Last week, the second biannual Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting of the eight US Regional Fishery Management Councils took place by video conference. The goal was to discuss ways to...
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Three Tuna Suppliers in SeafoodSource Top 25
SeafoodSource has published its 2020 Top 25: Sustainability & Conservation List for leading North American seafood suppliers based on reported sales figures. Three tuna brands have made...
Dongwon & Kyokuyo Heads Ask Govts To Get Fishers Home
SeaBOS, a group comprised of CEOs from the 10 of the world’s largest tuna and seafood businesses, has urged governments to urgently address issues faced by seafarers due to restrictions on...
Kenya Plans To Restore Its Tuna Business
President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that the Kenyan government wants to make the fisheries sector a key driver for the economy and the country to benefit more from its fish resources. He unveiled...
EU Allows The UK To Join Fisheries Organizations
The EU Council has decided by 'Implementing Decision' of September 18, that the UK is allowed to commit to international agreements concerning the EU’s fisheries policy on its own behalf...
Former Mozambican President Under Investigation In Tuna Scandal
The Mozambican tuna scandal saga in which USD 2 billion of loans for state projects, including tuna-related fishing activity that never materialized, is far from over. The nation's Attorney...
US To Approve Mandatory ER For Its Longliners
Following a meeting on September 17, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council amended a regulation making it compulsory for US longliners to submit logbook data after each...
Pablo Múgica Leads Spanish Frime’s Expansion
Spanish tuna processor, Frime, has announced that Pablo Múgica stepped into the role of CEO in August after its current chief executive, Salvador Ramon, took up the company’s chairman...
Orcas Attacking Vessels In Spanish Tuna-Rich Waters
In the past few days, there have been multiple reports of orcas attacking fishing vessels in Spanish waters. Many boats have had to be towed after the aggressive harassment. The reports,...
Japan Once Again Asks For Bluefin Catch Quota Hike
Japan’s Fishery Agency said on Friday that it has proposed to the WCPFC Northern Committee an increase in the country's catch quotas by 20 percent for small and large Pacific bluefin. It...
Hungry 300kg Tuna Chooses Salmon Feast As Last Meal
A hungry bluefin looking to have a feast broke into a salmon farm in Norway. The damage caused by the tuna, which weighed about 306 kilograms, resulted in multiple fish escaping the cage. It...
Malta Govt Provides Money To Fishers After Bluefin Price Drop
Maltese authorities have announced a EUR 720,000 scheme to help around 150 self-employed bluefin fishermen who were affected by the fall in prices for this tuna due to the global pandemic. It...
Australian Longliners Can Take Uncaught Bluefin Quota To 2021
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) reviewed the amendment to the undercatch determination to provide greater flexibility for the Australian longline fishery....
Maldivian MIFCO Keeps Price Low To Support Locals
Last March, Maldivian producer MIFCO reduced the price of a can of tuna for Ramadan, a discount that later on was extended to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the country hard....
Japanese Sushi Delivery Comes With A Hunk
Japanese sushi chef and restaurant owner, Masanori Sugiura, found a creative way to keep his declining business afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. When you order a sushi dish, the delivery...
Former ISSF Comms VP Heads WWF’s Oceans Program
Michael Crispino has been promoted by WWF to Senior Director to lead communications for the oceans program after being the non-profit's Communications Director since 2016. He was the...
IOTC Proposes Virtual Annual Meeting
On September 3, the IOTC sent a circular proposing that a virtual gathering for its 24th Session should take place in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment...
More MSC Tuna On German Shelves, Carrying Pacifical GI
German retailers have heeded the call of consumers demanding more sustainable products by placing more MSC tuna on their shelves in 2019 and this year, but not all retailers are reacting to...
Dongwon Diversifying To Salmon With Land-Based Farm
Tuna giant Dongwon Industries is expanding its seafood business and it is investing KRW 200 billion (USD 168 million) to build a land-based salmon farming complex. The South Korean tuna...
Family Of Jailed US Captain Urges Govt To Intervene
The family of Michael Foy wants the US State Department to intervene on his behalf. Foy is the captain of the US longliner ‘Rebel Lady’ and has been imprisoned in the British Virgin Islands...