Conservation organizations WWF and Greenpeace have expressed serious concern at official data released by the Spanish government revealing an overshoot of the country’s fishing quota for Mediterranean bluefin tuna in the 2007 season – of over 25...
Resources and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino has met with French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier to discuss issues of relevance to the Maltese agricultural sector and Malta’s most immediate priorities for the coming months.This meeting...
A proposal to have more studies done on the impact of recent wage hikes in the Northern Marianas and American Samoa is now with President Bush.The Fitial administration, which has opposed increases to the CNMI minimum wage, has welcomed the...
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was pleased to witness Kiribati’s signing of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement 3rd Implementing Arrangement in Tarawa on June 26.This historic sub-regional arrangement provides for new measures to...
The ban imposed by Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and six other Pacific nations of tuna boats in their international water won’t have much impact on the Philippine tuna industry, an industry expert said last week. The island nations recently...
Tuna-fishing boat operators’ organizations in Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan have agreed to suspend operations for several months in the face of soaring fuel costs, sources said Saturday.The economic conditions made it difficult for tuna...
Bumble Bee Foods’ approach to consumers includes exercise, nutrition and healthy tips on Beewell Miles website
Launched on May 2008, Beewellmiles.com is the new strategy of Bumble Bee Foods to relate their products to a better and healthier...
The latest 2008 statistics show quite an increase of Indonesian tuna products to the United States (US). Most of the increase came from frozen raw tuna loins.
Indonesia delivered 8.357 M/T of tuna products to the US during the first three month...
South Korea’s Dongwon Enterprise will spend $363 million to acquire the Starkist seafood brand and related manufacturing from Del Monte Foods, USA.Del Monte is selling its manufacturing capabilities in American Samoa, Manta (Ecudaor) and certain...
By Noelle Chun, Newsweek
The first question that comes up when discussing tuna’s nutritional value is an important one: does this humble fish contain dangerous levels of mercury? Yes, tuna has small amounts of mercury, which can result in health...
Del Monte Foods Company expects the sale of the StarKist brand and its subsidiary the cannery StarKist Samoa – the worlds largest tuna canning operation located in American Samoa - to be completed by September 2009.The San Francisco based Del Monte...
The Philippines supplies of tuna products to the United States (US) started off very well this Year.The Philippines delivered 12.799 M/T to the US tuna market during the 1st quarter this year, which represented a 25% raise compared to the same...
The 16 member countries of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to establish an agreement on the tuna fishing ban period during 2008, 2009 and 2010. Although this topic was addressed during the 78th IATTC meeting held in...
According to a press release by the international ocean protection organization, Oceana, more than 7 million tons of fish are discarded around the world each year. This means that in some fisheries up to 9 of every 10 kilos of fish caught are thrown...
European Union (EU) acquisition of canned tuna in brine cost 24% more in 2007 than in the previous year. The average price per carton (48 x 185g) reached US$ 32.27 and US$ 25.99 CIF European port in 2006.
The main exporter to Europe in this...
Mediterranean tuna ranches are feeling the pinch after the European Union moved to prevent the depletion of fish stocks.â€This year, we will probably process only 500 tons,†said Saviour Caruana, a co-owner of Fish and Fish, a bluefin tuna ranch with...
The EU rapid alert system in its week 49 report mentions the most recent problems in relation to the quality of tuna. Italy has alerted the finding of exceeding levels of histamine in chilled vacuum packed tuna fillets (Thunnus Albacares) from Sri...
Scientists now meeting in Seychelles hope to come up with answers to the crucial question of whether Indian Ocean tuna stocks are healthy or over-fished.The experts from around the world are analysing and reporting on data as the Regional Tuna...
European tuna sashimi lovers may need to get used to paying more and more for it, since the price of the major species used in this traditional Japanese dish, Bluefin, has increased by 10% in only one year-time in regard to internal European Union...
Bigger catches of tuna in Seychelles have led to an increase in the financial help from the European Union (EU) towards developing their own tuna fisheries.The protocol of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) was amended last year and the new...
M&J Seafood, one of Britain’s top suppliers of fish to the foodservice trade, has struck up a unique deal with two Cornish skippers - and saved a vital tuna fishery.It also means the company has secured its own supply of albacore or ‘white meat’...
