Holiday travelers and spring breakers heading toward Florida early Friday faced big delays after a truckload of canned tuna caught fire on I-75 in Clayton County.The truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of canned tuna. It caught fire around 6 a.m.No...
Parliamentary secretary for agriculture, fisheries and animal rights Roderick Galdes said that Malta will stick to and respect European directives on tuna fishing.Maltese Parliamentary Secretary Roderick GaldesAddressing a general meeting organized...
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) is expecting brighter prospects on the country’s tuna fisheries sector this year after a two-year slump.Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said with the lifting of a ban on tuna fishing at “Pocket 1â€...
The Nagoyako Aquarium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is experiencing an unusual problem — lazy sardines. That’s right, according to a recent story on Japanese newspaper Asahi’s digital site, the sardines at Nagoyako Aquarium are not behaving as they...
A cooperative audit report released on Thursday identifies opportunities for Pacific island states to improve tuna fishery governance arrangements to help ensure they receive a fairer financial return from the sale of the tuna fishery resource while...
A briefing with documented evidence of vessels illegally transshipping fish at sea has been released by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). It exposes the connection between the transfer of fish and illegal “pirate†fishing and also exposes...
Large tuna hauls have made port this week in Coffs Harbor, with the catch to be trucked to Queensland and bound for international fish markets.Three vessels Papanui, Hapuku and Diamax have unloaded a whopping haul of yellowfin tuna at the Coffs...
Samoa’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a notice to recall all Chefs Choice Tuna cans distributed by Ah Liki Wholesale.In a copy of the letter received by the Samoa Observer yesterday, the Ministry advised Ah Liki Wholesale to “recall, destroy...
The Ecuadorian firm Eurofish Company SA opened its doors to the media today to introduce the company’s importance in the current most demanding international markets, as well as its latest investments towards environmental and social accountability...
The Mozambican government has made the control of illegal fishing one of its priorities this year. The authorities plan to carry out at least 297 inspections in the provinces of Maputo, Sofala and Zambezia, as well as 253 patrol missions in the...
Dongwon F&B, major South Korean canned tuna manufacturer, that recently signed a contract with Chinese retail giant Bright Food Group to make its tuna products available at nearly 10,000 convenience stores, supermarkets and large discount...
Vietnamese tuna exports rose to USD 145 million in March, which represented an increase of 12 percent compared to last year’s figure.
However, the total tuna exports during the first quarter of this year went down by 16 percent, according to the...
Following a visit to the construction project for the 120-meter quay of the industrial tuna fishing port at Ile du Port, Seychelles President James Michel said that Seychelles has enormous potential to develop its blue economy.
The 120-meter wide...
The Federal Government has released new guidelines and restrictions for the 2013 fishing season.In a statement the Australian Fisheries Management Authority said all target species would have a limit of 2,000 M/T and an overcatch/udercatch limit of...
Source: Brisbane TimesChinese fishing vessels have been accused of taking a huge global catch
Chinese fishing vessels are taking a huge unreported global catch, fisheries researchers have found. Instead of an average 368,000 tons a year that China...
People age 65 and older who eat fish may live an average of two years longer than people who do not consume the omega-3 fatty acids found mainly in seafood, a U.S. study suggested on Monday.People with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids also had...
Still 3 weeks before the start of the 4th European Tuna Conference, which will take place on April 22nd in Brussels, Atuna.com reported that all 300 seats were sold out.
Within a few hours after announcing the availability of the last 10 seats, on...
Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co. Ltd., a Chinese offshore catch fisheries company engaged in several fish activities such as tuna fishing and processing, is expanding by adding new tuna fishing vessels to its fleet creating driving...
National observers will now have a clear guideline on the monitoring, control and surveillance of licensed albacore tuna longline fishing boats in Fiji. This follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing of National Observers between the...
Ecuadorian businessmen say they have little hope of achieving a further renewal of the Andean Trade Preference Agreement (ATPDEA), according to Ricardo Estrada, president of the Corporation for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Corpei)....
Source: Radio Australia
Researchers have found that Chinese fishing vessels are taking a huge global catch that is going unreported.China reports to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization that it catches an average of 368,000 tons each year.But...
