Oct / 2011

EPA Negotiations: The Honeymoon Is Over…

Source: Written by San Bilal and Isabelle RamdooThe European Commission (EC) finally announced on 30th September 2011 that countries that have concluded an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) but not taken the necessary steps to ratify and...

Thenaisie Provote Outsources Processing From Spain To Peru

Source: La RegionInternational business is what’s maintaining the growth of many companies now that domestic consumption has slowed down. So the stronger companies that can do this are exploring projects aboard to reinforce their structures in...

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The Euro 6 Billion Spanish Fish (Part 1)

How subsidies fuel the fleet Source: As published by the Center of Public IntegrityDecades of overfishing have left Europe’s fish stocks in peril and its fishermen in poverty. It’s an impasse paid for by EU taxpayers. Yet a proposed revision of the...

Five Arrested In ‘Nazarene Scam’ Tuna Fraud

Source: Europa PressCommanding Spanish Police Agents in Sevilla have arrested five people, between the ages of 38 and 63 years, responsible for swindling more than 81,000 Euros; this from various suppliers of fresh tuna; the operation is called...

Surprise Catch Of Giant Bluefin Tunas In Icelandic Waters

Source: Iceland ReviewThe crew of Baldvin Njálsson GK from Gardur were stunned to discover 12 bluefin tunas in their mid-water trawl while fishing for mackerel 50 nautical miles east of Djúpivogur, southeast Iceland, earlier this month.“We would...

Cook Islands To Install FADs And Create More Foreign Access

Source: Radio NZThe secretary of the Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources is defending a proposal that could result in more foreign companies fishing in the country’s waters from next year.Memoranda of understanding have been signed as part of...

The Euro 6 Billion Spanish Fish (Part 2)

Source: As published by the Center of Public Integrity Fewer Fish, Poorer FishermenEU waters are among the world’s most exploited. Scientists say three quarters of assessed fish stocks are overfished. Eels once served as a delicacy are so depleted...

Spanish Fishery Lobbyist: “They Are Lying To Us”

EU To Investigate Accusations Towards Spanish Fleet OwnersSource: EuropecheTwo new reports allege that Spain’s fishing industry continues to be subsidized by massive EU handoutsThe investigations, one from Greenpeace and the other by the...

Cook Islands Turns To China For Tuna Industry Boost

Source: Radio AustraliaThe Cook Islands is finalizing licenses for Chinese fishing vessels to conduct exploratory work on skipjack, yellowfin, and swordfish.The Cook Islands wants to expand its fishing industry and also encourage investment in...

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The Euro 6 Billion Spanish Fish (Part 3)

Turning a blind eyeSource: As published by the Center of Public IntegrityProtected stocks worth as much as $23 billon (€16.7 billion) are illegally traded worldwide every year — making the black market in fish more valuable than smuggling stolen...

Google Earth Shows Bluefin Tuna Tracks Across The Atlantic

Source: Google Earth BlogTracking the patterns of Bluefin Tuna in the Atlantic Ocean might not sound too exciting, but the use of Google Earth in showing their patterns makes it quite interesting.Eduardo Garcia-Milagros with Encyclopedia of Life,...

Tension Grows In Australia Awaiting Bluefin Quota Decision

Source: Port Lincoln TimesSouthern bluefin tuna fishers will find out next week if their quota will return to 2009 levels in what has been deemed as “the most important meeting ever” in the association’s history.Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna...

US Samoa Look To USDOA For Funding New Tuna Coldstorage

Source: Samoa NewsGov. Togiola Tulafono says his administration is working on building a multi-million freezer storage facility to provide tuna storage space for not only the tuna canneries but also the local fishing fleet, and doing so is part of...

Vietnamese + Japanese Partner To Launch Phu Yen Tuna

Source: Fish Information and ServicesA Vietnamese firm and five Japanese partners are collaborating to aid the development of the local tuna fishing industry and a brand name for Phu Yen ocean tuna.Phu Yen province-based Vinh Sam Company Ptc along...

Marshalls (PNA) Create World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is now home to the world’s largest shark sanctuary. The Nitijela, the Marshallese parliament, unanimously passed legislation this week that ends commercial fishing of sharks in all 1,990,530 square kilometers...

Company Gets Patent For Open-Ocean Spherical Yellowfin Cage

Source: Star AdvertiserHawaii Oceanic Technology Inc. said Wednesday it has received a U.S. patent for a spherical fish cage that it plans to use in the open ocean to raise bigeye and yellowfin tuna.Bill Spencer, chief executive officer said he...