French tuna fishermen have blocked several access points to France’s Fos-Lavera oil hub in protest at the European Commission’s decision to end their fishing season early, the port authority said on Thursday.The main French tuna fishermen’s trade...
Scientists believe there could be more Bluefin Tuna in the Southern Indian Ocean than previously thought.The tuna are born near Indonesia and migrate down the coast of Western Australia and to the Southern Ocean in summer.CSIRO Researcher Alistair...
Once again, the rangers of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) discovered a vessel from the company Naves Americas, S.A. fishing illegally in waters of the Coiba National Park, in the Pacific Ocean.The vessel America IV was detected by...
Thailand’s tuna canning industry is feeling the pressure of declining global tuna catches. Total purchases of frozen tuna equaled 712.600 M/T in 2007, which represented 8% less than the previous year, with 771.300 M/T; lower availability halts the...
The European Fishery Control Agency has finally commenced its activities in Vigo, Spain, after two years operating from Brussels. The office covers 2000 square meters over several floors.Although the Agency is located at a temporary address in the...
Five top export products from the Philippines will continue to enjoy duty-free access to the American market following the 2007 Annual Review of the Generalized System of Preferences.US Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab said exports of tuna,...
The Malta Today’s front page was dominated by a considerably intriguing headline which revealed that Nationalist Party Environment Minister Geroge Pullicino, former MEPA Chairman Andrew Calleja and tuna tycoon Charles Azzopardi, went on a yachting...
Source: Greenpeace Press Release
Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise exposed a pirate vessel fishing with a driftnet in international waters early this morning and retrieved a length of the illegal net. The Arctic Sunrise...
The U.S. Coast Guard will spot-check lifesaving equipment on tuna vessels on Tuesday and Wednesday for “Operation Safe Tuna 2008,†prior to the annual, northbound migration of albacore from Mexico.The operation is aimed to potentially save lives by...
With petroleum products breaching the P50 per liter mark, it has put the tuna industry in a “state of delirium†as producers are mulling to use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to cut on operational costs, an industry leader said. Roger R. Lim Sr.,...
G. Willi-Food International Ltd (Nasdaq:WILC), a food importer and a single-source supplier of a range of kosher food products based in Israel, on Thursday (3 July) announced that the company had signed a settlement agreement in connection with...
Concerns on dwindling tuna stocks and moves to forge fishing access with other countries are among the top issues cited for discussions in this year’s national tuna congress, organizers said.Hundreds of local and foreign participants are expected to...
Tuna trawlers in the central province of Binh Dinh have struck upon a novel idea in the last few months – they depend on informers.
With oil prices remaining high, the trawlers could end up with huge losses if they wander the high seas without...
Spending by the Federated States of Micronesia government that was questioned by auditors jumped 150 percent in fiscal year 2007 compared to the previous year’s audit, the newly issued government-wide audit by Deloitte and Touche shows.Auditors...
Canned tuna importers in the United States (US) paid 12% more for their products this last Jan-Mar than they did in 2007. The average price reached US$ 23,84 per carton (48x170g), a level this market has not seen for a long time.
All the major...
Due to a higher production by the Calvo plant in El Salvador, 35% more frozen pre-cooked tuna loins from El Salvador were imported in the European Union (EU), reaching 14.753 M/T in 2007. This was the biggest volume supplied from the Central...
Tuna plays a huge role in the global food industry and much of the tuna caught, canned and eaten annually around the world comes from the Pacific. But Pacific Islands governments increasingly believe they are not capturing the full economic benefits...
The European Commission said Tuesday it aimed to release up to 600 million Euros (940 million dollars) in aid to EU fishermen to help them cope with soaring fuel prices.The European Union’s executive arm said that the funds were part of a package of...
The Governor of Guam says the lack of enforcement of their Exclusive Economic Zone is a major barrier to protecting declining tuna fish stocks in their waters and it’s concerned about a bill before the US congress.The bill would allow U.S. flagged...
Bluefin tuna has dropped off the perch as Australia’s most valuable finfish, with farmed salmon from Tasmania taking over when it comes to both production and value.Rocklobster still sits on the top of the ladder for being the highest valued fishery...
