Last week, a team of Oceana investigators made a 2,000-km trip by car along the coastal roads of Southern Italy and Sicily. Over five days they made detailed reconnaissance visits to all of the port regions in Campania and Calabria on the Italian...
As fuel prices have increased since 2004, offshore trips cost fishermen another VND6,460bil ($403.75mil) according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Fisheries.
Heavy financial burden has been placed on fishermen, as fuel prices have...
Senegal’s refusal to reduce the financial compensation it receives from the European Union (EU) in exchange for fishing permits to operate in its waters caused the negotiation failure between the African country and the European Commission to renew...
Mozambique is negotiating the renewal of its fishing agreement with the European Union, but, according to Fisheries Minister Cadmiel Muthemba, the first round of negotiations, earlier this month, was left unfinished because there were still...
The European Agency for Fishery Control will count with a new satellite center to monitor the fishing activities of the European fleet. This center will lead the mission to trace permanently the situation and movements of about 5,000 European...
Moving from oil and gas to fishing may seem a step backward for some, but for the Malaysian based Oilcorp Bhd, the latter seems to hold more promise than what many people believe.The company sees revenue contribution from deep-sea fishing activity...
The 9th Roundtable Meeting for Pacific Island Countries on WTO and Regional Trade Agreements Provision was opened in Wellington, New Zealand by Jim Anderton He stressed that although currently only three Pacific Island Countries are WTO members, it...
Tuna, the tasty pink-fleshed ocean dwelling fish, is one of the world’s most important commercial fish and many nations pay homage to it via festivals.There are a number of yearly tuna festivals around the world – notably the festivals in Sicily in...
A man has been jailed for 20 years after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £4.25m into the UK hidden in cans of tuna.
Roy Brooks, 43, of southeast London, was arrested in October 2005 after an investigation by HM Revenue and...
Bluefin tuna risk being fished to extinction in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, a conservation group warned Wednesday, appealing for an immediate ban on catches of the highly prized fish.The WWF report said catches were running at 40...
The Philippines plans to renegotiate with the European Commission a higher export quota on canned tuna products at a regular tariff of 12 percent or lower. The commission earlier rejected Manila’s request for a higher tuna allocation.Tuna shipments...
Pakistan’s Inter-Ministerial Scrutiny Committee headed by federal secretary has held a meeting today in Islamabad to decide on giving permission for tuna fishing to those who have responded to the directorate of fishing’s invitation for expressions...
SA Water is investigating how Port Lincoln’s tuna processing industry can dispose of its waste so it does not have to dump it into the sea.The Environment Protection Authority is concerned that the discharge is killing seagrass at Proper Bay. As a...
The Philippines will contest the decision of the European Commission denying the country’s petition for incremental export quota allocation of canned tuna saying the government has basis in asking for additional export volume.Senior Trade and...
StarKist Samoa General Manager Brett Butler is pleased with the results of their heavy recruitment drive over the last few months.
The cannery is close to filling 200 fish cleaner slots, which it has been trying since January to fill. Butler said...
The South Australian tuna industry is making a strong recovery with a $60 million lift in income expected following a price slump in the past two years. A reduced flow of tuna on to the market from other sources and strengthening demand in Japan due...
Governor Togiola appreciates the support from the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) for the federal government to extend IRC Section 936 to protect the local canneries.At the close of its conference in Pago Pago last June,...
Philippine canned tuna exports in 2005 posted a 42 percent drop due to rising costs of fuel products, according to government statistics. From US$153 million in 2004, total Philippine canned tuna exports went down to US$89 million last year. For the...
Over 48 Spanish tuna boats and trawling vessels will obtain fishing licenses to operate in Madagascar waters. The new fishing agreement between the European Union (EU) and this African country will allow access -to the Indian Ocean fishing grounds-...
According to analysis by an American environmental group Defenders of Wildlife many imports of canned tuna have mercury levels higher than the US federal limit.Defenders of Wildlife found the highest levels of mercury in tuna from Ecuador and Mexico...
Spanish Company Calvo announced the reduction of its operations due to the “imminent loss†of the General System of Preference Plus (GSP Plus) for Salvadorian tuna in the European Union (EU) markets. Such a reduction means that Calvo will have to...
The European Commission recently introduced laws to simplify food safety across the EU. These laws apply throughout the entire food chain including primary producers such as fishermen who will now be classed as “food handlersâ€. As a result the...