Trader Joe’s said it changed its sourcing and updated the acceptable fishing methods for canned yellowfin tuna and canned albacore tuna. Trader Joe’s warned there may be “gaps in supply†as it makes the changeovers for these products.
Trader Joe’s...
A plethora of tuna boats converging on the weekend casued gridlock
A tuna fishing frenzy sparked “boat rageâ€, forcing police to intervene on the weekend.Portland fishing guru Bob McPherson said about 350 vessels crammed the city’s lone boat ramp on...
Bumble Bee Foods, America’s leading premium seafood brand, has introduced three new additions to its gourmet-style Prime Fillet® line. The new Prime Fillet® Gourmet Flavors are available in three varieties: Chipotle and Olive Oil, Sundried Tomatoes...
Party between the Australian dollar and the Japanese yen will cause headaches for the local tuna industry as it moves into harvest.The weakened Yen is now trading at 100 to the Australian dollar, meaning the value of the yen has dropped by 20...
The tropical tuna working group of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) met this past March at the Oceanographic Centre (IEO) of the Canary Islands.
The meeting was attended by scientists from the European...
Moody’s Investors Service re-rated the Corporate Family Rating of Bumble Bee Holdings, Inc. (Bumble Bee) to B3 from B2, as well as its Probability of Default Rating to B3-PD from B2-PD. Concurrently, Moody’s changed the company's outlook to...
Much has been said and written about the Venezuelan tuna businessman Ricardo Fernandez Barrueco in recent days; about his release being argued based on humanitarian grounds, due to the deterioration of his health by being detained for nearly four...
New proposed legislation historic opportunity to remove logos from canned tuna
New proposed NMFS USA legislation provides the US Big Three tuna companies, together with leading NGO’s -after 22 years- the opportunity to once and for all inform US...
A delegation of stakeholders in Namibia’s large pelagic fishing industry’s pole and line division has met with the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhardt Esau, in Windhoek yesterday, to discuss the dire financial straits in which most...
Taiwanese fishermen at work
Representatives of Taiwanese fishermens associations on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism about an agreement signed earlier in the day between Taiwan and Japan on fishing rights in the area around the disputed...
Source: by Doug Palmer, Planet Ark
A U.S. proposal to revamp its dolphin-safe tuna label rules to comply with a trade case won by Mexico is drawing praise from conservationists and criticism from Mexico’s fishing industry, which says it will keep...
Panofi Company Limited a Ghanaian fishing company operating under Ghanaian flagged vessels has refuted allegations contained in a publication on January 1, 2013 by Stop Illegal Fishing’s website that despite fines imposed by the Liberian Government...
Source: Full text from Eco-Safe Tuna press releaseLast week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce released draft regulations to comply with last year’s WTO ruling on the use of the dolphin-safe...
Source: by Christopher Pala, Nature International Magazine Of Science
It is a whopper of a catch, in more ways than one: China is under-reporting its overseas fishing catch by more than an order of magnitude, according to a study1 published on 23...
According to the International Seafood Distribution Council, Japan’s seafood imports, including fishmeal, dropped 1.9 percent to 171,573 metric tons during the month of February, compared to the same period last year.
Tuna imports were especially...
“If a place doesn’t exist, it’s hard to tell the story,†says Adrian Scott Fine, director of Advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, as we toured Terminal Island.In the late 1800s, the island was an artists’ colony known as Brighton Beach, but...
The Australian southern bluefin tuna industry has welcomed new research into the Great Australian Bight.An AUS$ 20 million whole of ecosystem study has been announced that will look at the economic, environmental and social value of the Bight.Oil...
In the South of India the Kerala Fishing Boat Operators’ Association leaders have come up with an allegation that the authorities were facilitating fishing by foreign vessels in the coast.“Fishermen set out to sea from Kerala have reported that they...
Kaitenzushi, or conveyor belt sushi restaurants, are one of Japan’s most famous contributions to the dining world. The concept is simple: customers sit around a revolving conveyor belt packed with different sushi dishes, and take the plates they...