Not only did the Philippines increase its export volume of canned tuna in brine to the European Union (EU) by 38% last year, but also managed to boost up prices by 15%.Philippines sold its canned tuna in brine to the EU for US$ 22,90 per carton...
Cost Rica is known as one of the best sport and deep sea fishing destinations in the world. The Northern Pacific region of the popular tourist destination is known for six different types of popular trophy winning game fish. Both marlin and sail...
By George Monbiot, The Guardian UK
All over the world, protesters are engaged in a heroic battle with reality. They block roads, picket fuel depots, throw missiles and turn over cars in an effort to hold it at bay. The oil is running out and...
Tuna fishermen in France are up in arms against a European Union decision to cut short their bluefin tuna season by two weeks - arguably depriving them of thousands of dollars in income. The decision was made because France had surpassed its tuna...
Although the United States (US) is an exporter of whole round Albacore tuna, most especially to the European Union (EU), its own total imports of all Albacore tuna products still increased by 6% during this years’ first quarter compared to the same...
FMC has informed its customers about the recent name change of the company.
* Starting June 30th, 2008 the name has changed from FMC FoodTech to JBT FoodTech.
* The company name has changed following the spin-off of FMC FoodTech from FMC...
Written by Natalia Freitas for atuna.com
It was 1.00 AM on June 28th when the last IATTC meeting in Panama ended.
Major topic: conservation measures for 2008 and 2009 tuna fishing season in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (EPO).
The issue:...
According to the environmental group Oceana, investigators aboard their own oceanographic vessel Marviva Med documented five fishing-boats from Sicily illegally fishing for swordfish in Tunisian waters
Driftnets are an illegal fishing gear...
The 2007 increasing statistics on Kenya’s exports of pre-cooked tuna loins to the European Union (EU) contribute to a “yo-yo effectâ€. During the last four years, Kenyan supplies to the EU have had its ups and downs. Latest figures show a recovering...
The South African air cargo shipments of fresh chilled whole round Yellowfin tuna to the European Union (EU) are flying high. This can be concluded from analyzing the 2007 export figures. South Africa supplied the EU 522 M/T of fresh w/r Yellowfin...
Written by Jenny RuthThe global explosion in food prices and increasing demand for protein isn’t just affecting New Zealand’s dairy industry.Over the first six months of this year, fishing company Sanford was one of just a handful of stocks to rise:...
United Kingdom’s (UK) imports of frozen raw loins over doubled in 2007 – from 1.187 M/T to 2.910 M/T. Last year’s boost represented the end of a decreasing trend that has been around since 2005.The leading supplier to the UK last year was Sri Lanka,...
Germany saw an increase of 29 MSC-labeled products in May alone and became the country with the second highest number of MSC-labeled items in the world, right after the UK. With over 235 products, German companies are shaping up the sustainable...
Australia’s tuna industry says climate change could be increasing the size of the fish.The chief executive of the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association Brian Jeffries says this year has been excellent for quality and fish size.Mr. Jeffries...
Written by Margaret WiseAt least three of nine fishing vessels secured under a failed $4-million Fiji Development Bank and Government loan program, did not even go out to sea.The loans were secured through the Seed Capital Revolving Fund, an...
Seeing the rapid decline of Bluefin tuna, scientists have used a special speargun to implant hormones into the fish in sea-cages off the coast of Italy, thus making the species spawn and grow in large numbers.Bluefin tuna are among the most...
United States (US) imports of Bluefin have experienced a sharp decline. During the first 3 months of 2008, the US entered 57% less Northern and Southern Bluefin than over the same period last year, reaching just 168 M/T.
The product was delivered...
A major European Union decision is expected this week on helping Britain and other EU countries overcome the fuel crisis affecting their fishing fleets.And it is looking increasingly likely that vessel owners will be paid up £8,000 (10,000 euros) a...
Thai Union Frozen Products will pay an interim dividend of Bt0.55 per share, or 3.29-per-cent dividend yield, for the first half and offer an almost 30-per-cent upside gain from fair value of Bt20.54. The canned-seafood manufacturer and exporter is...
Due to soaring fuel costs, the more often fishermen go fishing, the greater the debt they find themselves in. As it stands, 30 percent of fishermen could see their businesses go belly-up.About 200,000 fishing boats halted operations nationwide for...
