Minister backs Balfego’s protests against ICCAT bluefin quota
In the past three years, Balfego has held on to healthy although declining profits by expanding sales from €19.7 million in 2010 to some €35.4m in 2012
Japanese trader to up farmed bluefin tuna output; survival rate
Plan to increase survival rate from 35% to 50% will boost production to 75,000 metric tons per year by 2016
Spain’s Balfego in bid to cut Japan reliance; slams ICCAT bluefin tuna decision
Spain's largest buefin tuna supplier said it is exploring new markets to cut its dependence on Japan, while expressing disappointment at decision not to increase Atlantic bluefin TAC
Clean Seas shares raises $8.8m
Share offering was oversubscribed to the tune of applications for AUD 14.6m, company directors accept maximum amount allowed
Pew: ICCAT’s delay of electronic tracking leaves loopholes ‘wide open’ for illegal fishing
Although Pew Charitable Trusts agrees with the quota level decision, she does not support ICCAT's decision to delay the implementation of electronic monitoring
Spain to demand 14% bluefin tuna quota increase against scientific advice
Spanish fisheries minister Miguel Arias Canete will ask for a 14% quota rise while scientists recommend to maintain the current limit
Bluefin players hope for higher Atlantic, Med bluefin quota
Countries are expected to agree to raise the bluefin tuna catch quota in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean for 2014 as ICCAT meets in Cape Town later this month
Southern bluefin tuna demand declining in Japan
Demand for bluefin tuna in Japan, the main market for southern bluefin tuna exports from southern Australia, is dropping
Spanish canner Frinsa skips distributors with specialty shop in Madrid
Frinsa, the third largest Spanish operator in the canned fish industry, opened Tuesday an independent specialty shop in the wealthy Salamanca borough of Madrid
EU rapporteur warns against ‘foolish’ Atlantic bluefin quota increase
Increase would be ‘foolish and economically counter-productive’, says fisheries rapporteur, as industry players are likely to call for higher quota at upcoming ICCAT meeting