Earth Island Institute’s International Marine Mammal Project, which has pioneered efforts for the "Dolphin Safe" tuna label for more than two decades, reacted to the release of a new study regarding mercury in canned tuna. â€Without doubt, the...
Japanese fishermen have illegally caught more than AUS$5 billion worth of tuna in the past 20 years, a major report shows.The report by a special panel of the international Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna found that Japan’s...
Following two days of talks at the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Rome headquarters last week, six countries (Comoros, France, Kenya, Mozambique, New Zealand and Seychelles) and the European Community have signed a multilateral agreement...
Officials say at least 368 people were killed by Monday's tsunami that swept through fishing villages and resorts on Indonesia's Java island, with more than 200 others missing.They say more than 54,000 people have also been displaced.There...
Century Tuna is definitely on a roll, palanggas. First we had the smashingly successful Century Tuna event in Boracay, and now the fish in a tin that is absolutely healthy for all celebrated another fab evening of excellent food, fitness and...
With the insistence of the European Union that lead level content of tuna be at 0.2 parts per million (ppm), Davao’s export on tuna will be badly affected.Registered chemist Maria Loida Avorque of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR...
Although reports show that Panamanian exports grew 4,2% during the first five months of the year, reaching a volume of USD 498,8 million, compared to the same period of 2005, the figures for fish exports dropped. The fishing activity was affected by...
Small tuna fisherfolk using the traditional hook-and-line method in General Santos asked the Philippine Senate anew to pump some life into their “dying†sector by passing a proposed special law that would finally recognize their operation.Dario...
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and Kiribati have initialed a 6-year fisheries partnership agreement (FPA). The new agreement, which provides fishing possibilities exclusively on tuna, will come into force on 16 September...
When dark clouds burst on Thursday noon people of the sleepy village of Manna (20 km north of Kannur), never thought it would be a real manna from heaven: It rained fish and many collected live ones straight from the sky. Sounds bizarre, but it’s...
A recent press release from the Seychelles Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources said that the state-of-the-art Draco, which was launched in Spain, in May, arrived in Port Victoria after its maiden voyage from the Atlantic to the Indian...
No country may love tuna as much as Japan. Every year, Japanese consume about 600,000 tons of tuna, about 15 percent of the world’s entire catch. So when the tuna haul began to decrease drastically worldwide due to indiscriminate fishing, all...
Without the tuna industry, General Santos City would just be like a speck in the order of things, providing insignificant contributions to the national economy. In and off the country, GenSan, as this city is popularly known, is closely associated...
Eating omega-3-rich fish like tuna has beneficial effects on heart rhythms, and may offer protection against fatal arrhythmias, suggests a cohort study lead by Harvard researchers.Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to a wide-range of health...
The U.S. House International Relations Committee held a hearing on Thursday July 20, 2006 on Asian Free Trade Agreements and questioned if they are good for American businesses and American workers, according to American Samoa Congressman...
Efforts to avoid exposure to house dust mites along with dietary changes in the first few years of life do not prevent asthma in children with a family history of the condition, new research shows.
Sensitization to house dust mites, and consumption...
Local tuna producers in the Philippines are urging the government to support them in lobbying for renewed access to the multi-billion dollar Japanese frozen and smoked tuna market.
Members of Fresh Frozen Tuna Association also want Japan to lift...
The Fisheries Training Institute in Penang will be restructured so that it is brought up to date terms of scope and research ability to meet the nation’s fishing needs, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.â€In...
People have reacted angrily to the government’s lukewarm attitude toward kidnapped tuna fishermen in Somalia, following a local broadcaster’s report on the crew.
On Tuesday, MBC’s current events show “PD Notebook†broadcast an on-the-spot report...
Further research will be done before the Federal Government decides how to deal with allegations that Japanese fishermen are poaching tuna in Australian waters.
A report about over-fishing was looked at by the International Commission for the...
Tuna scientists from countries which fish in the Indian Ocean are meeting on Mahe this week to review data on tuna stocks and decide if alarm bells need to be rung about the future of Big Eye tuna numbers.Scientists from member countries of the...
The tuna vessels with foreign flags moored at the Ecuadorian port of Manta are using helicopters to ensure their tuna fishing activities overseas. Each tuna vessel has its own heliport on deck.The helicopter flies over the tuna fishing grounds, a...
The Galician tuna fleet is still waiting for the answers to their requests made a few days ago to the politicians, to palliate the critical situation of this year’s Atlantic Albacore campaign. The entrance of Mediterranean tuna in the market, traded...