A tuna quota increase is predicted sometime in the next five to six years according to Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association chief executive officer Brian Jeffriess, but it is yet to be known what the increase would be.Aside from strict...
Fresh whole round Albacore tuna is increasingly finding its way to the Italian market. Italy imported 634 M/T of this white tuna in 2007. The volume represented a 15% raise from the previous year.
After an important peak in 2003, ending with 1.116...
The chairman of the United States Tuna Boat Owners Coalition says a measure introduced by American Samoa’s congressional delegate will undermine the U.S. fishing fleet based in Pago Pago Harbor, and could damage the two tuna canneries that prop up...
Source: Full text WWF Press Release
WWF’s recent report ‘Race for the last bluefin’, released in March 2008, included the first comprehensive account of the industrial purse seine fleet targeting bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. This is only a...
Big fishing operators here have expressed doubts a planned nationwide strike by small fishermen will bring down the cost of fuel.Dexter Teng, president of the South Cotabato Purse Seiners Association, instead urged the government to extend soft...
Two hundred thousand boats sat idle in Japan, as fishermen across the nation took to the streets on Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices.The strike -the first ever by the country’s fishermen- hopes to convince the government that without its...
As part of a joint project with the Marviva Foundation, the international marine conservation organization Oceana has been documenting the use of tuna fishing gear considered illegal by the EU and the United Nations, but still authorized by the...
Hagen Stehr threatens to quit Pt Lincoln (Clean Seas). The senior figure in the tuna industry says his fishing business will leave Port Lincoln in South Australia if mining exports are allowed through its port.
The chairman of Clean Seas Tuna,...
Americans are eating slightly less seafood, despite continuing reports of its health benefits.Seafood consumption totaled 4.908 billion pounds in 2007, down from 4.944 billion a year earlier, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Seven South Korean and 33 other fishermen were rescued in waters off Somalia Wednesday under convoy of a US naval ship, three days after their ship was grounded on a Somali sand beach, South Korea’s military attache here said.The stranded fishermen...
Source: The EconomistOn a dazzling morning in April, the Playa de Bakio, a Spanish fishing boat, limped into paradisal Port Victoria in the Seychelles, damaged by grenades. Its crew of 26 was shaken. A Spanish military aircraft flew them to...
A move by one of Britain’s main fish suppliers last month to secure a vital United Kingdom tuna fishery is already paying dividends.M&J Seafoods, which has operations in Scotland and the Humber, recently struck a deal with two Cornish skippers...
U.S. Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin - from American Samoa- responded to what he described as “false statements†made by Joe Finete as reported by Pacific Magazine and papers in American Samoa.“To strengthen our US tuna fishing fleet and to...
Papua New Guinea Governor General and senior statesman, Sir Paulias Matane, has raised serious concern on illegal fishing by foreign vessels that sneak quietly into the Pacific waters to fish.He flagged this issue during a recent courtesy visit to...
Mozambican authorities have struck a blow against illegal fishing with the seizure and confiscation of an unlicensed Namibian vessel fishing for sharks off the central Mozambican coast.Fisheries Minister Cadmiel Muthemba said a legitimate Mozambican...
Rising fuel costs are reaching far into the pockets of albacore tuna fisherman, who are struggling to keep their businesses alive as the price of fuel skyrockets.LEE HOCHBERG, NewsHour correspondent: There’s usually excitement along the Pacific...
Minister of Fisheries Wealth Mohammed Shamlan discussed on Saturday with the chairman of Japanese Sojaz Corporation for Investments in the Middle East and Africa over possibilities of setting up a tuna growing project in Yemen at sum of $ 20...
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has stated that even though the prices of the company’s canned products are on the rise, citizens need to worry as the company also offers cheaper alternatives. Media coordinator of MIFCO Abdulla Maumoon...
Although Portugal has its own canning industry, it still imported 878.637 cartons (48x185g) of canned tuna in 2007, a 15% growth compared to the previous year.
Neighbor country Spain is by far the dominating supplier to Portugal, and responsible...
