Mercury test results in Houston According to an article in the Houston Newspaper Chronicle samples of bluefin tuna purchased recently from six Houston-area restaurants had mercury levels above federal guidelines, according to laboratory tests...
The Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Department is to be asked to ban three Indonesian fishermen from Papua New Guinea for good.Police at the border town of Vanimo yesterday said they had no choice but to get help from the Foreign Affairs Department...
Seafood marketing company Blue Harvest will market and distribute the entire crop of yellowtail kingfish, mulloway and southern bluefin tuna produced by Clean Seas Tuna.Clean Seas managing director Marcus Stehr said the appointment came as its...
According to a joint press release received from the Earth Island Institute: The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition and the Humane Society International are sponsoring a new advertisement in the International Herald Tribune today alerting the public that...
WWF’S new report, Race for the last bluefin - Capacity of the purse seine fleet targeting bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea and estimated capacity reduction needs (www.panda.org/tuna), is making waves in international fisheries management and...
Japan landed 413.169 M/T of tuna in 2007. Although this volume represented just a 1% decline compared to the 416.440 M/T discharged in 2006, Japanese landings of fresh and frozen tuna have been slightly falling throughout the past 3 years.The two...
They go into restaurants under cover of darkness and take napkins covered in pieces of tuna steak. They examine the samples by microscope to check species. And if they find it is not tuna steak, a crime scene investigation ensues.Marine biologists...
India is trying hard to become a worthy player in the global tuna industry. This country increased its export volume of tuna products by 43% between the fiscal year 2005-2006 and last year.
Frozen tuna is India’s major item, with a 97% of the...
Suddenly, the 29-year-old Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Secretariat in Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, becomes the epicenter of attraction to its political leaders.In the first three months of this year for example, the secretariat...
The United States (US) imported 25.798 M/T of fresh tuna during 2007, a 2% increase in volume compared to the previous year. Therefore, US imports of this item have been quite stable during the past 6 years.The leading tuna item was undoubtedly...
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Tuna Tagging Program (Phase 1) has just passed a significant milestone: 100,000 tuna tagged since the project started in Papua New Guinea late in 2006.‘The success of Phase 1 of the tagging...
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and three other lawmakers have agreed to endorse a delay in the 50-cent wage increase this May for American Samoa and the Northern Marianas.Bill Wicker, communications...
More than a year after Republic Act 9379 or the Handline Fishing Law was approved, its implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) are still being hammered, an industry leader said on Thursday. â€But the crafting of the IRR is already on its late...
New Zealand’s only tuna cannery is on the auction block after falling victim to the high New Zealand dollar, compared to the weakening US dollar.Family-run business Ocean Pure began canning albacore tuna and pet food at its factory in the Cloudy Bay...
The fishing industry has lost out in a Brussels policy battle which now seems certain to favor interests of the EU’s 500m citizens and the marine environment over the interests of fishermen.
The former directorate-general for fisheries and...
Friend of the Sea is the only scheme which applies strict minimum requirements, says Dr. Paolo Bray of this organization.Greenpeace has launched a campaign requesting retailers to remove certain seafood species from their shelves, including some...
The city once more strengthens its position as the Philippines’ Tuna Capital as it hosts the “International Training of Food (Fishery) Standards†on April 22-24, 2008.More than 60 foreign delegates and 150 Filipinos are expected to attend this...
The Navy has apprehended a 34-meter Indonesian fishing boat caught poaching in Australia’s northern waters, the biggest illegal foreign fishing craft seized in 12 months.The Mitra 2139, was intercepted off the Wessel Islands last week, seven...
According to FFA (Forum Fisheries Agency) Quarterly Tuna Market News Review, the Bangkok yellowfin prices (20lbs and up, C&F.) rose from US$1950- 2000/Mt in the first half of January to US$2000-2100/Mt in the remainder of January and leveled...
The Fourth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, “Advancing Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management by 2010 in the Context of Climate Change†(Fourth Global Conference) hosted by the Government of Viet Nam,...
An Indonesian warship has arrested a Chinese-owned ship in the Fak-Fak waters of Papua province.The Antara news agency reports that the MV Fuyuan Yu F 80 was arrested for having no legal documents while fishing in waters rich in tuna.The arrest of...
Tuna fishermen in Samoa are set to benefit from a new initiative to install sails on their boats.The Ministry of Fisheries in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community will fund the installation of sails on Samoa’s traditional ’alia...