Tuna: It Is A wonder Why The Wonderfish Is So Marketable

Source: The ExaminerTuna the Wonderfish is the newest marketing movement sponsored by the 3 largest tuna companies including Starkist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea. The slogan is ironically fitting because it is a wonder why tuna is so...

EU And Taiwan Attempt To Undo Pacific Tuna Conservation Measures

Source: Pacific ScoopGreenpeace has expressed its disappointment with the major fishing nations active in the Western and Central Pacific, the world’s largest tuna fishing ground, for their attempts to unravel current conservation and management...

Pole And Line Tuna From Azores For Australian Consumers

Source: Food MagazineFish 4 Ever Skipjack Tuna, for the second year running has been rated by international environmental watchdog Greenpeace, as Australia’s most sustainable tuna in its Canned Tuna Guide.Product: Skipjack TunaManufacturer: Fish 4...

Eni On Record Now Favoring Wage Increase For Samoan Tuna Workers

Source: Samoa NewsDuring the September 23 congressional hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs in Washington D.C. , congressman Faleomavaega was among those who addressed the committee. He said...

Life In Prison For Chinese Crewman Killing Taiwanese Tuna Skipper

Source: Focus TaiwanA mainland Chinese crewman working on a Taiwanese tuna boat was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for murdering his Taiwanese skipper in June this year.In a ruling, the Kaohsiung District Court said Li Qiping, 38, a cook...

Mexico’s Developing Its Tuna Market Position

Source: The FishSiteIn 2010, eight percent of Mexico’s total fish products was tuna. This ranked the country as the 12th producer in the international market, according to figures provided by FAO.Sustainable regulations for the fish industry in...

Demand For Local USA Albacore Tuna On The Rise

Source: Fish Information and ServicesDemand for sustainable, Northwest albacore was greater than ever this summer, despite a slow start to the season caused by unfavorable weather conditions. The increase in demand is part of a wider trend of...

John West Introduces Barcode Tracking System For Its Canned Fish

Source: Business Green New barcode tracker will allow consumers to trace fish back to the boat that made the catch If you have wondered who caught the tuna in your sandwich or the salmon in your salad, you will be able to find out next week when...

The Decline Of The Maldivian Pole & Line Tuna Fisheries (Part 1)

Source: Minivan NewsTuna supposed to migrate into Maldivian waters are caught by European purse seinersPart 1 of a 3-serie articleThe viability of the Maldivian tuna fishing industry is being threatened by the mass harvesting of fish stocks by...

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Research Confirms Cannibalistic Behavior Tuna Larve

Source: Science DailyTwo studies recently published by researchers from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and the University of Bergen, have shown that the coexistence of tuna larvae of different species and sizes in the spawning areas is...

Airline Row - Losses For Tuna Exporters

Source: PhilStarThe ongoing rift between the management of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its labor union PAL Employees Association (PALEA) has affected the tuna and hotel industries in Mindanao, the Tourism Congress (TC) said.The estimated...

Morotai To Become Center Of Taiwan-Indo Tuna Project

Source: KompasIndonesia and Taiwan are to cooperate in the fisheries sector as an effort to develop the eastern part of Indonesia, Minister of Marine and Fisheries Affairs Fadel Muhammad said on Monday at a gala dinner commemorating the 100th...

Pirate Attacks Steers Large Tuna Vessels Away From Kenyan Coast

Source: All AfricaEarnings from foreign fishing vessels have been dropping over the years because of piracy off the East African coast. Vessels are shifting to safer waters in southern Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.In the last four years,...

Science Confirms PNA-Initiated Conservation Of Bigeye Tuna Works

Source: TCC Press StatementIf the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) recent conservation measures and the current management measure on bigeye tuna by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) continues, overfishing of bigeye...

The Decline Of The Maldivian Pole & Line Tuna Fisheries (Part 2)

“The world is not prepared to pay for eco-friendly fishing.”Part 2 of a 3-serie articleMeanwhile, the pole and line catch in the Maldives is in decline.Felivaru’s Deputy General Manager Mohamed Waheed observes that the Maldivian tuna catch has...

