Solomon Islands is looking forward to setting up a new Pacific research center at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) in Kukum. Transform Aqorau, Vice Chancellor of SINU and former...
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Pingtung To Open Doors For Its Annual Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival
The 23rd annual Taiwanese Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival will begin on May 6 and will run until July 2, featuring concerts, folk songs, seafood feasts, and guided tours. It will also...
MSC Fisheries Standard Version 3.0 Comes Into Force Today
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard Version 3.0, for tuna and other wild-caught fish, comes into effect today. Certified fisheries have at least three years before they are...
Grupomar’s New Seiner Sets Sail To Home Port
The Mexican seiner 'María De Jesús' started its sail last weekend from the Spanish wharf Armón and is on its way to its home port in Manzanillo. The ship – 68 meters long and 38 meters...
Chicken Of The Sea Top Executive Leaves Role
Chicken of the Sea will bid farewell to its Vice President Rob Kragh, who has served the company for 17 years. The top executive announced his departure via LinkedIn on April 24, posting that...
Supermarket Employee Tampers StarKist Pouches With Needles
A teenage worker of the American supermarket chain Giant Foods has been accused of inserting sewing needles into StarKist Light Tuna large pouches (2.6 oz pack) and other products. It was...
Vietnam Is Preparing For Fourth EC Inspection On Compliance With IUU Rules
Fisheries in the central coastal province of Phu Yen in Vietnam and the local authorities have fully implemented the legal provisions for combating IUU fishing in tuna fishing, including...
New Service Introduced To Expand Abidjan Tuna Reefer Exports
French container transport and shipping company, CMA CGM, has introduced a new service exclusively for tuna shipments out of Abidjan harbor, the main tuna trading hub in West Africa. It wants...
Oman Approves Multi-Million Tuna Aquaculture Project
Oman announced the setting up of 12 fish farming projects with total cost of OMR 160 million (USD 415 million) after receiving approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water...
IPLNF Appoints Prominent Member To Its Board Of Trustees
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has added Mohamed Rasheed, also known as "Moosheed," to its Board of Trustees. The industry veteran and stakeholder who has a vast experience...
FCF Purse Seine Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
The FCF Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) fishery has received the MSC blue logo for its bigeye catches and has also been re-certified for skipjack and yellowfin. SCS Global...
Tuna Sector Contributes USD 200 Million To Fiji’s Coffers
The tuna sector contributes USD 200 million to the Fijian economy, about 0.8 percent of the gross domestic product and the island nation wants to continue developing its tuna fisheries....
Almadraba To Start Early This Year
The traditional Spanish Almadrabas for fishing bluefin foresee the first ‘levantas’ (pulling up the nets) in mid-April. Normally, the first moon in May marks the beginning of the fishing...
6000-Year-Old Copper Tuna Hook To Be Displayed
An ancient copper fishing hook used to catch tuna and sharks will be displayed for the first time at the 48th Annual Archaeological Congress in Israel on April 3. The 6,000-year-old hook was...
WCPFC Additional FAD Ban In High Seas Begins
The additional ban on FAD sets in the WCPF convention area will start on April 1 for two months. Vessels, except those flying the Kiribati flag when fishing in the high seas (adjacent to its...
Century Tuna ‘Saving Our Seas’ One Cleanup At A Time
Philippines-based Century Tuna has kick-started the ‘Saving our Seas’ program in collaboration with Aling Tindera (a waste-to-cash initiative) of the NGO HOPE. The initiative began on March 25...
Exploring Atuna’s Collection Of Commercial Tuna Ads
Over the years, tuna brands have relied on television commercials to promote their products. Atuna features TV advertisements for tuna items in its wide-ranging collection. The ads from...
Panamanian Officials Find Weight Deviation In 1/3 Tuna Products
The Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (Acodeco) conducted an operation to verify the net content of tuna and seafood products that are sold from retail shelves. Out...
Philippine Small-Scale Fishers Criticize Government Building Cold Storage
A group of small-scale fishermen in the Philippines has criticized the government's decision to build eleven fish cold storage facilities close to their fishing grounds and landing...
Jealsa Plant Resumes Operations By Procuring From Artisanal Fishers
Jealsa had temporarily suspended operations of its Industria Atunera Centroamericana plant in Guatemala owing to a lack of raw materials. But the company announced this weekend that it will...