According to a quarterly FFA (Forum Fisheries Agency) market review report source Bangkok skipjack prices (4-7.5lbs whole round, C&F) peaked in early January at US$1550-1570/Mt, its highest levels since August 2007 due to increase in demand...
The Government of Belize and the Government of Spain have recently signed two memorandum of understanding through Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture. On March 27th, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Rene Montero signed both MOU in Huelva,...
Former body builder-turned film star and now Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, could become the face for the protection and safety of the Pacific Ocean.Arnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor Schwarzenegger, who is known for his strong...
The sale of controversial salted tuna fish in the Solomons’ capital Honiara will continue despite a series of health concerns.According to local news, the Honiara City Council Executive agreed to allow the fish to remain on sale, despite...
After having been the dominant canned tuna exporter to the European Union (EU) almost for the last decade Thailand (the fear of Europe’s tuna canning industry) has lost its leading position as canned tuna supplier in 2007 to Ecuador. The close...
The chance of fisheries products from General Santos, especially tuna, to further penetrate the vast European Union market will be given a boost as global experts would render significant insights to strengthen trade outflow to that foreign...
The High Court in Suva, Fiji is likely to hear a petition to wind up the multi-million dollar fish processing factory Tosa Bussan (Fiji) Ltd on May 7, 2008.The petition was filed by Tai Fi Shipping Agencies Ltd. The company is an agent for Taiwanese...
Palau’s president, President Remengesau has proposed a bill which prohibits the commercial export of highly migratory fish –mainly tuna- from Palau and bans foreign tuna fishing vessels from Palau waters.The president introduced Fisheries Protection...
The advisory body responsible for managing fishing in U.S. waters in the Western Pacific has restricted fishing by big nets off Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council expressed...
The Kerala coastline is fast turning into killing fields for dolphins. Several instances of fishermen slaughtering the dolphins and selling the meat have come to light in laces like Poonthura near here, Thiruvananthapuram, Beypore in Kozhikode and...
Japanese imports of frozen whole round tuna took yet another large fall last year. Imports went down by 20%, an equivalent to 48.986 M/T, dropping from 245.446 M/T in 2006 to 197.460 M/T in 2007.The major influencing factor in this equation was the...
Source full text: Greenpeace Press Release
Thursday Greenpeace demonstrated against tuna fishing operations in the international waters of the Pacific by deploying a banner reading ‘Marine Reserves Now’ near the bow of a Korean purse seiner...
According to FFA (Forum Fisheries Agency) the value of US imports of fresh albacore decreased by 36% to US$3212,543 in January 2008 driven by a 38 % fall in volumes to 52Mt which was partially offset by a 3 % rise in price to US$4.04/kg in...
Today the cost of oil reached the record level of US $115 per barrel (117 liters). The impact of the cost of oil on a can of tuna has never been greater as it is now.Compared to the end of 2005 when a barrel cost US$ 60, the oil cost component per...
Source: Oceana Press ReleaseEuropean funds have been used to finance the overexploitation of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. A report published recently by WWF denounces the fleet’s overcapacity. According to Oceana´s data, overcapacity in...
Informal sector women selling goods on roadsides in rural Madang province earn an average income three times the minimum wage and are better off than many formal sector employees, according to a recent study.The relative success of these roadside...
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has reaffirmed the purse seine closures for the CNMI and other U.S. Pacific Islands on Monday. In its decision to prohibit purse seine fishing in the CNMI, the council said they were concerned...
Pirates holding 26 crew members on a Spanish fishing boat off the Somali coast demanded money Monday for their release, a day after storming the vessel armed with grenade launchers.Speaking in broken English on a Spanish national radio station, a...
The Filipino fishermen would be the biggest losers once the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is ratified by the Philippine Senate, a leftwing group said Thursday.“We, fishermen, are the biggest losers with JPEPA,†said Gerry...
The Rural Affairs and Resources Ministry last week stated that Maltese fishermen are requested to obey EU rules –nothing more and nothing less– and insisted that it will ensure that Malta’s obligations are fulfilled. In a statement, the ministry...
Sunday Greenpeace took action against the US purse seiner, Cape Finisterre, in a pocket of international waters between Pacific Island countries.It says activists painted the side of the vessel with the words "Tuna overkill" and held a banner...
Vietnam has earned a total of US $26 million from exports of 5,800 tonnes of tuna in the first quarter of this year, up 23% in turnover and 15% in quantity compared to the same period last year.According to the Vietnam Trade Information Centre,...
