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On Netflix: Starring Bluefin In Kindai Tuna Documentary
Netflix is broadcasting the Japanese documentary ‘Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna’ in the UK. The film takes you into the life cycle...
US Market Protection Rules Will Harm Bluefin
The US federal government is considering to increase the fishing areas for longliners, including the Gulf of Mexico, to maintain a domestic market position. During springtime,...
Battle Of The Chickens: Tuna Faces Its Land Rival
In an epic battle, tunas, also known as the chickens of the sea, and chickens fight for supremacy. In a new Japanese anime-like advertisement, chickens attack with tornadoes and thunder while...
Mexican Tuna Fisherman Missing
A tuna fisherman from Mazatlán has been missing since September 18. Gerardo Lizárraga Robles had gone to work on that day but hurricane “Lorena” hit. The boat, ‘El Titi I’ on...
Vigo Mayor Wants Conxemar To Reign Over Seafood Expo
The newly re-elected Mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, is determined to maintain Conxemar as a world reference among fishing professionals. The comments were made due to the...
Sapmer Wants To Help Illiterate Seafarers
French tuna company Sapmer is facing difficulties employing seafarers in Réunion Island, where it is headquartered, due to illiteracy. It recently participated in a workshop on the...
Spanish Govt Opens Talks To Regulate Bigeye & Yellowfin Fisheries
On September 18, a public consultation period for the development of national regulations in Spain for bigeye and yellowfin fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean began. It will continue for the next...
Crew Survives Burning Hawaii Longliner
A 42-year old Hawaiian longliner, Miss Emma, caught fire about 8 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. The crew sent out a Mayday on Tuesday afternoon and abandoned the vessel and escaped on a...
Tagged Bluefin Caught After 14 Years
A southern bluefin tagged on December 17, 2004 in the Great Australian Bight was caught this week near the Australian town of Bermagui after 14 years and eight months at...
Sea Shepherd To Hunt IUU Vessels In Eastern Pacific
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is gearing to hunt IUU fishing vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The activist US NGO announced that it will be launching a new...
Possible Radioactive Dump No Threat To Tuna
Radioactive water from the Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant in Japan could be released into the Pacific Ocean where it will dilute. According to SPC's Oceanic Fisheries Programme...
Top Rank For Thai Union’s ‘SeaChange’ Strategy
For the second time, Thai Union ranked number one in the Food Products Industry Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). For the sixth time, the company’s global...
Solomon Blue Looking To Avoid Possible Counterfeit
The Solomon Islands' processing company of the canned tuna brand Solomon Blue is now stamping its trademark on the lids of the cans, as opposed to printing it on the product's outside label....
US & Mexico Consider Joint Position Before RFMOs
The Binational Meeting of Fishing Authorities between Mexico and the US took place this week. In the two-day assembly both parties analyzed and agreed on actions regarding the management...
Numerous Bluefin Wash Up On Spanish Shores
Spanish beaches in La Manga were closed by the city hall of Cartagena after a storm brought masses of dead bluefin onto coastal shores. The tuna came from a privately-owned bluefin farm...
Garat Secures ICFA Presidency For Fifth Time
At the meeting in Rome, members of the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) re-elected Spanish Javier Garat as President. The coalition brings together national fish...
Speed Record-Breaking Tuna Drone
A new 3D-printed underwater drone swims at a record-breaking 0.85 metres per second. The key to its speed – the undulating S-shaped tail movement, which imitates a tuna. TU Delft...
Distributor Recalls Yellowfin Steaks From More US Stores
In the US, the multistate recall for yellowfin steaks that might cause scombroid poisoning continues. The wholesale seafood distributor of the product, Alfa International Seafood Inc.,...
Canadian Fishermen Reel In 418 Kg Bluefin
Last Sunday, a group of Canadian fishermen caught their first bluefin: a 418kg specimen that took almost one hour and a half to reel into the boat. The fish was taken by Glen Best and his...