PepsiCo Tuna A Success - Production Expanded

Canned tuna and sardine supplier Coqueiro, which is owned by the PepsiCo Group, used part of USD 11 million (Euro 7.8 million) investment in 2011 to increase its production capacity by 30 percent, the company told IntraFish.The aim is to tap into...

Mexico Is Confident It Can Now Boost Tuna Exports To US Market

Source: El Observador DiarioThe sustainable management in the country’s fishery sector last year generated a productivity of 1.6 million tons of fish and shellfish, of which 131,000 tons concerned various tuna species, with a value of 5,500 million...

The Decline Of The Maldivian Pole & Line Tuna Fisheries (Part 3)

How Thailand tramples the Maldivian tuna industryPart 3 of a 3-serie articleAs for Felivaru, the Maldives has to come to terms with the fact that it now competes in a global marketplace, and that maintaining such a level of industry is not...

Tuna Helicopter Crashes Off Samoa Killing Pilot

Source: New Zealand Herald The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the crash of a New Zealand helicopter in the Pacific that killed a Mexican pilot who had been living in Auckland. Details are scarce, but it is understood the helicopter...

PINSA Cannery Installs Water Bioreactor

Source: WaterWorldMeurerMBR, a back-pulsable, flexible, flat-sheet membrane bioreactor, was successfully pilot-tested and selected for full-scale installation at the Mazatlan, Mexico, Perscados Industrializados, S.A. (PINSA) tuna cannery. Full-scale...

EU Ratifies Set Up Of New South Pacific RFMO

Source: The FishSiteThe European Union has ratified the Convention setting up a new Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO), which, once it enters into force, will govern the fishing activities in the high seas of the South Pacific.The EU...

Governor And Congressman Clash Over Call Not To Buy BB Or COS Tuna

Source: Samoa NewsGovernor Togiola Tulafono did not mince words during his radio talk show last Saturday, over his feelings about Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin supporting the raise of minimum wage.Togiola said that what the Congressman is...

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StarKist Samoa Boosting Tuna Output And Hiring

Source: Samoa NewsTogiola also said on his radio program that he was informed last week by StarKist Samoa that they are again recruiting more workers for the cannery due to the need, and this despite the many challenges faced by StarKist, such as...

Greenseas Commits To Be FAD-Free By 2015

Source: Sydney Morning HeraldOne of Australia’s largest canned tuna brands has pledged to drop a harmful fishing method, and other brands are being urged to follow suit.Tuna brand Greenseas announced today it would no longer use Fish Aggregation...

Ecuador Hoping On Revival Pouch Exports To USA

Source: Fish and Information ServicesEcuador is looking forward to the decision of the House of Representatives and of the US Senate regarding the extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Act and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).Since last February,...

ANFACO Starts EU Subsidized Promotion Of Canned Tuna

Source: La Voz de GaliciaThe Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood (Anfaco-Cecopesca), based in Vigo, is launching the campaign “Me Quieren” (“They Want Me”). This is the association’s new initiative designed to...

Loving Tuna To Death? The Price of Wild Food?

Source: From the website Triple PunditWhat would you pay for the last piece of Toro in the world? Is that an economic question or a moral one? Either way, someone may actually buy that last piece of Toro within the next decade. Toro, or kuro maguro,...

New Yellowfin Quota Bites Local Fishermen

Source: MagnetThe new yellowfin tuna quota imposed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) in March this year has started to bite local fishermen.It is the first time the species has been included in the quota system with a total...

Exports Of Fresh Tuna From GenSan Highly Exaggerated

Source: MindaNews Contrary to reports, the transport of fresh tuna bound for the foreign markets has not been affected by the ongoing labor dispute between the management and workers of Philippine Airlines (PAL), exporters here said Wednesday....

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Dongwon Looking To Buy SNCDS Tuna In Senegal

Looking to decrease dependency on Pacific & get into the EU market Seoul-based Dongwon is interested in making acquisitions in Africa and in Europe as part of a strategy to become a truly global player. Dongwon already owns canned tuna company...

Philippine Tuna Industry Wants Open Season In Western Pacific

Source: Malaya Business InsightTo resurrect its declining tuna industry, the Philippines will oppose an extension of a ban on tuna fishing in the Western Pacific.A ban on purse seine fishing to allow tuna stocks to replenish in the Pacific high seas...

The Portuguese Bluefin Tuna Business With Japan

Source: The Portugal NewsTons of tuna that is freshly caught off the coast of Olhão, in the eastern Algarve is exported every week to Japan where it is served raw in restaurants as sushi.The Algarve’s coast is on the migratory route of the Bluefin...