Vietnam has earned a total of US $26 million from exports of 5,800 tonnes of tuna in the first quarter of this year, up 23% in turnover and 15% in quantity compared to the same period last year.According to the Vietnam Trade Information Centre,...
The euro extended gains on Tuesday and traded above $1.60 for the first time since its 1999 inception amid growing expectations that the European Central Bank's next move may be a hike in benchmark interest rates.In midmorning trading in New...
Spain dispatched a warship and called for Nato help Monday after Somali pirates boarded a Spanish fishing boat and seized the crew.
The Playa de Bakio was fishing for tuna about 250 miles off Somalia when it was attacked with grenade launchers at...
Source: Full Text FOS Press Release
One more tuna fishery and several branded tuna products has obtained the Friend of the Sea recognition. Following the certification of the Azorean pole and line skipjack tuna fishery in 2006, now the Sri Lanka...
A Sustainable Tuna Roundtable concluded on Monday in Brussels with agreement by participants that substantial improvements to regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are needed to ensure global sustainability of commercial tuna...
France and the United States, with the aid of Britain, are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing countries to fight piracy off Somalia and elsewhere, France’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.A surge in maritime hijackings for ransom in...
The decrease in fishery catches in Baja California is not because of over exploitation, but the large schools are outside the area where the fleet is operating. According to Fisheries Sub-delegate Jose de Jesus Gallo, the final figures show a...
The first bluefin tuna caught this season was sold for NT$1.73 million (USD57,055) in an auction at Donggang harbor Wednesday. The auction, presided over by Council of Agriculture head Su Jia-chyuan and Pintung County Magistrate Tsao Chi-hung,...
Source: Greenpeace Press Release Full Text
A group of Greenpeace activists hold banners during a protest in front of a stall at the European Seafood Trade Fair.
“Ladies and Gentlemen your attention please, the Dongwon, Mitsubishi, Moon Marine,...
The popularity of sushi is booming, and right along with it comes a concern about the health effects of some of the fish used to make the delicacy, especially tuna. Some people are concerned about mercury levels in many types of tuna. WBZ-TV decided...
The crew of the Greenpeace flagship, Esperanza, has been given a welcome at Honiara’s international shipping port in a ceremony attended by the Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Conservation and Meteorology, Gordon Darcy Lilo.The Esperanza...
West Sumatra is to export, for the first time, 30 tons of tuna fish to the United States through Padang’s Bungus ocean fishing port at the end of April, a local fisheries official said.â€PT Dempo which has been assigned to conduct the fish export has...
Poland with almost 39 million populations is considered to have one of the healthiest economies of the post-communist countries. This Central Europe nation had GDP growing by 6,1% in 2006 and is the example of the transition from a state-directed...
Pirates holding hostages on a Spanish purse seiner off the coast of Somalia are sailing deeper into the Indian Ocean after local residents threatened them, local witnesses said Thursday.The pirates took supplies from the port town of Haradere and...
I don’t want to alarm anybody, but maybe it’s time for Americans to start stockpiling food.No, this is not a drill.You’ve seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing world. Yes, they’re a long way away from the U.S. But most...
The 26 crew members onboard a fishing boat hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia nearly a week ago have been freed, Spanish and Somali authorities said Saturday.â€The ship is free and the pirates disappeared into their villages,†said Abdi...
Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture have Greenpeace activists for boarding a Taiwanese fishing boat in the South Pacific earlier this week to check for illegal catch reports Taipei news source.In a statement the council said that the Pingtung-based...
Despite a high profile press conference on Friday, hosted by the Rural Affairs and Resources Ministry and the Armed Forces of Malta announcing a new Blue-fin Tuna Joint Deployment Plan, Malta’s fishermen are clearly not on board with new rules...
The increase in the price of tuna that occurred in these late years (the skipjack has lately gone as high as 1600US$/ton) prompted producers of canned products to look for technologies that might enable process optimization. FMC has developed new...
The Spanish crew of the kidnapped tuna fishing boat, ‘El Playa de Bakio’ which was boarded by pirates of the coast of Somalia last Sunday has now been released, after the reported payment of a 1.2 million US dollar ransom.It came after talks were...
The little tour boat idles outside one of the many mansions in South Australia’s Port Lincoln marina. This particular waterside palace stretches across three blocks and belonged to Tony Santic, tuna millionaire and owner of champion horse Makybe...
Greenpeace issued a press release in which the environmental organization reports that it has responded in writing to the accusations of the Taiwanese Fisheries Agency that it had forced the Captain of the Taiwanese longliner Nian Sheng 3 to accept...