Source: Greenpeace Press Release Illegal fishing scandals and human rights abuses linked to South Korea’s fishing industry have earned the country a bad reputation that is jeopardizing its fish trade with the US and the EU, Greenpeace East Asia...
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released the latest update to its Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna report today, and for the first time the analysis tracks the adoption of reference points and harvest control rules...
The conflict between the group of workers of the closed Cuca cannery and the new shareholder Grupo Garavilla is increasingly further from a negotiated settlement. The clash concerns the move of the Cuca factory and its equipment, in Spain, from the...
Source: Guam NewsGuam - District Court Judge Francis Tydingco-Gatewood has again denied a motion from Dongwon Industries to dismiss a wrongful death suit filed by Amy Hill, the wife of Captain David Hill a United States national.Capt. Hill was the...
The fight against hunger and climate change will hinge on the success of sustainable development of oceans and fisheries, a top United Nations official stressed Friday, adding that there can be “no truly ‘green economy’ without a ‘blue...
In a drive to try to attract and recruit more Seychellois workers, the Indian Ocean Tuna Ltd (IOT) held a job fair outside the National Library yesterday, advertising between 80-100 positions available at the tuna processing plant.This year alone,...
Cutting the ribbon to dedicate Tri-Marine’s Samoa Tuna Processors cold storage unit in Satala. Tri-Marine looks on, taking pride in their company’s accomplishmentGovernor Lolo Matalasi Moliga and US Congressman Faleomavaega Eni had the honor of...
Greenpeace Canada has released its “2013 Canned Tuna Sustainability Ranking†which is based on documentation reported to environmental action group in a standardized questionnaire by the tuna brand holders. The information is then used to rank the...
Fishermen in the East Coast to use this period for overhauling boats Mechanized boats anchored at Tuticorin fishing harbor on Monday
The 45-day annual fishing ban has been in force along the East Coast of Tamil Nadu from Monday.This total fishing...
The Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources is planning to introduce a self-imposed total allowable catch on tuna caught from longline fishing after the biggest haul on record was made last year.At least 11,000 tons of tuna were caught in Cook...
Rotating brownouts lasting up to eight hours daily disrupt business operations here in the tuna capital of Philippines, forcing giant canneries to operate generators that churn up losses to as much as P10 million per cannery a month, business...
Tri-Marine International official Joe Hamby says American Samoa can partner with other Pacific Island countries that have rich tuna resources in order to improve tuna management in the South Pacific.
During the dedication of the 5,000-metric ton...
The Mauritian government should refuse port clearance for a South Korean ship accused of illegal fishing in West African waters, Greenpeace International said on Thursday in a letter to the country’s prime minister.
Greenpeace is putting pressure on...
The Spanish shipyard, Zamakona Yards, has just been awarded a new contract for the construction of a tuna purse seiner for the Mexican company Pesquera Miriam SA worth USD 35 million, the shipyards news release said.
The ship “LJUBICA“, 89.8 meters...
The European Parliament has given its final approval to the Application Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement between the EU and Mauritius.The new deal between the EU and Mauritius will see Euro 660,000 paid annually to catch 5,500 tons of tuna each...
The PEIFA Tuna Advisory committee will be recommending the tuna fishery in Island waters open July 15.The committee falls under the umbrella of the PEI Fishermen’s Association and group president Mike McGeoghegan said the committee hopes to submit...
A tentative agreement has been reached with the United States Government on a renewed one-year fishing regime under the bilateral Pacific Albacore Tuna Treaty. The previous fishing regime, which expired after the 2011 season, allowed for access for...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed Wednesday an appeal from Ecuador to be admitted to an existing free trade agreement between the European Union and Latin American nations.
“The agreement that has already been reached with Colombia and Peru...
Seven Greenpeace International activists peacefully demonstrated in a Mauritian port on Sunday against a South Korean vessel accused of unlawful fishing in West African waters, demanding the Seoul government order the ship’s recall.
The activists...
MSC certification has landed Fiji Albacore Tuna on the European stage: In a world-first, international seafood supplier Anova Seafood brings the first MSC labeled tuna from Fiji to Europe. Anova formally launched their Fiji Albacore tuna range at...