Clean Seas Sees Favorable Conditions For Tuna Fingerlings

Source: Adelaide NowBroadstock of Southern Blue Fin tuna in ocean pens offshore from Arndo Bay breed for overseas markets.Clean Seas Tuna will release its fingerlings next week and is hopeful of an early start to its tuna season.Clean Seas director...

Lumar & Jeronimo Martins Start Premium Tuna Business In Poland

Source: Europa PressLumar Natural Seafood, a Spanish food company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (MAB), recently closed a major contract with the Polish company Biedronka for the supply of Supreme Premium Tuna, which will open a new...

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EU Mission Visits Sri Lanka, Talks About IUU Tuna

Source: Ceylon Daily NewsWide ranging issues pertaining to fisheries and trade with the European Union were discussed when an EU delegation headed by Principal Advisor and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Director General Cesar Deben Alfonso called on...

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PepsiCo Sells Its Coqueiro Seafood & Tuna Business

The Brazilian food company Camil Alimentos has acquired Coqueiro, the country’s second largest seafood company.The USD 800 million-turnover Brazilian rice and bean producer bought Coqueiro from PepsiCo last Friday, after three months of...

Tonga Hopes For Rejuvenation Of Its Tuna Industry

Source: Radio New ZealandThe Chief Executive of Tonga’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forest and Fisheries hopes the entry of a significant fishing operator will inspire others to return to the tuna trade.Dr. Vailala Matoto says the recent decline...

Old Kiwi Tuna Seiner Spills 2000 Liters Of Diesel In Pago Pago

Nearly 2000 liters of diesel is believed to have spilled from the 1355 GRT purse seiner Ocean Breeze inside Pago Pago Harbor, Zealand Radio New International reports.According to the Sanford website this vessel was built in Canada in 1967, which...

Was Tuna Affected by Gulf Oil Spill?

Source: Miami HeraldFor the past 18 months or so Nova Southeastern University graduate student Travis Moore has been a fixture at South Florida offshore fishing tournaments.Moore and an assistant usually are found standing at a table near the scales...

Release Policy Developed For Southern Bluefin

Source: ABCTasmanian scientists are to develop a code of practice to help Southern Blue Fin Tuna survive being caught and released by recreational fishers.The Coalition says documents obtained under Freedom of Information may have strengthened the...

Better Tuna Catches Should Boost Alliance Select Earnings

Source: Business World Fish processor Alliance Select Food International, Inc. is expecting higher earnings in the second half, with higher harvests seen to turn around the decline recorded in the first semester. Rajat Balain, corporate...

Holmquist The New Boss Of EU Fisheries Watchdogs

Source: FishNewsEU Swedish economist Jörgen Holmquist, has been elected the new Chairman of EU fisheries watchdogs of the Community Fisheries Control Agency’s Administrative Board. After top level positions within the Swedish national...

Actor Gerald Remains Century Tuna Health Ambassador

Source: Malaya Business InsightCurrently riding it high with his up rating show “Budoy,” actor Gerald Anderson has been tapped once again by No. 1 tuna brand Century Tuna to be the face of its two new food innovations: Century Tuna Vienna Sausage...

Thai Floods Hit Bangkok And Economy Hard

Source: ReutersThailand’s central bank faces a dilemma at a policy meeting on Wednesday over how to tackle inflation when the economy seems likely to shrink because of the worst flooding in five decades.Most economists expect it to leave interest...

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New Pirate Attack On Spanish Seiner ‘Alakrana’

Basque tuna fishing purse seiner ‘Alakrana’ –owned by Echebastar Fleet- suffered a hijack attempt from a Somali pirate skiff on Tuesday morning as it fished in the Indian ocean, Spanish news agency EFE reported.According to the same sources, the...

IUCN’s Listing Of Bluefin & Bigeye As Endangered Contested

Source: Fish Information and ServicesThe latest issue of the magazine Nanatsuno Umikara- from Seven Seas of the World has written an article denouncing the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ (IUCN) criteria for...

Television Program Totally Wild Filming Inside Tuna Pens

Source: Port Lincoln TimesMr. Siviour is a former Port Lincoln tuna fisherman, who is looking forward to filming the fish he used to catch when he swims with the tuna today.“Instead of being on the back of the boat killing the tuna, I’ll be swimming...

