Founder of Europe’s largest tuna fleet dies
Inaki Latxaga Bengoetxea, the Spanish entrepreneur who built Grupo Albacora into Europe's largest tuna fleet, has died aged 84
Recap UCN’s full coverage of Tuna 2022
Undercurrent News blogged live from the 2022 World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition but also came back with many stories to write over the last few weeks
Japanese bluefin prices soar, concerning wholesalers ahead of New Year holidays
Wholesale prices of bluefin tuna are up 30% y-o-y as December supplies are thus far well short of typical volumes
Frozen tuna price up 60% over last two years for Japan
From COVID-19 to a weak yen, a confluence of global economic forces has led the price of one of Japan's favorite sushi toppings to surge
Tri Marine pulls bigeye tuna fishery from MSC certification
Bolton-owned Tri Marine has withdrawn the Solomon Islands bigeye tuna purse seine and pole and line fishery from MSC assessment
Huge Pacific protected area produces spillover benefits for tuna stocks
Catch rates for yellowfin tuna around the perimeter of the Papahanaumokuakea protected area are up 54%, with bigeye up 12% and total catches up 8%
Hawaii’s longline tuna fishery achieves MSC
It becomes Hawaii's first fishery certified to the MSC's international standard for sustainable fishing
ISSF returns EPO skipjack stocks to ‘green’ rating
Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86.4% is sourced from stocks at 'healthy' levels of abundance, according to ISSF
Bumble Bee owner FCF achieves MSC for Nauru purse seine tuna fishery
The Nauru skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye fishery becomes FCF Co.’s second purse seine fishery to earn MSC certification
Spanish pole-and-line tuna fleet stranded in Senegal faces bankruptcy as licenses withheld
Spanish fishermen's organizations have urged the European Commission to defend the interests of the Basque fleet tied up in Dakar since January