UK authorities have seized shipments of tuna at UK ports as fears mount that illegally caught fish may be entering the supply chain.The governmental Marine Management Organization said it had identified potential problems with consignments of tuna...
PNA achieves MSC Chain of Custody certification, so now calls industry to start production of MSC free school skipjack to global markets.
Speaking Monday at the European Tuna Conference in Brussels, Mr. Maurice Brownjohn, OBE, Commercial Manager to...
Bumble Bee Foods, leading North America seafood company, announced the introduction of Wild Selections® – a new high-quality branded line of products certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Wild...
The European Union and the Seychelles discussed, on 15-17 April 2013, the renewal of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, which is set to expire in January 2014.
This fisheries agreement allows EU vessels mainly from Spain, Portugal,...
StarKist Co., which has been through several leadership changes in recent years, has decided to give the top job at the Pittsburgh-based tuna business to the man who has been running the company on an interim basis since November.Sam Hwi Lee has...
A negotiating team of the European Commission (EC), with the support of representatives of the Fisheries General Secretariat of Spain, reached a new fisheries agreement with Gabon.This agreement will be immediately implemented, as soon as it is...
Sri Lanka intends on becoming a leader for sustainable tuna fisheries in the South Asian region.Sri Lanka’s minister of fisheries and aquatic resource development, Rajitha Senaratne, addressed a reception during the ESE. The country sees long line...
A helicopter caught fire and crashed into the sea in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
A helicopter piloted by Carlos Navarro with passenger Ignacio Espinoza Herrera on board, caught fire while in the air, 10 meters above sea.
The helicopter, which belongs to...
Princes, the Liverpool-based food and drinks Goliath, is targeting further growth across Europe in a bid to boost turnover to £3bn by 2020.The group, headquartered in the Royal Liver Building, was acquired in 1989 by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi...
Bumble Bee Foods, U.S. parent company of Clover Leaf Seafoods, announced at the Brussels Seafood Show that the company will introduce a new “Wild Selections†brand of Marine Stewardship Council certified tuna products. The line will contain MSC...
Written by Mike Crispino, ISSFDozens of coastal economies and tens of thousands of workers depend on the tuna trade. So any time someone asks “should we stop eating tuna?†the answer has far-reaching implications. Lately the question has been asked...
Source: Korean Times Dongwon Industries, Korea’s largest tuna brand, has confirmed it paid a penalty of USD 2 million to the Liberian government for illegal fishing activities in African waters.According to industry sources on April 28, the Liberian...
The owner of Vanuatu Tuna Fishing Christophe Emelee has assured the Chairman of the Vanuatu Fishermen’s Association ( VFA) Eric Festa that he wants to work with his Association and they have met to encourage the opportunity but that nothing has come...
The Colombian National Institute of Food and Drug Monitoring (INVIMA) assured that the study on mercury in tuna, carried out by the National University, and which was based on “target samples†concluded that tuna in Colombia is properly certified...
Spain’s PEVASA Group has ordered a complete propulsion system from MAN Diesel & Turbo for a new tuna vessel. The system is unique in that it comprises a package of three high-efficiency products, including a modern, medium-speed MAN 8L32/44CR...
It was a busy 4-days in Brussels last week.The European Tuna Conference 2013 took place on Monday with well over 300 participants and the European Seafood Exhibition enabled the global seafood industry to meet and greet for the following 3 days.
The...
In the world of sushi and sashimi, maguro (tuna, especially bluefin tuna) currently reigns supreme. It’s so popular that large specimens of the fish fetch ridiculous, headline-grabbing prices at the Tsukiji wholesale market in Tokyo, and the species...
The first bluefin tuna caught off Pingtung County this year was sold for nearly NT$ 1.77 million (USD 59,000) at an auction in the southern county of Taiwan last Wednesday.The bidding started at NT$2,000 per kilogram and Taipei-based restaurant...
Honduras seeks to open market for the export of tuna, according to officials of the Directorate General for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Digepesca), from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
The country’s national fishing fleet is now in the...