Philippine Tuna Catches Down 20 Pct So Far This Year

Source: Business InquirerTeam Formed To Negotiate For Lifting Of Restriction Local tuna production dropped by 20 percent in the first nine months of the year from year-ago level due largely to the high seas fishing ban imposed by the Western and...

Target Moves To All-Sustainable Seafood

Source: Sustainable BusinessThe second largest discount retailer in the U.S. announced that it will sell only sustainable, traceable fish by 2015. Minneapolis-based Target Corp. operates 1,762 stores, many of which are converting to incorporate...

Bangkok Tuna Canneries Spared From Floods

Reports from Bangkok –the world’s largest production center for canned tuna- are that the canneries in the capital of Thailand have not been affected by the enormous floods. Although parts of the city have been flooded, and almost a third of the...

8 “Road Pirates” Arrested After Theft Truckload Of Tuna

Source: El TiempoOfficials of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation Team (CICPC) in Venezuela dealt a blow to the underworld, stopping the activities of a gang of alleged “road pirates”.The criminal group known as “pirates of the...

Tuna Fully Bred In Captivity – The Future?

Spain is leading the race of breeding bluefin tuna in captivity.Bluefin tuna eggs just before hatchingTuna swim clockwise at high speed. They swim around and around in a tank of salt water of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), which is in...

Drinking Black Tea Could Reverse Bisphenol Effect In Canned Food

Source: The ExaminerConsumers are hearing more reports in recent years that their favorite canned foods have been hiding a dirty little secret. The green beans, juices, tuna, and soups that are staples in American kitchens contain a toxic chemical....

PNA FAD Ban Leads To Temporary Closure Marshalls Tuna Plant

Source: Radio NZA ban on a fishing technique aimed at conserving tuna has led to the temporary closure of a processing factory in the Marshall Islands.The Parties to the Nauru Agreement instituted an annual three month ban on the use of fish...

Bigeye Measures Within US EEZ’s Discussed

Source: Samoa NewsThe Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on Saturday concluded its four-day meeting in Honolulu with recommendations for pelagic, bottomfish and non-commercial fisheries as well as protected species in the US...

Spanish Consumers Recognize The Superior Value Of Canned Tuna

Source: Fish Information and ServicesCanned tuna is an almost ‘precious’ product, to which consumers attribute a higher value than is currently recognized. This has been stated in a report issued by the National Association of Manufacturers of...

Philippines Finds Allies To Reopen High Sea Pockets

Korea, Japan and Taiwan Join CampaignSource: The Global Nation InquirerThe Philippines has found allies in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in its campaign to reopen an area of the Western Pacific to commercial tuna fishing.These countries have...

StarKist Samoa Is Hiring Again

Source: Samoa NewsAmerican Samoa governor Togiola also said on his radio program that he was informed last week by StarKist Samoa that they are again recruiting more workers for the cannery due to the need, and this despite the many challenges faced...

MSC Americas Hires Cedrone To Expand In Food Service Sector

Source: IntraFishThe Marine Stewardship Council has named Sandra Cedrone, a seafood industry veteran with more than 25 years’ experience, as senior commercial manager, Americas. She will be responsible for engaging and growing sustainability...

Local Tuna Boats Come To Rescue Burning Tuna Vessel

Source: Gloucester Daily TimesOff duty and trolling for tuna in Stellwagen Bank, two Coast Guardsmen overheard a weekend “mayday” call from commercial fishing boat, and after spotting the smoke from the engine room of the Portsmouth, N.H., boat...

Discovery Channel Starts Tuna Fishermen Reality Show

Source: Cape Cod OnlineTelevision film crew is ready to start shooting four tuna fishermen with Harwich and its harbors as a backdrop.The “Reel Men” show for the Discovery/Animal Planet channel wants to film around Harwich with 24-hour-a-day access...

Philippine Tuna Industry Is In Deep Trouble

Source: Business WorldThe Philippines is fast losing the tuna market in Europe, and exports may just disappear in three years unless a quick government rescue is mounted.Aggravating the EU situation is a gradual loss of the US market where the...

Lack Of US Regulations Leads To Fish Mislabeling

Source: Radio BostonA Boston Globe report finds dozens of instances of fish mislabeling, and blames it on the lack of regulations on the fishing industry.A two-part series in The Boston Globe exposes deceptive practices in the wholesaling and...

