Anfaco-Cytma announced earlier this week that it has begun its new #FillYourTableWithSea campaign to promote the consumption of canned tuna and other seafood among Spaniards. The initiative, which will run under the tagline ‘An Ace In The Can,’ can be seen on billboards and displays on metro stations, and buses in seven Spanish cities – Valencia, Bilbao, Málaga, Pontevedra, Oviedo, León, and Valladolid.

The makers claim to have used lighthearted, witty, and ironic humor on the billboards to bring the campaign’s message to the public, paying attention to a young and middle-aged target audience, Anfaco-Cytma said in a press statement. The initiative highlights the nutritional benefits of tuna and seafood products and their versatility. Anfaco has introduced numerous social media campaigns to promote seafood consumption among youngsters, including #TunaWithoutMyths from earlier this year and ‘How easy it is to love yourself well,’ launched last year.

The last wooden boat catching albacore with a traditional Basque fishing technique has been saved from the wrecking ball and will be restored to its former glory. The ‘Ozentziyo’ was built in 1990, but was forced to stop fishing as the tuna migrated too far from the coast, a problem that more smaller vessels faced at that time. When its owner retired, the Albaola Maritime Culture Factory, shipyard museum in Pasaia, Spain, purchased the boat to preserve this cultural heritage.

The boat is equipped with an ancestral fishing method called perches (used in whale and cod fishing traditions) and has a direct link to old sailing boats. The restoration will take place in San Sebastián and is an educational project that is open to the public to follow the progress. The goal is to transform the boat into an icon of the city. Several initiatives are being developed to ensure its preservation and maintenance. Cultural projects and initiatives are also being launched around the ‘Ozentziyo’.

Last week, Somali pirates, who have been on a rampage lately, attempted to attack the super seiner ‘Intertuna Tres.’ On November 2, the crew of the tuna vessel spotted a speedboat approaching them from a mothership, believed to be the Iranian-flagged ‘Issa Mohamadi’, which was hijacked by the pirates last month. Security forces onboard ‘Intertuna Tres’ immediately fired shots at the pirates’ speedboat, after which they returned to the mothership, reported new sites. The crew members were reportedly unharmed. ‘Intertuna Tres’ is a 101-meter-long Seychelles-flagged vessel owned by Mahe-based Interatun L.T.D., part of the Albacora Group, and operates in the IOTC convention area.

Piracy activity off the coast of Somalia has flared sharply since late October. Last week, a Spanish frigate (small warship) freed a Maltese merchant boat that was seized by Somali pirates. The frigate operated under Operation Atalanta, an ongoing EU-helmed counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean.