The Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are looking into a new bilateral labor deal between the two countries, including cooperation in the fisheries sector to create more opportunities for...
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Dongwon Industries Launches Modern Large Scale Seiner ‘Danuri’ In Pacific
Dongwon Industries has launched ‘Danuri’, a large-scale purse seiner to operate in the South Pacific. The company invested more than KRW 50 billion (USD 37.4 million) in the vessel, which...
Orthongel Demands ICCAT Set Yellowfin Allocation
Atlantic Ocean yellowfin catches will be a point of contention for the ICCAT member states in the coming Commission meeting in November in Portugal. Catch allocation was already a point of...
Rio Mare And Princes Win MSC Awards For Certified Tuna Products
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently lauded tuna brands Rio Mare and Princes for meeting consumer demand for affordable, healthy, and convenient seafood sourced from MSC-certified...
Strong US Pet Food Sales Boosts i-Tail’s Revenue
i-Tail Corporation, a subsidiary of Thai Union Group that produces pet food, posted 13.2 percent year-on-year growth in revenue in the first nine months of the year, boosted by its...
Jealsa’s Business Collaboration Remains Strong With Mercadona
Jealsa is Spain’s market leader in canned tuna, and over the years the company’s sales growth is in part due to its collaboration with retailer Mercadona. In 2025, Jealsa’s businesses...
Spain’s Fishing Industry Presses Government For Fuel Relief As Costs Climb
Spanish tuna fishers have renewed calls for more diesel subsidies as rising fuel prices drive up operating costs. Industry group Cepesca is urging the government to address the issue before...
Thai Processors Face Shrinking Canned Tuna Business
Thailand’s canned tuna processors' sales in the global market continue to lag this year, with shipments down slightly between January and September 2026. Exports to the main destination, the...
Washington Pushes For “US Caught Seafood Label” Under New Seafood Strategy
US President Donald Trump unveiled the ‘America First Seafood Strategy’ last week, outlining his administration’s plans for the country’s seafood industry. The proposals include a voluntary...
How Are Silky Shark Catch Rates In EPO Tuna Fisheries?
A14-year study of silky shark catch-rate data from a commercial longline fishery in the EPO gives a comprehensive look into these marine mammals abundance. Silky sharks have frequent...
Tuna Longliners Continue To Flout WCPFC At-Sea Transshipments Rule
Over 40 percent of tuna longliners and carriers conducting at-sea transshipments in the WCPFC convention area do not qualify under the impracticability exemption of the RFMO, according to a...
Rio Mare Highlights Tuna Sourcing Progress At WWF Event
Italian tuna brand Rio Mare said 99.7 percent of its tuna was sourced from responsible fisheries in 2024, up from 50.8 percent in 2017. The company highlighted the progress at an WWF event...
Preference For Thai Canned Tuna Drops In Asian Markets
Thailand’s canned tuna exports to Asian markets declined from January to June, as weaker demand from Gulf buyers, particularly the UAE, and war-related shipping disruptions through the Strait...
Marshall Islands Seeks Lessons From Seychelles’ Tuna Sector
A delegation from the Marshall Islands visited Seychelles to study the African nation’s experience in developing its tuna fisheries sector, port infrastructure, and successful public-private...
MSC-Labelled Tuna Sales Grow Across Global Markets
Tuna ranks as the third most important species in MSC fisheries engagement, with sales of MSC-labelled tuna growing substantially across several global markets. Nicolas Guichoux, Chief Program...
Kadis Assures EU Members That FTAs Will Consider Sensitive Tuna Products
France, backed by Spain and Slovenia, used the Agrifish Council meeting in Luxembourg to press for tighter safeguards around canned tuna and tuna loin trade concessions in the EU’s...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Eases After Hitting Peak
Bangkok skipjack price is moving lower after months of gains, as fishing conditions in the WCPO show marginal improvement. Supply remains tight, however, Thai processors are awaiting further...
Tuna Demand Soars In St. Petersburg
Demand for tuna products in St. Petersburg, Russia, has more than doubled this year, driven by consumers seeking healthier foods, social media-fuelled recipe trends, wider product...
Ecuadorian Police Seize Cocaine In Tuna Container Bound For France In Brief
Ecuadorian police seized more than half a ton of cocaine hidden among boxes of canned tuna in an export container bound for France at the Naportec port terminal in Guayaquil. Authorities...
Global Nature Metrics Framework Tested On PNG Tuna Fleet
An international group of organizations is backing a global framework to establish common, science-based indicators for measuring the state of marine ecosystems. The State of Nature Indicators...