StarKist Launches New “Autentico” Tuna Product

StarKist on Tuesday announced that it has launched a Hispanic-inspired line of canned tuna.The company’s Autentico canned-tuna brand will be available at Walmart locations across the United States. The line features StarKist tuna with spice such as...

‘Tuna Poisoning’ Reports On The Rise In Stockholm

Source: The LocalOver the last year, the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (has seen a rise in reports from people in Stockholm contracting food poisoning from tuna.However, the agency stopped short of issuing a warning to consumers...

Fully Captive Bred 30kg Bluefins Hit Korean Market

Source: Korea’s Global TV ArirangTunas are thronging in a water tank at feeding time.Those which have grown to the size of a small child are competing aggressively for food.They’re northern bluefin tuna and are considered an excellent dish when...

Study Shows Consumers Rate Canned Tuna Ingredient Same As Fresh

The U.S. Canned Food Alliance (CFA) commissioned the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct a study to compare the nutritional value and sensory appeal of recipes prepared with canned, fresh and/or frozen ingredients. The study was conducted...

Greenpeace Canada Targets Tuna Of Clover Leaf

Source: Greenpeace Canada Press ReleaseGreenpeace activists visited Clover Leaf Seafoods’ Canadian headquarters this morning to return cases of the company’s canned tuna products and deliver a platter of simulated marine life remains, representing...

Lower Tuna Catch Makes Sanford’s Profit Falls

Source: TVNZSanford says its annual profit has fallen as much as 12 percent, reflecting the impact of a strong New Zealand dollar on export returns and a lower Pacific tuna catch.Net profit was $22 million to $23 million in the 12 months ended...

Balfego Wants To Expand Its Bluefin Business In Brazil

Source: FISBalfegó group plans to start marketing their products in Brazil at the end of this year after having contacted large restorers of this South American country.According to the director general of the Spanish company specialized in fishing...

Plans To Start Southern Bluefin Farming At Port Stephens

Source: ABCThe Department of Primary Industries has unveiled plans for a 20 hectare finfish research lease in Port Stephens.The lease off Hawks Nest will allow Port Stephens Fisheries researchers to extend their ground-breaking research into...

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“No More Foreign Charter Tuna Fishing In NZ Waters”

Source: Nelson MailThe Government should reform the use of foreign charter fishing boats without delay or a period of grace, Talley’s Group managing director Peter Talley told a ministerial inquiry in Nelson yesterday. But Nelson’s other senior...

FORBES: Thai Union Frozen Is The Big Kahuna Of Tuna

Source: ForbesThailand has long boasted a seafood superpower. Now second-generation leader Thiraphong Chansiri has made Thai Union Frozen truly global.Thai Union President Thiraphong ChansiriLast year, when the world’s largest tuna exporter...

Phu Yen Enjoys 12.5 Pct Increase In Tuna Catches

Source: Vietnam News Phu Yen, the country leader in tuna fishing, caught 5,650 tons of the fish in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 12.5 percent year-on-year, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural...

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Permex And Century In Gensan Float Parade

Source: Zamboanga Today In celebration of ‘Fish Conservation Month’, the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR IX) through the active leadership of Regional Director Ahadulla S. Sajili, Al Haj. conducted several activities...

Good Tuna Catches In Nauru Waters Uses Up VDS Days

Source: Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority The EEZ of the PNA member nation Nauru, has a higher density of tuna fishing, in terms of number of purse-seine sets per square mile of EEZ than any other Pacific Island EEZ. Although the...

Kroger Commits To 100% MSC Of Wild/Caught Species By 2015

Source: PR Newswire The Kroger Co. concluded its celebration of National Seafood Month with an update on the company’s work to source sustainable seafood. “Today’s seafood supplies are not unlimited, so Kroger is taking steps to require our...

Sainsbury Own Brand Now 100% Pole And Line Tuna

Source: FishUpdateSainsbury’s has announced £1 billion plan, which will ensure the company remains at the forefront of sustainability with all seafood sold fully independently certified as sustainable by 2020. All of its own brand canned tuna is...

13 Tuna Boats Can Each Catch Only One More Tuna This Year

Source: Journal PioneerPrince Edward Island’s 2011 tuna fleet has been trimmed to 13 boats. That’s how many tuna, at one tag per boat, remain to be caught according to this year’s management plan.As of Thursday, Island boats had landed 122,789...