Mahmudi and 56-year-old...
Atunlo Sets Up New Tuna Oil Production Line
Spanish processing firm Atunlo is gearing up to produce oil for human consumption from tuna heads. The product will be exported to Japan through the multinational company Nissui. The new...
FSF Taiwanese Longline Fishery Starts Another Indian Ocean FIP
Taiwanese food service company Fue Shin Fishery Ltd.(FSF) and the NGO Ocean Outcomes (O2) have once again partnered to begin a fishery improvement project in the Indian Ocean. On Monday, O2...
Dongwon Steps Up Pet Food Range With Tuna Cat Food
Dongwon is expanding its foothold in the pet food sector. It recently launched three new cat snacks in a squeeze stick or paste form called ‘Nutristic’ under the ‘Nutriplan’ pet food brand....
“Tuna Turner” Burger Big Hit In Spain
The “Tuna Turner burger” created by renowned La Misión restaurant in Madrid recently won the Audacious award for the most original hamburger in Spain for 2023. It is a tribute to rock legend...
Seized Cocaine Accounts For Ten Percent Of Ecuadorian Tuna Cargo To EU
The National Police seized 2.5 tons of cocaine from Guayaquil and Napo. Officials conducting pre-shipment inspections inside 20 ft dry containers with canned tuna in Guayaquil noticed white...
Manuel Chang To Face Trial In US Over Tuna Bonds Scam
The efforts of Manuel Chang, Mozambique’s former finance minister, to face trial in South Africa was dismissed by the top court in Africa. He is facing charges in the US over his role in the...
Tri Marine Achieves MSC For Entire WCPO
The Tri Marine WCPO skipjack and yellowfin FAD and free school fishery has received the MSC sustainable logo for its bigeye catches, which means that its catches for entire WCPO can carry MSC....
Sri Lanka Positive On Retaining EU GSP+ Trade Benefits
Sri Lanka is determined to qualify for the EU's GSP regulations that will come into force from January 1, 2024, for the next ten-year cycle. Since the Asian country enjoys GSP+ benefits, it...
Sea Shepherd Steps In To Assist Tuvalu In IUU Control
Tuvalu is continuing efforts to control its waters by partnering with Sea Shepherd Global (SSG) to take over the duties from its damaged patrol boat. The government and the NGO signed a...
Dongwon Awarded MSC ‘Best Enterprise Of The Year’
Dongwon Industries won the ‘Best Enterprise of the Year’ award from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Korea for a second consecutive time. The Korean seafood company received the grant,...
IOTC Re-Elects Jung-re Riley Kim As Its Chairperson
The Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced last week that Jung-re Riley Kim has been re-elected as the President of IOTC. Kim, unanimously elected by the council members for a...
Chris Shearlock Is The New Thai Union Sustainability Director For Europe
Last Thursday, Thai Union (TU) appointed Chris Shearlock as its new Sustainability Director for Europe. Before joining TU, Shearlock was working with the Princes Group from 2017 to 2023. He...
Korea Recalls Tuna Liquid For Presence Of Coliform Bacteria
The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recalled the Emperor brand tuna liquid after detecting coliform bacteria in the product. Officials also discovered the presence of other...
Higher Reward Encourages PNG Fishers To Return Tuna Tags
Fishers in Madang are more eager to return the tags found on the tuna they caught, as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has increased the reward ranging from USD 10 to USD 250...
Tuna-Shaped Weathervane A Feast For Tourists’ Eyes
The Spanish province of Cadiz, home to bluefin farms and famous for the Almadraba, has close ties with the fish since the it plays a crucial role to the economy and is an integral part of the...
SolTuna Official Canned Tuna Supplier To Pacific Games
The Pacific Games has designated SolTuna as the official supplier of canned tuna for its upcoming edition. The USD 60,000 deal, for approximately 1,400 cartons of tuna, was signed last week by...