Dongwon Enterprise Co., Ltd. announced that they have appointed Mr. Donald J. Binotto as President & CEO of its StarKist division.Mr. Binotto has held senior executive positions at various companies e.g. Ernst & Ernst, HJ Heinz Co. and Del...
Vietnam’s share of tuna products in the United States (US) are on a continued rising trend.
During the first quarter of 2008, the US imported 7.213 M/T of tuna from Vietnam. This represented a 14% increase equaling an extra 872 M/T compared to...
The 2007 data on France’s imports of frozen raw tuna loins show a sharp boost in comparison with the volume entered in 2006.France imported 2.725 M/T of loins over 2007, which represented a 27% growth compared to the 2.146 M/T in 2006. Although this...
AZTI-Tecnalia and the Aquarium of Donostia-San Sebastian, in Spain, are set to collaborate in the area of marine research, and to bring to public attention the scientific advances that the two institutions have been making. To this end, the Aquarium...
Malaysian International Tuna Port Sdn Bhd (MITP) will send senior executives to Spain and Portugal next week in a bid to expedite the resumption of Malaysia’s seafood exports to the European Union (EU).Chief executive director Datuk Annuar Zaini...
Tuna caught by Algarve fishermen, traditionally exported to Japan, is now being sent to other European countries.Around 95 per cent of the catch now goes to Europe, with London and Amsterdam as the main markets.According to local fishing...
Source: Forbes Magazine, by Elisabeth EavesFrom “bird friendly†to “salmon safe,†today’s grocery shoppers face a barrage of labels claiming eco-friendliness. But as more and more of these tags hit our shelves, the scientific record shows that one...
Europe’s largest tuna canning industry, located in Spain, imported 38.303 M/T of frozen pre-cooked loins in 2007, which is only a slight 2% more than during the previous year. Although demand by Spanish canners for pre-cooked loins has been rising,...
Letter from Earth Island Institute to Forbes Magazine:
Dear Editor:Elizabeth Eaves’ article “Dolphin-Safe but Not Ocean-Safe†(Forbes, 7-24-08) contains false and misleading information on a complicated issue.The article blames the “Dolphin Safeâ€...
Next time you are about to swallow a mouthful of delicious tuna, spare a thought for the work that goes on behind the scenes to make sure that there really are plenty more fish in the sea.The Pacific Ocean covers more of Earth than all the land...
The EU Fisheries Control Agency, located in Vigo, Spain, and which has been active already for the past two years, is still raising doubts about its functioning and effectiveness.
This is an agency of the European Community with an own legal status,...
Nippon Meat Packers Inc., a major meat processor, has yesterday –Monday- set up a joint venture in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture with a seafood processing firm and other local partners to cultivate bluefin tuna as a first step toward entering the...
Equipped with long-range cameras and ultra-sophisticated electronic equipment, a helicopter stands ready on the deck of the Tarifa, a Spanish navy frigate at the forefront of Europe's attempts to rein in illegal fishing of the threatened bluefin...
The rage for sushi and sashimi, Japan’s raw fish dishes that overtook the West and have now spread to increasingly prosperous China, risks wiping out one of the Mediterranean's most emblematic residents: the bluefin tuna.Experts say too many of...
Their prized terriers are given samba-dancing lessons, their choicest beef herds are treated to daily massages and now, in an effort to produce the most delicious sushi in the world, Japanese tuna are to be given acupuncture.The company in Osaka...
Written by Natalia Freitas for atuna.com
Tuna CEOs Chris Lischewski and Juan Corrales talk about tuna and RFMO’s past, present and futureThe lack of consensus about the tuna ban on the last IATTC meeting is still echoing among the tuna world. A lot...
Source: Full text WWF Press ReleaseGlobal conservation organization WWF has launched a consumer boycott of Mediterranean bluefin tuna, reinforcing the momentum already taking hold among restaurateurs and retailers around the world who are refusing...
The 2008 giant bluefin tuna season was set to open Wednesday in Prince Edward Island.Fishermen are taking a slightly different approach to this year’s fishery in hopes of spreading out the catches and capturing the prime market periods.The total...
Fiji Fish Marketing Group Limited says the country’s tuna longline fishing industry is on the verge of collapse.Its managing director Graham Southwick says he’s been lobbying governments for years about the impact of extra taxes imposed by the...
